Did the BB games help anyone?

[SFP]

Serious, just looking at the seeds and picks I'd have to say NO!

[TheAsianSensation]

nope.

Butler beat Davidson and gets a 9. Siena got no help. VCU got none. GMU no. Creighton no. Niagara and ISU? No. Utah St GETS A BUMP IN SEED by getting blown out by St Mary's, and St Mary's isn't in.

[Fetz86]

Saying it again, and I know many will still disagree, but its time to get out. Its expanded too much, too many weak opponents.

[houstonbrave]

If we could replace it with a really strong game OK but I don't think we can so, I'd still stay in.

[TheAsianSensation]

If we could replace it with a really strong game OK but I don't think we can so, I'd still stay in.

We added the MWC/MVC challenge this year. That's sufficient.

[RaiderOfBradley]

Way to fix the BracketBusters

OK, while I am solving the ills of the college basketball world, thought I would take this one on.

With the BracketBusters, the theory is you're looking at the small, mid-major team that will cause enough chaos to completely mess up your NCAA bracket. But, over the past two years, all it has done is have the mid-majors snack on each other rather than show any strength of the mid-majors.

Here's what you do to fix this: take the BracketBuster teams (top four or six teams from the mid-major conferences...below that, no one is going to be considered for the NCAA tournament) and take them up against the middle of the power conference teams (say the teams from fourth to eighth place in the power conferences). Say you have Creighton taking on Villanova, Illinois State playing Florida State and Bradley taking on Texas...don't tell me that there wouldn't be viewership and travel for those games.

To make it fair, a coin flip determines who is at home or on the road, with alternating selection between major and mid-major team. This would make the BracketBusters relevant again, rather than an irrelevant mid-major chop fest.

[Beninator]

OK, while I am solving the ills of the college basketball world, thought I would take this one on.

With the BracketBusters, the theory is you're looking at the small, mid-major team that will cause enough chaos to completely mess up your NCAA bracket. But, over the past two years, all it has done is have the mid-majors snack on each other rather than show any strength of the mid-majors.

Here's what you do to fix this: take the BracketBuster teams (top four or six teams from the mid-major conferences...below that, no one is going to be considered for the NCAA tournament) and take them up against the middle of the power conference teams (say the teams from fourth to eighth place in the power conferences). Say you have Creighton taking on Villanova, Illinois State playing Florida State and Bradley taking on Texas...don't tell me that there wouldn't be viewership and travel for those games.

To make it fair, a coin flip determines who is at home or on the road, with alternating selection between major and mid-major team. This would make the BracketBusters relevant again, rather than an irrelevant mid-major chop fest.

I have always liked this idea and the games would be more interesting than the current brackbuster.

[brocks]

To answer the original question: NO.

When are we gonna get out of this stupid thing? What do we get? Home-and-homes against Loyola and Tennessee Tech? Give me a break. And another excuse for Jay Bilas to say, "Who did they play?"

Go get a one-and done at Stanford or USC or wherever and dump this pile of ****. Win and nobody cares, lose and Bilas Digger have another talking point.

[shaunguth]

No, but illinois state needs some quality opponents on their schedule and they won't do it themselves so why not? Although, we know what happened when they got to play Niagara.

[thefish7]

OK, while I am solving the ills of the college basketball world, thought I would take this one on.

With the BracketBusters, the theory is you're looking at the small, mid-major team that will cause enough chaos to completely mess up your NCAA bracket. But, over the past two years, all it has done is have the mid-majors snack on each other rather than show any strength of the mid-majors.

Here's what you do to fix this: take the BracketBuster teams (top four or six teams from the mid-major conferences...below that, no one is going to be considered for the NCAA tournament) and take them up against the middle of the power conference teams (say the teams from fourth to eighth place in the power conferences). Say you have Creighton taking on Villanova, Illinois State playing Florida State and Bradley taking on Texas...don't tell me that there wouldn't be viewership and travel for those games.

To make it fair, a coin flip determines who is at home or on the road, with alternating selection between major and mid-major team. This would make the BracketBusters relevant again, rather than an irrelevant mid-major chop fest.

Great idea here-- some problems with how to schedule, but I think that would make a much more interesting format.