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Stephen A is not spot on. Overreacting to one year is crazy. 7 years ago there were not any big Cinderellaās and all 1 seed final 4. One year does not make a trend.
Totally agree with this take! College sports have just become minor league level pro sports. Stopped watching college since NIL and conference realignments!
It's a bit of a dilemma, because either you don't allow players to make money while their school make bank off them, or essentially incentivize dipping. They can't restrict movement, because some very good athletes might just want to be educated elsewhere. Very tricky and scary for cbb going forward
The transfer portal needs more regulation. SDSU had a national championship appearance roster that also made a sweet 16 run after that. Half the players transfer including butler to Kentucky a team that has lost in the first round almost every year for multiple of the last couple seasonsš
the past few years though its felt like there's been crazy exciting first round upsets, but then boring blowouts in the final four and championship game. if these final games are more exciting where it's the best of the best, then does that actually hurt the sport?
Another historic problem that accelerated in the 2010ās was the one and done. Everyone complains about the death of storylines and rivalries and narratives, and I think one and done is a huge part of it. The womenās side over the past few years has had Clark and Reese and Bueckers and Watkins and many more noteworthy players playing with and against each other and having career overlap, enough for storylines to form and comparisons to be made. Even if there are fewer upsets on that side due to higher degree of talent consolidation, it feels like thereās just more to talk about, because last year still has bearing on this year. And Iām not saying get rid of one and done, I think that players getting to the NBA and into the NBA pay scale as soon as possible is good and important from a workersā compensation standpoint, I think WNBA and WCBB should pay better, I think NIL is necessary even if poorly implemented, but I think itās apparent that the lack of age-19 professional opportunities on the womenās side has led to women having more compelling March Madness than men as of late.
Dude I love it the sweet 16 is filled with absolute power house schools some bought some home grown but thereās great big market colleges left. Mcneese and Colorado state came ready to play it was some great ball
Been a fan of actually paying the players, so when NIL got introduced it was cool. Then I saw how it really was and saw that they really went about it the worst way possible, especially with the transfer portal just being NCAA free agency and not "better playing opportunity and better education"
the NCAA makes so much fucking money off kids, what they could give every American free college and still make billions. For that reason, I never watch college sprots.
american sports and tradition are rapidly dying in general, too much $$$ being made to care + sports gambling. not to mention that saudi arabia is slowly taking over sports / entertainment
NCAA could have just said pay them all a fair wage. But nah, yall said the scholarship was enough and you didn't want just a junior NBA, so they came up with NIL and the transfer portals. Oh well.
I am all for empowering the players to make their money! Seriously!! But Indiana state went from āThat team is gonna make a run to the elite 8 one dayā to the entire team leaving for SLU where they finished like 10th in their conference.
college basketball is much more enjoyable then the NBA . Iām bias because I grew up going to all the Alabama home games. However until LeBron gets his bit out of the NBA I canāt enjoy it
Same thing with the player who might win NPOTY , Johni Broome , went to Morehead St , made tourney , went to Auburn and Ik heās making a decent amount of money for someone whoās still in college
I'm sorry Andrew this is a terrible take. Everyone is in their feelings about how the smaller schools "don't have a chance" and they forget that this makes the tourney from here on out absolutely electric. The best teams on the biggest stage. This doesn't make this worse it makes it better with higher level competition with much higher stakes.
Personally I still love CBB more than the NBA all day everyday bc i feel as if it is real kids trying to win something rather than grown men flopping around
Bro this has been the best college season iv seen in so long. The only bad thing that happened was giving some of these conference so many auto bids. Like Oklahoma, Texas & North Carolina didnāt deserve to be there. There were teams like UAB, Santa Clara , Jacksonville state & SMU who couldāve done damage in the tournament but got sent to the NIT
This is half true, some mid majors are now capable of landing top guys as long as they throw the biggest bag at them. That's why AJ Dybantsa is going to play for BYU next year
NIL has killed the magic behind NCAA and CFB. Players only go to big name schools for money, these kids still need proper and real education. Like only 10% of players will play in the NBA.
It's a simple fix. Put an even salary cap for college teams for players. While also if you do transfer out, u have to sit out a year making no nil money besides external sponsors
The people who donāt actually watch college basketball, just march madness are now complaining that college basketball is dying when this year had arguably the most interesting storylines ever.
CBB does not feel anything like a worse NBA. Also idk why people think there will be no more cinderellas like itās just one year where that happens to not be a lot of upsets and people start trippen and freaking out
im sorry, but WHY would anyone stay at a mid major if they have aspirations of playing basketball professionally?š i get the allure of march madness kinda taking a hit but is it not still good basketball and better for the players? idk, guess thats just me.
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If you want to keep up with the latest news about both March Madness and the NBA (like how I found this Stephen A story), check out the Bounce.AI app. Itās 100% free on the App Store: https://ol.gobounce.ai/tWC4/Andrew
Stephen A is not spot on. Overreacting to one year is crazy. 7 years ago there were not any big Cinderellaās and all 1 seed final 4. One year does not make a trend.
Totally agree with this take! College sports have just become minor league level pro sports. Stopped watching college since NIL and conference realignments!
Marquette is the only team whoās players stay until their seniors and donāt use the transfer portal
Why is nobody talking about Cobe White last 10 games hes been crazy
It's a bit of a dilemma, because either you don't allow players to make money while their school make bank off them, or essentially incentivize dipping. They can't restrict movement, because some very good athletes might just want to be educated elsewhere. Very tricky and scary for cbb going forward
The transfer portal needs more regulation. SDSU had a national championship appearance roster that also made a sweet 16 run after that. Half the players transfer including butler to Kentucky a team that has lost in the first round almost every year for multiple of the last couple seasonsš
the past few years though its felt like there's been crazy exciting first round upsets, but then boring blowouts in the final four and championship game. if these final games are more exciting where it's the best of the best, then does that actually hurt the sport?
