[Husker] Colorado Series

[Nick Chevance]

Good answer, Mike.  And I'll agree wholeheartedly that the NCAA tournament
committee isn't immune to what $$ mean to them.  As a long time Indiana
basketball fan, I can tell you that we noted for years the frequency that
IU ended up playing Syracuse in the tournament just because it pitted
Boeheim and Knight, starting with the phone slam game.  Anyone care to lay
odds that IU and Butler are going to meet again in a regional game this
year?  And I'm sure its done every year for many teams.

Its not the teams that get in that's a big issue for the selection
committee - everybody has teams that are last in - first out every year.
Its the pairings that generate the revenue for the NCAA and for the TV
folks. Now you get to see the "match-ups" on primetime.  Its just that you
can't see all the games in the tournament on TV anymore.

I'm not saying its bad for the tournament.  It generates excitement.  And
Mike's right, it is likely to go to 70 teams (the first couple of rounds
will become irrelevant for the sake of money).  I'll enjoy seeing IU and
Butler again.  But I'm under no illusions about the 'why' the teams play
again.

Nick


On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 11:51 PM, Mike Nolan <nolan at tssi.com> wrote:

> > Mike... What do you mean? I may be very naive it sounds like. I
> > guess i've always thought that the bball tourney selection committee
> > really did try to get the most deserving teams in. Is it because
> > they keep expanding the field?  I'm genuinely interested in your
> > take on this.
>
> The basketball selection committee doesn't disclose its methods
> or reasoning. But every year the pundits make a list of which
> team(s) got snubbed the worsst by the committee.
>
> Now look at how much money the NCAA makes by selling the rights
> to the tournament, and ask if they have sold their soul for TV
> money over the years.  Am I the only one who believes 70 or
> more teams is in the cards in the next few years?
>
> The football playoffs committee is limited to 4 teams
> and thus will be subject to a lot more complaints about errors.
>
> Are they going to be able to keep their inner deliberations secret?
>
> And if ESPN hints that they'd really like some team in the playoffs
> that has a good but not necessarily faultless pedigree over some
> other team with similar credentials, will the committee secretly
> grant ESPN's wish?
> --
> Mike Nolan
>
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