What's One More Game- Expand The Field

 
March is quite possibly the best time of year. It means the end of usually a cold winter, the coming of baseball season, and oh yes, that little thing that everybody likes to refer to called March Madness. Let's face it, The NCAA tournament could be the greatest invention of Western Civilization, but is it possible that the ncaa tournament could be better?. I believe so. 1. Lose The Play In Game Somebody tell me one good reason to have the Play In Game in the NCAA tournament except for the fact that it means ESPN shows two less re-runs of last years World Series of Poker. Nobody takes this game seriously. All it is, is a way for the Sports World to poke fun at a smaller school. For the team that loses the game, they get all the shame of losing in the first round of the tournament, without any of the glory of even making the field. All it means for the team that wins is they get a chance to lay everything on the line, so they can be completely humiliated by the best team in the tournament. ... [link]

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