Wednesday's opening round NIT game between LSU and Louisiana probably had more hype around it than any other NIT game will have this year.
On Monday, Louisiana coach Bob Marlin made some comments ahead of the contest questioning why his team was the lower seed and thus the road team despite having a higher RPI and the second most wins of any team in the NIT.
According to The Advocate, Marlin said:
We would like to play this game at home. Our athletic director reached out to the commissioner and to a couple others to get a read on the seeding and how that happened.