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Message: [QUOTE="willtalk, post: 4265570, member: 1220"] I think it is possible for people to complain about the way the NCAA decides where the play off are held without it being taken personally. It is a fact that UConn has had an advantage for a long time because Bridgeport is usually chosen for a regional due to the fact that it sells tickets. Unlike other sites it has been consistently chosen. It's all about money and not done to give UConn an advantage. However, when someone complains about that being unfair as it certainly was to NCS this time around, UConn fans react like it was an attack on their program. For a program that has dominated for so long the fans are really thin skinned about so many things. Why couldn't the subject remain focused on the issue of fairness in regionals instead of it becoming an issue about any particular team. It was unfair to the first seed to be playing basically a home game for the 2nd seed. And everyone knows that home court does hold an advantage. Although other factors might often negate that. There are many factors that might influence and dictate an outcome. and most can not be planned for. In fact due to monetary concerns I doubt that the regionals will ever be held on neutral sits in the near future. That still should not stop people being able to vent their frustrations or concerns about the present system, or without people taking it as a personal criticism of their team. Although it is a UConn site, some subjects could be discussed without it being perceived as UConn hate. I do remember this subject being discussed before without the site being Bridgeport or UConn being one of the teams. Can we just acknowledge that the playoffs are not always fair while also recognizing that it would be impossible to make them consistently so. [/QUOTE]

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