That's what the National Association of Basketball Coaches want.

From the AP:

Motivated in part by George Mason's remarkable Final Four run last season, coaches will urge the NCAA to expand its most lucrative championship event during the men's and women's basketball committee meetings in Orlando, Fla., this week.

"They'd love to see the tournament double to 128," said Jim Haney, executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. "It's based on several things. First, there are a lot of good teams worthy of making the NCAA field, and second, the size of 64 or 65 has been in place for a number of years."

Are they nuts?  I'm one of those that subscribe by the logic, "If it ain't broken, don't fix it."  A number of the teams in the field of 65 can barely stay above .500.

And let's get something else straight:  George Mason's run was nothing more than a fluke, where they had some teams that they matched up well against, and were able to play good defense.  However, in reality they were never a contender for their own conference championship, much less for the national championship.  If you ran the tournament over, they'd be lucky to get out of the second round.

Adding to that fact is a very weak NBA draft that has no standouts and is probably the weakest since 1989.  Nobody's fooled into thinking that any of these guys will be future All-Stars, much less a superstar on any team.  Does anyone actually believe that Adam Morrison, a guy who broke down in the middle of the court before Gonzaga's loss in the NCAA Tournament, can stay mentally composed long enough to lead any team in the league to a winning record?  Will JJ Redick be anything more than a sixth man to shoot the occasional mid-range jumper? 

The top prospects, at least according to ESPN's Chad Ford, are Tyrus Aldridge, who led LSU to the Final Four along with a number of players who looked like they were suited for football rather than the NBA, and Andrea Bargnani, a 7'1 center from Italy who supposedly has a great jumpshot and is being compared to Dirk Nowitski.  Great; another defensive liability.<

But here's the real reason the basketball coaches want the tourney expanded:

When Haney met with NCAA officials last month, he proposed the 128-team field in part because postseason bids may help coaches keep their jobs.

So, when the fan base isn't happy, and wants to see their team succeed, what do you do?  Just lower the bar.  After all; everyone at their job does it:

- When you have a deadline, just lengthen it.

- If you're late to work, simply make your shift later.

- If you're about to break your budget, just make it larger.

- If you aren't selling enough widgets, make your quota smaller.

See how easy that is?  I wish work was like college basketball, because then life would be a whole lot easier.