by Charlie on February 6, 2010
A 96-team NCAA Tournament is closer to becoming reality — despite the fact that fans and many of the game’s most prominent voices absolutely abhor the idea. The NCAA is in the process of soliciting bids from potential TV partners interested in broadcasting a 68 or 96-team tournament. The 68-team model would add three additional [...]
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by Charlie on December 16, 2009
Writing for the Wall Street Journal Online, Darren Everson calls expanding the NCAA Tournament to 96 teams… the biggest no-brainer in sports right now. Far bigger, even, than all the talk of imposing a playoff on college football. His reasoning? The expanded tournament would give more “quality” teams the chance to show their stuff, expand [...]
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by Charlie on December 10, 2009
College basketball fans don’t seem terribly enthused about the idea of expanding the NCAA Tournament to 96 or even 128 games. Some have banded together in an attempt to make their collective voice heard… You guessed it. They’ve created a Facebook group. The “Save March Madness” group is up to 98 fans in about three [...]
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by Charlie on December 9, 2009
Once again, the stewards of the best championship event in American sports are proving incapable of leaving well enough alone. Ordinarily, the “March Madness should Expand!” chorus doesn’t reach full voice until Selection Sunday, led by coaches on the outside looking in. (Note to said coaches: the solution to your troubles is simple. Win more [...]
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by Charlie on December 7, 2009
Every year, as Selection Sunday passes, a Greek chorus of aggrieved coaches, administrators and players begin the lamentation: “Why weren’t we included in the tournament? Why just 65 teams? We play in the Big East/ACC/Big 10/Big 12/Pac 10 — we deserve a bid far more than those little guys!” Of course, if there’s one factor [...]
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