time t HaAMISH KNOX ast weekend in Halifax, L: of the top Canadian nter-university Athletic Union (CIAU) men’s basketball teams gathered to compete for the national championship. Meanwhile, to the south, theix neighbours in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) had already been at their tournament for two weeks. There is only one conclusion to be draw from this—the CIAU needs to get mad. While our national university league’s championship has eight teams and three televised games, the NCAA's tournament boasts 64 teams and over 200 games for fans to watch on TV, provided they have the correct satellite TV package. Still, Canada’s obvious lack of bas- ketball promotion at the uni- versity level is something the sport's governing body (read, the CIAU) needs to look at. With just three simple adjust- ments to its current champi- onship format, the CIAU would increase its fan support and exposure exponentially. First things first, increase the number of teams. 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Well, it’s not like these players haven't missed a lot of school already, what's another two or three days going to hurt, and if the ath- letes complain about missing too much class time, leave! Being a student-athlete is about juggling schoolwork and the team, and if you can’t han- dle it, buh-bye! So anyway, let’s increase the field to at least 16 teams, 32 would be perfect, but knowing that organizations like the CIAU accept change like a British men’s club, a tournament of 32 teams will be a long time com- ing. So, there’s 16 teams, let's start them off on the second weekend in March, preferably on Thursday and Friday to pare them down to eight, then Saturday and Sunday to knock them down to four. Then the next weekend (third weekend in March for those scoring at home), it’s the CIAU Final Four! Saturday the championship teams are decided and Sunday they play for all the marbles. Now, it may be great to increase the field, but what 90. 2x10 Cerwin-Vega subs, $100 takes them. 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Isn’t the CIAU trying to keep Canadian athletes from going to US schools? Well, show them what they're missing and they may stay. Greater televi- sion coverage would not only make the CIAU bigger in the minds of young Canadian ath- letes, it would also make the athletes competing feel like their efforts are actually appre- ciated, as they are constantly seeing their southern counter- parts on the tube every week- -end from November on. However, an expanded field and great television coverage won't mean a thing unless fans are filling the seats. Sorry Halifax, your time has come. It’s time to change the venue for the CIAU tourna- ment. Think about how many fans the games would generate is the venue was changed every year. This tournament the CIAU Clearance Used & New Computers. Sales, Repair, Upgrade Specialists 724B-12th Street, New West. 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