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36 minutes ago, Mike Stuben said:

We opted out of the WNIT. 

We weren't selected for the top 2 tournaments. WBIT or NCAA. 

Thanks Mike

25 minutes ago, bcgruber said:

usually the higher seed gets the next home game 

Here's my question...

If unseeded USF beats 4 seed UCF and unseeded VCU beats 1 seed Villanova, who gets the home game in the second round?   I'm guessing it would be USF at VCU because they beat a higher seed?

38 minutes ago, flsportsfan83 said:

we are not the #1 seed

Brings up a good question. Only half the teams are seeded so who gets the home game in the second round between 2 unseeded teams?

Anybody get an email or notice to buy tickets in a USF section?  I've seen nothing and it looks like they are not for sale at your USF ticket account under the buy option.  Looks like a lot of seats are on hold on ticketmaster and I was just wondering about a USF allocation.  Never mind, I'm not messing with driving over.  Hope we have an okay showing.

I'm thinking the NIT thought that guaranteeing home games to the top 2 available in each of the P6 would help with teams considering opting out.  Kinda blew up in their face.  They just pissed off other teams deserving of a first-round home game.

So the women are not one of the best 148 teams in the country?  Man, I just haven't been paying attention this year.

Tickets go on sale in about 50 minutes...

UCF Knights Mens Basketball vs. South Florida Bulls Men's Basketball Tickets Mar 19, 2024 Orlando, FL | Ticketmaster

And UCF is on spring break next week.  Hope we can get about 6 busloads of students up there Tuesday night.

GO BULLS!

I guess I believe the NCAA over UCF.

UCF's site says Tuesday at 9pm.  USF and ESPN don't have it listed yet.

Mods, please delete this duplicate topic.  Sorry for the confusion.  I often seem to double post a new topic after I get an error message that says the system can't process the request.

When do we find out if the game is Tuesday or Wednesday?

Just now, flsportsfan83 said:

So the quarters is not correct?

Nope swear I saw it but now can't find it.  Sorry

NEVER MIND.   I screwed up when I heard them say it on tv.  I think the only real change is the lane from 12 to 16 ft wide like the NBA.  Sorry dudes.

Only change for 2024 is expanding the foul lane from 12ft to 16ft like the NBA.

NEVER MIND.  See my other post below.

Yikes...

4 quarters

22 ft. 3 point line (from 20'9")

18 ft. wide lane (from 12)

After the first couple opt outs, these guys have us playing at LSU...

NIT Bracketology: Our Latest Look at the Expected Field – The Barking Crow

THEBARKINGCROW.COM

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We’ve got our 1-seeds. Mostly.

How about these?

No matter how many timeouts you have left, you can only use 1 in the last 45 seconds.  On your team's 3rd foul (and beyond) in the last 60 seconds of the game, the team fouled on gets 2 points and inbounds the ball.  Done.  Let's move on.

40 minutes ago, Doc said:

 (unless a rejected bid removes the automatic hosting designation for the replacement). 

Rejected AQ bids should not be replaced with #3 in their conference.  If the conference can't put pressure on the schools to accept the bid, then screw 'em and open at large bids that host the first game.  Looks like that would be 7 slots right now.

Man, i hope we host UCF Tuesday or Wednesday night at the Foam Dome.

If we're in the top 4 outside of the 12 AQ's, then we host the first game, right?

Just now, CousinRicky said:

Did they talk with you?

Okay, here's the story.  While I was at USF, I worked in the box office of Tampa Theatre selling tickets in 1978 and 1979.  I was working that day when they arrived in a van around noon after playing in Athens at UGA 2 nights before.  They came up to the box office and asked me where to park and then invited me to join them for lunch at Woolworth's.  They asked a bunch of questions about ticket sales, their popularity in Florida and general chit chat.  I was a big fan at the time so it was pretty great.

Just now, CousinRicky said:

Woolworth's lunch counter with the police? What was his Badge number?

Haha.  Don't know their badge numbers, but their names were Sting, Andy and Stewart.  We all had cheeseburgers and chocolate shakes.

17 hours ago, Rocky Style said:

 

Great band.  Off topic, but I had lunch with the Police at the Woolworth's lunch counter in downtown Tampa on May 3, 1979.

1 hour ago, Triple B said:

There are no rules saying they have to only look at AI generated numbers. It's how teams have been included and omitted in the past that wouldn't have been if only looking at strict numbers. They could still shock the world and include us ...... **** what the bracketologists say

59 minutes ago, bcgruber said:

we all know it aint gonna happen.  its just a shame, this team and a few others at well deserve to dance over some medicore power 5 6.

FIFY for basketball.