We go from the NCAA bubble

[Tnphil]

to can't sniff the NIT all in less than 3 weeks.

Bama.....Ole Miss....UGA....A&M get NIT invite.

[JeffCountyVolFan]

Very disappointing, but I don't think that this team deserved an invite. The collapse during the final few weeks was unbelievable.

[RIPLEYVOL]

Corch said he wouldn't have went with the invite. He is starting to work on next year.

[BanditVol]

Bama was being mentioned as a bubble team, so I am not surprised they went to the NIT.

I am not happy that we didn't go to the NIT, but it honestly doesn't do a whole lot for the program.  Maybe a recruit will see a game at some point, but looking at a team's resume in terms of accomplishments the NIT doesn't add much other than "better than nothing".

That being said, I would have welcomed it as a chance to see the team in action again, and if by some miracle they win it, well that does add a bit of prestige.

So I guess I'm mildly disappointed...

I will say that I think Barnes was a good hire, and he has an excellent chance of turning things around.