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[QUOTE="Hoo's That, post: 2121298, member: 3609"]
They made the move to get a chunk of the CBS rights payment money for the tournament, pure and simple.  Why else does Bryant (I know, sore point from MLax), Quinnipiac, or {fill in a bunch of names here} make the move?  I go back to this all the time.  This is all on Dean Smith.  If UNC-CHeat had beaten Marquette (the Cheaters were scoring at will and then went into the 4 Corners letting Marquette climb back into the game), there would have been a "No football, no D-1" Rule and most of these schools wouldn't be in D-1 because of the costs, even if they tried to follow the Ivies' "D-1 status, but using D-3 financing" model.

You could be right.  Maybe the only way to solve this is to eliminate automatic bids and come up with a way to pick the 64 best teams and put them on the S-curve.  Everyone loves when a little guy upsets dook, but that little guy rarely gets past the next game.  I accept the idea "These guys play hard, too, and deserve a chance."  But realistically, how many MAAC or NEC players are D-1 talents and how many are D-3 talents getting a D-1 scholarship?
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