تفاصيل قضية 76

March Madness expansion to 76 teams won't ruin the season. في هذا الالسبت، يبرز 76 كأحد المواضيع التي تستحوذ على الاهتمام في Saudi Arabia.

الحقائق

• March Madness expansion to 76 teams won't ruin the season.
• “The head coach who wants to keep his job, (he’ll say) the right size is 45 teams or however many we can possibly fit in it,” Elko told me, “because (making the playoff) is becoming such a marker for the premier programs, which is, either you’re in, or you’re out.
• But, College Football Playoff expansion might torpedo its season.
• College Football Playoff, listen up: Don't become college basketball.
• A 76-team tournament, compared to 68 teams, won’t make the college basketball season better.

ما نعرفه

بالتفصيل, But, College Football Playoff expansion might torpedo its season.

وبشكل محدد, College Football Playoff, listen up: Don't become college basketball.

إضافة إلى ذلك, a 76-team tournament, compared to 68 teams, won’t make the college basketball season better.

وتجدر الإشارة إلى أن If you watched Houston-Kansas at 9 o’clock Eastern on a Big Monday in February, you’re either a college hoops junkie, or you’re gambling.

في هذه المرحلة any power conference team with a pulse is making the Big Dance, whether the field stays at 68 or goes to 76.

الأرقام

“The head coach who wants to keep his job, (he’ll say) the right size is 45 teams or however many we can possibly fit in it,” Elko told me, “because (making the playoff) is becoming such a marker for the premier programs, which is, either you’re in, or you’re out.

وبشكل محدد, It’s wholly unnecessary and designed to reward barely-above-.500 teams from power conferences.

إضافة إلى ذلك, But, expanding the field from 68 to 76 won’t significantly reshape the sport or its fandom.

وتجدر الإشارة إلى أن That’s what makes the 76-team NCAA Tournament proposal so different from College Football Playoff expansion talks.

ما يُقال

“As a college football fan and maybe a little bit of a guy who has studied the game, you just want to be careful that we don’t get too big, too fast,” Elko said.

“You have to keep the regular season meaningful,” Elko said. “We cannot turn this into college basketball.

السياق

وتجدر الإشارة إلى أن a 24-team CFP — that’s the playoff size the Big Ten and some other stakeholders favor

في هذه المرحلة the stakes are super high, because, even if you’re Alabama, lose to a pair of.500 teams, and you could land on the wrong side of the 12-team playoff’s cutline. (See 2024.).

بالتفصيل, Even if you’re Notre Dame, lose to the two best teams on your schedule, and you’re in trouble. (See 2025.).

وبشكل محدد, a 12-team playoff heightens the regular season drama.

إضافة إلى ذلك, If stakeholders weren’t so desperate to squeeze more revenue out of the playoff, there’s a good argument to stay at 12.

خلاصة

• A 76-team tournament, compared to 68 teams, won’t make the college basketball season better.
• Any power conference team with a pulse is making the Big Dance, whether the field stays at 68 or goes to 76.
• A 24-team CFP — that’s the playoff size the Big Ten and some other stakeholders favor — would significantly reshape college football.