The San Diego Aztecs got through the first weekend of the 2014 NCAA Tournament in Spokane, Washington. Now they are off to Anaheim, CA to take on the Arizona Wildcats on Thursday. However prior to leading his team to the Sweet 16, Steve Fisher guided SDSU to a 3rd round win vs. North Dakota State and a 2nd round win vs. New Mexico State. New Mexico State took San Diego State to overtime before losing. Fisher during his post game press conference initiated conversation about the NCAA and it's travel policies. Steve Fisher the former head coach of the Michigan Wolverines led the Fab 5 to a pair of National Championship Games and won the 1989 National Championship. Coach Fisher revealed to the assembled media in Spokane he called the NCAA to ask if his team could stay the night if they had loss. Fisher said they told him no. Last season in Philadelphia after being upset by Florida Gulf Coast SDSU and their supporters had been on the plane for 10 hours before getting back to the west coast. New Mexico State was forced to leave Spokane and didn't get back to campus until the sun was rising. Meanwhile Cincinnati who lost to Harvard earlier that day was able to fly back home the next day. Fisher spoke about the several billion dollar deal the NCAA has with CBS, yet they can't accommodate schools that lose in the tournament. Just another black eye for the National Collegiate Athletic Association. It seems like with them it's not how much money you make, it's how much you keep.
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