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Date Posted: 14:38:59 03/15/04 Mon
Author: Purple71
Subject: BB Fan wrong on the NIT
In reply to: Gate Raider 's message, "Your reasoning is flawed." on 13:58:30 03/15/04 Mon

I beleive you're incorrect in your analysis. The PL would not be looked upon favorably by the NIT because it has no fan base. Outside of the Cross, what team in the PL has a significant following in BBall? The NIT picks good teams for obvious reasons but the rest of its tournament if filled with teams that will fill seats, which lets all PL teams, save the Cross which is spending its inheritance, out of the equation.

Siena will always get a home game in the NIT if they win 20 and do not win the MAAC. Why, because they will fill the seats in Albany. Sorry, outside of those of us you post on this board and are diehard HC fans, there is simply no interest in PL bball. Has anyone done an analysis of attendance at PL games? I think it would be pretty shocking, especially Colgate's and remember, in NCAA they count the season ticket holdrs as present whether there or not (the tourney games require actual presence to be counted). Sorry, PL and the type of fan base that brings an NIT invitation are mutually exclusive. I think this is going to only get worse when the PL goes to the on campus tourney next year. That will drive attendance and interest down even more.

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