Dan Hurley might be Dabo Swinney, Dusty May’s the superteam, Notre Dame’s in a mess, and there’s an NIT alum playing in the Masters.
The 2026 NIT, in Review
Told by those of us who lived it.
Today’s Best Bets: NIT Time
Reading the NIT leaves.
Today’s Best Bets: What Got Us Here
Go Lobos.
Today’s Best Bets: More Mountain West
We like the angle too much to quit it.
Today’s Best Bets: Reno!
Wolf Pack. Two words.
Today’s Best Bets: Close Games and Purdue
The NIT knows no blowouts.
Today’s Best Bets: NIT Overs?
Worked last year.
The State of the NIT – 2026 Edition
Where it is, where it’s going, and how to feel about it all.
NIT Bubble Watch: Legal Disputes and Disrepute
Jeff Capel, your time has come.
An Update on NIT Stu and The Barking Crow – February 2026
Getting our swagger back.
2026 NIT Details, Dates, and Selection Process
It’s coming.
The NIT Community Stands With the Pop-Tarts Bowl
Opt-outs are bad, no matter the sport.
If Mountains Are Tall, Why Isn’t the Mountain West Better at Basketball?
Two days into college basketball season, a big question has emerged.
26 Thoughts on the ’26 NIT
27, if you want to get all technical about it.
What’s New at The Barking Crow
Back in the saddle.
Free Hoops, Episode 17: Mark Titus on the Indy 500
Everything the native Hoosier loves about the world’s greatest race.
Free Hoops, Episode 16: Bennett Conlin on the Rise of JMU
This week’s Starting Five? Things Named After Presidents.