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Four different teams have pulled out, each one forfeiting $50,000 in a buyout clause.
Ritchie McKay's Liberty Flames are the most recent pullout, with Yale, Xavier and Washington State previously paying the buyout.
The tourney director says:
"All our future (contracts) are going to 100 (thousand). I'm going to keep going up until I get a number that works."
http://www.adn.com/sports/college/story/9206383p-9122650c.html
Teams: Alaska Anchorage, Butler, Gonzaga, Liberty (now backing out), Michigan, Texas Tech, Virginia Tech, Western Kentucky
Dates: Nov. 20-24
TV: ESPN2 (2 games); ESPNU (2 games); ESPN360.com (1 game)
Ritchie McKay's Liberty Flames are the most recent pullout, with Yale, Xavier and Washington State previously paying the buyout.
The tourney director says:
"All our future (contracts) are going to 100 (thousand). I'm going to keep going up until I get a number that works."
http://www.adn.com/sports/college/story/9206383p-9122650c.html
Teams: Alaska Anchorage, Butler, Gonzaga, Liberty (now backing out), Michigan, Texas Tech, Virginia Tech, Western Kentucky
Dates: Nov. 20-24
TV: ESPN2 (2 games); ESPNU (2 games); ESPN360.com (1 game)