RIP Bubble Watch Threads

[VolnJC]

NCAA looks to have all inclusive 2021 tourney

 

[Dallasbowlin]

NCAA looks to have all inclusive 2021 tourney

Welcome to the field of 365

 

[wtmvol]

Cuonzo Martin wholeheartedly endorses this plan.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

As stupid as it is I absolutely would watch

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

I'm asking for a friend but are cheaters allowed in this year?

Sincerely,

Penny Hardaway, Will Wade, Bill Self, Roy Williams, Sean Miller

 

[Hacksaw]

 

[VolnJC]

As stupid as it is I absolutely would watch

Problem is after this year how do you go back to the way it was? This basically adds one more weekend correct?

 

[tennesseeduke]

NCAA looks to have all inclusive 2021 tourney

We were not going to be bubble watching for many years with the way Coach Barnes is recruiting. Buck the NCAA!

 

[BruinVol]

Dumb dumb dumb

 

[Special Ed]

I'm asking for a friend but are cheaters allowed in this year?

Sincerely,

Penny Hardaway, Will Wade, Bill Self, Roy Williams, Sean Miller

Coach K (see Zion Williamson).
And Frank Haith.

 

[TrumpedUpVol]

I hate this so, so much. It's selfish and a touch callous, sure, but I'm fully of the opinion that the mega conferences need to be looking out for themselves during these turbulent times as opposed to building up low-majors and further sharing the pie. My enjoyment of college athletics has very little to do with teams outside of perhaps seven or eight conferences, so the notion of throwing a life preserver to Central Connecticut while Utah furloughs its entire athletics department strikes me as insane.

I know that people have been saying that more games = more fun for years, but I don't know if I agree with that conceptually. I also can't envision an all-inclusive tournament being more profitable as you're stuck with tons of teams that have absolutely no draw whatsoever. If you want more games and more money, college basketball should attempt to mirror NCAA baseball and have a tournament that relies on double elimination to hopefully generate more compelling matchups.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Problem is after this year how do you go back to the way it was? This basically adds one more weekend correct?

You just go back, I don’t see why they couldn’t...again don’t foresee this happening, but could be a 1 year thing.

And essentially yes, another Thur-Sun set of games

 

[whodeycin85]

Everyone gets a trophy

 

[Stoked]

Everyone gets a trophy

Except you still have to win to advance correct?

 

[tennesseeduke]

Everyone gets a trophy

All ties now count

 

[The Dog]

I'm asking for a friend but are cheaters allowed in this year?

Sincerely,

Penny Hardaway, Will Wade, Bill Self, Roy Williams, Sean Miller

Don't forget Bruce Pearl, because Chuck Person didn't end up in prison going rogue

 

[JelloPuddinPup]

Looooooooots of coaching staff bonuses would be triggered.

 

[cncchris33]

Looooooooots of coaching staff bonuses would be triggered.

Good point.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Don't forget Bruce Pearl, because Chuck Person didn't end up in prison going rogue

If I listed everyone "Asking for a friend", I'd still be listing names..

 

[BruisedOrange]

Welcome to the field of 365

First round telecasts sponsored by Visine.

 

[Chemvol]

Everybody gets to hang a banner.

 

[Chemvol]

Welcome to the field of 365

It would take a lot of the mystery out of Selection Sunday.

 

[VolnJC]

It would take a lot of the mystery out of Selection Sunday.

Still would be awesome to see the live reaction of Dry Gulch School for the Blind when they are announced to play Duke

 

[VolsSportsFan]

How about no?

 

[admiralkerr]

Perhaps I am the only one, but I think it is a good idea (well, not the only one, as all the ACC coaches think it's a good idea). The logistics would be complicated, but it allows there to be some sense of fairness, especially if the season is severely limited. What if they only play 10 or 12 games all season, and those are just conference games? When you take into account conference tourneys, everyone "gets in" anyway. Is this really all that different? Doesn't seem all that crazy to me.