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The report, which is widely expected to recommend the implementation of such a tournament, will be presented to the presidents and chancellors of the conference's universities at meetings in Chicago, Dec. 8-9. The group will then vote to accept or reject the proposals set forth in the report. At last month's conference media day, Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany and the league's coaches indicated that they expected a postseason tournament will be in effect in the next few years, per- haps as early as March 1998. The implementation of a postseason tournament would require cutting the number of league contests for each team from its current 18 games down to 16. The tournament would run from Thursday evening through Sunday after- noon, the same time as other conference tournaments. The sites for the tournament have yet to be determined, but facilities large enough to host such an event exist throughout the region, including The Palace of Auburn Hills, Chicago's United Center and domed stadiums in Minneapolis and Indianapolis. The Big Ten stands to gain substantial television and corporate sponsorship revenues from a tournament, estimated by Delany's office to be $250,000 to S500,000 per university. This figure would cancel out potential losses of between $50,000 and $200,000 to each school as a result of lost regular-season contests. Most of the conference's coaches are in favor of the tournament. for reasons ranging from increased exposure for the league to better preparation for the NCAA tournament. Illinois coach Lon Kruger said they I increased visibility resulting from a con- ference tournament would pay multiple dividends. "During (early March), the Big Ten is competing for a lot of the exposure that all the other leagues are getting because of their conference tournaments," Kruger said. "It helps across the board. It helps recruiting efforts, the exposure the league receives." Wisconsin coach Dick Bennett, who, like Kruger, has coached in postseason tournaments in other leagues, agreed. "It's very likely the Big Ten would get its share of publicity, and (that) would no doubt serve as a great recruiting tool," he said. ]I NBennett also cited his experiencesfat Wisconsin-Green Bay, where he coached in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference tournament.. "Every time we went into the NCAAs, we were tournament-tough," he said. "There was clearly a difference in the way we came out of the postseason tour- nament and the way we came out of the end of the season." Purdue coach Gene Keady, though not the strongest proponent of the idea, said the tournament might be a strong moti- vation for teams going to the Big Dance. "If you win the league and you get upset (in the Big Ten tournament), you're going to be mad as hell, and you'll come back and be great in the NCAAs," he said. "If you're sixth in the league at the end of the season, and you're hot and you win the league tour- nament, now you're hot going into NCAAs, and you're able to have a springboard there." Iowa coach Tom Davis said a confer- ence tournament might help the Big Ten improve its NCAA tournament showing, which has been poor of late. "You see great teams hat lose in their confeience tournament, and you know they're going to pbv harder in the NCAAs," Davis said. "it's a great learn ing experiencce. Purdue guard Chad Aus'tin w- sof much the same m7ind (:onceirnIng how experience 'aieICd in a contcrncem, tour- nament would pay off at a national level. "(In the NCAAs), it's just one game and out," Austin said. "As far as the Big coach Clem Haskins and Indiana coach Bobby Knight. Haskins said he believes that a post- season tournament is simply another way of milking college athletes who are already over-exploited. "We still continue to use our college players to our advantage to make money, and we don't put anything back ... for the players," Haskins said. Knight voiced concerns about the potential loss of class time involved. "I don't want to take my team some- place for four or five days (for the con- ference tournament) ... then turn around and play in the NCAA Tournament," Knight said. "I have never, ever been in favor of a conference tournament, even when it didn't come up" Knight also said-he doubted a tourna- ment would help the Big Ten's showing in the NCAA Tournament. "We're not going to get any more teams in the NCAAs if we play three conference tournaments," he said. Fisher, who until last spring was against the idea of a tournament, said he believes the impact on athletes' studies will be negligible. "I don't think it would have a great disruption, if any disruption, on acade- mics," Fisher said. Although the coaches almost talk about the tournament as if it were a done deal, the final say comes down to the university heads at their meeting next month. If the vote in that forum is anywhere close to the tally among the coaches, col- lege basketball fans will have more great hoops to look forward to down the road. March Madness, Big Ten style? r GOLD*SILVER DIAMONDS*ANTIQUES COLLECTABLES I . 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Maybe we'd do a little bette in the NCAAsY And, Aocu.ri . th ..-), ways oncern for fan snu n aon. "Imagine getting the f ans and alumni of II schools together in one place at one time;' Kruger said. "I think that would be a tough, tough ticket." Michigan coach Steve Fisher also said he thought a tournament might receive a little attention. "It would create, obviously, great excitement and interest, not just region- ally, but I think nationally; he said. 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