About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of expanding the NCAA tournament to 76 teams with guest Rocco Miller.

The NCAA is on the precipice of expanding the tournament to 76 teams. Is this a win for "access," or a defeatist move that waters down the greatest event in sports?. Richmond and Darren are joined by bracketologist Rocco Miller (Bracketeer.org/Field of 68) to peel back the curtain on the business and basketball implications of the 76-team proposal. In This Episode: The 76-Team Math: Why automatic qualifiers and mid-majors might be the biggest losers in the new format. The Commissioner’s Statement: Breaking down Dr. Michael Cross’s controversial support for expansion. Financial Units: How the "slices of the pie" change when you add more games. The Transfer Portal Chaos: Why the current April 7th opening is "gutting" rosters and why we need a week of breathing room. Presented by Ingles Markets

People in this episode

Hosts: Darren, Richmond

Guest: Rocco Miller

Topics covered

• NCAA tournament expansion
• March Madness
• basketball implications
• financial impact
• transfer portal
• mid-majors

Keywords

• NCAA
• tournament expansion
• 76 teams
• bracketology
• financial units
• transfer portal
• mid-majors
• access
• basketball

Sponsors

Ingles Markets

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bracketeer.org

Places: Richmond

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