They're determined to make college basketball as unwatchable
as the NBA. College basketball had for so many years been a joy and March Madness was the greatest college sporting event. The portal and NIL are sucking the talent out of the mid-majors as every above-average starter departs for a payday.
The extra 8 teams will almost all be 18-15 (or thereabouts) teams from big conferences
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"Somewhere in Middle America"
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- “F— it, we’re going to 76 teams.” -
professor,
2026-04-28, 18:01
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- They're determined to make college basketball as unwatchable - omahadomer, 2026-04-29, 18:48
- Proof that you can get too much of a good thing
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Jack,
2026-04-29, 10:26
- Slaughtering that golden goose -
Aaron (Shakespeare),
2026-04-29, 06:46
- They are adding Tuesday and Wednesday games - Jeff (BGS), 2026-04-29, 10:23
- I'd rather have the BB tournament go to 76 than the -
BillyGoat,
2026-04-29, 07:34
- I fear that the mid-majors added -
KGB,
2026-04-29, 07:43
- This!! 1,000x this. -
Domer99,
2026-04-29, 08:01
- Did any mid majors make the second weekend this year? -
Grantland,
2026-04-29, 12:00
- No but, there were 6 total "upsets" in the entire tournament - Domer99, 2026-04-29, 12:19
- Makes me wonder how much this expansion is the result of - Mark, 2026-04-29, 11:56
- Did any mid majors make the second weekend this year?
- I didn't know they were expanding the Womens' too. Yes, -
BillyGoat,
2026-04-29, 07:59
- Per Title IX they feel they have to -- - omahadomer, 2026-04-29, 18:51
- This!! 1,000x this. -
Domer99,
2026-04-29, 08:01
- I fear that the mid-majors added -
KGB,
2026-04-29, 07:43