03-29-17 08:00 PM - Post#228321 In response to westcoast
Good to see the Tigers getting invited to this high level competitive tournament. Hopefully, Mitch goes with a challenging non-conference schedule as good IL teams should "roll the dice" and try to get a second bid as there is not much of a downside based on the IL Tournament winner getting the automatic bid.
I liked the strategy last year of playing the VCU, BYU and Cal of the world vs. top 25 teams but I guess you take what you can get.
In all likelihood, it comes down to a two game weekend in March at the Palestra or somewhere else to get to the Big Dance.