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Author Topic: WOW. No fans will be at the NCAA tourneys.  (Read 3195 times)
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« on: March 11, 2020, 10:50:18 EDT »

 

This is insanity.


https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/ncaab/2020/03/11/ncaa-tournament-fans-banned-due-to-coronavirus-concerns/5024027002/


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« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2020, 11:21:17 EDT »

This ought to be interesting 
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« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2020, 11:21:58 EDT »

This ought to be interesting 


Gonna be weird, for sure.
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« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2020, 12:55:38 EDT »

Without fans,  they are just scrimmages.   Might be a good year to collect that million for perfect bracket,  upsets will be few and far between without fan energy.
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« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2020, 02:50:54 EDT »

Disagree. Will likely lead to a totally unexpected outcome.
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« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2020, 04:10:21 EDT »

Now the NBA is suspending the season.
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« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2020, 04:21:38 EDT »

Now the NBA is suspending the season.

And there is a reason that is unrelated to media hysteria. We have medical professionals for a reason. If this is their advice, and it is, so be it. American medical infrastructure could be overwhelmed. 100k ICU beds in all of America. This is the truth. Better safe than sorry, and might still be sorry. 
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« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2020, 04:29:21 EDT »

A issue is that all travel should be suspended for a while.....Hell, I know 3 people right now that them and their families are on cruises. IMO that's dumb until this gets better controlled.
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« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2020, 05:06:15 EDT »

I agree with you, SmokeyJoe.  If the spread of this can be slowed, the medical facilities have a chance to treat more people who are infected.  If the spread accelerates, triage will be required and more people will have to go untreated.  As bad as it is, I think cancelling events is the proper strategy.

I'm watching all of the NCAA hoops I can tonight because I would not be too surprised if tonight might end up being the finish to the season.  It's gonna be tough to keep playing now that the NBA has suspended their season.
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« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2020, 06:35:52 EDT »

I hate that it has come to this, but I guess it is the right way to go.  As some of y'all are saying, these cancellations won't stop the spread, but they will slow the spread.  I guess there is value in that.  Get rid of anything that is not critical - it is probably a good rule of thumb.  If they can create some kind of inoculation for this bug, it could literally save millions of lives in this country alone.  I don't think that is overstating things.  I just hope the toilet paper in the house doesn't run out.   
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« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2020, 08:37:38 EDT »

Duke and Kansas have announced they have pulled out of the NCAA tournament....This will probably cancel the tourney.
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« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2020, 09:28:21 EDT »

If I had money to wager, I'd bet that the decision to cancel the NCAA tourney was made yesterday (possibly even earlier?).  I believe that the announcement was a matter of timing and PR concerns. 

It is now much easier for them to make that announcement.
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« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2020, 09:32:37 EDT »

If I had money to wager, I'd bet that the decision to cancel the NCAA tourney was made yesterday (possibly even earlier?).  I believe that the announcement was a matter of timing and PR concerns. 

It is now much easier for them to make that announcement.

We should take this opportunity to be the first to declare ourselves 2020 national champs.

What would bammer do?
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« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2020, 09:37:49 EDT »

We should take this opportunity to be the first to declare ourselves 2020 national champs.

What would bammer do?
UCF has already claimed the nba title
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« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2020, 10:54:47 EDT »

Future trivia question:  Which NCAA D1 basketball team won the last game of the 2019/2020 season but was not declared the national champions?  Kansas Sate
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« Reply #15 on: March 12, 2020, 11:30:09 EDT »

We should take this opportunity to be the first to declare ourselves 2020 national champs.

What would bammer do?

They would hang a banner

Probably having it made right now.
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