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@bdub101010 @coachFMartin @KampeOU @mid_madness Yikes and who knows haha. I mean he played us and lost at our place in the late 90s so he has always played them each year

In March 2024, Tom Izzo suggested that the NCAA should "seriously" examine reducing or eliminating automatic bids for mid-major conferences. He stated, "while everybody likes the upsets in the first round... I’m not sure if that’s true as it goes on," arguing that too many auto-bids take spots from deserving teams.

"MID-MAJORS are GREAT for Basketball" We asked Coach Izzo his scheduling philosophy especially pertaining to Mid Majors and really solid answer here. @coachFMartin and @KampeOU references too! @mid_madness

@bdub101010 @coachFMartin @KampeOU @mid_madness that was last tournament and we were there. I don't remember that but it could be in a joking manner as some of this closest buddies in the coaching game are mid major Head Coaches

@FullCourtNet @coachFMartin @KampeOU @mid_madness I forget the quote that he drew a lot of heat for. But he was calling for less mid majors in tournament as New Mexico gave Michigan State all they could handle in 2nd round.

@ButlerGuru Love it and makes sense but are we then the 5th Power 5 or we considered something else. We would have 5 bids total and could we get a few more?

You can’t convince me this version of the Big East wouldn’t be fun Midwest Division: - Butler - Creighton - Dayton - DePaul - Marquette - St. Louis - Xavier East Division: - UConn - Georgetown - Providence - Seton Hall - St. John’s - Villanova - VCU

@bdub101010 @coachFMartin @KampeOU @mid_madness I mean he has always played them every year so

@FullCourtNet @coachFMartin @KampeOU @mid_madness Quite the turnaround from Izzo. 12 months ago he wanted nothing to do with mid majors.

@vanexel31 @BearcatNeal Quick Nick you got an eligibility left? Ballplayer

@BearcatNeal I’m not hard to find.

Calhoun is going to be great walking the sidelines at UC. Offense is great. Lots of ball/body movement and paint touches. And he gets the history of the program and understands that the UC vs x is a rivalry and not just another game.

@CoachTonySkinn @daves_joint @KevinWillard Jeez and guess we won’t be applying for a job anytime with him

I can’t believe I worked for this guy for half a decade. @KevinWillard 🐐🤣🤣

@CoachStanleyLCA Yikes

As someone who worked for Coach Willard for 4 years I do not find this joke funny. It makes me 🤢

March Just Means More

@slmandel @JSG3_ March just means more

The reportedly dying mid-majors have been pretty darn competitive so far w/ Miami of Ohio, High Point & VCU wins and Siena/Santa Clara/Wright St. close calls. Santa Clara was a miracle 3 from beating Kentucky's $22M roster. Anything can still happen in March.

Interesting STAT as 3 out of our (5) Coaches who came on our NCAA Tournament Bracket Show earlier this week.... WON in the NCAA Tournament. Coincidence??? Good Luck to @coachclayman @CoachSteeleMU and @pmjr10 in becoming Cinderella! @FullCourtNetwork" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@FullCourtNetw…

@BBall_Logician That would be a solid conference and a lot of great match ups with fun

Give me a basketball conference of: High Point Charleston Wilmington Richmond James Madison Liberty Old Dominion Furman Charlotte Winthrop Davidson East Tennessee State

@coachsvenson He was not but he is doing a solid job in it

@FullCourtNet He was a beast & Kentucky. Phenomenal scorer. I just don’t remember him being a very vocal player with the media during his career.

Bruce Pearl is the type of guy who changes his tournament bracket all the time during the tournament and claims a near perfect bracket each year

@CoachDoty Coach I mean look at the Southland conference and the conference keeps improving the last few years. Does tournament expansion favor mid majors? Absolutely not

The driver of interest in March Madness are the mid-major programs like High Point, Miami (OH), St. Louis, Prairie View A&M, VCU, McNeese, Siena, South Florida, and others. These teams make the tournament special.. they maximize their talent, they play together, have elite chemistry, and they show that toughness and execution can level the playing field against programs with 5–15x the resources, recruiting budgets, and NIL/revenue share money. The mid-majors, their stories and their upsets drive viewership and revenue. They are the reason for the early round interest in the tournament. Why is High Point Coach Flynn Clayman and many others frustrated? It is because the system and selection process treats elite mid-majors like second-class citizens. It should be noted that no one wants to flood the field with potential Cinderellas and dilute the tournament. However, there’s a clear case for a handful more deserving mid-majors earning at-large spots each year. As it stands today, the metrics and criteria create almost no realistic path for 99% of non-power programs unless they win their conference tournament outright. There are mid-major leagues that are strong enough on a given year that their second-best team (or their best team who gets upset in their conference tournament) would win games if they were in the field. How do we get them in the NCAA tournament in the future?

@CoachDoty Amen

@jmcconnell70 very solid overview and onward and upward!

The P4 presidents are too myopic to realize it, but Miami, High Point, VCU and SLU beating their teams is what makes March Madness the greatest sporting event in the world … and in turn, puts $ in their pockets. Nobody wants to watch a power conference circle jerk.

First full day of the NCAA Tournament was AMAZING and will the second day be even better? Any upsets? Any favorite games you are looking forward too? March is Madness!! Follow us @FullCourtNet for all your #NCAABasketball Tournament Coverage.

Never thought it would be this close…yikes

@coachsvenson Mashburn was a ball player

@FullCourtNet Such a dbag. Mashburn way better than I would have thought. Pearl way worse.