Not true....ton of politics in that back room! Many teams end up in the NIT that thrash teams that end up in the dance.
Herd Hoops
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Speaking of the NIT, Marshall hasn't won a game in that tournament since Lyndon Johnson was President, and has never won a game in the Big Dance.
That's true but doesn't change the fact that the NCAA selection committee is deeply flawed!
How so ? The better teams are shoe-ins, and deservedly so. Those on the fringe would whine about not getting an invite and that wouldn't change even if the NCAA tournament expanded to 124 teams. #125 would whine that the system was flawed. Play a difficult schedule and win a few of those games and you're in. It's really that simple. Introduce D'Antoni and Hamric to that concept and maybe Marshall will get an invite before your grand kids are old and gray.
I would agree that the teams that are actually capable of winning the banner are " shoe -ins" but the remaining 60 or so are just in because of a opinion in a back room. If you want to make the tournament 100% fair, just play two more rounds, take everybody with a pulse and make the draw a blind draw without the seeding shenanigans. If UK plays Duke in the first round , so be it! They got to beat them sooner or later anyway if they want the crown! Of course CBS and the Power conferences would never allow this
Spoken like a fan of a team that has not been in the tourney in 30 years.
Nothing to do with MU....everything to do with the principles that made America great!
Only one trophy at the end of the day but everybody gets an equal chance to win it on a level playing field! Kind of sounds American!
No I think Motown has you peg. You want MVU to get their participation trophy. Nothing American about that. Win your tournament and your in. Pretty simple.
How many times has Marshall been in the championship game ? we have. How many Final Fours has Marshall appeared in ? How many Elite Eights ? How many Sweet Sixteens ? How many times has Marshall even made the Big Dance and what was their record once they got selected, and how long ago was their last appearance ? I think you and I can both answer those questions. Coins with dates on them from the last year Marshall even made the field are starting to gain some value just because they are old.............
haven't you herd?....jefferson was a racist rapist....you could be stoned for supporting that....sally hemmings matters!!!!
Depends which historian you're reading concerning the relationship between Jefferson and Miss Hemmings.
