Recruiting as of 4/15/26

[warriors141]

Yeah that's why this year's NCAA Tournament set viewership records.

I see this a lot but one year is not a pattern. This could have been randomness, the fact that it was a historically talented freshman class, etc. we will see if this holds in the future

[wadesworld]

I see this a lot but one year is not a pattern. This could have been randomness, the fact that it was a historically talented freshman class, etc. we will see if this holds in the future

Let me know when viewership has a downward trend on college basketball and football. Then I'll consider it might be in trouble. The reality is the opposite is continuing.

[Shooter McGavin]

The only thing I can think of that would truly lower viewership IMO would be if it became a glorified conference tournament with only the power 4. 

I would watch that as often as I watch the Big Ten or SEC tournaments, which is very little. 

Part of the reason the NCAA tournament means so much to so many people is the thought that in the right year under the right circumstances "my team" could win it all or go to a sweet sixteen.  Or even simply make the tournament.  Whether it's reality or not is a different conversation.  It's perception that counts. 

Shrinking the tournament to 80 teams would make it interesting to only those team's fans. Instead of growing the game it would shrink it.

Hopefully that will never happen.  Would never want MU on the outside of that scenario. 

[MU82]

The only thing I can think of that would truly lower viewership IMO would be if it became a glorified conference tournament with only the power 4. 

I would watch that as often as I watch the Big Ten or SEC tournaments, which is very little. 

Part of the reason the NCAA tournament means so much to so many people is the thought that in the right year under the right circumstances "my team" could win it all or go to a sweet sixteen.  Or even simply make the tournament.  Whether it's reality or not is a different conversation.  It's perception that counts. 

Shrinking the tournament to 80 teams would make it interesting to only those team's fans. Instead of growing the game it would shrink it.

Hopefully that will never happen.  Would never want MU on the outside of that scenario. 

Maybe. But that's pretty much exactly what the college football playoff system is ... and it is immensely popular. I have no rooting interest in any team (except for whoever is playing Notre Dame on a given day), yet I watch the CFP.

[brewcity77]

The only thing I can think of that would truly lower viewership IMO would be if it became a glorified conference tournament with only the power 4.

They won't do that. More likely go to 64, include mostly P4 and Big East, then take a handful (10-15) conference champs and prominent mids like Gonzaga and others from the A10, P12, Mountain West, etc. A team like Miami Ohio probably would've gotten a shot. They'd want a patina of legitimacy without significantly diluting their earnings.

[Jay Bee]

Yeah that's why this year's NCAA Tournament set viewership records.

It was only up because of high gas prices. People wanted to sit at home and watch TV vs. losing their entire life savings driving somewhere.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

It was only up because of high gas prices. People wanted to sit at home and watch TV vs. losing their entire life savings driving somewhere.

I don't even drive even more. When people asked, "How did you get here?" I say, "I ran."

[WellsstreetWanderer]

People adapt just like they did under the previous administration when gas was even higher and our strategic stockpile was sold off

[tower912]

Nm

[Jables1604]

People adapt just like they did under the previous administration when gas was even higher and our strategic stockpile was sold off

And I'm sure you gave the same deference to Sleepy Joe when the gas prices increased.

[tower912]

We need to recruit posters who leave politics in the Iran war thread.

[Uncle Rico]

People adapt just like they did under the previous administration when gas was even higher and our strategic stockpile was sold off

Promises made, promises kept

[rocky_warrior]

I don't even drive even more. When people asked, "How did you get here?" I say, "I ran."

I've been driving more.  EV snob w/solar on my roof.

[MU82]

People adapt just like they did under the previous administration when gas was even higher and our strategic stockpile was sold off

That spike in gas prices was due to the Russia-Ukraine war. You know, the one some lying twat boasted 5,339 times that he'd end on "Day 1."

[Scoop Snoop]

That spike in gas prices was due to the Russia-Ukraine war. You know, the one some lying twat boasted 5,339 times that he'd end on "Day 1."

I'm in total agreement with the exception of your arithmetic.

[Uncle Rico]

That spike in gas prices was due to the Russia-Ukraine war. You know, the one some lying twat boasted 5,339 times that he'd end on "Day 1."

I'm pretty sure that war would have been ended if Zelensky had dressed up when visiting the Oval Office

[Jay Bee]

That spike in gas prices was due to the Russia-Ukraine war. You know, the one some lying twat boasted 5,339 times that he'd end on "Day 1."

^ban

Just disturbing. No wonder we have so many trans resorting to violence.

[muwarrior69]

I remember when freshman eligibility was going to ruin college basketball. And then the 3-point line and shot clock were going to ruin college basketball. And then expanding the tournament to 64 teams was going to ruin college basketball.

It sure has been ruined a lot!

I think teams/University should be allowed to trade players. The trading deadline in-season would be February 1 and of course in the off season. If they do it in the pros why not college?

[The Sultan]

I think teams/University should be allowed to trade players. The trading deadline in-season would be February 1 and of course in the off season. If they do it in the pros why not college?

Cool.

[Scoop Snoop]

Cool.

I'm in as long as we can also trade bball forum members.

[rocky_warrior]

That spike in gas prices was due to the Russia-Ukraine war. You know, the one some lying twat boasted 5,339 times that he'd end on "Day 1."

I'm in total agreement with the exception of your arithmetic.

I'm pretty sure that war would have been ended if Zelensky had dressed up when visiting the Oval Office

Just disturbing. No wonder we have so many trans resorting to violence.

Keep this crap off this thread.

[Shooter McGavin]

Maybe. But that's pretty much exactly what the college football playoff system is ... and it is immensely popular. I have no rooting interest in any team (except for whoever is playing Notre Dame on a given day), yet I watch the CFP.

But we knew that we had no football team going to MU as students.  Much easier to be a fan of the current state of football from that perspective.  Even students from schools with football teams from lower conferences were rarely if ever in the hunt for a NC.

Not the case for 100 years of basketball.  Non football and non football powerhouse schools win the title, go to the final four and have experienced success in other ways in the tournament.  Again just making it is good enough for some of these fan bases. 

Taking that away would have an impact for many fans.  I know the NCAA would thrive in a different way.  Some of the meaning would go away however.  I don't fill out brackets for the Big Ten tournament and would likely not for a glorified conference NC either.

[Shooter McGavin]

They won't do that. More likely go to 64, include mostly P4 and Big East, then take a handful (10-15) conference champs and prominent mids like Gonzaga and others from the A10, P12, Mountain West, etc. A team like Miami Ohio probably would've gotten a shot. They'd want a patina of legitimacy without significantly diluting their earnings.

Hope you are right that the Big East would be included.

[romey]

I used to be a die hard NBA fan.  Not so much anymore.  And I can tell you it's because how much the game has changed.  Some would argue the game is better.  I would not.  Unfortunately, the changes NIL and the transfer portal bring to college hoops, makes the game more like the NBA.  Just my personal opinion and I know a lot of people that would tend to agree.  Even if many scoopers do not.

[brewcity77]

Hope you are right that the Big East would be included.

Would depend on the next president, but Val did a good job getting us a seat at the table and you can't really leave out the conference that won 4 of the last 10 titles. Not sure we'd be treated as an equal, but we'd have a seat at the table.