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<blockquote data-quote="IlliniFan42" data-source="post: 2061101" data-attributes="member: 750522"><p>The NIT doesn't pay because it is part of a now $115M/year media deal with ESPN that also includes the Women's NCAA Tournament, WBIT, Interational coverage of the men's tournament, and a bunch of other stuff. There's no money to pay out to the entrants beyond the approx. $5k/game a school gets paid because of how bad a deal the NCAA negotiated. This new Fox tournament doesn't have that baggage; it was specifically designed to generate profit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IlliniFan42, post: 2061101, member: 750522"] The NIT doesn't pay because it is part of a now $115M/year media deal with ESPN that also includes the Women's NCAA Tournament, WBIT, Interational coverage of the men's tournament, and a bunch of other stuff. There's no money to pay out to the entrants beyond the approx. $5k/game a school gets paid because of how bad a deal the NCAA negotiated. This new Fox tournament doesn't have that baggage; it was specifically designed to generate profit. [/QUOTE]
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