NCAA Tournament Single Site

[UCTitleTown]

Hopefully, the vaccine will be available. Fingers crossed. I'm a first responder, so I'll be one of the first in line.

 

[HeGotGame]

Let's not call it the NCAA Tournament. This is far from it.

You stink

 

[HCCForever]

First national championship to be played in a regular sized arena in what, 4 decades?

First time since 1996 when UMass was involved and later vacated their appearance in the Final Four at Continental Airlines Arena.

 

[Edward Sargent]

Did they actually provide an honest rationale for why Indianapolis? Its not a major city, yes it is in the middle of the country but is not an airline hub so flights might not be a cheap there as in other cities. Was there a lottery?

 

[Edward Sargent]

Indiana coronavirus cases: Newly reported cases skyrocket to 8,451, plus 25 more deaths

Right now you can say the same for just about every state. The question is whether they are doing anything to try and mitigate the spread of the virus

 

[UCSouth]

Did they actually provide an honest rationale for why Indianapolis? Its not a major city, yes it is in the middle of the country but is not an airline hub so flights might not be a cheap there as in other cities. Was there a lottery?

It doesn't need to be an airline hub because there won't be any fans. I would imagine that teams will quarantine until they lose and then go home.

 

[superjohn]

Did they actually provide an honest rationale for why Indianapolis? Its not a major city, yes it is in the middle of the country but is not an airline hub so flights might not be a cheap there as in other cities. Was there a lottery?

Indianapolis is probably the biggest conference city in the country, it's set up perfectly for this sort of stuff.

 

[HCCForever]

Indianapolis is probably the biggest conference city in the country, it's set up perfectly for this sort of stuff.

I was at a convention for about 50K people a few years ago which used Lucas as one of our sites. Indianapolis worked out quite well.

 

[uconnfan68]

Did they actually provide an honest rationale for why Indianapolis? Its not a major city, yes it is in the middle of the country but is not an airline hub so flights might not be a cheap there as in other cities. Was there a lottery?

Home of the NCAA offices.

 

[Edward Sargent]

Indianapolis is probably the biggest conference city in the country, it's set up perfectly for this sort of stuff.

Well I guess retirement has taken me out of the conference circuit - who knew. It wouldn't be my first choice for destination though

 

[Edward Sargent]

It doesn't need to be an airline hub because there won't be any fans. I would imagine that teams will quarantine until they lose and then go home.

True

 

[HCCForever]

Home of the NCAA offices.

In addition to being home of the NCAA offices, the Final Four was already scheduled to play at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 3 and 5th.

 

[BlueMAB]

Right now you can say the same for just about every state. The question is whether they are doing anything to try and mitigate the spread of the virus

"They" applies to a lot of groups. The state, the county, residents, businessowners, etc. The governor has given mixed messages through executive orders.

Regulations are handled by county with different levels of restrictions based on metrics. However, even in their most restrictive level (red) they have this guideline:

"Local officials may consider limiting hours for the operation of bars, nightclubs and restaurants."

Even with their most restrictive measures, clubs and bars are still open.

 

[Edward Sargent]

"They" applies to a lot of groups. The state, the county, residents, businessowners, etc. The governor has given mixed messages through executive orders.

Regulations are handled by county with different levels of restrictions based on metrics. However, even in their most restrictive level (red) they have this guideline:

"Local officials may consider limiting hours for the operation of bars, nightclubs and restaurants."

Even with their most restrictive measures, clubs and bars are still open.

Sounds familiar as we have the same problems with messaging here in Florida.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Teams are going to have no margin of error this season. Realistically, teams will play 22-25 games, so a 15-7 record out of the P6 is going to be like a 4-5 seed. A single bad loss or cold stretch is going to be fatal because there just won't be enough games to make it up.