For those wondering why Indiana would turn down the CBI...

[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

Here is your field for that tournament. There would be NOTHING to gain and more embarrassment to lose.



The tournament will tip-off Tuesday night when Stony Brook travels to Siena.

The Wednesday schedule includes:

Wyoming at Texas A&M

Morehead State at Illinois State

Radford at Oregon State

South Dakota State at Old Dominion

Fresno State at UTEP

Princeton at Tulane

Hampton at Penn State




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[HoosierReb01 7,511]

And we would hate to give PSU another chance.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,690]

Wow that is bad. Tons of talent on our roster, even with Vonleh leaving. Easy to be doom and gloom and that is how I feel now but depending on what happens this off season I can be duped into being optimistic again. Lol.

[jbhoosier_3 22]

That's why I'm perfectly fine with IU staying home.  Would we even want a banner from that tournament hanging in Assembly Hall given that lineup of teams?  No thank you!

[colonel06 1,921]

I have been a fan for a long, long time, this was the worst Selection Sunday that I have ever seen.  For us to have finished like we did as far down in the bottom of the Big10 with the talent we have is damn near a disgrace.  Excuses have an effective range of zero meters.

[Rayl 527]

You turn down the CBI because you don't reward an awful season by buying your way into the postseason. Good one on Glass for recognizing that. Now, he needs to do something about why this was even an issue in the first place.

[bronkonagurski 894]

On other sites I see people allegedly angry that we turned down the CBI.  I really don't get it.  This team hasn't been able to improve or show any consistency from start to finish, what would this half-bit tournament against mediocre competition provide?  Nothing, absolutely nothing.  What is going to help this team improve going forward is working hard during the off-season.  Work hard, get better.  That is it.  There is nothing left for the 2013-14 season to offer that is going to make these guys one bit better.

[coonhounds 9,306]

Pen st beat us at home and everybody is glad we turned it down because we r better? I am confused barely beat Liu Brooklyn at home

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[SilverAtlanta 69]

Best basketball move IU has made this year!

[Buck Naked 451]

It's a lose-lose situation really if IU were to play. If they lose people would say "I can't believe IU lost in the CBI" and if they win people would say "big deal, IU SHOULD win the CBI". Nothing gained at all by playing except a game or 2 of experience and maybe a couple bucks if they get some home games. 

[FortWayneHoosier 6,246]

i read the title and im like i thought we were in the NIT, just read ITH and now know we werent invited lol!!!

[colonel06 1,921]

Fred Glass does not want any more pressure on him, Crean and the program should we lose.

[protectthishouse 162]

I'm sorry, but to say, "We're Indiana, we don't play in the CBI" makes Glass sound like an ass. We played like a team that should be in the CBI. We weren't snubbed of anything other than that. That is a horrible excuse. When I told somebody that was a non IU fan the response was "I hope that program goes down to the point where they are killing to get in the CBI just to do something in the postseason." Yeah, maybe not playing is a good choice, but turn down the offer with something better than We're Indiana. That sounds ridiculous. People outside the program don't think it is a reason not to play.

[JSHoosier 20,466]

I'm sorry, but to say, "We're Indiana, we don't play in the CBI" makes Glass sound like an ass. We played like a team that should be in the CBI. We weren't snubbed of anything other than that. That is a horrible excuse. When I told somebody that was a non IU fan the response was "I hope that program goes down to the point where they are killing to get in the CBI just to do something in the postseason." Yeah, maybe not playing is a good choice, but turn down the offer with something better than We're Indiana. That sounds ridiculous. People outside the program don't think it is a reason not to play.

The CBI is pay to play, that alone is reason for a program like IU to decline.

[BlueDevil 8,783]

[quote name="protectthishouse" post="49170" timestamp="1395074484"]I'm sorry, but to say, "We're Indiana, we don't play in the CBI" makes Glass sound like an ass. We played like a team that should be in the CBI. We weren't snubbed of anything other than that. That is a horrible excuse. When I told somebody that was a non IU fan the response was "I hope that program goes down to the point where they are killing to get in the CBI just to do something in the postseason." Yeah, maybe not playing is a good choice, but turn down the offer with something better than We're Indiana. That sounds ridiculous. People outside the program don't think it is a reason not to play.[/quote]

I've had a hard time trying to figure out what "We're Indiana" means lately because I have seen people use that term on twitter and on here. It comes off as Indiana has a sense of entitlement which I don't think they have. For now the program has lost it's place at the table as one of the elite programs in college basketball. Sure indiana has a rich history in basketball with 5 national titles but in my opinion the program has to get over itself before it can return to what it was.

[Rayl 527]

I've had a hard time trying to figure out what "We're Indiana" means lately because I have seen people use that term on twitter and on here. It comes off as Indiana has a sense of entitlement which I don't think they have. For now the program has lost it's place at the table as one of the elite programs in college basketball. Sure indiana has a rich history in basketball with 5 national titles but in my opinion the program has to get over itself before it can return to what it was.

 

Nah, we don't need to get over ourselves. We need to remember who we are. More specifically, we need to remember how we became Indiana. McCracken and Knight were very different coaches, but they shared some things in common. In their own ways, they both taught their players to strive for perfection and not to accept anything less. Neither accepted losing or made excuses when they did. That's what led to hanging our banners. We need a coach and an administration that remembers what it means to be Indiana.

[protectthishouse 162]

The CBI is pay to play, that alone is reason for a program like IU to decline.

It's not that he turned it down, it's how he turned it down.

[JSHoosier 20,466]

I've had a hard time trying to figure out what "We're Indiana" means lately because I have seen people use that term on twitter and on here. It comes off as Indiana has a sense of entitlement which I don't think they have. For now the program has lost it's place at the table as one of the elite programs in college basketball. Sure indiana has a rich history in basketball with 5 national titles but in my opinion the program has to get over itself before it can return to what it was.

I'm with Rayl, to get there we need to hold ourselves to that standard.  Our pedigree says we absolutely should.  No accepting mediocrity, no making excuses for WTF seasons like this one.  Expect greatness and don't settle.

[Hovadipo 56,825]

Bomani Jones just trashed IU for doing this on "Highly Questionable". He was SO right. I'll try to get the quote later.


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[Myrmidon76 614]

Glass texted that we werent going because "We're Indiana". I hope he keeps that in mind when considering why we offered a spot in the CBI to begin with.