The randomness of the tournament is unmatched.
@slmandel Who's resume would you rather have: Tony Bennett (National Title but plenty of massive upsets as a top 4 seed including being the first #1 to lose to a 16 seed (by 20)) or Mark Few (no title, 12 Sweet 16s, 5 Elite 8s, and 2 national title game appearances)?
@slmandel Not sure it’s random as much as UConn has consistently been built for the tournament and had the toughness to match. Winning in December vs. March is a much different skill set.
@slmandel It’s like the formula for Coke. Don’t mess with it. You’re more likely to screw it up than improve it
@slmandel Its an absolutely horrendous way to determine a champion. But its entertaining as hell
@slmandel It’s a misleading stat, but they are the modern day version of Louisville (more titles than the “blue bloods”
@slmandel The B1G having one in those 25 years is wild, too.
@slmandel Let’s not forget 3 different coaches winning titles in that span.