What do you think?

I just heard that. Good arguments. I'm cool with it just because I wish March Madness were longer. I just love to watch College Hoops

Converted Aggie for Life!!!

I think the 129th team will be raising hell because they got screwed and left out of the tournament

Gun safety is no accident.

It would water it down. Almost anyone with a winning record would make it in, and thus it would not be as big of a deal in my opinion.

I think you do it and have the top 64 teams be the home teams (ie. played on their home court) for that first game.

everyone and their mom would get in with 128. too many.

in this case, even tech might have had a chance.

As soon as you move it to 128, you're still going to have the same *****ing and whining from the teams who get left out.

I like it the way it is now. If teams would take care of their business during the season, they wouldn't have room to complain.

horrible idea. When 16s start beating 1s, then consider it. Expanding to 128 right now would be like handing out green "Participation" ribbons.

One more home game for the top 64, I'm good with that. It will never happen, ever.

mikesyracuse1

Bad idea IMO. Would be too watered down. The NIT would biatch because the teams that made it to the NIT would almost all have a sub .500 record.

From listening yesterday, it appears that the biggest problem is that from year to year, the standard changes on the criteria used for selection. Is it RPI, or not? Some say yes, some say it's how you finish.

DO you count the games early on? Is it your fault (like Arizona State) that the teams they scheduled were SUPPOSED to be good, but had issues and were weaker than originally thought?

Consistency is needed. I know a lot of people like the Cinderellas of the mid-majors, but there's an argument to be made that they couldn't handle the rigors of the Pac 10 or ACC/BigEast/Big XII.

Why is everyone acting like this is some watershed idea from Knight?? This has been proposed as a fantasy idea for years now. It will never happen and is a ridiculous notion as well. Do not mess with something that is not broken. And not only is it not broken, but it is the finest sporting event in the nation. Why mess with it?

Good point DCC.

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128 is toooooooooo many.

If this were to happen, the regular season would be rendered pointless.

You wouldn't have "must-win" games anymore.

The season would become painfully BORING.

it would be one extra game...

If you can't make the tournament now, you have NO shot at winning the NC. The only thing I would endorse is 4 play-in games, raising the field to 68.

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NIT committee would hate it.

Agree with Rock. The regular season would be meaningless.

Everyone would make the Big Dance regardless of the early season play.

Ridiculous.

Just drop the regular season and play the 128 team Tournament.

Agreed with pretty much everything that's been said.

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The only thing I would endorse is 4 play-in games, raising the field to 68.

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That wouldn't be bad. Maybe then some of them would be worth watching.

Heck, you could even go to 8 play-in games and that would be fun.

i, for one, cannot wait to see that 1 vs 32 matchup

I think moving it to 68 would help alot, make it where there are 4 opening round games. 128 waters it down too much, I believe it is an accomplishment to make the tourney, making it 128 would make it too commonplace.

It diminishes the regular season. There is a balance, and I think 64 is about right. I'd rather go back to 32 than 128.

Just like in college football, a 2 team play-off is too small. 8 or 16 would be about right. 32 is too big.

they should do away with the playoffs and institute a bowl system

Knight was being sarcastic since everyone was whining about teams left out. Knight absolutely hates political correctness and was making a mockery of the wussification in American where everyone gets rewarded.

^ I suggested this on a similar thread last night. Terrific idea!

My response was directed 02. AONV got in the way...

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I think the 129th team will be raising hell because they got screwed and left out of the tournament

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Well, of course there would be a play-in game to see who is the 128th team.

Like most of what comes out of knight's pie hole...crap.

who is gonna watch a #1 play a #32 seed? Also, I like the current system where teams play 2 games at 1 location before moving to the next venue.

I think it would be cool if the 4 play in games were bubble teams instead of the 2 worst teams in the tournament.

Tonight we would see:
ASU vs Baylor
and
Kentucky vs Ohio State

Tuesday night:
Virginia Tech vs Temple
and
Villanova vs UMass

i got no problem with it mainly because i think the brackets would get exceptionally crazy to do.....and would make it even more fun to watch

Go with 128. Set it up so that if you're eliminated in the 'play in game' then you're still eligable for pickup by NIT (since all the NIT teams would be there anyway). Top 64 seeds play at home and as long as they don't do something stupid, they're no worse for the wear.

There are too many automatic bids given to tournament champions from conferences some have never even heard of. This eliminates teams, such as VTech and AZ State, that would probably beat some of those automatic bid teams. Going to 128 would solve this problem, but I'm not convinced it's the best way to handle it.

Knight wants out of the ESPN deal and wants to say meaningless crap to do it.