Originally Posted by
dawg80
Dwayne, that is not a fair question. There are so many brain-dead posters on this MB they wouldn't know to mention it.
Next to the 1985 success, advancing to the Final Four of the NIT, especially back then when it meant a lot more than it does today, is the biggest accomplishment in Tech MBB history. Beat Providence, on the road, to get to NY too.
In the last 20 years, or so, one of the best accomplishments was the Gerrod-Tiger team that beat Vandy and almost toppled Villanova, on the road, in the NIT.
But this thread and discussion is silly and misses the point. EVERY team starts out to try to win their conference. In fact, it should be the goal of every team to win every game! I cannot fathom not wanting, and trying, to win every game. We're gonna go 28-0 in the regular season. Then 3-0 in the conf tourney, now we're dancing. And then go 6-0 and be National Champs! That should be every team's goal.
But, reality gets in the way and that doesn't happen (unless you're UCONN WBB). So, you do the best you can. And if you end up like the other 250+ teams that miss the Big Dance....and whose fault is that....oh! the coaches/players!...then you parlay whatever you get into a chance to keep playing and look at the NIT, or CIT, or CBI, or CSI, or whatever tourney you are FORTUNATE enough to land in, as an opportunity, and you make your best effort to win that.
It is particularly curious, however, that Tech fans would act like making the Big Dance is some birth-right or something. Except for about 10 years under Russo-Eagles our MBB program has sucked. Our MBB team should be happy to make a CYO tourney!