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Andy Nesbitt

Jay Bilas Rips West Virgina Governor's NCAA Tournament Lawsuit Threat With Savage Line

Jay Bilas didn't mince words when talking about West Virginia's threat about a lawsuit over NCAA tournament snub. | Matt Stone/Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The state of West Virginia has been fuming since Sunday night when the men's basketball team didn't make the NCAA tournament after finishing the year 19–13. That came a few days after the team lost in the second round of the Big 12 tournament to a Colorado team that finished the season at 14–19.

Still, West Viriginia is not happy about the so-called snub despite that mediocre record and the ugly loss to the Buffaloes. The state is so mad that its governor, Patrick Morrisey, threatened legal action against the NCAA, who he referred to as the "National Corrupt Athletic Association."

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