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UConn/Nova postponed

Has Nova had any new infections? Last I saw the current CDC recommendation is a 10 day quarantine, Nova went on pause 1/4 and our game is scheduled for 1/15.
 
TheRealKBuks said:
Has Nova had any new infections? Last I saw the current CDC recommendation is a 10 day quarantine, Nova went on pause 1/4 and our game is scheduled for 1/15.
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The NCAA and state of CT has more strict requirements
 
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The Wildcats began a COVID-10 pause on Jan. 4 and will not complete their quarantine in time to play this game. Villanova's next scheduled game is vs. Seton Hall, on Jan. 19 at Finneran Pavilion (9 p.m. on FS1 and 95.7 Ben FM).
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This actually may benefit us in the long run. It gives us 3 consecutive games that are absolutely winnable (Butler, DePaul, SJU). A golden opportunity to get more Quadrant 2 and Quadrant 3 game reps, which we desperately need.

If we can take care of business, we would enter the Xavier game at 8-1, and likely have a nice number next to our name courtesy of the Associated Press.
 
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Figures. Biggest game of year. Friday night prime time tip. Was gonna meet up with the fellas and enjoy the game. Unreal They better fill it with somebody. Still 14-day quarantine Huh? Thought it was 10? We absolutely can look forward to nothing this year unless it’s the day of. We still don’t really kno if this was UConn’s doing or novas.
 
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I like to mentally prepare myself for bad news. With that said, the possibility of this season being postponed or cancelled exists. It may be small, but it's there.

For us that would sting a bit. We would immediately transition from a solid team into a rebuilding team with small chances to make the tournament. We will be losing some solid players this off-season.

Sort of an odd indication of progress. We may actually be good enough this year for our off-season player loses to actually matter.
 
I was going to say these next three weekends are going to be amazing sports-wise. UConn games to begin and end the weekend , with nfl playoffs sandwiched in between -plus bcs championship Monday night.. but....
 
Is it confirmed that Nova cancelled this game? Was really looking forward to a Friday night game. Hopefully the Big East has the capacity to get us a game that night. Exactly a week away so hope they start looking into it now.
 
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lange10 said:
Beating a dead horse here, but we need to find a replacement for the the 15th (or that weekend).
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Absolutely. The women's team just did that. They filled in a game against Seton Hall because their game against Xavier was postponed due to COVID in the Xavier program The men are going to have to do this or they're not going to get in enough games. Have to be flexible.

www.nhregister.com

UConn women continue to shuffle schedule, move up game against Seton Hall

One day after postponing its game against Xavier, UConn worked fast to replace find a...
www.nhregister.com www.nhregister.com
 
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I think the question to be asked is by whose order?

Are state protocols preventing UConn from playing?
Is UConn saying we ain't playing you guys until 14 days clear?
Did the Big East cancel unilaterally?
Have there been more positives? Did Nova say, We ain't playin'."?

I'm not ready to place blame yet.
 
lange10 said:
This is now Villanova's 9th game to be postponed/cancelled (2020-21 Villanova Wildcats Schedule | ESPN). They also have not played since December 23rd. Yet, they've still played 9 games.

Beating a dead horse here, but we need to find a replacement for the the 15th (or that weekend).
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That's not really any different from UConn, you're comparing it to UConn's total now but we're going to play 2 more games during their pause and possibly 3 if we replace Villanova on the 15th. So that's 8 or 9 games
 
Husky25 said:
I think the question to be asked is by whose order?

Are state protocols preventing UConn from playing?
Is UConn saying we ain't playing you guys until 14 days clear?
Did the Big East cancel unilaterally?
Have there been more positives? Did Nova say, We ain't playin'."?

I'm not ready to place blame yet.
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And to answer your question about whose order...simple answer is that it's irrelevant. They aren't changing their minds. It's postponed and placing blame is futile. Hopefully we can find a replacement game.
 
HuskyHawk said:
The NCAA and state of CT has more strict requirements
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Last I looked Villanova was in Pennsylvania. Plus when we quarantined we postpone a post quarantine game because the team hadn’t practiced together for a while. But even if it is a 10 day quarantine it would be very tight especially since you don’t actually know that you have no more cases until the time is completed. But I get it. The politically correct thing is to blame the governor and State Health Dept. It would never be the fact that there is a worldwide pandemic and people are trying against all sorts of pushback to get it under control. I have an in-law who is a doc in LA. Well was semi retired but is back full time in a major medical center there. They are telling paramedics not to bring patients there because they can’t handle any more. But hey, now we all have to find something else to do on Saturday. Oh the humanity.
 
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UCSouth said:
And to answer your question about whose order...simple answer is that it's irrelevant. They aren't changing their minds. It's postponed and placing blame is futile. Hopefully we can find a replacement game.
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Actually it is relevant. Fans are quick to blame our home state and/or University, in light of the football season and what is perceived to be stricter protocols than necessary. The party responsible for the ppd is pretty important context.
 
Husky25 said:
Actually it is relevant. Fans are quick to blame our home state and/or University, in light of the football season and what is perceived to be stricter protocols than necessary. The party responsible for the ppd is pretty important context.
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If I were to take a stab at who is behind the postponement, I would probably say that it's because of the protocols in place by the State of Connecticut. Again, just a guess.
 
While I would have liked to play them with them fresh off quarantine, I'm not too upset about it, because I am scheduled to have some pretty substantial surgery on Friday, and if I recall correctly, the TVs at the hospital don't get much in the way of sports channels. I don't think I would be in any shape or mood to try to watch it on my phone.
 
At least it may give Bouknight a little more rest instead of probably having to play a ton of minutes in that game
 
UCSouth said:
If I were to take a stab at who is behind the postponement, I would probably say that it's because of the protocols in place by the State of Connecticut. Again, just a guess.
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Zissou said:
Nova is in a double pause. They paused, planned to come back, then 10 days later had new cases.
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This is why one should try not jumping to conclusions.
 
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