Newest Frankism...

[kso_FAN]

"Iowa State brought the fight to the fight, we brought the music."

 

[catzacker]

"let the picker's pick and the player's play"

[kso_FAN]

"TORN-a-ment"

[mcmwcat]

128 team ncaa tournament if you are going to expand 

[kso_FAN]

128 team ncaa tournament if you are going to expand 

"Why not give more people the opportunity to experience that wonderful torn-a-ment."

Also, various math teaching references.

[kougar24]

Most coaches are going to be in favor of expanding the tourney, because it's good for their job security.

[steve dave]

Most coaches are going to be in favor of expanding the tourney, because it's good for their job security.

God damn it

[michigancat]

Most coaches are going to be in favor of expanding the tourney, because it's good for their job security.

God damn it

[steve dave]

Most coaches are going to be in favor of expanding the tourney, because it's good for their job security.

God damn it

lol

[sys]

Most coaches are going to be in favor of expanding the tourney, because it's good for their job security.

this talking point is so stupid.  like fans aren't going to adjust expectations according to the perceived difficulty of achieving an ncaa bid.

[kougar24]

Most coaches are going to be in favor of expanding the tourney, because it's good for their job security.

this talking point is so stupid.  like fans aren't going to adjust expectations according to the perceived difficulty of achieving an ncaa bid.

You really want to talk about fans adjusting expectations? Really? K-State fans pre-Huggy would have gone apeshit to make a 96-team tourney. So would NU and ISU fans now (I left CU off since they don't have fans).

[slimz]

Most coaches are going to be in favor of expanding the tourney, because it's good for their job security.

this talking point is so stupid.  like fans aren't going to adjust expectations according to the perceived difficulty of achieving an ncaa bid.

Most K-State fans would have been pretty happy to make the NIT under Wooly a year or two.  Rename it "NCAA Tourney 65-96 seeds" and they'd have been even happier.  Expanding the field is perfect job security for basketball coaches at football-first schools.

You're not usually one to underestimate the typical college fan's stupidity, sys.

[michigancat]

My favorite part of tournament expansion talk is the fact that most people against expansion don't recognize the absurdity of the current format .

[sys]

My favorite part of tournament expansion talk is the fact that most people against expansion don't recognize the absurdity of the current format .

anything but 65 teams is an aberration to be shunned by the godly and pure.

[Pete]

My favorite part of tournament expansion talk is the fact that most people against expansion don't recognize the absurdity of the current format .

Explain.

[kso_FAN]

My biggest issue with expanding is it would make the print really small for a bracket printed on 8.5x11 paper.  That's about it.

[michigancat]

My favorite part of tournament expansion talk is the fact that most people against expansion don't recognize the absurdity of the current format .

Explain.

You have 30+ teams that have ZERO realistic shot at winning (and really, that number is probably low).  what's the harm in adding 30 more?

[06wildcat]

My favorite part of tournament expansion talk is the fact that most people against expansion don't recognize the absurdity of the current format .

Explain.

At least a quarter of the teams are automatic qualifiers that have no chance in hell of winning a game, yet the NCAA bills it as the "Best 65" teams in college basketball.

[pissclams]

My favorite part of tournament expansion talk is the fact that most people against expansion don't recognize the absurdity of the current format .

Explain.

[Jmo]

128 team ncaa tournament if you are going to expand 

Also, various math teaching references.

You think anybody has the nutz to call Frank out and give him a crazy long division problem? 

[pissclams]

frank struggled to figure out that 128 was not half of 347.

[mcmwcat]

128 teams=> 8 regions of 16.

then instead of final four we get elite 8 at one final destination.    just like the elite kshsaa bball finals in places like the expocentre 

[sonofdaxjones]

Let all the teams play, that we they can be deciding a National Champion about the time the NBA Conference Semi-Finals Start.

[mcmwcat]

Let all the teams play, that we they can be deciding a National Champion about the time the NBA Conference Semi-Finals Start.

expand the mind daxter Jones

3 games first weekend.  2 games 2nd weekend (a little rest).  3 games last weekend.  <= same length as current tournament.

[pissclams]

Let all the teams play, that we they can be deciding a National Champion about the time the NBA Conference Semi-Finals Start.

expand the mind daxter Jones

3 games first weekend.  2 games 2nd weekend (a little rest).  3 games last weekend.  <= same length as current tournament.

that plan reads like a ten cent detective novel written by jerry kenpom