Quote Originally Posted by dawg80 View Post
But the program IS begging, if you understand what I mean.

Back in 1986 a 16-13 Tech got an NIT bid. Was that based on what the '86 team had done? Nope! It was born of the success the program was riding on. We were a known commodity and had the reputation of being a legit program. Yes, the '86 team did play, as I recall, a representative schedule vs. some toughies. But 16-13 was not good enough, on its own merits, to get us in. "Rep" got us in. And then we made the most of it by going 4-1 and reaching MSG, the Final Four.

So now, in 2022, Tech hoops is considered to be mediocre, a real Blah! No one is gonna do us any favors, we have to go out and seize it. Of course, it won't help to enter a pay-to-play and then lose early, especially be one and done. Maybe that's the real issue. No one in charge at Tech has any confidence in Konkol's bunch.
That was 36 years ago when a group of a dozen friends in New York owned and ran the tournament. We got a bid in 86. The Cajuns got a bid in 84 with a similar record.

That wouldn't happen today. We were the 3rd place team in the NIT last year, but our NET ranking is around 100. The NCAA owns and runs it now. We aren't getting in with that type of resume.