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Uncle Rico

#2
April 28, 2026, 05:54:40 PM
Quote from: 79Warrior on April 28, 2026, 05:54:10 PMNever ending money grab.

Don't let anyone tell you how great this is.  It isn't.
It's only a few pennies

The Sultan

#3
April 28, 2026, 06:12:43 PM
<shrug>

I like it.
"I am one of those who think the best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy, who, under the specious and popular garb of patriotism, seeks to excuse, palliate, and defend them" - Frederick Douglass

MU82

#4
April 28, 2026, 06:16:24 PM
Just let 'em all in. That way no coach will be fired for missing the tournament.
"It's not how white men fight." - Tucker Carlson

"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." - George Washington

"In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell

Uncle Rico

#5
April 28, 2026, 06:19:23 PM
Quote from: The Sultan on April 28, 2026, 06:12:43 PM<shrug>

I like it.

You're a certified monster
It's only a few pennies

MuggsyB

#6
April 28, 2026, 06:41:19 PM
Quote from: Uncle Rico on April 28, 2026, 06:19:23 PMYou're a certified monster
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Quote from: Uncle Rico on April 28, 2026, 05:54:40 PMDon't let anyone tell you how great this is.  It isn't.

Exactly.  This is a complete disaster.  Unless MU gets in among the final 8 teams one year. 

K1 Lover

#7
April 28, 2026, 06:58:53 PM
I started a thread on this very topic some weeks ago. Feel free to read through the rest of the discussion.

Quote from: K1 Lover on April 03, 2026, 08:29:56 PMhttps://x.com/yahoosports/status/2040201723243888683?s=46

This was brought up in the college hoops thread but it warrants its own discussion.

The NCAA tournament is all but set to include 8 additional at-large teams from here on out. Consequently, the First Four will become a "First Twelve" of sorts, as the tourney will feature a new opening round in which 24 teams compete in 12 play-in games over two days. The 12 winners then join the other 52 teams already safely in.

Putting it simply, the main bracket field of 64 teams remains the same, but the bubble widens significantly from both ends.

Other than disgust for financial greed and the downstream effects of conference supersizing, how are we feeling about this?

MuggsyB

#8
April 28, 2026, 07:05:02 PM
Quote from: Uncle Rico on April 28, 2026, 06:19:23 PMYou're a certified monster

Fair point.  76 teams?  Please.

Jay Bee

#9
April 28, 2026, 07:10:27 PM
I now project us as a bubble team for 2026-27!!
The portal is NOT closed.

panda

#10
April 28, 2026, 07:47:32 PM
The first 4 games suck. Now we get more!

Grab your nitroglycerin pills

MU82

#11
April 28, 2026, 08:10:32 PM
It's bad enough for the men's tournament. There's already just about nothing close to legit upsets in the women's tourney ... and now 8 more bad teams will be part of it.
"It's not how white men fight." - Tucker Carlson

"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." - George Washington

"In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell

MuggsyB

#12
April 28, 2026, 08:17:38 PM
Quote from: MU82 on April 28, 2026, 08:10:32 PMIt's bad enough for the men's tournament. There's already just about nothing close to legit upsets in the women's tourney ... and now 8 more bad teams will be part of it.

Yes. Good grief.  Why??

The Sultan

#13
April 28, 2026, 08:20:57 PM
Quote from: MuggsyB on April 28, 2026, 08:17:38 PMYes. Good grief.  Why??


$$$. That's what every postseason expansion comes down to.
"I am one of those who think the best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy, who, under the specious and popular garb of patriotism, seeks to excuse, palliate, and defend them" - Frederick Douglass

MuggsyB

#14
April 28, 2026, 08:26:47 PM
Quote from: The Sultan on April 28, 2026, 08:20:57 PM$$$. That's what every postseason expansion comes down to.

There's way more to life than money.  This is so stupid. 

JakeBarnes

#15
April 28, 2026, 08:36:31 PM
The Crown is screwed
Assume what I say should be in teal if it doesn't pass the smell test for you.

"We all carry within us our places of exile, our crimes and our ravages. But our task is not to unleash them on the world; it is to fight them in ourselves and in others." -Camus, The Rebel

NCMUFan

#16
April 28, 2026, 08:49:37 PM
Chance to log an extra W.

Scoop Snoop

#17
April 28, 2026, 09:01:44 PM
Quote from: NCMUFan on April 28, 2026, 08:49:37 PMChance to log an extra W.

Yep. Though it might be vs. the Podunk College Bubbas from Hicksville, Mississipi.
Wild horses couldn't drag me into either political party, but for very different reasons.

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MU82

#18
April 28, 2026, 09:08:52 PM
Quote from: MuggsyB on April 28, 2026, 08:17:38 PMYes. Good grief.  Why??

I told my wife about this expansion, and she said: "Jee-sus! Money money money!"
"It's not how white men fight." - Tucker Carlson

"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." - George Washington

"In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell

MuggsyB

#19
April 28, 2026, 09:22:59 PM
Quote from: MU82 on April 28, 2026, 09:08:52 PMI told my wife about this expansion, and she said: "Jee-sus! Money money money!"

Great.  Let's play 7 out of 13 for the World Series.  Or a 36 hole Sunday at the Masters.  And why don't we expand the NFL playoffs to 20 teams?  This is beyond stupid.  No one wants this garbage.

rocky_warrior

#20
April 28, 2026, 09:24:20 PM
QuoteInstead of four games with eight teams in Dayton for the men's tournament, there will be 24 games with 12 teams at two sites.

Best of 4 play in I guess, lol

JakeBarnes

#21
April 28, 2026, 09:35:57 PM
Elam ending for play ins.
Assume what I say should be in teal if it doesn't pass the smell test for you.

"We all carry within us our places of exile, our crimes and our ravages. But our task is not to unleash them on the world; it is to fight them in ourselves and in others." -Camus, The Rebel

Mr. Nielsen

#22
April 28, 2026, 09:40:16 PM
Quote from: MU82 on April 28, 2026, 09:08:52 PMI told my wife about this expansion, and she said: "Jee-sus! Money money money!"

NCAA needs more cash to pay off every time they get sued.
If we are all thinking alike, we're not thinking at all. It's OK to disagree. Just don't be disagreeable.
-Bill Walton

Mr. Nielsen

#23
April 28, 2026, 09:42:33 PM
If we are all thinking alike, we're not thinking at all. It's OK to disagree. Just don't be disagreeable.
-Bill Walton

brewcity77

#24
April 28, 2026, 09:53:11 PM
It's an improvement over 64 or the current 68. 80 would be better.
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