Arrr! South Alabama be fumin' like a cannonball, sayin' NCAA's NIT snub be a right jest, matey!
2025-03-18
Arrr, mateys! South Alabama be gettin' a jolly invite to the NIT, only to have it snatched away faster than a landlubber’s doubloons! Just as Coach Richie Riley spilled the beans to his scallywags, the NCAA be sayin', "Nay!" Talk about a cruel twist o’ fate, aye!
Ahoy, me hearties! Gather ye round and lend an ear to the tale of South Alabama’s stormy seas with the NCAA’s National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Aye, the governing body be havin’ a colossal blunder that left these brave buccaneers feelin’ like they’ve been marooned on a deserted isle!Late on a Sunday eve, the noble Sun Belt commander, Keith Gill, bestowed upon South Alabama a fine NIT bid, only fer it to be snatched back faster than a scallywag can say “shiver me timbers!” One hour later, Coach Richie Riley had to break the news to his crew—“Ye ain’t goin’ to the dance!” It be as if a mermaid lured ‘em in, then left ‘em high and dry!
“Tis a cruel joke!” Riley roared, lamentin’ the fate of his underdog crew. With no treasure of NIL to show, these lads fought like lions, only to find their dreams dashed like a ship on the rocks. The NCAA’s apologetic words were as empty as a pirate’s rum barrel after a night of revelry. “Copy and paste,” he scoffed, “that be no real apology!”
So raise a tankard to the Jaguars! With a record as fine as gold doubloons, they fought valiantly, but alas, the NCAA’s treachery left ‘em stranded! Aye, what a saga! Arrr!