“A win in the big 12 tourney” means a quad 1 win against UT, Baylor, KU or Tech. I don’t think we need to do anything else if we win a game in the tournament.respectable showings vs Kansas and roll the EErs with a win in big 12 tourney and we are in. beat KU in either and in. I like our chances if Miles is healthy.
NoThe standard that you have to meet in order to make the NCAA tournament is a joke. Prove that you can beat a decent team about 1 out of every 3 times and you are in. That's about it. There are about 100 teams too many in D1 basketball and the NCAA tournament is twice the size it needs to be. I'd argue 4x too big. 16 teams is plenty, make the regular season very meaningful and people might tune in before March. And you'd still have a great tournament.
I don't understand why this would be an unpopular opinion. Teams get in that don't even win half their league games, why should they be considered worthy of playing for a national championship in a single elimination tournament, at neutral sites no less?deleted
I don't understand why this would be an unpopular opinion. Teams get in that don't even win half their league games, why should they be considered worthy of playing for a national championship in a single elimination tournament, at neutral sites no less?
It's an endemic in all sports. They are talking about going to 14 teams in the MLB playoffs. So they are gonna play 162 games to eliminate only 53% of the teams? What a joke.
The only regular season that really matters(ed) anymore is college football and they are about to ruin that too.
I don't understand why this would be an unpopular opinion. Teams get in that don't even win half their league games, why should they be considered worthy of playing for a national championship in a single elimination tournament, at neutral sites no less?
It's an endemic in all sports. They are talking about going to 14 teams in the MLB playoffs. So they are gonna play 162 games to eliminate only 53% of the teams? What a joke.
The only regular season that really matters(ed) anymore is college football and they are about to ruin that too.
I think a 16-team NCAA tournament would be great. Yeah, you'd lose the "craziness" of the first weekend in the current format, but more often than not all that craziness does is make for some lopsided games further into the tournament. That 16-team event would become A Thing pretty quickly.....almost overnight.I disagree with you specifically on the NCAA tournament for basketball, just because it's the NCAA tournament and it's a thing. I don't think your logic is wrong, but I'd hate to lose the tournament and all the craziness that you get in each round.
I completely agree in regards to baseball, NBA basketball, NFL, etc. Way too many teams are making the playoffs.
I guess I disagree with you on college football though. They need to expand to 6 or 8 and be done. Anything more is too much, anything less is weak.
The standard that you have to meet in order to make the NCAA tournament is a joke. Prove that you can beat a decent team about 1 out of every 3 times and you are in. That's about it. There are about 100 teams too many in D1 basketball and the NCAA tournament is twice the size it needs to be. I'd argue 4x too big. 16 teams is plenty, make the regular season very meaningful and people might tune in before March. And you'd still have a great tournament.
why is the NCAA tournament so popular?Why?
…because it is an excuse to miss work and gamble.why is the NCAA tournament so popular?
You could say the CFP is really popular too, yet so many want to change the format. Why?why is the NCAA tournament so popular?
You could say the CFP is really popular too, yet so many want to change the format. Why?
I think a 16-team tournament would be just as popular, and make the regular season a hell of a lot more interesting, and be good for the sport. A huge number of people don't even watch college basketball until March.