Fox Sports' new postseason college basketball tournament 'is an absolute attack on mid-major programs'
After a wave of conference realignment shook college athletics, Fox Sports announced it's working on putting together a postseason men's college basketball tournament that would feature Power 5 schools that did not qualify for the NCAA Tournament.
The most recent money grab would require teams from the Big Ten, Big 12 and Big East to play in the tournament, as all three leagues are tied up with television contracts under Fox Sports. The tournament would feature a 16-team field that would play at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas after the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight games. And, of course, there would be plenty of NIL opportunities for student-athletes.
"It will completely destroy the NIT tournament," Dan Dickau said on the Gonzaga Nation podcast. "And it's going to create an even bigger gap between your haves and have-nots in college athletics."
Listen to the most recent episode of the Gonzaga Nation podcast to hear more from former Zags' All-American Dan Dickau on how a new postseason tournament impacts Gonzaga and the rest of West Coast Conference.
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