The Valley Sucks Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Would you want a CBI bid? Would Ford and May want a CBI bid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 5 minutes ago, The Valley Sucks said: Would you want a CBI bid? Would Ford and May want a CBI bid? why waste the money? the tourney is self funded by the participating teams buying games more or less. it is a stupid tourney that has little to no lasting effect imo. i say get to recruiting asap. far better utilization of time. RiseAndGrind likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUDrew Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Agree with Roy here. Normally with a young team I would welcome the extra basketball but with all the minutes these players have logged and the recruiting that needs to be done, lets put this season to rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FromDaEastSide Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 No, not with the minimal roster depth this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 We're not young enough for my liking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG BILL FAN Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 1 minute ago, FromDaEastSide said: No, not with the minimal roster depth this year. I would leave it up to the players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufan13 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 I think the CBI was a bigger deal nationally the first time we were in it and it actually had a little appeal. I think that's kind of gone away lately and now it's just another event. I would decline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicCityBilliken Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 I don't see any purpose this go around with our small roster. If we had a large roster that extra PT for underclass men may help for next year, maybe. That's not the case this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 I always like more Billiken basketball if possible. If I had to choose, I would want SLU to participate in the CBI or CIT or XYZ every year. That being said, it probably doesn't make sense financially (will cost more than any earnings from selling game tickets) nor for players (normally you'd want to get a young team some extra playing time / tournament experience, but with out lack of depth it doesn't make sense). If SLU figures out they break even or better on it and the players want to do it, I'm all for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 without the use of google, real quick off the top of your head, who won the cbi the last two years? there is another reason to not waste your time. nobody knows or cares. it accomplished nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 -if CFord thinks it is best for the team to do something, we do that thing ARon likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 No. A run to the championship would cost roughly 200k. Not worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 2 minutes ago, JMM28 said: No. A run to the championship would cost roughly 200k. Not worth it. actually, if I could guarantee a championship id take it. Im more worried about playing 2-3 games and losing. At that point I dont think its worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Valley Sucks Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 Any chance if we win out and lose in the conference championship we could get an NIT bid? That would put us 19-14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARon Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 51 minutes ago, JMM28 said: No. A run to the championship would cost roughly 200k. Not worth it. Just curious but where does that number come from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 13 minutes ago, The Valley Sucks said: Any chance if we win out and lose in the conference championship we could get an NIT bid? That would put us 19-14 no. RPI is too low. The 8th seeds last year(lowest seeds) UNCG 25-9 - won conf regular season CSU BAKERSFIELD 22-9 - won conf regular season UC Irvine 21-14 - won conf regular season South Dakota 22-11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, ARon said: Just curious but where does that number come from? Each game hosted basically has an entry fee. It is somewhere between 40-50k each game for the first two rounds and then 75k for the semifinal and final games. There is some revenue coming back in the form of ticket sales, but very rarely does a school make money on it. It has to be seen as an investment in a young team or as a reward for something. I expect next year to be a tournament team, but that is the kind of team I would say benefits from the CBI experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franchise_08 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Has Roby played in any post season games? We owe him at least the opportunity after all the crap he had to endure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 25 minutes ago, The Valley Sucks said: Any chance if we win out and lose in the conference championship we could get an NIT bid? That would put us 19-14 our current rpi is mid 130's. we are not going to get to the low 80's going 4-1 with a loss in the a-10 championship. low 80's is the likely at large nit spots cut off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 15 minutes ago, JMM28 said: Each game hosted basically has an entry fee. It is somewhere between 40-50k each game for the first two rounds and then 75k for the semifinal and final games. There is some revenue coming back in the form of ticket sales, but very rarely does a school make money on it. It has to be seen as an investment in a young team or as a reward for something. I expect next year to be a tournament team, but that is the kind of team I would say benefits from the CBI experience. I would say no, but The Gazelle Group might be able to sweeten the pot enough for us if they want us in the tournament. If they would offer a spot in the Legends Classic next season, it would be worth considering. If they still ran the CBE HOF Classic, that would be a no brainer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 8 minutes ago, brianstl said: I would say no, but The Gazelle Group might be able to sweeten the pot enough for us if they want us in the tournament. If they would offer a spot in the Legends Classic next season, it would be worth considering. If they still ran the CBE HOF Classic, that would be a no brainer. I agree something should be done to sweeten it, but the Legends is filled up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 6 minutes ago, wgstl said: I agree something should be done to sweeten it, but the Legends is filled up. Has that ever been confirmed by anyone besides Rothstein? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, brianstl said: Has that ever been confirmed by anyone besides Rothstein? Chris Dobbertean from SBNation keeps track. Dont know how its verified, but hes normally pretty accurate. https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2017/11/27/16671208/2018-19-college-basketball-early-season-tournaments-events-mte-neutral-site-showcases-thanksgiving if interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 33 minutes ago, billiken_roy said: our current rpi is mid 130's. we are not going to get to the low 80's going 4-1 with a loss in the a-10 championship. low 80's is the likely at large nit spots cut off. doesn't NIT factor in potential draw from home teams in the early rounds, which might trump a bit RPI? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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