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'It's a treasure': Inside the battle for the soul of the NCAA tournament
As conference realignment continues, it will become increasingly difficult to maintain the balance between big and small schools that has made the tournament so compelling.
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Amid all the uncertainty, former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski asks that college sports leaders take pause until "we can see the future better."
You don't change something now not knowing -- Is there going to be an NCAA? If there will be an NCAA, what will it be? Before you start messing around with [the tournament], understand what it is. It's a treasure. It's not something where you flippantly say, 'Let's go to 96 [teams].' Everyone, just keep quiet and recognize the treasure we have."