as i watch the tournament unfold, it stikes me that college basketball talent conforms to the same patterns as wealth in america, which is to say, you have poor teams, middle class teams, rich teams, and super-rich teams. davidson, western kentucky, gonzaga and drake are examples of middle class teams that pulled themselves up to the rich level only to find, just as in america itself, that the gap between themselves and the super-rich-- north carolina, memphis, ucla, kansas-- is where the real disparity exists.
of course, it's a reflection of money too, where the big schools each year rake in millions in television receipts for going five and six games into the tournament, while a big sky conference is lucky to get a few bucks for one win every ten years or so.
still, i like the big dance, where the middle class is at least given a chance. in football, the super rich stole the money, and pretty much told the lower classes to eat cake. in this, basketball is like the democrats, football, the repulicans.
of course, it's a reflection of money too, where the big schools each year rake in millions in television receipts for going five and six games into the tournament, while a big sky conference is lucky to get a few bucks for one win every ten years or so.
still, i like the big dance, where the middle class is at least given a chance. in football, the super rich stole the money, and pretty much told the lower classes to eat cake. in this, basketball is like the democrats, football, the repulicans.
