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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
No matter, college football's main problem is it doesn't really produce that many upsets. Example: Sagarin's rating system has been 90% effective in determining who wins this year.
In college basketball Northern Iowa can beat Kansas, Robert Morris can beat Kentucky, Butler can nearly win the national title. In football it's the same damn mega-schools (all in the South) that win every year. Why is that fun? Why is that enjoyable as a fan?
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That actually annoys me a bit about college ball.
I know the casual fan likes upsets, but to me they dilute the product, especially in the tournament. Some team like Oral Roberts goes out there and upsets a team that will beat them 19 times out of 20, then gets thumped a round later to make it easier for another squad to advance. I hate that crap.
The problem is the 3-point line. The 3-ball is the great equalizer in basketball. It's worth a full 50% more than a normal shot and in the college game it's just too close. Hell, up until 2007 they literally played on a High School court. A sub-20 foot 3 pointer is pathetic. Now moving it out to 21ish is more acceptable, but it's still more than a foot shorter than the
WNBA. I think we will all concede that a major college mens team should be able to house a WNBA squad pretty easily, so WTF are they doing getting 3-balls from a foot closer in?
If you push the 3 point line out to a more difficult level, you'd put an end to these teams that build around unathletic, unsound 'distance' shooters that just stand around all day chucking 3s. It's a horribly boring game and it's as bad when they're on as it is when they're off. Teams would get their focus back on working around the rim; crisp interior passing, hard screens and movement without the ball. They'd have to get smart in small spaces or die. The game would improve a hell of a lot, IMO.
When a 3-ball is actually difficult, you'll have kids that bother developing the muscle memory to stroke a mid-range jumper. I think you'll see more transition basketball. I think you'll just get a much better game.