dubc47834 (03-12-2020)
The Hoiberg thing has me shaking. What a complete bunch of morons in the Nebraska travel party.
Stray (03-12-2020)
As opposed to announcing a cancellation, I think the NCAA should hit pause on the whole thing tomorrow and see if they can make the tournament happen later in the spring or early summer. Sure, there'd be logistical nightmares and maybe the coverage and the sites and fanfare wouldn't be the same, but seems to me they should keep the option open to make it happen once this is under control.
"In our sundown perambulations of late, through the outer parts of Brooklyn, we have observed several parties of youngsters playing 'base', a certain game of ball. Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our close rooms, the game of ball is glorious"
-Walt Whitman
Feels like the tournament isn't gonna happen. Just hard to imagine the NCAA forcing this through right now, even without fans. NBA suspending the season and other leagues will likely follow suit soon. The travel required, the lodging, everything that goes into it...yeah I don't see it.
Stray (03-12-2020)
dubc47834 (03-12-2020)
Here's my pie-in-the-sky proposal:
-Announce the NCAA tournament has been postponed
-When it's deemed safe to do so, hopefully in May, conduct a condensed two-week NCAA tournament.
-16 four-team pods at on-campus sites for the first two rounds (Last four in are cut, only 64 teams in this one). Dayton hosts NKU, OSU, Butler; Kentucky hosts ETSU, Belmont, West Virginia. Etc. Make as much of the travel bus trips as possible.
-The 16 teams to come out of those pods are reseeded and sent to one city the following week to play the remainder of the tournament.
"In our sundown perambulations of late, through the outer parts of Brooklyn, we have observed several parties of youngsters playing 'base', a certain game of ball. Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our close rooms, the game of ball is glorious"
-Walt Whitman
WVRed (03-12-2020)
A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor!
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