Dick Vitale "A 9-9 team in the Big East should go to the NCAAT!"

[Vega]

Vitale just said, "you can't tell me that a 9-9 BE team is not one of the 34 best teams in the country." Vitale thinks it's joke that these lesser teams are getting hyped and going to the NCAAT while a team going .500 in the Premier league can't get rewarded.

[BobbyBull]

{standing ovation}

[Vega]

{standing ovation}

[Oldsmobull]

Vitale is a "Jersey Guy."  He's probably got 9-9 Seton Halll in mind.

[GoBulls84]

Vitale is a "Jersey Guy."  He's probably got 9-9 Seton Halll in mind.

He's also a St. Pete guy, so he could just as easily have 9-9 USF in mind

[Guest]

Vitale is a "Jersey Guy."  He's probably got 9-9 Seton Halll in mind.

He's also a St. Pete guy, so he could just as easily have 9-9 USF in mind

Actually, he's a Lakewood Ranch guy (Bradenton)

[whiskeyboarder]

Vitale, in this case, was referring to Seton Hall.  He made it pretty clear when he followed up the statement quoted in this thread with something like, "Seton Hall should be in, baby!" 

As I was watching, I initially thought he was referring to USF and got pretty fired up. Although he did not explicitly have the Bulls in mind, the point he was making applies to us too. 

[Oldsmobull]

I'm pretty sure Vitale attended Seton Hall's old branch campus in Paterson, NJ too.  Vitale is a booster and follower of USF athletics too.

[Vega]

**** didn't say a team's name, he just said a 9-9 BE team should go. The conversation started when ESPN was promoting the mid majors and **** doesn't think an okay to good mid major team is better then a good power conference team. Come to think about it Vitale has always stated that opinion. He'll do it again on selection Sunday when those mid majors take spots away from the power conference schools.

[callmesuperman]

**** didn't say a team's name, he just said a 9-9 BE team should go. The conversation started when ESPN was promoting the mid majors and **** doesn't think an okay to good mid major team is better then a good power conference team. Come to think about it Vitale has always stated that opinion. He'll do it again on selection Sunday when those mid majors take spots away from the power conference schools.

Its definitely been interesting watching basketball over the last few days! Florida losing yesterday, Illinois just lost now,Georgetown advancing to the finals,.... I think there are arguments out there, or should be out there, not only for us to get in over mid-majors, but also SEC and Big Ten teams.