Do you agree with Sankey's thoughts on expanding/changing the tournament? I don't.

https://sports.yahoo.com/secs-ncaa-flop-makes-greg-sankeys-push-for-tournament-expansion-look-even-more-ridiculous-030957406.html

Again, people are somehow thinking adding 8 teams will mean no automatic qualifiers for small conferences. It's not logical.

Those 8 teams will probably be a good amount of power 4 conference schools and 3 or 4 others. It's not a disaster, it's just slightly different.

Sq 17 said:

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First change should be all auto bids get to play a first round game at a tourney site

Only at large teams should play in Dayton

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I say do away with Dayton. What is its purpose? How many people, other than those following the schools playing, actually watch the First Four? Just go back to 64 and be done with it. If you can't make the top 44-48 or however many end up being the cutoff for the at large teams, go to the NIT and play there.

91AggieLawyer said:

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Sq 17 said:

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First change should be all auto bids get to play a first round game at a tourney site

Only at large teams should play in Dayton

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I say do away with Dayton. What is its purpose? How many people, other than those following the schools playing, actually watch the First Four? Just go back to 64 and be done with it. If you can't make the top 44-48 or however many end up being the cutoff for the at large teams, go to the NIT and play there.

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You're funny.

bobinator said:

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Agree they should just make all four play-in games the last 8 at-large teams and then just leave the rest alone. If you earned your way in you get to skip the first four, and otherwise it's a perfect sporting event.

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The flip side to that is two AQ schools get to claim tournament wins that they're likely never going to get outside of Dayton.

Do the first four teams gets extra money from making it? I'd be okay with all eight of them being auto-bids if they make extra money from it. But otherwise the David vs Goliath aspect of it is the fun of it. Those first four teams that lose don't get their moment in the spotlight where for a few days they get to dare to dream.

Totally disagree with Sankey. I could see expanding the
Tourney to 128 teams and eliminating the conference tourneys tho. Reward teams for their full season performance and eliminate Cinderella's that caught
Lightning in a bottle for a week.

Different strokes for different folks. I'd
Prefer 2024 Indiana St vs some 14-17
Entry from a conference iv'e barely heard of.

His name reminds me of ****ty coffee.

Well if I were king of college basketball I'd also institute a national scheduling formula so those teams have enough chances to play their way in in the regular season.

halfastros81 said:

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Different strokes for different folks. I'd
Prefer 2024 Indiana St vs some 14-17
Entry from a conference iv'e barely heard of.

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Congratulations, under Sankeys new plan you get both.

Well my plan would be the 14-17 team does not make it because they had no conference tourney to win.

bobinator said:

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Do the first four teams gets extra money from making it? I'd be okay with all eight of them being auto-bids if they make extra money from it. But otherwise the David vs Goliath aspect of it is the fun of it. Those first four teams that lose don't get their moment in the spotlight where for a few days they get to dare to dream.

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No idea on the money issue but I like the way they have it set up now. If they're all AQ's from small conferences no one knows then the viewership on TUE/WED would suck. That's why they put the little guys in the first time slot and the big name schools after on each night.

Thats why I'd prefer they get to skip it and play the big teams though. But I don't know, maybe you'd have to ask them what's better. Does beating another 16 do anything for them compared to having that moment where maybe they can take down a giant. I'm not a fan or player of one of those teams so hard for me to say.

But it should be up to them, to some degree. Middling major conference teams don't earn their way in, the auto bids do.

Win that game and you get your chance at the giant. Not sure what your point is.

I guess I see more of the "we get a winnable game first" side of things. If you can't win that one you're likely to get your brains beat out by the 1 seed anyway. Those 4 slots go to the lowest ranked AQ's.

Well that's why I said you'd have to ask them. I don't have the experience to know what that's like. Would they rather have a winnable game, or would they rather take their shot at a titan? I dunno. And if the winnable game is good, then let's pay them a little more and give them all winnable games, certainly that would make the tournament crazier if we could eliminate more low seeds right away.

But that's why I think it should be up to them. Theoretically I can see it either way.

His thoughts are idiotic. They auto bids vs the goliaths are what makes this fun!

yell_on_6th st said:

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I will call that guy a back stabbing mother ****er if I ever get a chance to meet him, and I will find and piss on his grave after he dies. Anyone want to join me?

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don't be a wimp, do it now...go to his house and do it, if you can't take your dog and make him do #2 on his lawn