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re: Congrats NCAA tourney for being the worst way to crown a champ in any sport
Posted on 4/7/14 at 11:58 pm to ohiovol
Posted on 4/7/14 at 11:58 pm to ohiovol
One reason why there are so many good regular season games in basketball, and not in football, is because all good teams WILL make the tourney (oh, a few are left out each year, but 90% make it). If you cut the tourney down to 8 or 16, then bye bye to most compelling regular season games. Can't risk that loss. It will be "play us at our place or don't play at all" and the good programs may play 1 or 2 carefully selected quality ooc series and certainly no home and home against a so-called "mid major".
It's called fear of competition.
There have been numerous football champs who weren't the best team, including some who "won it on the field" like that first Miami team, Georgia Tech that year, etc. I'd say the AP vote before the bowl games has actually been the most accurate in picking "the best" team.
It's called fear of competition.
There have been numerous football champs who weren't the best team, including some who "won it on the field" like that first Miami team, Georgia Tech that year, etc. I'd say the AP vote before the bowl games has actually been the most accurate in picking "the best" team.
This post was edited on 4/8/14 at 12:01 am
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Posted on 4/8/14 at 12:08 am to Overbrook
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If you cut the tourney down to 8 or 16, then bye bye to most compelling regular season games. Can't risk that loss. It will be "play us at our place or don't play at all" and the good programs may play 1 or 2 carefully selected quality ooc series and certainly no home and home against a so-called "mid major".
It's called fear of competition.
That's the sole reason why college football is so exciting. The knowledge that 1 loss could ruin the season. That's what makes college football regular season amazing.
And how in any way would that make college basketball have less compelling games? I think it would be the opposite. Yea a couple out of conference games would suffer, but UNC Duke would be insane,now they have Syracuse. same with Ohio state Michigan state/michigan and wisconsin, same with Louisville/uconn, Florida/Kentucky ect. I really don't know how making the game more important would cause less compelling games
This post was edited on 4/8/14 at 12:10 am
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