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The now-iconic phrase March Madness traces to 1939 and one Henry V. Porter, assistant executive secretary of the Illinois High School Association, who, prior to the state basketball tournament, said in the group’s magazine: “A little March madness may complement and contribute to sanity and help keep society on an even keel.” (Back in ‘39 the Great Depression was ebbing and World War II was ...

Just as college football players now treat the second- and third-tier bowl games as a trip to the proctologist, so, too, are today’s era of college basketball players who view the NIT as the Avocados From Mexico Cure Bowl. Until the current pay-for-play model is tweaked, and includes language or incentives to play in these level of games and events, players will bail to either turn pro, or to ...

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