Nit better than NCAA

[austinhawk]

I remember how many people commented last year that a deep run in the NIT is more beneficial for the program than one and done in the dance. Still feel the same? Doubtful

 

[RushTogether]

 

[metahawk]

Doesn't apply since we are in the First Four presented by Northwestern Mutual.

 

[DenchyDave]

 

[HerkyDude]

Like, give The Dude a white russian man

 

[docholihawk]

If I remember correctly most of the people posting were saying we could go deeper in the NIT (more games) and it would be more beneficial for the team to play together than a likely one and done in the NCAA Tournament. Nobody actually thinks the NIT is better than the NCAA.

 

[austinhawk]

.....for the team

 

[CWooD4]

The deep run was so beneficial that it got a play-in game the following year.

 

[bcl20]

I'll take a play-in game loss over the NIT run last year.

 

[PCHawk]

I enjoyed watching us make a run last year way more than I would enjoy watching us lose to Tennessee. That said a first round loss in the NCAA or a deep run in the NIT are not guarantees so I would prefer to take my chances in the NCAA.

 

[Benddontbreak]

The deep run was so beneficial that it got a play-in game the following year.

HA! Yeah! Ha!

 

[HaydenHawk56]

Which is better:

NIT Championship

NCAA Loss first round (or whatever your first game is to start the tournament)

I would say last year (albeit falling one game short) a long run in the NIT was better all things considered (we may have deserved the NCAA, but we made the best of it). This year, I think there would have been almost zero motivation (with the pre-season expectations for making the Big Dance) out of the team if they were in the NIT team and would also have been reflected in the fan base.

Not that I would have not watched the NIT games and would have hoped for another long run, but I don't think you start off the season saying I want the NIT over the NCAA. You take the NIT if you were not good enough for the Big Dance, but good enough for the NIT if you can for development and extending the season.

 

[IowaFan81]

That was last year. This year is different.

 

[Sooby]

NIT was best for the team last year.
NCAA was necessary for the team this year.

 

[HawkBBFan]

The deep run was so beneficial that it got a play-in game the following year.

And here come the clown trolls...

 

[Hawknick]

I will take an NCAA championship over an NIT championship. Go in to win it all or stay home.

 

[ssckelley]

Idk, Hawk fans keep telling me we are not "technically" in the tournament. If we were in the NIT at least we would not be stuck in this no mans land.

 

[HawksMN]

Yall are confident we lose to a mediocre TN team tonight? I want more than that.

 

[1977Hawkeye]

Yall are confident we lose to a mediocre TN team tonight? I want more than that.

So do I. But I still would rather take the current situation than be in the NIT.

 

[HomerChampless]

The deep run was so beneficial that it got a play-in game the following year.

Meh. The deep run in the NIT last season gave Iowa its high preseason ranking this season. Gave Iowa the opportunity to play in the Bahamas instead of Alaska (against teams with better RPIs that Iowa could upgrade their RPI upon). Gave Iowa the opportunity to play this season, more so, in the national limelight with the initial higher RPI. And because of, one facilitator for recruiting.