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The NCAA tourney makes more dollars than sense

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Mark Kreidler
Mar 17, 2025
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Oh, we have our argument. Under no circumstances should the NCAA or its college-prez overlords consider expanding the men’s basketball tournament.

Exhibit A: The Texas Longhorns.

Exhibit B: The North Carolina Tar Heels.

At this point, your honor, the people would ask for a directed verdict.


Texas, which blows, made the NCAA tournament with a robust 19-15 record. The Longhorns were awarded a No. 11 seed that sounds better than it is, because they first have to get past Xavier in a play-in game on Wednesday. (In related news, it is once again time to locate TruTV in your broadcast-channel mini-verse.)

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