Benjamin Seamon

The biggest game of the first round is on Friday, when Long Island battles Arizona for iced tea supremacy

@joey_dwy I think they voted not to play so why are we shedding tears for them?

The narrative that we should feel bad for Belmont's players is interesting here. I've never gotten the sense that guys are all that fired up for the opportunity to play in the NIT, particularly in the days following a heartbreaking loss.

Imagine if a team down the road were to replace them 👀

A huge congrats to Head Coach Kevin Carroll for being named a Joe. B Hall National Coach of the Year Award Finalist! 🔗 ow.ly/9Log50YsACe #IntoTheStorm ⛈️ | #HornsUp 🤘

@SethDavisHoops I think you may be the only person in the world trying to argue for Tournament expansion based off this year’s bubble. Honestly, I admire the persistence. Incredible dedication to an effort nobody else supports.

This is the time of year when we always hear people claiming this is the "worst bubble ever" or "an awful bubble." Can the analytics/metrics experts run the numbers to see if this is true? There must be a way to measure it right?

@bryceyoung08 @mid_madness The NIT is ruined

@BenSeamon @mid_madness So the NIT?

Maybe we have different priorities, but I don’t watch mid-major basketball solely because I want to see mid-majors win NCAA Tournament games. It’s a bonus, but it’s not the only reason. I happen to enjoy watching basketball. Champ week chaos is FUN! Basketball is FUN!

@JonRothstein We NEED this NIL Mid-Major Tournament Here is what the field would currently look like

Four No. 1 seeds --- Central Arkansas (ASUN), UNCW (CAA), Belmont (MVC), and Navy (Patriot) --- have already been eliminated from their respective conference tournaments. Be afraid. Be VERY afraid.

@JonRothstein This is why we desperately need a Mid-Major NIL postseason tournament. This would be the field so far

There will be no NCAA Tournament for Central Arkansas, who ripped through the ASUN during the regular season. A bad 40 minutes erases a dream. The Dark Side of March.

Wheels down in Jacksonville. Horns up in our hearts! 🦬🦬🦬

@GamedayGarage Missed @SSN_Lipscomb The Power L is undefeated

What school do YOU think has the best logo in Tennessee??

@TheRonSlay The one off Franklin Road had the best sweet tea in the South. There was no close second.

I just want to give a shoutout to a place that's sorely missed!!! If you grew up like me, then you know what that steak biscuit and cinnamon swirl meant. "We miss ya Skinny (Mrs Winners)" in Terrance Howard voice. #IYKYK #MrsWinners

So… -Belmont is the 1 seed in the MVC Tournament. -TSU is the 1 seed in OVC. -Austin Peay has the 2 seed in the A-Sun (and Lipscomb is the 4). Could be an interesting week around here for mid-majors and March Madness.

@ScottDochterman Battle of the Boulevard should be higher. Lost a lot when Belmont left the conference though.

Ranking the top 50 men’s basketball rivalries. No. 1 (duh) and the top 7-8 stand out. But what about the others? “Battle of the Boulevard” NCAA Tapegate (circa 1989) Realignment’s major impact. Maryland’s lost rivalries. A new one brewing in Texas. nytimes.com/athletic/70763…

@JonRothstein It also ruined the NIT

The Postseason NIT's decision to not give AQs to regular season champs combined with the event no longer being played at MSG has completely amplified the pressure during mid-major conference tournaments. Real life drama is about to unfold right in front of us. This is March.

Agree. Would it kill them to allow your favorite teams on the top line every time so that I’m not constantly having to search? Also, if I’m always watching the same sports and the same teams couldn’t the algorithm put those at the top instead of things I’ve never heard of?

@SethDavisHoops @MikeWatersSYR Or just put them in over an average major conference team. . .

@MikeWatersSYR wouldn't expanding the tournament make it more likely that Miami Ohio would get in? Would it even be an argument?

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why there's no reason to expand the NCAA tournament. We won't get more worthy mid-majors; just more Power 5 teams that went 9-9 or 7-10 in their conference.

Bisons get their first road win at EKU in 4 tries per bisons website, in 5 tries per EKU announcers. Who’s right? Doesn’t matter. Big road win for the Bisons who will face the winner of FGCU and UNA in Jacksonville next Friday at 2:30 ET

Refs must really like the scorers table camera with all these soft reviews

@daniel_dennison Terrible call. Even more terrible to review it for 3 minutes

They called this on Cole Middleton (in black). unbelievable... then the referees reviewed for flagrant against Lipscomb (in black)