Slogging through reams and reams of Division III NCAA committee actions and recommendations and such gets pretty mind-numbing, but every once in a while there’s something worth getting riled up about.

Adjust the 2005-06 championships program budget through base budget adjustments from the Division III reserve to provide $110,000 for student-athlete championship enhancements ($5,000 for each of 22 championship final sites).

I’m all for the student-athlete having a better experience at the finals — I know the kids who come to Salem have a good experience because the Salem folks bend over backwards to make sure of it. But how about we concentrate on having a better experience in the earlier rounds by coming up with more balanced brackets? Sheesh.