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Originally Posted by BWillie
The problem is you are thinking in terms of predictive measures. I'm talking in terms of what a team has earned & achieved. You shouldn't be seeded based off of predictive measures. I think KU is only marginally better than some teams who have lost 9 games. But guess what, KU didn't lose 9 games. They need to be compensated for that as much as possible just like Villanova, the Pac 12 winner, ACC winner, etc. It's already a ****ing joke that they award the automatic bid to the winner of the little cute conference tournament instead of the REGULAR SEASON GRIND OF 15 or 16 conference games.
I don't think home court games would ruin anything. I don't think people who bet on the games give a shit where they are playing the games. You still have a chance of a team with a number 12 by their name beating a number 5, and people freaking out thinking it's some amazing upset (when in reality it's barely an upset, if one at all) If anything, it would add more character and flair to have it in a historic gym like The Palestra, AFH, Cameron, etc. I don't know how that is bad for the game versus having it in sparsely filled arenas where 80% of the crowd doesn't care who wins or loses.
In fact, while we are on it. I think the power 5 conferences should agree to remove NCAA from the equation. Make their own tournament, get the midmajors to sign on with it. Higher seeded teams get home court advantage, and the schools keep all of the revenue instead of letting NCAA have their cash cow and hoarding all the revenue.
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Boy, you're dreaming big, aren't you? This home court advantage talk is stupid. You separate the regular season and the post season. KU is awarded for their play during the season. They get a ring for winning the conference. It's stupid to ask teams to come to Allen during the post season. How is that even remeotely fair? You know how many games KU would've lost this season had they not had those comebacks fueled by the home crowd? It's a distinct advantage, something a team shouldn't have in the NCAA tournament. Just lace em up and play on a neutral court.