Some of you are insufferable.

North Texas has an actual trophy from winning the NIT championship last season. LSU last year, on the other hand, had one of its worst basketball seasons ever.

And we're going to demean this NIT matchup?

I just hope we win a game (or hopefully two).

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Posted by mcmaniacinsaneasylum

Baton Rouge

Member since Feb 2023

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Posted on 3/17/24 at 8:51 pm to PurpleExile

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North Texas has an actual trophy from winning the NIT championship last season. LSU last year, on the other hand, had one of its worst basketball seasons ever.

And we're going to demean this NIT matchup?

I just hope we win a game (or hopefully two).

They have a different coach and a lot of new players. I still think they're a really good team. The issue isn't that we're going against North Texas, it's that it's a REMATCH OF A TEAM WE ALREADY BEAT.

This post was edited on 3/17/24 at 8:52 pm

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Posted by Dexter Fillmore

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Member since Sep 2014

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Posted on 3/17/24 at 8:53 pm to PurpleExile

I will be at the game - home or away, so it’s not a matter of supporting the team. I think the disappointment (from my perspective) is that this is a team we have already played. I think some of the excitement of postseason play is the chance to play teams from other conferences after a long conference season. It is what it is and I’m still excited for any additional LSU basketball at this point.

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Posted by Alt26

Member since Mar 2010

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Posted on 3/17/24 at 9:01 pm to PurpleExile

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Some of you are insufferable.

North Texas has an actual trophy from winning the NIT championship last season. LSU last year, on the other hand, had one of its worst basketball seasons ever.

And we're going to demean this NIT matchup?

I just hope we win a game (or hopefully two).

It’s a consolation tournament with no big stakes. The potential benefit to LSU, however, was to help generate some interest in the program. Casual fans don’t know North Texas is a solid team. And I can guarantee you 95% of LSU basketball fans didn’t know NTU won last year until about 20 minutes ago.

People know the names Xavier, Ohio State, Minnesota, Iowa, Butler, etc. Most don’t know, or think North Texas is any good. And it’s not a matchup that is going to get many people to show up to a game on a work/school night that was just put on the calendar.

You can both want LSU to win and recognize it’s not a particularly intriguing matchup

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Posted by semjase

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Member since May 2014

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Posted on 3/17/24 at 9:02 pm to PurpleExile

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Some of you are insufferable.

Is "Insufferable" the same as "Miserable?"

We all know that all of you Pump Nuts just love to spew out "Miserable" at the drop of a hat?

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Posted by mdomingue

Lafayette, LA

Member since Nov 2010

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Posted on 3/18/24 at 8:31 am to PurpleExile

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Some of you are insufferable.

Settle down, you're replying to one of the biggest basketball fans on the board. He goes to every game barring a serious obligation.

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North Texas has an actual trophy from winning the NIT championship last season. LSU last year, on the other hand, had one of its worst basketball seasons ever.

Neither team is the same team as last season.

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And we're going to demean this NIT matchup?

It's OK to be disappointed in the rematch. The NIT is not what it once was but any reasonable poster (the guy you replied to is one of the most reasonable here) values the NIT for a team that is moving from a low point and building up.