Post by ATP on Feb 29, 2024 16:41:06 GMT -6
Conference realignments do have an impact on this, but I think it's difficult to put a thumb on the details. To me, it suggests that ambitious programs would love to get out of low level conferences and take their chances against better in-conference opponents. That being somewhat obvious, it would require a very long commitment and proof that it's a program policy being supported by real revenue streams. I don't know if that's really fair to the fans as much as it might be a better option for the actual program. I suspect DePaul's fans are just giddy over being dead last in a conference that is, at best, a hair better than the Valley.
Lunardi saying additional play-in games might be an option, but if those games are on a Tuesday following a Sunday beat-down just to qualify, it's hardly going to do anything but say, "Hey, we gave you a chance. Now shut up!"
I don't fully 'get it' about the Final Four being locked into the Masters golf schedule, but somehow, it is.
Lunardi's proposal also has a qualifier that "it won't always work out that way" for mid-majors getting more seats at the table.
"College basketball has reached its practical point of limitations to evaluate teams. It's not possible to credibly evaluate teams that do not play each other, that do not have common opponents and that do not have a reasonably equal chance to 'statistically prove' their strength through competition. A team cannot pass the test if it cannot even take the test."
-- Dayton athletic director Neil Sullivan
Lunardi saying additional play-in games might be an option, but if those games are on a Tuesday following a Sunday beat-down just to qualify, it's hardly going to do anything but say, "Hey, we gave you a chance. Now shut up!"
I don't fully 'get it' about the Final Four being locked into the Masters golf schedule, but somehow, it is.
Lunardi's proposal also has a qualifier that "it won't always work out that way" for mid-majors getting more seats at the table.
"College basketball has reached its practical point of limitations to evaluate teams. It's not possible to credibly evaluate teams that do not play each other, that do not have common opponents and that do not have a reasonably equal chance to 'statistically prove' their strength through competition. A team cannot pass the test if it cannot even take the test."
-- Dayton athletic director Neil Sullivan