Noth Carolina's Tourney NCAA Games Out

[jibsey]

So Duke and NC don't get those first and second round home games as usual, sometimes even later rounds. Maybe NC's academic scandal will be resolved by 2020.

 

[UConnSportsGuy]

My guess is that they move the games to South Carolina. With the removal of the confederate flag, SC is now eligible to host NCAA events. And that would likely keep the games close enough to NC to ensure that 1. they fill up the stands with the Duke/UNC fans, and 2. they provide NC/Duke with as close to a home game as possible for the "neutral site" tournament.

 

[Devland]

So Duke and NC don't get those first and second round home games as usual, sometimes even later rounds. Maybe NC's academic scandal will be resolved by 2020.

My opinion is based more in general than on one specific issue. I am not sure I like the NCAA getting involved with political and social issues. Stick to sports leave these other issues to politicians and activists. Allow the individual athletes to express their opinions in various ways. What's next? Do they not play in other states because of gun laws? Abortion? Drug legalization? I think it is a lot healthier for the NCAA to let the individual athletes to form and express their own opinions on these issues.

 

[HuskyFich]

They are not moving it to SC. The most conceivable place for them to do it, based on venue size and ticket potential, is Orlando

 

[80shusky]

A nice, well thought out and articulated response from the NC GOP.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

The funny thing is that this may actually get them to change the law. Nothing is more sacred in North Carolina than getting home court advantage in the NCAA tournament.

 

[CTGoonie]

They are not moving it to SC. The most conceivable place for them to do it, based on venue size and ticket potential, is Orlando

Pretty sure Orlando is already a host hence the reason why the AAC tourney moved from there to Hartford.

 

[Kembacity]

My opinion is based more in general than on one specific issue. I am not sure I like the NCAA getting involved with political and social issues. Stick to sports leave these other issues to politicians and activists. Allow the individual athletes to express their opinions in various ways. What's next? Do they not play in other states because of gun laws? Abortion? Drug legalization? I think it is a lot healthier for the NCAA to let the individual athletes to form and express their own opinions on these issues.

While I'm fully on the side of NC's laws are crazy town, I tend to agree. If NC had a plan to hunt down and lock up all trans people, I'd be on board with this full scale boycott, but as it stands it does seem like more trouble than is necessary. That said, if they do change the law, good job NCAA

 

[jibsey]

How much money does the state stand to lose with cancellation of major corporate meetings, other major sporting events and now this? They're going to buckle, when I can't tell you but dollars rule.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

How much money does the state stand to lose with cancellation of major corporate meetings, other major sporting events and now this? They're going to buckle, when I can't tell you but dollars rule.

According to this article...they stand to lose $5b. DeCourcy does a good job explaining the issue and the impact.

Sports fans in North Carolina pay price for desperate HB2 supporters' discrimination

 

[fatlucy]

My opinion is based more in general than on one specific issue. I am not sure I like the NCAA getting involved with political and social issues. Stick to sports leave these other issues to politicians and activists. Allow the individual athletes to express their opinions in various ways. What's next? Do they not play in other states because of gun laws? Abortion? Drug legalization? I think it is a lot healthier for the NCAA to let the individual athletes to form and express their own opinions on these issues.

This is not political preference. The NCAA specifically stated that its the nature of the exclusionary laws targeted at a group of people b/c of their sexual orientation, not because of a political preference. Would you feel the same way if North Carolina established a law separating blacks and whites or other nationalities, or what if they outlawed certain religions? I'd like to think all of us would boycott them if they did that. This is the same precedent. I think this is most intelligent thing the NCAA has done in my lifetime.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

A nice, well thought out and articulated response from the NC GOP.

Oh my goodness

 

[80shusky]

Oh my goodness

Well, the part about sharing the showers with the cheerleaders doesn't sound all the bad.

 

[Kemba'sYogurt]

Being a NC resident, the general population is somewhat upset that these games are being moved. We don't believe we should be punished for the states actions. On the other hand the other third of the population couldn't care less

 

[UConn990411]

Not sure if the NCAA should be getting involved because they're opening up Pandora's box, but at least they're backing up their words this time.

Credit where credit's due.

 

[HooperScooper]

Saw this in an article. Backs up the belief that NC gets a tournament venue almost every year. Not that I needed proof.

The NCAA rarely doesn't pick North Carolina as a host for its biggest event, the Big Dance. Over the past decade-and-a-half, four cities in the Tar Heel State have been part of the NCAA Tournament's cycle. It's far and away the most popular/consistent state to get dibs on Dance duties. Charlotte hosted in 2005, 2008, 2011 and 2015. Greensboro was selected in 2001, 2006, 2009 and 2012. Winston-Salem was an NCAA tourney site in 2000 and 2007. Raleigh had honors in 2004, 2008, 2014 and 2016. The only years this century the tournament wasn't played inside state borders: '02, '03, '10 and '13.

Here's a replacement for NCAA tourney games moved out of North Carolina

 

[UCweCONN]

My daughter was supposed to play in a college showcase soccer tournament at the same venue as the Women's Soccer Final 4.....and hopefully see U CONN there. With the NCAA pulling the event from NC, we are now stuck going to the event because the entry fee is non-refundable. It's also highly doubtful college coaches will be coming to recruit players.

 

[HooperScooper]

ACC follows suit.

The ACC will relocate all of its athletic championships from North Carolina

 

[dennismenace]

This is not political preference. The NCAA specifically stated that its the nature of the exclusionary laws targeted at a group of people b/c of their sexual orientation, not because of a political preference. Would you feel the same way if North Carolina established a law separating blacks and whites or other nationalities, or what if they outlawed certain religions? I'd like to think all of us would boycott them if they did that. This is the same precedent. I think this is most intelligent thing the NCAA has done in my lifetime.

What is "exclusionary" to some is "invasive" to others.

 

[AtlHusky]

What is "exclusionary" to some is "invasive" to others.

In the same way it was invasive for blacks to drink from white water fountains...

 

[DarthGrumpy]

ACC follows suit.

The ACC will relocate all of its athletic championships from North Carolina

That's lot money UNC will be losing out of because of some idiot politicians refuse to bow to the dramatic cultural swing that the US has gone through over the last decade on LGBT issues. That said, this would not be happening if UNC in particular and to lesser degree Duke and NC State plus some major employers had not come out against this bill.

 

[fatlucy]

What is "exclusionary" to some is "invasive" to others.

I don't understand how it's invasive to anyone, what do you mean?

 

[fatlucy]

The ACC is also making moves. ACC moving neutral-site title games from N.C.

 

[HooperScooper]

The ACC is also making moves. ACC moving neutral-site title games from N.C.

I think I read that somewhere. 5 posts before yours.

 

[intlzncster]

Oh my goodness

Still trying to wrap my head around:

If you are unwilling to have women's bathrooms and locker rooms, how do you have a women's team?

Well, the part about sharing the showers with the cheerleaders doesn't sound all the bad.

This is the Change I need.