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<blockquote data-quote="ChiefGritty" data-source="post: 2058796" data-attributes="member: 746137"><p>4 more just kinda seems pointless.</p><p></p><p>The First Four currently is basically just an annoyance in bracket terms, it's not a megabucks TV property.</p><p></p><p>A couple more play-in games doesn't move the needle on any axis, why bother?</p><p></p><p>The principle that the powers that be need to get through their skulls is that the structure of the competition that the NCAA and CBS hit on the mid-80's is the selling point, it is more valuable than the sport of college basketball itself.</p><p></p><p>There's no rearranging of the parts of college basketball that creates something that can drive more interest, because the interest isn't in those parts in the first place. Brackets and the first weekend and small school upsets are the reason there is a mass TV audience for this obscure minor league competition.</p><p></p><p>There is no compromise with those that don't understand that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChiefGritty, post: 2058796, member: 746137"] 4 more just kinda seems pointless. The First Four currently is basically just an annoyance in bracket terms, it's not a megabucks TV property. A couple more play-in games doesn't move the needle on any axis, why bother? The principle that the powers that be need to get through their skulls is that the structure of the competition that the NCAA and CBS hit on the mid-80's is the selling point, it is more valuable than the sport of college basketball itself. There's no rearranging of the parts of college basketball that creates something that can drive more interest, because the interest isn't in those parts in the first place. Brackets and the first weekend and small school upsets are the reason there is a mass TV audience for this obscure minor league competition. There is no compromise with those that don't understand that. [/QUOTE]
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