- March 6th, 2008, 7:43 pm
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Because each one of those situations can erode the big leagues' multiple-bid possibilities. Which is why Texas A&M coach Gary Blair said on Tuesday's Big 12 teleconference he was rooting for schools like Old Dominion, Marist, Liberty and Hartford.
Then again, big leagues ought to be careful about what they wish for, considering things like the Sweet 16 runs of Marist last year and Liberty in 2005.
Bottom line, though, is the big leagues are greedy as heck. They want as few of those at-large bids as possible slipping away.
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