In Reply to: Info for the We got screwed crowd posted by Dr.Bruin on March 16, 2025 at 20:16:30
So there is nothing whatsoever new about this year.
I've been pointing this out for decades. The typical response here is, "Stop whining. If our coach wasn't so incompetent and we didn't lose so many games, we'd be the ones getting favorable treatment as a high seed."
It's not whining to take notice when a system systematically disadvantages a set of franchises that includes UCLA. Sure, in any given year it's probably not a big difference. But in this industry, brand name matters, and over the DECADES systematic disadvantage eats away at brand name, and systematic advantage gives you Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky, UConn, et al. (who seldom get sent outside car-driving range). The west coast is what, 1/5 of the U.S. population? But how many west coast teams have made it to the Final Four, let alone won a natty, since 5 decades ago when the "regional" system was transformed into a farce, with West Coast teams playing in the east 75% of the time? Not many! And it's not just the sheer distance. Westerners do not normally want to vist the still-cold east in March.
It's a fact. The NCAA's phony "regional" system is not remotely fair.