"Excuse Week" - Good Article by Feinstein

[DrewDog]

John "Junior" Feinstein had a good column in Monday's Washington Post praising the mid-majors and hammering the BCS conference schools who finish at the middle or bottom of their conference and think they should receive an at-large bid.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901297.html

[9YRPLAN]

Re: "Excuse Week" - Good Article by Feinstein

nothing would bring the big time TV money into college hoops like the 5th place MWC team versus the 3rd place MAAC team

[CR Panther]

Re: "Excuse Week" - Good Article by Feinstein

Great article of someone trying to cut through the BCS B.S.

[jman2004]

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nothing would the big time TV money into college hoops like the 5th place MWC team versus the 3rd place MAAC team

That's not AT ALL what Feinstein is saying in that article.

He's saying that teams like Creighton and St. Mary's are more deserving of a bid than Providence and Northwestern. But every year, people will make excuses to keep teams like Creighton and St. Mary's OUT while excuses will be made to get teams like Providence and Northwestern IN.

Nowhere in his article did he suggest that the tournament field needs to be flooded with mid-major schools. He's talking about a few teams. All he's saying is that credit needs to be given where credit is due.

I love his breakdown of Providence's and Northwestern's schedules. Pretty weak arguments really when you see their records for what they are.

[JCPanthers]

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8 teams from the Big 10 is a freaking joke!!!

[achrist70]

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This guy should be the President of the NCAA!

[UNIChippewa]

Re: "Excuse Week" - Good Article by Feinstein

nothing would the big time TV money into college hoops like the 5th place MWC team versus the 3rd place MAAC team

What?

[CincyPanther88]

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Really slamming ESPN in that article. Doesn't he work for them anymore?

[Newt99]

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Good article, he spelled it out pretty well with good points about scheduling and such. Now if we could just get the talking heads at the networks and the people on the selection committee to read Feinstein's work!

[DrewDog]

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Really slamming ESPN in that article. Doesn't he work for them anymore?

If I remember correctly, Feinstein pissed off ESPN a number of years ago and for a couple years was actually banned from being on any ESPN shows. That ban was lifted a couple years ago. I think he is on Rome's show.

[UNIChippewa]

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I think he brings up some good points with the lack of round-robin scheduling in conferences like the Big Ten and Big East, but I could have done without all the potshots against ESPN. Without ESPN and ESPN2, people could not have seen us crush Drake in Des Moines. Teams like Robert Morris and Portland State would never get any media attention without Championship Week. IMO, ESPN has done a lot more good for college basketball than it has done harm.

[MnPantherFan]

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Yup, great pub for NIU!

[UNIpanther99]

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I would think a weekly tripleheader on ESPN2 would be a no-brainer for them... A-10 early game, MVC middle game, and MWC late game. Seems like a winner.

[jman2004]

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I would think a weekly tripleheader on ESPN2 would be a no-brainer for them... A-10 early game, MVC middle game, and MWC late game. Seems like a winner.

I like that idea! I'd definitely tune in, that is if UNI doesn't have a home game!

[9YRPLAN]

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It is a joke. It's like one of those bad jokes that you have to laugh at because your boss or your in-laws told it but isn't really funny at all.

a joke that funny can only mean that Creighton would beat Minnesota 8 out of 10 times. riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.