I just wanted to take a quick moment to comment on the rumors that the NCAA tourney will be expanded from 65 to 96 teams. The idea is horrible in every respect other than being a cash grab. Sorry, but none of the additional 33 teams are going to be compelling teams to watch, nor are they going to have any real shot to win the championship. It’s just going to mean another round of basketball that I don’t really care about.

Think of it another way. The arguments to be made for adding a playoff to college football center around the BCS not being inclusive enough. And there is some fairness there. But nowhere is the real argument that the NCAA tourney with 65 teams is leaving legitimate national championship contenders out in the cold.

And seriously, who the eff cares about the 65th team? Now we’re going to have 32 65th teams? Great. Actually, we already have them, and it’s called the NIT, which last I checked, no one effing cares about.

Look, drama in sports is good. Rooting for the underdog is fine. But when the sanctioning body goes out of their way to put the underdogs in a position to win, it feels like we’re being served sports entertainment.

Posted on Thursday, April 1st, 2010 at 7:20 am by Broken Gnome

Filed under Basketball.

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