Reno Petro
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And if they're playing what are now bubble teams that are left out, even lesser teams, aren't we going to get more exciting, compelling games?
Like my buddy Jason Anderson goes off on this all the time.
And what he says, and I think this is what people love.
He loves the upsets in the early rounds, and he wants the big brands in the late rounds.
On my scenario, if we go to 96, again, just thinking through my, I just want you to weigh in on this.
We'd have the top eight seeds in all four regions advance.
Those are all your big brands.
But meanwhile, some bubble-ish, you know,
mediocre big league team that's going to bring some eyeballs to it has got to mix it up with a good, you know, a better mid-major or low-major or, you know, one-bid league, former one-bid league, and you've got the best chance for upsets.
So to me, we get even more upsets, what people love, while protecting the big brands.
And so I know what the TV people are going to say about Humbug, but reality, wouldn't reality be different?
Here's what I believe you run into.
Is part of the reason we're talking to Gary Parish here in the program, is part of the reason they're doing this as well is because the โ
Vegas Invitational or whatever it is, has actually got some traction, right, where they're paying kids NIL money.
You know, the NIT is still out there, I think.
That they're like, well, wait a minute, there's an appetite.