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Tom IzzoTom Izzo

Expanding the NCAA tournament too much will hurt the TV product in the second round because Cinderellas often get blown out after the first day

I worry if they expand it too much. You know, we have already, it's tough because we have Cinderella... the more you expand it, the more those kind of things happen. Which you guys all like the first day, right? But TV doesn't like it the second round. No. So it's always fun and exciting for you guys. And meanwhile I'm sitting home ready to, you know, whatever.

Subjective opinion on tournament structure and broadcast quality.

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Mar 10, 2025
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The Browns proved they are committed to a championship by paying Myles Garrett a massive contract

I think they [the Browns] just show that they are committed to winning. Yeah. They're, the Brown's football organization is one that is, they're putting their best foot forward trying to deliver championship in Miles Garrett said, you know what? Now I believe you. Yeah, I I think that we're actually gonna gonna do it. And step number one towards committing to a championship is to pay Miles Garrett a shitload of money.

The Browns signed him to a record deal as stated in the transcript, but whether this leads to a championship is a matter of opinion.
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Whoever signs the largest contract in the NFL should get seven days to wear a crown

I think there should be a new rule that if you sign the biggest contract, whether it be a, the biggest quarterback contract, the biggest non quarterback contract, you should get seven days to wear the crown. Miles Garrett should have had to wait seven days [to take it from Max Crosby].

This is a subjective proposal for a rule change.
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Mar 10, 2025
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The Cowboys and Bengals are the biggest losers of the Myles Garrett contract because it raised the price for edge rushers

The losers in all of this, I would say are the Dallas Cowboys, the Cincinnati Bengals or anyone who's trying to trade for an Edge restaurant has to pay them because the price has gone up. Yeah. Micah Parsons is now gonna take that Crown. Trey Hendrickson, Jamar Chase. Yeah. All these guys. The price just keeps going up and up and up.

Financial experts generally agree that top-of-the-market deals reset the floor for subsequent negotiations.

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My coaching style isn't old school, it's the right school

When you say old school, it really does hit a sore spot with me... it's not old school. It's right school. I don't want to do anything old school. I want to do it the right way and the right way's been done for not 20 years, not 40 years, 100 years. You know, you hold people accountable. You play for the name on the front, not the back.

Subjective leadership philosophy.
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Great players want to be coached and pushed because they want to be the best

What I don't think people realize, and Magic [Johnson] said this to me once: great players want to be coached and pushed because great players want to be the best players. So they do. You know, it just sometimes in the high school level now, nobody does that because kids will leave.

Philosophical stance from a Hall of Fame coach.
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Winning the weekend is the key to NCAA tournament success

Then I learned the Mike Krzyzewski rule, you gotta win the weekend. And once you gotta win the weekend, 'cause the game isn't good enough anymore. Nobody cares. If you win one game, then you gotta start preparing ahead of time for the weekend.

This is a philosophical coaching stance validated by Izzo's own record of reaching 8 Final Fours.

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