With CBS, Turner, ESPN and the rest looking for something to fill time for the next few weeks, don't be surprised if someone comes up with a data-generated mock NCAA Tournament.
50 years ago they did something like this to try to settle the argument about whether Muhammad Ali or Rocky Marciano was the greatest heavyweight fighter of all time. They called it The Super Fight. The two boxers went into a studio and sparred for 75 one-minute rounds, including several different fight-ending scenarios. The footage was then edited together based on the computer data, and later shown as a pay-per-view event in theatres nationwide.
With the advances in computer and video technology since then, some kind of mock tournament might be something for the networks to consider. Beats watching reruns of the 2006 Big Ten Conference final.
