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NCAA TOURNEY/CORONAVIRUS

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Re: NCAA TOURNEY/CORONAVIRUS
« Reply #15 on: March 11, 2020, 07:04:23 PM »
Hell, most of the tournament games have many empty seats already.  Since no team knows where they'll be playing , there will be more empty seats because no one has bought their air fare yet.  It's a television tool except for the final 4.  I'd lean towards playing without the fans.  It's a tough call but the potential downside is significant. :'(
Who knows, maybe the zebras will call it fair?

if they don't cancel the tourney, they should skip the scheduled venues altogether. play the games at the home of the higher seed. Set up the brackets as true regionals to limit the amount of travel. It would make for some pretty funky seeding but the whole thing is pretty funky anyway.

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Re: NCAA TOURNEY/CORONAVIRUS
« Reply #16 on: March 11, 2020, 07:06:41 PM »
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28885422/ncaa-says-tournament-go-fans

This is so fucking stupid. Quite the overreaction and fear-mongering I’d expect.

Do you know how China was able to control the virus?

Mike Judge had an interesting theory with his movie idiocracy, where educated people had fewer kids and stupid people had more kids, once society had evolved to the point where educated people wanted fewer kids because they didn't *need* more kids, and stupid people didn't die before they could have more kids.

One thing he didn't consider was a global pandemic that stupid people would thumb their noses at. To be fair, Coronavirus mostly impacts the elderly who have long since passed on their genes.

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Re: NCAA TOURNEY/CORONAVIRUS
« Reply #17 on: March 11, 2020, 07:40:51 PM »
It's an extraordinary measure, but this is an extraordinary public health crisis that we have not responded to in any sort of coherent or serious manner as it spreads nationwide.
We have a total fucking incompetent buffoon as POTUS who claimed yesterday building THE WALL will stop Coronavirus.

We have 1200 cases, 23 states have declared an emergency, and the number of infected is unquestionably many more that we do not know of due to the abysmal response and lack of testing.

Having public gatherings of 20,000 plus people in urban areas is a recipe for increasing a public heath crisis that is believed to be on the verge of being, or already out of control, by the handful of adults still left in the room in this clown shoes administration.
At least Dr. Anthony Fauci is being allowed to speak and we do not have to listen to Pence and Fox News, and Trump telling people he has a talent for this and should have been a doctor and this will all go away.

I am sure our Impeached Criminal Psychopath Moron in Chief may have some more great ideas tonight like bailing out the resort and hotel industry, but they have been coaching him all day to STFU for once.
I think the market crash and increase in cases from 15 (which he claimed would be the end and is now 1200 and counting) have him shitting his pants and they will get him to say and propose something legitimate.
Its not that hard. Just don't be a total asshole for like 15 minutes.


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« Last Edit: March 11, 2020, 08:45:22 PM by Lkdog »

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Miles Leonard

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Re: NCAA TOURNEY/CORONAVIRUS
« Reply #18 on: March 11, 2020, 08:50:21 PM »
Oh shit

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28887560/nba-suspends-season-further-notice-player-tests-positive-coronavirus

Puts the NCAA tournament happening at risk now. I wouldn't be surprised if they cancelled it entirely after this news.
« Last Edit: March 11, 2020, 09:12:23 PM by Miles Leonard »
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Re: NCAA TOURNEY/CORONAVIRUS
« Reply #19 on: March 11, 2020, 09:00:58 PM »
hate to see it but i dont think the tourney happens

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Re: NCAA TOURNEY/CORONAVIRUS
« Reply #20 on: March 11, 2020, 09:06:31 PM »
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28885422/ncaa-says-tournament-go-fans

This is so fucking stupid. Quite the overreaction and fear-mongering I’d expect.

Some things never change. Actually quite reassuring in a way....
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Re: NCAA TOURNEY/CORONAVIRUS
« Reply #21 on: March 11, 2020, 09:15:49 PM »
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28885422/ncaa-says-tournament-go-fans

This is so fucking stupid. Quite the overreaction and fear-mongering I’d expect.

Some things never change. Actually quite reassuring in a way....

And I don’t give two fucks what you think.
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Re: NCAA TOURNEY/CORONAVIRUS
« Reply #22 on: March 11, 2020, 09:54:34 PM »
Hell, most of the tournament games have many empty seats already.  Since no team knows where they'll be playing , there will be more empty seats because no one has bought their air fare yet.  It's a television tool except for the final 4.  I'd lean towards playing without the fans.  It's a tough call but the potential downside is significant. :'(
Who knows, maybe the zebras will call it fair?

if they don't cancel the tourney, they should skip the scheduled venues altogether. play the games at the home of the higher seed. Set up the brackets as true regionals to limit the amount of travel. It would make for some pretty funky seeding but the whole thing is pretty funky anyway.
Agree w/ this. The venues have no incentive to host if people aren't showing up - they're already making insurance claims across the board - so might as well play games to isolate the population centers as much as possible.

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Re: NCAA TOURNEY/CORONAVIRUS
« Reply #23 on: March 11, 2020, 10:20:18 PM »
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28885422/ncaa-says-tournament-go-fans

This is so fucking stupid. Quite the overreaction and fear-mongering I’d expect.

Some things never change. Actually quite reassuring in a way....

And I don’t give two fucks what you think.

Like I said....
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Re: NCAA TOURNEY/CORONAVIRUS
« Reply #24 on: March 11, 2020, 10:27:11 PM »
Oh shit

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28887560/nba-suspends-season-further-notice-player-tests-positive-coronavirus

Puts the NCAA tournament happening at risk now. I wouldn't be surprised if they cancelled it entirely after this news.

Very possible.

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Re: NCAA TOURNEY/CORONAVIRUS
« Reply #25 on: March 11, 2020, 10:46:34 PM »
Will our tourney games be broadcast in Chinese?
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Re: NCAA TOURNEY/CORONAVIRUS
« Reply #26 on: March 11, 2020, 10:49:03 PM »
Too bad DePaul won’t make the tournament, they’d feel right at home in empty and lifeless arenas.
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Re: NCAA TOURNEY/CORONAVIRUS
« Reply #27 on: March 12, 2020, 10:56:45 AM »
Big Ten tournament cancelled.

Almost seems inevitable that the NCAA will be cancelled.
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Re: NCAA TOURNEY/CORONAVIRUS
« Reply #28 on: March 12, 2020, 10:57:18 AM »
Welp. Big Ten tourney canceled.

https://mobile.twitter.com/bigten/status/1238130102745083904

Bye bye, NCAA tourney. Only a matter of time before that announcement is made too.
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Re: NCAA TOURNEY/CORONAVIRUS
« Reply #29 on: March 12, 2020, 10:59:07 AM »
well fucking fuckidy fuck fuck fuk
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