[82lsju]

things must be bad for the NIT when several sub 500 teams are declining

I'm assuming those sub 500 teams would be playing their first game on the road, if they lose then the upside of a couple of practices and one game doesn't seem all that great, and in our case we'd be without a head coach and down two players who are in the transfer portal.  I also wonder how many players opt out of NIT games like some football players do for bowl games.

if the talked about expansion of the NCAA tournament to 70-something teams happens I wonder how long the NIT can hang on....

[82lsju]

things must be bad for the NIT when several sub 500 teams are declining

I'm assuming those sub 500 teams would be playing their first game on the road, if they lose then the upside of a couple of practices and one game doesn't seem all that great, and in our case we'd be without a head coach and down two players who are in the transfer portal.  I also wonder how many players opt out of NIT games like some football players do for bowl games.

if the talked about expansion of the NCAA tournament to 70-something teams happens I wonder how long the NIT can hang on....