My admin assistant is a huge sports fan, probably like me as a female and this is awesome. However, she mentioned when the NCAA tourney started, why don't they make it double elimination somehow? I told her this would screw up the ratings and everything about the NCAA tourney as the one & done keeps everyone on the edge of their seats, but then started thinking and NCAA baseball is double elimination and who knows, Michigan State might be in the Final 4 now along with Kansas if they applied this system. I also think this might happen in the future as this would almost double the number of NCAA games and make the NCAA more money. However, I think the 96 team tourney is closer than this format.
The CBI is the only tournament in college basketball where you can lose and still win currently, but not sure this will be the case forever as this format makes a lot of sense in the future for other tournaments including the NCAA tourney in my lifetime. Just think if Kentucky had been given another shot last year, they would have won it IMHO. However, most people like the current tournament and the pressure involved.
Nevada got a lot of calls Wednesday night which was probably done to force a game 3 IMHO as they had 25 less FG shots than Morehead State despite rebounding about the same for 2nd game in a row and I know they committed more turnovers, but not to make 25 extra FG's happen. Not sure the Wolfpack will get so many calls this Friday in a winner take all game. I also noticed Nevada is on a 5 game covering streak through this CBI tourney, so hoping the law of averages might catch up to them and Morehead covers. Morehead was tight late before allowing a run in game 2 and could have covered game 1, but folded late vs spread as well. Think they jump on Nevada early and could win SU, but grabbing 5 which is a key number. I also know the home team has a huge advantage in these types of games, but helps Morehead has been sitting in Reno pissed they didn't win Wednesday IMO while Nevada is likely overconfident. Likely scenario IMHO, Nevada wins by 2 to 3 and doesn't cover.
Nevada 73 Morehead St 71
Morehead State (Love Kenneth Faried!) +5 (-120) for 5* - Faried is such a hustler and can't forget when he was @ Morehead and madd them known with a NCAA win vs Louisville in 2011... such an awesome upset! Realize he's not playing tomorrow, but his legend lives for Morehead State!
GLTA
The CBI is the only tournament in college basketball where you can lose and still win currently, but not sure this will be the case forever as this format makes a lot of sense in the future for other tournaments including the NCAA tourney in my lifetime. Just think if Kentucky had been given another shot last year, they would have won it IMHO. However, most people like the current tournament and the pressure involved.
Nevada got a lot of calls Wednesday night which was probably done to force a game 3 IMHO as they had 25 less FG shots than Morehead State despite rebounding about the same for 2nd game in a row and I know they committed more turnovers, but not to make 25 extra FG's happen. Not sure the Wolfpack will get so many calls this Friday in a winner take all game. I also noticed Nevada is on a 5 game covering streak through this CBI tourney, so hoping the law of averages might catch up to them and Morehead covers. Morehead was tight late before allowing a run in game 2 and could have covered game 1, but folded late vs spread as well. Think they jump on Nevada early and could win SU, but grabbing 5 which is a key number. I also know the home team has a huge advantage in these types of games, but helps Morehead has been sitting in Reno pissed they didn't win Wednesday IMO while Nevada is likely overconfident. Likely scenario IMHO, Nevada wins by 2 to 3 and doesn't cover.
Nevada 73 Morehead St 71
Morehead State (Love Kenneth Faried!) +5 (-120) for 5* - Faried is such a hustler and can't forget when he was @ Morehead and madd them known with a NCAA win vs Louisville in 2011... such an awesome upset! Realize he's not playing tomorrow, but his legend lives for Morehead State!
GLTA
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