Another historic problem that accelerated in the 2010ās was the one and done. Everyone complains about the death of storylines and rivalries and narratives, and I think one and done is a huge part of it. The womenās side over the past few years has had Clark and Reese and Bueckers and Watkins and many more noteworthy players playing with and against each other and having career overlap, enough for storylines to form and comparisons to be made. Even if there are fewer upsets on that side due to higher degree of talent consolidation, it feels like thereās just more to talk about, because last year still has bearing on this year. And Iām not saying get rid of one and done, I think that players getting to the NBA and into the NBA pay scale as soon as possible is good and important from a workersā compensation standpoint, I think WNBA and WCBB should pay better, I think NIL is necessary even if poorly implemented, but I think itās apparent that the lack of age-19 professional opportunities on the womenās side has led to women having more compelling March Madness than men as of late.
I Lowk thought abt this before the tourney started and I agree completely
facts the fact that the transfer portal is already got 500 people in it in 1 day is a bad sign about the culture.
Sounds like the mid bay needs to up there NIL deal then. because these players should've been getting paid
Dude I love it the sweet 16 is filled with absolute power house schools some bought some home grown but thereās great big market colleges left. Mcneese and Colorado state came ready to play it was some great ball
Been a fan of actually paying the players, so when NIL got introduced it was cool. Then I saw how it really was and saw that they really went about it the worst way possible, especially with the transfer portal just being NCAA free agency and not "better playing opportunity and better education"
Steven A Smith is just a hater, he ong hates everything and according to him everything is just ruined now šš
So
It already is a semi pro league owned by the universities
Itās crazy cause these the same people propping up that crap in footballš¤£š¤£š¤£ itās called mid majors instead of G5 and now people care
the NCAA makes so much fucking money off kids, what they could give every American free college and still make billions. For that reason, I never watch college sprots.
Make a video about how good coby whiteāļøhas been for the bulls !
american sports and tradition are rapidly dying in general, too much $$$ being made to care + sports gambling. not to mention that saudi arabia is slowly taking over sports / entertainment
NCAA could have just said pay them all a fair wage. But nah, yall said the scholarship was enough and you didn't want just a junior NBA, so they came up with NIL and the transfer portals. Oh well.
Bring back the 1 year transfer wait and bag chasing will go down & players will still be properly compensated. NIL is not the core problem.
Totally.
I am all for empowering the players to make their money! Seriously!!
But Indiana state went from āThat team is gonna make a run to the elite 8 one dayā to the entire team leaving for SLU where they finished like 10th in their conference.
Stephen a needs to have his sports reporter title taken
college basketball is much more enjoyable then the NBA . Iām bias because I grew up going to all the Alabama home games. However until LeBron gets his bit out of the NBA I canāt enjoy it
College ball is way better than the NBA because the players play and the refs arnt soft as fk
Same thing with the player who might win NPOTY , Johni Broome , went to Morehead St , made tourney , went to Auburn and Ik heās making a decent amount of money for someone whoās still in college
I'm sorry Andrew this is a terrible take. Everyone is in their feelings about how the smaller schools "don't have a chance" and they forget that this makes the tourney from here on out absolutely electric. The best teams on the biggest stage. This doesn't make this worse it makes it better with higher level competition with much higher stakes.
Let the kids get paid. I love it. Why should only the coaches get paid?
Personally I still love CBB more than the NBA all day everyday bc i feel as if it is real kids trying to win something rather than grown men flopping around
Bro this has been the best college season iv seen in so long. The only bad thing that happened was giving some of these conference so many auto bids. Like Oklahoma, Texas & North Carolina didnāt deserve to be there. There were teams like UAB, Santa Clara , Jacksonville state & SMU who couldāve done damage in the tournament but got sent to the NIT
It's not true. The college basketball slander is the media and NBA fans trying to flip the narrative that NBA sucks and NCAA is better. Won't work
Props to Purdue and MSU going 14 guys deep with guys who started with their school.
This March Madness is getting the highest tv ratings in decades. A lot more than the NBA playoffs in the last 5 yearsš
This is half true, some mid majors are now capable of landing top guys as long as they throw the biggest bag at them. That's why AJ Dybantsa is going to play for BYU next year
Once again the casual fans dont under what team means.
It ain't the NIL it's the realignment
NIL has killed the magic behind NCAA and CFB. Players only go to big name schools for money, these kids still need proper and real education. Like only 10% of players will play in the NBA.
Everything is f'd up nowadays no real competition it's all corrupt and about money now march madness won't never be like it use to unfortunately
bro how is everyone complaining it probably needs to be toned down a little bit and pushed back but itās not the reason thereās no upsets bro
It's a simple fix. Put an even salary cap for college teams for players. While also if you do transfer out, u have to sit out a year making no nil money besides external sponsors
No one listens or cares what he has to say lol
The people who donāt actually watch college basketball, just march madness are now complaining that college basketball is dying when this year had arguably the most interesting storylines ever.
Mannnnn lol CBB wayyyy better than bum ass NBA lol
Well it looks like the elite 8 will be completely chalkš¢
CBB does not feel anything like a worse NBA. Also idk why people think there will be no more cinderellas like itās just one year where that happens to not be a lot of upsets and people start trippen and freaking out
im sorry, but WHY would anyone stay at a mid major if they have aspirations of playing basketball professionally?š i get the allure of march madness kinda taking a hit but is it not still good basketball and better for the players? idk, guess thats just me.