Why Thursday is the Worst Day of Championship Week

I just heard one of the talking heads on ESPN say, "today is Thursday of championship week, which is probably the best day of the week." I 100% disagree with this statement. I don't think there is one best day of this week to be honest. I love championship week.

Here are my reasons why Thursday isn't the best day:

1. I think he said it because its the day the big conference tournaments start and ESPN makes their money off the big conferences. I mean there were some games yesterday but the real ones were today. There were some huge upsets and some routine wins. ESPN has to say its the best day of the week because like I said, they make their money off the BCS conferences.

2. An example of an upset that happened today was Baylor beating Kansas. In my opinion this did nothing for the NCAA tournament. And that is why we have the conference tournaments right? I don't think this loss really hurts Kansas much. They will still be a number 3 or 4 seed and that's where I had them before this loss. Even though Baylor fans would like to think differently, their team isn't going to the big dance unless they win the whole thing. My point is this, when the top teams lose they don't really get hurt in my opinion and when these "below the bubble" teams win a game or two or hell for that matter the whole thing, why should they even be considered now? They only made it because they got a second chance because the conference wanted to make some extra money and they knocked out a team that had a much better season as a whole. It doesn't make sense to me.

3. For all these teams that are already in, its just more games before the big dance. I think these teams would love to win the conference tournament but even if they don't, like Marquette for example, they still will make the tournament and that's all that really matters. These tournaments are just another way for these conferences to make money. Didn't they make enough when all but 2 of their teams played in bowl games in the fall.

4. I am a Duke fan so I am going to use Duke and North Carolina as an example here. Let's say these two teams make it to the championship game. Somehow Duke figures it out and beats North Carolina. The questions will automatically be raised about Duke becoming a number 1 seed and Carolina falling to a number 2. Really? Carolina has been the better team all season and beat them twice in the regular season. My point here is that these tournaments just cause confusion.

We need to have the low major tournaments because they decide who makes it to the big dance. I don't know what the percentage is of number 1 seeds that win but I'm sure its pretty high. I would have no problem if the regular season champ automatically went and not the tournament champion but the small conferences usually reward the regular season winner with home court advantage during the tournament.

I think the big dance is awesome and shouldn't be changed. I repeat, there should be no changes to the NCAA tournament but championship week and the conference tournaments could be altered. I love the games. This week has been awesome! I'm just not sure its necessary.