Tonight, the Cincinnati Bearcats will face the Virginia Tech Hokies at Fifth Third Arena at 9 pm on ESPN2 in the First Round of the National Invitational Tournament. This article isn’t a preview of tonight’s matchup if you want that click the link embedded and check out the latest Bearcat Tip-Off Talk Pod. This will be the last game at Fifth Third Arena this season even if the Bearcats win, because of maintenance planned in advance, so even with Hofstra upsetting Rutgers Tuesday night, if the Bearcats win they will be traveling to Hofstra. You can meet me on Twitter to talk about that part of the equation or check out the pod (lol). The main question, is how will the NIT benefit the program moving forward?
We all know the program and fanbase is disappointed that they are in this position, but if you look at the history of well known programs that had to play in the NIT normally if you have the right mindset it can be a good push into the next season. Look at Tennessee, Memphis and Xavier they all had recent success in the NIT and are currently in the NCAA Tournament. Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Wes Miller acknowledges that his program can’t take the NIT lightly because of the success of other programs in recent years, he even highlighted that in 1991 the Bearcats went to the NIT and in 1992 they made the Final Four, so even within the program you’ve seen how this tournament can be a positive step. Nobody on the current team was alive went the Bearcats made that jump, but they were able to witness the jumps of the other programs in recent years.
Can the NIT allow the Bearcats to make the jump in the 2023-24 season? It will depend on recruiting, we know that Jizzle James, Rayvon Griffith (both Top 60 players in the 2023 class) and DayDay Thomas (Top 5 JuCo player) are coming next season, another key will be on who stays and who goes on the current roster, if Landers Nolley stays for his super senior year that would be huge, but if not the portal would have to replace somebody of his skillset asap, even if Nolley stays the portal will have to be kind to the Bearcats because the Big 12 isn’t the AAC. A big man or two would help a lot as well as a combo guard on the taller side. The NIT allows the Bearcats to still play on a big stage, this will allow them to be in front of recruits because they will still be on national tv and that can’t be discounted.
It isn’t the NCAA Tournament, but it damn sure beats being home for Spring Break, now starting tonight can the Bearcats capitalize?
So let’s get started with your writing, which is not good.
“Tonight, the Cincinnati Bearcats will face the Virginia Tech Hokies at Fifth Third Arena at 9 pm on ESPN2 in the First Round of the National Invitational Tournament.” – this is fine, but long. You could easily split this into two sentences and communicate the same idea. “Tonight, the Cincinnati Bearcats face the Virginia Tech Hokies in the first round of the 2023 NIT. The game is at Fifth Third Arena and airs on ESPN2 and ESPN+ at 9PM EDT.”
“This article isn’t a preview of tonight’s matchup if you want that click the link embedded and check out the latest Bearcat Tip-Off Talk Pod.” – Run on. “This article is not a preview of tonight’s matchup, which is covered by the latest Bearcat Tip-Off Talk Pod.”
“This will be the last game at Fifth Third Arena this season even if the Bearcats win, because of maintenance planned in advance, so even with Hofstra upsetting Rutgers Tuesday night, if the Bearcats win they will be traveling to Hofstra.” – Horrible. “Tonight’s game will be the last at Fifth Third Arena during the 2023 season due to maintenance plans. If the Bearcats win, they will travel to Hempstead, NY, to face Hofstra off their upset of Rutgers on Tuesday.”
“You can meet me on Twitter to talk about that part of the equation or check out the pod (lol). The main question, is how will the NIT benefit the program moving forward?” – also horrible. Delete this entirely. The beginning is pointless – we know you’re on Twitter, you link in multiple places – and the second shouldn’t be covered here. If you want to discuss the impact of the NIT on Cincy’s move to the Big 12, start a new paragraph with that question.
“We all know the program and fanbase is disappointed that they are in this position, but if you look at the history of well known programs that had to play in the NIT normally if you have the right mindset it can be a good push into the next season. Look at Tennessee, Memphis and Xavier they all had recent success in the NIT and are currently in the NCAA Tournament.” – bad. Wordy. You’re trying to express a simple idea in too many very short words, many of which do not fit together grammatically. “Despite the disappointment surrounding Cincinnati’s NCAAT miss, the Bearcats hope to follow the recent examples of Tennessee, Memphis, and even Xavier in using the NIT experience to springboard into a subsequent NCAA tournament berth.”
“Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Wes Miller acknowledges that his program can’t take the NIT lightly because of the success of other programs in recent years, he even highlighted that in 1991 the Bearcats went to the NIT and in 1992 they made the Final Four, so even within the program you’ve seen how this tournament can be a positive step. Nobody on the current team was alive went the Bearcats made that jump, but they were able to witness the jumps of the other programs in recent years.” – not good. The first sentence refers to a quote without using one – include it here. It’s awkward trying to paraphrase. That sentence is also a run-on and extends into a subject unrelated to the first subject discussed in the sentence. The second sentence is unimportant unless you contextualize it – why does it matter that the current crop of players hasn’t experienced a Cincy Final Four? There’s also a typo – “went” vs. “when.”
“Can the NIT allow the Bearcats to make the jump in the 2023-24 season? It will depend on recruiting, we know that Jizzle James, Rayvon Griffith (both Top 60 players in the 2023 class) and DayDay Thomas (Top 5 JuCo player) are coming next season, another key will be on who stays and who goes on the current roster, if Landers Nolley stays for his super senior year that would be huge, but if not the portal would have to replace somebody of his skillset asap, even if Nolley stays the portal will have to be kind to the Bearcats because the Big 12 isn’t the AAC.” – this is truly awful and needs rewritten completely. It’s a single, long sentence that meanders in what it’s trying to say without actually making a point. I can’t even fix this quickly, it’s so bad. You need to directly start addressing the question you’ve posed in the beginning of this article.
“The NIT allows the Bearcats to still play on a big stage, this will allow them to be in front of recruits because they will still be on national tv and that can’t be discounted.” …
“It isn’t the NCAA Tournament, but it damn sure beats being home for Spring Break, now starting tonight can the Bearcats capitalize?” – Spring Break is a good framework for this entire article and you only mention it in the final sentence. Use it at the beginning! It’s an immediate interesting fact that a good number of people (including alumni) won’t know. The first part, though… you’re really reaching for something here. I cannot believe the NIT in any way will draw an audience unless you prove that, so go research some more before making claims. The second sentence is another run on – “It isn’t the NCAA tournament, but it damn sure beats being home for Spring Break. Now, starting tonight, can the Bearcats capitalize?”
You have a lot of passion for sportswriting, and that’s great, but your execution is severely lacking. Without dedication to understanding the art of what you’re creating, the most you’ll end up being is a minor note in the fairly large subset of sports-focused journalists, and that’s something covered by many sources with much higher quality. What do you bring to the table? Why should I read more of what you post? This is all fairly trivial information coupled with obvious statements; that approach might work for generating content, but it certainly will not make you, in any way, a first resource for information. I strongly suggest you seek out writing help for future articles, lest they remain at this extremely subpar quality level.
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