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re: good or bad thing that a 7 and 8 seed are playing for a national title?
Posted on 4/7/14 at 1:41 pm to SabiDojo
Posted on 4/7/14 at 1:41 pm to SabiDojo
reducing the field to 32 and going to a double elimination would be a better system. it would remove a lot of the teams from contention that don't deserve an opportunity and decrease the chance of a single bad performance or bad bounce being the difference.
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Posted on 4/7/14 at 1:54 pm to LSUJuice
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I don't think it's a bad thing as long as you realize the winner is the national champion, but not necessarily the best team of the 2013-2014 NCAA basketball season. There's a difference. I don't think a "tournament champion" gives us a "true" champion (or best team), especially with 64 teams.
I think most would agree that the 2009 Patriots were the best team in the NFL, but they got beat in the SB by the Giants.
But IMO part of being "the best" means that you can avoid that off game or play through adversity and still win.
Should championships go to the best team or the most deserving one? That's the issue IMO. If you think best, then a playoff structure with "best of" series is the way to go. If not, then single-elimination is your cup of tea.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 2:01 pm to 632627
Doesn't matter the seed number, at the end of the day the two best teams are playing. They earned it. If and when college football goes to a playoff there will be times when a 8 beats a 1 seed or 7 over 2 (not saying it's gonna be a 8 team playoff but you get my drift) they won when it matters and these are the two best teams
Posted on 4/7/14 at 2:13 pm to 504StayFunky
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If you think the regular season is meaningless you probably aren't really a college basketball fan. Sports provide entertainment and if you like watching the sport the regular season is good entertainment.
none of the people that you see talking about college basketball like this are college basketball fans. in threads ranking coaches, programs, teams, etc... during tourney time, you can be sure that it's from a bunch of tourney only types.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 2:17 pm to 632627
It is what it is really. That is the way of the tourney and what makes it fun.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 3:40 pm to CocomoLSU
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I think most would agree that the 2009 Patriots were the best team in the NFL, but they got beat in the SB by the Giants.
2007 Pats you mean.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 3:52 pm to biglego
Is it the most "honest" way? Of course not, but it is perhaps the most fun. No sport has built such drama and interest in their sport simply by its structure. the bracket is one of sport's most perfect creations.
But let's also remember that this kind of anarchy is quite rare. In a sport with about 330 teams and 34 conferences (6-10 of which called "major"), a huge tournament is almost required. It's pretty hard to determine who the "best" team is in the regular season anyway due to the sheer scope of the sport. Most years, a top 10 team has a claim to being the "best". That translates to a top 3 seed.
A top 3 seed has won the title every single year since 1988 except once, 1997... when a 4-seed won it. This will be our first true "Accidental Champion" since 1988's 6-seed Manning and the Miracles.
I think one crazy champ every 20 years isn't that big of a deal, and is hardly an indictment of the system.
But let's also remember that this kind of anarchy is quite rare. In a sport with about 330 teams and 34 conferences (6-10 of which called "major"), a huge tournament is almost required. It's pretty hard to determine who the "best" team is in the regular season anyway due to the sheer scope of the sport. Most years, a top 10 team has a claim to being the "best". That translates to a top 3 seed.
A top 3 seed has won the title every single year since 1988 except once, 1997... when a 4-seed won it. This will be our first true "Accidental Champion" since 1988's 6-seed Manning and the Miracles.
I think one crazy champ every 20 years isn't that big of a deal, and is hardly an indictment of the system.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 4:05 pm to 632627
It's interesting either way. It's another byproduct of the one and done effect. Teams led by talented 18 and 19 year old start getting some cohesiveness and the right stage and regular season records are out. Uconn has upperclassmen but why are they a 7 seed anyway?
This post was edited on 4/7/14 at 4:16 pm
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