Major college hoops conferences should dump NCAA tourney

Former Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Bob Huggins, entering his 15th season as the West Virginia Mountaineers' head coach, raised some eyebrows with his suggestion Wednesday at Big 12 media day that college basketball's major conferences should split from the other schools and create their own postseason tournament.

Some of what Huggins had to say, from ESPN's Myron Medcalf:

"They're doing it in football," Huggins told ESPN at Big 12 media day. "Why wouldn't they do it? The presidents and athletic directors that have all the juice, why wouldn't they do it? Makes no sense why they wouldn't do it. I think it's more 'Why wouldn't they?' than 'Why would they?' And then, the other people, they can have their own tournament."

"Those Cinderella schools are putting 200 people, at best, in their gym," Huggins said. "We're putting 14,000."

Huggins said controlling the postseason tournament is a way for basketball to remain financially relevant in the future as college football's influence and footprint continue to grow. He said college basketball revenue, on many campuses, goes toward supporting football, while the NCAA makes the bulk of its money off its basketball tournament.

A few social media reactions to Huggins' proposal: