I have to admit it. Much of last weekend was spent on the couch with NCAA basketball bracket sheets in hand, flipping games more often than Pam Anderson goes through rocker boyfriends.

Wall-to-wall college hoops coverage. An awesome spectacle to watch, knowing that every game is do-or-die.

And I really don't even like the sport of basketball. Go figure.

What puts me on the edge of the seat is that adrenaline rush, knowing that if any one favorite has a bad game, they're going home. Everything is on the line for each and every drive to the basket, every free-throw, and every foul taken.

As much as I do love hockey more than any sport, I never get stoked quite the same for the Memorial Cup as I do for NCAA hoops during March Madness.

Too bad, really, as the CHL offers some of the greatest...

Read Full Post: Memorial Cup needs March Madness-type format

Interesting proposal RC. But how about a best of three or two-game total goal series? Have the playdowns in various cities with the final four in one place. Like hashmark says, would eliminate the potential for an off-night upset, although maybe that is the entire point of your proposal....

I say that whoever has the most goals at the end of the tournament wins. Simple as that really.

I'd be all over that. I love the do-or-die approach as it requires teams to be at the top of their game in each game.