Since last week when both UW-Milwaukee and Marquette lost their way into the NIT local college hoops fans have been clamoring for a Panthers-Golden Eagles showdown. That won't happen in the first round [Here's NIT director, Jack Powers' explanation (audio).], but if Marquette wins its game tonight and if UW-M wins two games they will face each other.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Dale Hofmann criticises Marquette for avoiding their closest Division 1 neighbor. But Marquette's correct that it doesn't have anything to gain by playing the Panthers. If they won it would just be another victory over a little-known (outside Wisconsin) team, but if they lost it would be an embarassing loss to a little-known team. A victory would only intensify Panthers fans' efforts to get a annual game scheduled. All the benefits would go to UW-Milwaukee. Marquette doesn't need to lift their prestige level. Heck, they'll be in the soon-to-be uber conference, the Big East, in a few years.
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I TRIED TO PRINT THE NIT BR... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Earl | March 17, 2004 9:12 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I TRIED TO PRINT THE NIT BRACKET AND I CAN ONLY GET ONE SIDE OF IT TO PRINT????
1. Posted by Earl | March 17, 2004 9:12 PM |
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