The tent city in Durham. The Pit in Albuquerque. The numbers hanging from the rafters at the Dean Dome. The Tree madly running around at Stanford games. East Tennessee State.
Dynasties are depressing.
Dominance is dull. This is supposed to be a fast-paced, unpredictable sport, and only college basketball retains that feel throughout its season. You can keep your musically inclined superstars, salary-cap deals and nauseatingly sterile arenas. Sports Ilustrated's newsletters and alerts. Sports Illustrated and CNN have combined to form a 24 hour sports news and information channel.