I actually find it to be a stupid process. Hosting should be automatically awarded to the higher seed unless they have a reason to decline. Money and facility concerns are valid - there is still at least one team in the playoffs that doesn't have exclusive use of their stadium. Reimburse operating costs up to a certain amount. October is too soon for some schools to realize they're going to make a playoff push at all. We're not all Grand Valley and Northwest Missouri.
I also am not sure that the Kutztown statement is 100% accurate. In uncomfortable situations, humans tend to give 80-90% of the truth. My belief is that a) Kutztown is inexperience at this and didn't put much thought into the benefit of submitting, b) the financial cost was more than the AD was comfortable finding, and c) they looked at the dates and saw that they already have a home basketball doubleheader scheduled at the same time and realized they won't have the staffing to pull off both. I really think C is the one. Not accusing KU of lying - just only offering the facts that paint the picture that sounds best.
I also am not sure that the Kutztown statement is 100% accurate. In uncomfortable situations, humans tend to give 80-90% of the truth. My belief is that a) Kutztown is inexperience at this and didn't put much thought into the benefit of submitting, b) the financial cost was more than the AD was comfortable finding, and c) they looked at the dates and saw that they already have a home basketball doubleheader scheduled at the same time and realized they won't have the staffing to pull off both. I really think C is the one. Not accusing KU of lying - just only offering the facts that paint the picture that sounds best.
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