Re: CIT

by NW Observer Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:05 pm

Portland at Hawaii

http://twitter.com/diamond83/status/45615424263565312#

by **DaTruRochin** Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:31 pm

Road trip!

by PilotDrummer Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:43 pm

Jasonn made a comment about the CIT last night. Good for the team.

by blacksheep Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:55 pm

DaTruRochin wrote:Road trip!

If only Vegas didn't take all my money Sad

by Geezaldinho Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:07 pm

blacksheep wrote:
DaTruRochin wrote:Road trip!

If only Vegas didn't take all my money

I didn't see you at the Bellagio.

by blacksheep Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:16 pm

Purplegeezer wrote:
blacksheep wrote:
DaTruRochin wrote:Road trip!

If only Vegas didn't take all my money

I didn't see you at the Belaggio.

The Bellagio probably would have taken even more of my money. I did stop by UP's suite for a while, but kept my gambling to the $5-10 tables of the Orleans.

by Guest Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:06 pm

At the Bellagio do you still get to hang out with all the Zag fans?

by Woodless! Wed Mar 09, 2011 7:13 pm

No, way better though, NASCAR fans...I shouldn't make fun though. I was sitting 17 rows up directly across from Pit Row on Sunday afternoon after the girls game. Showed up at about lap 94.

by VillaGorilla Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:29 pm

From the official UH website: http://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2011/3/9/MBB_0309112329.aspx

Tuesday March 15th at 7PM local time. I believe that this would put it at a 9PM Pacific start time, as I don't think that Hawai'i observes DST.

by onetouchfutbol Thu Mar 10, 2011 12:35 am

It sounds like the official bracket comes out on March 13th:

http://www.collegesports-fans.com/ncaa-tournament/cit-basketball-tournament.html

by VillaGorilla Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:40 pm

http://www.portlandpilots.com/news/2011/3/10/MBB_0310114228.aspx

Here's the official release. Start time is actually 10 PM Pacific.

by Guest Fri Mar 11, 2011 7:55 am

Looks like a few WCC teams will be in the CIT. From College Hotline:

Action: Santa Clara announces it will host a first-round game Tuesday (opponent: TBA) in the 24-team CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
Reaction: Yes, the Broncos had to buy the home date. (The CIT’s fee for hosting a first-round game is in the $25,000-$30,000 range). So what. They wanted to participate and couldn’t be a road team because final exams are next week. So the Broncos went to their donors and raised enough cash to satisfy the CIT’s requirement, and now they’re offering general admission tickets for $5 a pop. Nice.

A comment was also made that USF may be hosting a CIT game.

by Guest Mon Mar 14, 2011 12:49 am

Pilots and the Hawaii Warriors have several common opponents: Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Boise St., UC Davis. Against those opponents, the Pilots were 5 - 0. Only one of those wins was on the road, at Idaho.

The Warriors were 4 - 4 against those opponents. They lost to Idaho twice. They won on the road at Boise St and UC Davis, but they lost at home to Boise St. They beat Utah at home, and split with Nevada.

by onetouchfutbol Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:33 am

I haven't seen a bracket, but, here's the field. USF and SCU are also in this thing. It's really tough to pick a favorite in this field:

CIT Scores - First Round - March 14, 15 & 16, 2011

Buffalo @ Quinnipiac - M, March 14 @ 7 pm

Ohio @ Marshall - T, March 15 @ 7 pm

Furman @ East Tennesse State - T, March 15 @ 7 pm

Jacksonville @ East Carolina - T, March 15 @ 8 pm

Rider @ Northern Iowa - T, March 15 @ 8 pm

North Dakota @ Air Force - T, March 15 @ 9 pm

Northern Arizona @ Santa Clara - T, March 15 @ 10 pm

Portland @ Hawaii - T, March 15 @ midnight

Tennessee Tech @ Western Michigan - W, March 16 @ 7 pm

Iona @ Valparaiso - W, March 16 @ 8 pm

Oral Roberts @ SMU - W, March 16 @ 8 pm

Idaho @ San Francisco - W, March 16 @ 10 pm

by **DaTruRochin** Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:16 am

The Pilots page posted a link on facebook, we'll be able to watch the games on the interwebs:
http://www.b2livetv.com/partner_members.asp?id=379&s=5581&stype=Sports%20Basketball%20Men%27s

Yep, and FREE! Basketball Christmas is upon us!!! CELEBRATE!!! (But not to vigorously, I mean it is Lent afterall.... Razz

)

And as for favorites, I would say Northern Iowa, but they don't have Pullman's own Ali Farokhmanesh anymore...

by upsailor Mon Mar 14, 2011 12:25 pm

Any word on the status of Tim Douglas ?

by tmac2218 Mon Mar 14, 2011 3:58 pm

I don't think there is a bracket because they don't decide each round's match-ups until the previous round is complete. As far as favorites go, I think Iona and Marshall are the two best teams in the field, although Iona has a tough road game in the first round.

by Guest Mon Mar 14, 2011 5:19 pm

tmac2218 wrote:I don't think there is a bracket because they don't decide each round's match-ups until the ~~previous round is complete~~ schools have ponied up for the home games.

Fixed your post.

by onetouchfutbol Mon Mar 14, 2011 6:01 pm

DaTruRochin wrote:The Pilots page posted a link on facebook, we'll be able to watch the games on the interwebs:
http://www.b2livetv.com/partner_members.asp?id=379&s=5581&stype=Sports%20Basketball%20Men%27s

Yep, and FREE! Basketball Christmas is upon us!!! CELEBRATE!!! (But not to vigorously, I mean it is Lent afterall.... )

And as for favorites, I would say Northern Iowa, but they don't have Pullman's own Ali Farokhmanesh anymore...

Yeah, I would say that picking Northern Iowa would be a big stretch. Their current RPI (112) is lower than ours as well as lower than Valparaiso and Iona. Iona just barely missed getting to the tourney, and most everyone was picking them over St. Peters. This tourney is wide open though. It depends on who wants it the most...

by tmac2218 Mon Mar 14, 2011 6:25 pm

up7587 wrote:
tmac2218 wrote:I don't think there is a bracket because they don't decide each round's match-ups until the ~~previous round is complete~~ schools have ponied up for the home games.
Fixed your post.

Touché.

Anyone hear about the situation in the CBI with the Ducks stealing a home game from Weber State? Wonder how much more they had to pay to show off their fancy new place.

by **DaTruRochin** Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:30 pm

I think the going rate for the CBI is something in the neighborhood of $50K to host, aka pocket change for Uncle Phil...