No fans at MSG for BET

[Marat]

March Madness 2021: Fans won’t be allowed to attend Big East Tournament games at Madison Square Garden

The Big East Tournament is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 (3/10/21) at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

www.nj.com

 

[Marat]

Meanwhile, NCAA Tournament will allow 25% fan capacity.

 

[ucawn]

Yes definitely confused as to why NCAA says 25% capacity is okay for all tournaments, why 50% is ok for restaurants but people can’t go to sports games. Doesn't make much sense at all but there actually will be people there up to 10% capacity.

 

[BGesus4]

@Chief00 tell us how it is

 

[Scoe]

Ridiculous, I say fans should just storm in and watch the game for free then.

 

[Get a Job]

Ridiculous, I say fans should just storm in and watch the game for fee then.

Where were you on January 6th?

 

[UconnFanDC]

Cancel conference tournaments. Let's teams make up games and declare regular season champion as automatic qualifier. Then pick next best.

We don't need a team to start passing Corona around and messing things up.

Just my opinion

 

[Chuck]

It might be cool if you let the other BE teams fill the stands. You can have pods scattered around the arena since they are all in bubbles as a team. I'd love to have seen the reaction of other D1 players to Bouknight's Providence throw down.

 

[Scoe]

Cancel conference tournaments. Let's teams make up games and declare regular season champion as automatic qualifier. Then pick next best.

We don't need a team to start passing Corona around and messing things up.

Just my opinion

Play all conference tournaments make it as normal as possible. If you need to delay the NCAA tournament you do it.

 

[Ts5034]

 

[Greedo]

It might be cool if you let the other BE teams fill the stands. You can have pods scattered around the arena since they are all in bubbles as a team. I'd love to have seen the reaction of other D1 players to Bouknight's Providence throw down.

This would be cool. It would be like tournaments when you’re a kid. You’re just sitting around waiting for your game so you watch some of the other games going on.

 

[ucawn]

We don't need a team to start passing Corona around and messing things up.

Im fairly confident in the big East management to do this in a safe manner, testing protocols and all. Plus I feel like having all the teams at 1 site is less dangerous than playing an away game, coming back and playing a home game a couple days later.

 

[UconnFanDC]

Play all conference tournaments make it as normal as possible. If you need to delay the NCAA tournament you do it.

There is nothing normal about this season. The ncaa tournament is more important. Get all teams to bubble location(s) safely to avoid one team spoiling it for everyone

 

[UconnFanDC]

Im fairly confident in the big East management to do this in a safe manner, testing protocols and all. Plus I feel like having all the teams at 1 site is less dangerous than playing an away game, coming back and playing a home game a couple days later.

The BE is just one conference. It will take one team or conference to cause a pause if there's a hiccup. Have all 64/68 teams immediately proceed to bubble location with time to be quarantined

 

[Scoe]

There is nothing normal about this season. The ncaa tournament is more important. Get all teams to bubble location(s) safely to avoid one team spoiling it for everyone

Gotta have the conference tournaments make that a bubble location itself. Remember this talk of May Madness. Got time to extend tournament if you have to.

 

[Edward Sargent]

Yes definitely confused as to why NCAA says 25% capacity is okay for all tournaments, why 50% is ok for restaurants but people can’t go to sports games. Doesn't make much sense at all but there actually will be people there up to 10% capacity.

You can’t handle a trainful of us!!

 

[Chin Diesel]

You can’t handle a trainful of us!!

And pro tip, if you can handle a train full of us....
Nevermind.

 

[ClifSpliffy]

my 'spring has begun the dance' meter is bustin' out.
prolly gonna be 'unseasonably warm' at garden party time.
NYC Health Department updates COVID guidance, recommends wearing two masks (msn.com)
breath in, breath out, unless u can't.


bush. buusssshhh.

 

[UconnFanDC]

Gotta have the conference tournaments make that a bubble location itself. Remember this talk of May Madness. Got time to extend tournament if you have to.

I hear you but May interferes with other sports, TV and graduation. That was just a coaches suggestion but we'll see what happens.

 

[HooperScooper]

The BE is just one conference. It will take one team or conference to cause a pause if there's a hiccup. Have all 64/68 teams immediately proceed to bubble location with time to be quarantined

That's what they are doing. Getting all teams there with enough time to give them multiple COVID tests before games start.

Every school that wins its automatic bid prior to Saturday, March 13, will depart for Indianapolis on March 13. The teams that earn their auto bid in the afternoon or early evening of March 13 will also arrive in Indy late on the night of the 13th. All remaining auto-bid winners, from late Saturday night and throughout Sunday, will leave for Indianapolis on Sunday.

As for the at-large teams, even if a school is a lock it will be asked to not leave for Indianapolis until its inclusion in the field of 68 is confirmed on the Selection Show. There will be some teams that leave Sunday night, provided they can get to Indianapolis before the wee hours. All others will depart the Monday morning after.

The NCAA is asking teams with "high probability" of being selected as at-larges to stay in their conference tournament location between the end of their league tourney and the bracket reveal. This ask could make things tricky for a team like Gonzaga, but there is some room for flexibility where practical.

The Court Report: These NCAA Tournament protocols show how hard it will be to pull off the 2021 Big Dance

Matt Norlander's weekly notebook also has a look at the Fordham job opening and examines why refs are avoiding COVID issues

www.cbssports.com

 

[BigTenFan]

Meanwhile, NCAA Tournament will allow 25% fan capacity.

500 limit Assembly Hall Bloomington
2000 Mackey West Lafayette
No word on Lucas Oil