Gophers v Maryland NIT

[tisosy11]

Why is the barn empty tonight?

What a disgrace...the gophers get a home game in the nIT and they can't fill it up. What more is this team suppose to do for you?

Of course they will lose to Maryland but they got a tough draw...

[schweady]

I have very fond memories of driving down the 3+ hrs to see an NIT opening round win against New Mexico a few years back. Enjoyed the game from courtside seats, but rather shocked to be among only 1,000 or so fans. We had a ball, but the "serious" fans are supposedly only interested in the 'real' tournament. Bah.

Then, I figured this year would be different: the Tubby factor... everyone already resigned early on to the fact that the Big Dance wasn't gonna include any gophers... a couple of Big Ten tourney wins... Maryland... it seemed to add up to at least a half-full Barn. No... Oh well. Wish I could have been there. Win or lose, nothing like a game at the Barn.

[lawdog]

I don't understand this either. I went to the nit games in like 97 or 98 or whenever year it was we had three games there. It was a blast and the barn was rockin...

[smartguy]

Is the U on spring break this week? Lots of schools are - that may have a role?

[HUNTFISH69]

Yes they are on spring break, along with UMD.

[PierBridge]

NEWS FLASH!

UMMMM.... its the NIT guy's not the NCAA's.

[mrklean]

Still a team who won what 10 games last year with no chance at anything double their wins with one of the best coachs in NCAA history get a chance to play in the post season that is pretty sad more people should have been their

[tisosy11]

Its still basketball and a home game. There should have been some interest...

I mean please!

[mr_jman]

blame it on the spring break. Provided the students would only fill the ends. The top was empty the sides were half full. I figured it would be much fuller than that! Sad they didn't play all that well either!

[PierBridge]

Again it was a first round NIT game kind of like a high school JV "junior varsity" game.

[Willy]

How does it go? NIT = Nobody Interested Tournament?

[tisosy11]

You can still show up to cheer for your team in the NIT, can't you?

So do regular season games matter? They aren't the 'ncaas'?

[PierBridge]

I guess we'll have leave this up to the Fans to decide.....LOL