Will Stephens
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UConn’s Geno Auriemma on the NCAA Tournament expanding to 76 teams starting in 2027 😬
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NCAA committee continues its discussion on potentially moving from two halves to four quarters in men's basketball.
NCAA News@NCAA_PR
Men’s basketball rules committees discuss state of the game. ncaa.org/news/2026/5/8/…
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@YahooSports Total trash and I will not watch the ncaa tournament this year because of it.
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Did the NCAA make the right decision to expand the tournament? 🏀
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“We’re Expanding the Excitement”: NCAA Hopes Bigger Will Be Better in March Madness hoopshq.com/ncaa/ncaa-tour…
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Dan Gavitt: "I know there's not excitement in some corners of the media and fan base, but our schools and conferences are saying 'we need this.' Things are changing, and this is being responsive to their needs while keeping what's special about March Madness special."
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I’m not ecstatic with NCAA tourney going to 76. But it was also a foregone conclusion for past year or so.
Will it be as clean and inclusive? Nope.
But it’ll still be great.
I’m also tired of some of the CBB media that won’t stop whining and complaining about the change.
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@ESPNLunardi The first thing I noticed is that I’m really not that interested in watching this trash anymore. Across sports the never ending chasing of money and watering down of the product is sad, and stupid. But sure. Explain as much as you want.
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espn.com/espn/feature/s… 🏀🏀 The first thing you notice about a 76-team bracket is how much it looks like a 64- or 68-team bracket. Sure, a few seed lines are a little crowded, but the guts of the thing -- and the essence of the NCAA tournament itself -- are unchanged.
We'll have the same symmetry as always by the first Thursday of the tournament, and a lot more good than bad will have transpired by then. In particular, four more single-bid conferences will have won a tournament game (and generated essential revenue for their members). Even better, six of the weakest 12 at-large teams -- formerly the "Last Four In," "First Four Out" and "Next Four Out" -- will have earned their way into the main bracket on the court instead of in the committee room.
There will be unintended consequences, of course: namely, too many middling major conference entries. But the same thing was said in 1975 when at-large bids were first introduced. The world didn't end then, and it won't end now. It might even be better.
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A historic marker dedicated to the life is Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows.
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Will Stephens retweetledi
"I'm mesmerized by the way the Knicks are playing…
They remind me of my team
My team personified Team
I see similarities to this team…
They like each other
It manifests on the court…
So hopefully…
We'll see another championship"
(Holds up rings)
– Clyde on Tonight Show
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Game 7 of the 76ers/Celtics series on May 2 averaged 11 million viewers on NBC/Peacock – the most-watched first-round Game 7 ever and the most-watched first-round game in 27 years.
The first round of the NBA Playoffs was the most-viewed in 33 years, averaging 4 million viewers per game across ABC/ESPN, Amazon Prime Video and NBC/Peacock.
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@BoilersBeyond You are not alone. I think it’s absolutely fantastic that Indiana stood against the insanity that thinks all levels of basketball are supposed to be the NBA. There is no stall ball that actually happens at the HS level anyway.
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I must be the only person on Twitter that doesn’t think Indiana high school basketball needs to add a shot clock
Kyle Neddenriep@KyleNeddenriep
No shot clock. IHSAA board of directors does not pass. High school basketball will proceed without a shot clock in Indiana for now. More: bit.ly/4cOrFQd
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@IndianaHoss @RaphealDavis3 Guess you can’t handle anything that doesn’t change lol
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@Illinoiswill @RaphealDavis3 What a terrible take. If they care about "values" so much, then why not get rid of the 3 point line, make everyone wear canvas shoes and shoot in a peach basket. What the fuck are you even saying... values lol.
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Indiana High School basketball chooses to stay behind the game.
This is likely a reason why half of the only Nike program in the state is from outside Indiana. Remember one of their scouts saying “these kids just aren’t good enough anymore”. 😔
WISH-TV News@WISHNews8
BREAKING: The proposal for a 35-second shot clock in Indiana high school basketball failed to pass. IHSAA commissioner Paul Neidig shares with WISH-TV his thoughts on the decision: "Tradition certainly carries a lot here in Indiana. Maybe more than other states."
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@BrianBuckWargo @RaphealDavis3 No. They proposed a 36 second clock
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@Illinoiswill @RaphealDavis3 It’s 35 seconds 😂
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@TimDoyle00 It’s so refreshing to see a state push back on the shot clock clowns.
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ANY high school basketball game in 2026 without a shot clock is ridiculous. It’s not even “real” basketball. I was playing HS basketball in NY state with a shot clock in 1997.
WISH-TV News@WISHNews8
BREAKING: The proposal for a 35-second shot clock in Indiana high school basketball failed to pass. IHSAA commissioner Paul Neidig shares with WISH-TV his thoughts on the decision: "Tradition certainly carries a lot here in Indiana. Maybe more than other states."
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@coach_jb1 I am so thankful that Indiana pushed back on the insanity of the shot clock at the high school level. The integrity of the game and tradition matter. Even if twitter clowns don’t think so.
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Not foolin me with the "tradition" argument 😴
It's time to advance the game, sir!
WISH-TV News@WISHNews8
BREAKING: The proposal for a 35-second shot clock in Indiana high school basketball failed to pass. IHSAA commissioner Paul Neidig shares with WISH-TV his thoughts on the decision: "Tradition certainly carries a lot here in Indiana. Maybe more than other states."
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Indiana HAD a tradition of a 1 class state championship. That went away!
WISH-TV News@WISHNews8
BREAKING: The proposal for a 35-second shot clock in Indiana high school basketball failed to pass. IHSAA commissioner Paul Neidig shares with WISH-TV his thoughts on the decision: "Tradition certainly carries a lot here in Indiana. Maybe more than other states."
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