NCAA Tournament Expanding to 68, Not 96
by Year2 on Apr 22, 2010 4:48 PM EDT
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PrintHallelujah.
The NCAA won't be going to a 96-team tournament after all. It was looking a couple weeks ago that a 96-team hootenanny was a done deal, but cooler heads prevailed.
We're going to have a 68-team tournament instead, which means there will be four play-in games instead of one. That also means three more bubble teams will be able to get in, which is definitely music to the ears of coaches everywhere.
The broadcast rights will be shared between CBS and Turner Broadcasting (TBS, TNT, truTV), meaning that every game from the second round on will be broadcast in its entirety on expanded basic cable. That apparently was a big deal for the NCAA, which rejected a bid from ESPN.
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The extra 3 teams would be good b/c a team like Dayton who was on the bubble would get in.
dayton on it’s way to the nit title this year beat Cncy, illinois, Ole Miss and North Carolina in cg . those are all teams from the big six conferences.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood". Hell is just a word, the reality is much much worse." Event Horizon". Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean, I mean plumb, mad dog mean. cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live or win. That's just the way it is. "The Outlaw Josey Wales".
by wolfmanshowlforever on Apr 22, 2010 7:26 PM EDT reply actions
kinda like the big ten saying they want sixteen teams but really only wanting notre dame?
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood". Hell is just a word, the reality is much much worse." Event Horizon". Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean, I mean plumb, mad dog mean. cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live or win. That's just the way it is. "The Outlaw Josey Wales".
by wolfmanshowlforever on Apr 23, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
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