(From my blog, SportsHoncho.com)

Here are my issues with Conference Tournaments, specifically the Mountain West Conference (MWC) Championship:

• Conference seasons are easily enough to determine who should go to the post-season.  Period.  After a 16 or 18 game conference season, the teams have proven where they rank.  Taking into account the non-conference games they play, this should be enough to place them in the 'Dance.' 
• Several tournaments, including the Mountain West Conference (MWC), are played on the home court of a conference team. I don't have a problem with this, IF THAT TEAM EARNS that privilege.  The MWC has played on UNLV's home court for several years and created an unfair home court advantage for them, they have won the tournament 2 straight years.  The conference tournaments need to be played on: 1) Major neutral arena, 2) Rotated arbitrarily through the league, or 3) Played on the home court of the Conference's Season Champion.

Is this whining?  Yes!  Is it going to change?  No!  Its just my thoughts and issues with conference tournaments. 

Now lets talk March Madness.  I know this tournament isn't perfect either;  Legitimate teams get left out (ASU, Virginia Tech), Unworthy teams are allowed in (Baylor, American), and Some bad/lopsided games in the first round.  However, even with these flaws, I can't complain.  I love this tournament, watch all the games I can, cheer for the underdogs, cheer for everyone Duke plays, and come up with creative reasons to miss work on Thursday and Friday. 

We have one day before the tournament starts, I have filled out 12 different brackets and looking for more groups to join, I still don't have my 'illness' lined up for Thursday, but working on it and am stocking the fridge for the weekend... Its March Madness!

ENJOY THE TOURNAMENT!