As I drift back and forth between Panther Nation and The Blue Jay Cafe, the most noticable difference is the concern that Creighton has about them on the bubble as compared to our determining where we will be playing.
Most of their threads are to do with comparisons of SOS, RPI and wins over top 100's. They are lamenting the fact that Creighton can't get home and home dates with major conference teams.
Here's a suggestion from Bob Knight that he offered on ESPN's Game Day this past Saturday. Knight said "It is time to expand to 128 teams." It came during an ending segment and you could tell it caught some of the others by surprise. They didn't have time to respond to the 128 team field.
My take on his idea is with today's economy this may be the time to double the teams--one extra round of games with double the number of teams should increase the revenue for the tournament dramatically. The big schools would get everyone with a winning record in and the mid major conferences would become at least 2 bid leagues. The big schools could afford to play teams that they would not normally in places they would not normally play. Makes too much sense to me. School time lost? Half the field goes home after the first night. It would be the end of the NIT.
I'm sure it has been discussed before, but coming from Bob Knight it may have the spokesperson it has needed. Remember the 65 best teams do not presently get into the tournament. Thirty autos get in and then based on a subjective decision by a committee the 30 plus at larges are invited.
Most of their threads are to do with comparisons of SOS, RPI and wins over top 100's. They are lamenting the fact that Creighton can't get home and home dates with major conference teams.
Here's a suggestion from Bob Knight that he offered on ESPN's Game Day this past Saturday. Knight said "It is time to expand to 128 teams." It came during an ending segment and you could tell it caught some of the others by surprise. They didn't have time to respond to the 128 team field.
My take on his idea is with today's economy this may be the time to double the teams--one extra round of games with double the number of teams should increase the revenue for the tournament dramatically. The big schools would get everyone with a winning record in and the mid major conferences would become at least 2 bid leagues. The big schools could afford to play teams that they would not normally in places they would not normally play. Makes too much sense to me. School time lost? Half the field goes home after the first night. It would be the end of the NIT.
I'm sure it has been discussed before, but coming from Bob Knight it may have the spokesperson it has needed. Remember the 65 best teams do not presently get into the tournament. Thirty autos get in and then based on a subjective decision by a committee the 30 plus at larges are invited.
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