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And just like that, most things about the NCAAT that appealed to the casual fan are gone. If this continues into the future, there will be viewer apathy, and ratings and advertising will suffer. The suits are always so short-sighted. I was only planning to watch games featuring Cinderellas. Since there are none, I've lost substantial interest. There are other things I can spend my spring weekend days enjoying.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_tournament_all-time_team_records Interestingly, of all the teams to play in the men's NCAAT and not win a game only Boise State (10) and Eastern Kentucky (8) are more than our total of 7 without winning, and we are tied with Long Island University, Nebraska, and South Dakota State So, we are due to win a NCAAT game! 😁😆

And circle it on the calendar and get up for it like it is an NCAAT game. No more KD excuses like, the non-conference schedule doesn't matter, only winning the MAC does. Been there, done that.

How many Zips fans made the trip to Seattle?

Of course. All I am saying is that, politics aside, business logic dictates that the more fan bases engaged, the more theoretical viewers (customers), thus maximizing profit. But then again, I saw a NCAAT style playoff being great for college football, yet it still took decades to evolve beyond the traditional bowl model into a limited playoff system that expanded slowly. Adding all D-1A conference champions is the only sensible next step.

All an advertiser should care about is total number of viewers, which is theoretically higher if more alumni bases have vested interest. Also, the average person gets tired of seeing the same teams featured and winning; I sure do.

Wouldn't the NCAA finances overall benefit by more alumni bases having access though?

I will take that as a consolation to be positive about their not getting beat. If it's Can't, I'd still prefer the latter.

100%! (I am out of likes for the day.)

And the NBA is a terrible product. It's unwatchable to me, and I've always enjoyed watching basketball.

I'd love to expand the CFB playoff to include all FBS/D-1A conference champions. As it is, the non-major conferences start the season with no access to earning a national championship. That's not competition, it's bullying from the P5. The other conferences should negotiate an expansion that guarantees their conference champions a place or form their own lower division but that is above I-AA. I have no doubt there are enough schools to make a compelling division that is way more fair and not dominated by the same 10 teams every year.

It is, afterall, the National INVITATIONAL Tournament. However, just like with the NCAAT, their choices are illogical and likely full of conflicts of interest.

I usually root for MAC teams in post-season bowl games and tournaments; however, given that it's Can't and how they were unjustly chosen over the Sweaters, I hope they get blown out.

Huge conflict of interest but not surprising for the NCAA or the general direction of the country as a whole.

What day and time? I cannot watch right now.

Is that specific to a city or an arena? Just curious...I realize that with regard to Cleveland, the city and arena would be the same.

And that is exactly how we won the game!

Check the thread...I was a believer the whole time...even in the middle of the first half. In any case, great win! That's the kind of game winning teams and winning programs find a way to come out on top.

What a game! AND that was with Miami shooting lights out for three quarters of the game! I KNEW they would cool off at some point...they had to. I liked how we kept grinding and playing out game.

Miami is now cold and out of sync on offense. This is our chance!

Amen

Hardman needs to stop shooting so many 3's.

At some point the Sweaters have to miss three or four in a row...it's statistically inevitable.

I've said that they are toast if they stop making those. It's their only offense.

How was that not a trip?!