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No fans at NCAA men's or women's tournament [merged thread]

UcMiami said:
This was the minimum action that the NCAA could have taken I think given the current state and is a change from just a few hours ago.

It may also not be the last action.
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I had earlier advocated for a postponement.. ( as many big events have chosen )...but logistics might be too complicated. Hopefully, they can pipe in sound effects...and team fans can choose their own. EG When UCONN is playing, we can dial up sound from the first time we beat Tennessee...etc.
 
Wbbfan1 said:
NCAA looking to move the Men's F4 out of Mercedes Benz Stadium into a Smaller Arena in Atlanta. I"m sure they'll do the same for the Women's Tournament.
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Women's tournament was already in the smaller arena (Smoothie King Center where the Pelicans play) vs the New Orleans Superdome.
 
Plebe said:
Pretty clearly, yes.

Edit to add: I wonder what the split was between the NCAA and the host institutions on revenues from the campus-hosted rounds? Anyone know?
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This kind of action...while the right thing to do...can be economically devastating. It is one of the reasons why the stock market is crashing. What about major league baseball? I still see packed stadiums at spring training games..
 
Nobody's fault, and the right decision was made, but what a shame that the eventual tournament winner won't get to celebrate in front of a crowd. It'll feel like winning practice more than winning an NCAA championship!
 
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Hayven said:
Geography shouldn’t be a factor in determining seeding for the women’s tournament then. Therefore, UConn should be in Ft. Wayne
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May actually become a much bigger factor - I could see the bracket for first two rounds created so every team coming to Storrs could drive for example regardless of what proper seeding should be.
 
Longtime fan said:
This kind of action...while the right thing to do...can be economically devastating. It is one of the reasons why the stock market is crashing. What about major league baseball? I still see packed stadiums at spring training games..
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It will get there - soon. Japan is already playing their baseball season in empty ballparks. It will be a lot easier for the umps and opposing teams to hear Houston's trash can banging and other auditory "off speed pitch" signals with no fans in the park.
 
j66kicker said:
It will be a lot easier for the umps and opposing teams to hear Houston's trash can banging and other auditory "off speed pitch" signals with no fans in the park.
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One of two things will happen, either:

A. This country gets it act together and we can maybe eke out prevention and containment sufficient to run the tournament at all; or
B. In a week or so, portions of this country begin to look like Northern Italy, and in retrospect this will have been the first domino to fall on the way to cancelling the tournament altogether.

Unfortunately, based on the mitigation steps I'm seeing nationwide, I'd put more money on (B) than (A). The final four isn't until early April, and I have a hard time seeing things maintain or recover in time for it to go that far. If you get through the first weekend, maybe you can postpone the Sweet Sixteen to later in the spring, but even holding out for another 11 days may be a stretch at this point.
 
Hayven said:
Geography shouldn’t be a factor in determining seeding for the women’s tournament then. Therefore, UConn should be in Ft. Wayne
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BINGO! If they use the proper S-curve then UCONN should be the 2 seed in Maryland's region and Louisville should probably end up in Baylor's region. IIRC the S curve looked like this:
  • South Carolina
  • Oregon
  • Baylor
  • Maryland
  • UCONN
  • Louisville
  • etc etc.
So with no ticket sales or fans in seats,then the proper S-curve can be used regardless of driving distance.
 
Three things:

#1 What will the NCAA do if one or more schools prohibit their team(s) from participating or the team itself votes to stay away?

#2 If the games do in fact end up being played with no spectators, will the loudest and most exuberant bench become the game's X factor?

#3 The word from Florida is that UCF doesn't give a d*mn what happens. :eek: :rolleyes:
 
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boontonbomber said:
with the average age of WCBB fans being, umm, "up there", certainly a good thing to ban fans.
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It's not just the fan's what about the coaches. Geno isn't far behind me and with his surgery I bet he is in a compromised position as well.
 
Longtime fan said:
I had earlier advocated for a postponement.. ( as many big events have chosen )...but logistics might be too complicated. Hopefully, they can pipe in sound effects...and team fans can choose their own. EG When UCONN is playing, we can dial up sound from the first time we beat Tennessee...etc.
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People who need noise to watch a game should invite 25-30 (virus-tested) friends to their house for a TV game party.
 
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EricLA said:
BINGO! If they use the proper S-curve then UCONN should be the 2 seed in Maryland's region and Louisville should probably end up in Baylor's region. IIRC the S curve looked like this:
  • South Carolina
  • Oregon
  • Baylor
  • Maryland
  • UCONN
  • Louisville
  • etc etc.
So with no ticket sales or fans in seats,then the proper S-curve can be used regardless of driving distance.
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Both Maryland and sour Creme will not like your post. ...;)
 
JavaMan said:
Three things:

#1 What will the NCAA do if one or more schools prohibit their team(s) from participating?

#2 If the games do in fact end up being played with no spectators, will the loudest and most exuberant bench become the game's X factor?

#3 The word from Florida is that UCF doesn't give a d*mn what happens.
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#1 is a knotty one. Perhaps some teams will announce their withdrawal prior to Monday? In which case their spot in the field is opened up to a less cautious institution? If they withdraw after bracketing (and it's too late to re-bracket), then I'd think it's simply a forfeit situation?

#2: There will be a "limited family attendance," it appears. So bench plus a few dozen family members? I'm sure it becomes a factor. It's gonna be bizarre to have no other crowd to draw energy from.
 
JavaMan said:
#2 If the games do in fact end up being played with no spectators, will the loudest and most exuberant bench become the game's X factor?
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You have clearly hit on something really important. The key to UConn’s efforts to win their 12th National Championship will be KYLA IRWIN’s return. :)
 
Plebe said:
#1 is a knotty one. Perhaps some teams will announce their withdrawal prior to Monday? In which case their spot in the field is opened up to a less cautious institution? If they withrdaw after bracketing (and it's too late to re-bracket), then I'd think it's simply a forfeit situation?

#2: There will be a "limited family attendance," it appears. So bench plus a few dozen family members.
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Re: #1, if more than one or two schools drops out, all others will follow, and it will be called off. The same considerations and protocols are in place across most administrations at most U.S. colleges, so some schools may decide faster than others, but they will coalesce around the same consensus in terms of legal liability, risk protocols, etc.

My over-under view on this is that by escalating to no fans first, NCAA eases the shock of cancelling or postponing. But I don't see how that isn't coming once one or several players get diagnosed, a coach or staff member gets diagnosed, etc. Once that happens, all the other dominoes start falling.
 
Has the NCAA figured out what to do if a player or a member of the team's support staff tests positive? Or a close family member?
 
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Philly Kid said:
It's not just the fan's what about the coaches. Geno isn't far behind me and with his surgery I bet he is in a compromised position as well.
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Not to mention that, if you watch him in the post game pressers, he is the poster child of improper touching of the face (eyes, nose, mouth) with your hands. Assuming that is refelctive of this behavior in general, he's going to be very susceptible.
 
wbball novice said:
Has the NCAA figured out what to do if a player or a member of the team's support staff tests positive? Or a close family member?
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The family member at this time frame is not likely to be an issue since the players likely have had limited exposure to family recently, although it certainly is possible.

For team/support members, I would suspect that the probable reaction would be for that team to self quarantine and the team to forfeit.
 
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