You've gotta feel for the teams that win their conference tournaments and qualify for the NCAA tournament. (sort of) They play on Tuesday. Nobody running a pool requires that you have your bracket in prior to this game. It's a freebie. Why? Because they're just going to lose to the #1 seed, so who (outside of fans of the two unfortunate teams) cares.
Here's how to make the play-in exciting. (Since I guess we can't just have a 64-team field.) Make it between the last two at large bids. This year that would include two of the following: Old Dominion, Illinois, and Arkansas. That way, teams who earned their way in by winning their tournaments are actually in. Plus the play-in matters for your brackets and would be exciting to watch.
Thats a flippin awesome idea, start a petition.
Makes less preassure for the committee too because the "last two in" have to duke it out,or in for that matter
The problem with that idea is that the play-in game by the two 12 seeds will have to play on a Tuesday and then turn around and play Friday and Sunday. It would be an unfair advantage to the opponents of the play-in opponent as the opponent would be running on fumes by the time Sunday rolled around.
Why not just have a 64 team bracket? It was good enough for the women... ::)
Quote from: AlumKCof93 on March 12, 2007, 04:11:09 PM
The problem with that idea is that the play-in game by the two 12 seeds will have to play on a Tuesday and then turn around and play Friday and Sunday. It would be an unfair advantage to the opponents of the play-in opponent as the opponent would be running on fumes by the time Sunday rolled around.
That's a trade-off I'd be willing to make. You can argue that they should have played better during the season. I just think if a team automatically qualifies, let them be in the actual tournament.
Quote from: notkirkcameron on March 12, 2007, 04:15:04 PM
Why not just have a 64 team bracket? It was good enough for the women... ::)
I'd be happy with that, but it seems we're stuck with 65.
That is of course until the brain trust expands it to 128. ::)