TV ratings were reported to have been at a 32 year high for this tournament. The lack of lower seeds advancing didn’t seem to hurt viewership at all. When it comes down to it, the casual viewer prefers to watch Duke over any other school by far.
True. Tend to believe it will be permanent. Too much talent now transferring from non power conferences to the big boys. Players chasing dollars. Hard to see how schools like Tulsa will be able to develop and keep players. How many players from our Elite 8 team would have been on that team in today’s environment ?
If it follows suit the next two years, that's enough for it to be a trend. If something equivalent to a 10, 11, and two 12's make it to the round of 32 next year, and no 10-16 seeds make it to the sweet 16 for the next two years, then that's enough for me to call it a trend.
Yep, now our coach has to catch lightning in a bottle every year, with almost a new team each time.
