Another Fine Argument Brought to You by the Good People at ESPN

ESPN gets a lot of flak around the web, some of it deserved and some of it not. The complaint that holds the most water with me is the one that centers around their predilection for having two (or more) people arguing points as loudly as possible without making any salient points. One such argument went down on First & 10 today between Rob Parker and Eric Kuselias.

For the record, Parker is against the term mid-major because all the teams are in Division 1. Fair enough, except that he kinda shoots himself in the foot by saying that no team that would be classified as a mid-major, including Xavier for these purposes, should be allowed into the NCAA Tournament. Kuselias has a real problem with political correctness and seems to like the term because it has insulting overtones toward the schools so labeled and because he can't be bothered to watch them play.

With Selection Sunday this Sunday, why waste time discussing whether or not the label causes deserving teams to lose out on bids? Or if the Atlantic 10, angry about being hung with the moniker, should or shouldn't be considered a mid-major conference? With all the people under contract at ESPN, would it kill them to find two who knew anything about college basketball?