I've pretty much always hated March Madness. Well, ever since it expanded past a 16-team tournament, anyway. It's too big with too many undeserving teams. And the truly good teams, like Kentucky can't really prove their greatness (or lack there-of) with a one loss and your out tournament.
The NCAA season has gotten way, way too long. The conference tournaments at the end of the season have only compounded the problem and the MESS that is the 64 team March Madness makes me long for a better playoff system.
Something like this: The regular season ends after 20 or so games, and then there is a tournament with the 4 highest-ranked teams. Two out of three games in the first round. And best three out of five in the finals.
The team that can win FIVE of those possible eight games is the best. Period.
Nate B. Nimble insists that Kentucky was still the better team against Wisconsin. I say the better team won that night. BUT in a best of three tournament, Nate could be right, that the BEST team in the country this year may very well have been Kentucky. But because of the one-loss-and-your-out-mentality of college basketball, we'll never know.
Kentucky would have had to go 40-0 to show they were the best this season (basically HALF an NBA season). Instead they are 38-1 because Wisconsin was better ONE particular night.
Now THAT is madness.
(But it did keep my $50 Trillion safe, so I'm not complaining too much.)
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