Utes Waiting on Word of Potential Tourney Invitations
While athletic director Chris Hill is hunkered down in an Indianapolis hotel room watching games as part of his duties on the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee, associate athletic director Pete Oliszczak is keeping an eye on postseason developments for the Utes.
And so far, nothing's cooking.
The Utes have sent information to both the NIT and College Basketball Invitational, Oliszczak said, but heard nothing yet -- not even a hint as to which tournament (if either) would be interested in the Utes. "We're just waiting for them to get back to us," Oliszczak said.
If the Utes wind up in the CBI, which seems most likely, they will play a first-round game either Tuesday or Wednesday at a campus location, possibly the Huntsman Center. The tournament semifinals will be held March 26, with a best-of-three championship series starting March 31.
That will be the most interesting part of the new tournament, that championship series. It's scheduled to feature games alternating at campus sites -- similar to the NBA playoffs -- so it's not hard to see how difficult that could be, if the two competing schools are far apart from one another and teams are forced to travel back-and-forth every other day during that series.
For now, though, it looks like the Utes will have to wait until tomorrow like everybody else, to learn where -- or even, if -- they're going for the postseason.
And so far, nothing's cooking.
The Utes have sent information to both the NIT and College Basketball Invitational, Oliszczak said, but heard nothing yet -- not even a hint as to which tournament (if either) would be interested in the Utes. "We're just waiting for them to get back to us," Oliszczak said.
If the Utes wind up in the CBI, which seems most likely, they will play a first-round game either Tuesday or Wednesday at a campus location, possibly the Huntsman Center. The tournament semifinals will be held March 26, with a best-of-three championship series starting March 31.
That will be the most interesting part of the new tournament, that championship series. It's scheduled to feature games alternating at campus sites -- similar to the NBA playoffs -- so it's not hard to see how difficult that could be, if the two competing schools are far apart from one another and teams are forced to travel back-and-forth every other day during that series.
For now, though, it looks like the Utes will have to wait until tomorrow like everybody else, to learn where -- or even, if -- they're going for the postseason.
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2 Comments:
Let's save our money from going to the loser of losers tournament and perhaps upgrade the band. Utah had the smallest pep band at the tourney. You could hardly hear them. I am really tired of not being able to clap to "Utah Man" because I can't hear the beat at football and basketball games. Football is the worse. Our band is smaller than most high schools. Most schools have figured out that in order for the band to be heard they have purchased microphones to surround the band area so the song projects loud enough to hear. Also, the band director did a horrible job at the MWC tourney. I think I heard "UTAH MAN" maybe 5 times in two days. The pep song, fight song, blue brothers, hey baby, anything with an uptempo peppy beat was left home. Just when the Utes would be gaining some momentum a time out would be called, fans would rise to get ready to sing Utah Man and the band director leads the mini pep band to the theme from The Color Purple. Every time out we heard some lame halftime football song that was slow and melancholy. Anybody else notice this......I haven't heard 3/4ths of the songs the mini pep band played. The Rebel fans out chanted our band. Save the money from the "were #98 tourney" and buy the band some microphones and a few more scholarships so we don't look like we rent out East High School's band. I do believe our band is quality most of the time, but the QUANTITY is lacking big time.
"... theme from The Color Purple." That's classic. But maybe the band is just slow. I've complained before about that mournful "take ... it ... awaaayyy" dirge that they seem to think passes for an intimidating chant.
Mike
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