NCAA Tournament Discussion Thread - One Shining Moment - UConn Huskies

[Deacfreak07]

That’s crazy talk. The BE is a major conference in hoops.

I know people want this to be true so badly.

 

[HuskyDeac]

Big East has won over a third of the titles in the past 25 years.

 

[Deacfreak07]

Big East has won over a third of the titles in the past 25 years.

The BE or a couple teams from it?

 

[HuskyDeac]

The BE or a couple teams from it?

4 different teams, which I think is as many as any other league during that time.

 

[Eagles_Legendz]

There is no basketball argument with a blind resume to say the BE isn’t a major conference. By any measure.

 

[PhDeac]

I didn’t realize there were people who didn’t count the Big East as a major conference.

 

[Deacfreak07]

I didn’t realize there were people who didn’t count the Big East as a major conference.

The 2024 selection committee obviously.

 

[rawarr]

the real question is can you be a major conference without football in 2024 and going forward

 

[wsc8521s]

Don't see why not -- those BE programs invest pretty heavily in bball, certainly at least on par with the "major" conferences

 

[Deacfreak07]

Don't see why not -- those BE programs invest pretty heavily in bball, certainly at least on par with the "major" conferences

Depends on a lot of factors. TV revenue gap is huge, getting more huge. But the major conferences have to feed the open mouths of football caviar. I think we’re eventually headed to the two big conferences doing their own thing in postseason basketball too.

 

[PhDeac]

And risk losing that NCAAT money? No way.

No one wants to see some double conference tournament with 40-50 teams.

 

[BarcaDeac]

And risk losing that NCAAT money? No way.

No one wants to see some double conference tournament with 40-50 teams.

Greg Sankey probably does. He’s disgusted by teams not in his conference or I guess maybe the Big 10.

 

[WFcatamount22]

Depends on a lot of factors. TV revenue gap is huge, getting more huge. But the major conferences have to feed the open mouths of football caviar. I think we’re eventually headed to the two big conferences doing their own thing in postseason basketball too.

If they kill the NCAA tournament format they also kill the college basketball with it.

 

[Deacfreak07]

If they kill the NCAA tournament format they also kill the college basketball with it.

They are killing college athletics in general. I doubt they care. The administrators making the decisions will all retired by the 2nd or 3rd TV contract.

 

[Henry Chinaski]

I’m looking forward to saying we beat 3/8 of the Elite 8 in the course of a month. 🤦‍♂️

I hate myself

 

[Deacfreak07]

I hate myself

Really just another way to say Go Deacs when you think about it.

 

[IamThunderbolt]

Really just another way to say Go Deacs when you think about it.

 

[Demonwolverine]

Uconn has 4 starters that are a combined 1-17 from the field….and they still lead an elite 8 team by 5 at the half.

 

[TheReff]

If they kill the NCAA tournament format they also kill the college basketball with it.

Yep, people love the March Madness aspect of the tournament’s first week. Just fun watching the 10-11-12 & 13’s pull upsets.

 

[HuskyDeac]

Uconn has 4 starters that are a combined 1-17 from the field….and they still lead an elite 8 team by 5 at the half.

Clingan is a monster tonight.