2020 NCAA Tournament

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Swish3

#60
March 09, 2020, 03:56:28 PM
The best option is obviously CNU! ;D

CNU85

#61
March 09, 2020, 04:09:34 PM
I'm willing to bet it doesn't happen at CNU.   ;)

Swish3

#62
March 09, 2020, 04:24:27 PM
It likely won't...wouldn't be surprised if they just change the venue to somewhere near Amherst.

Ron Boerger

#63
March 09, 2020, 05:20:35 PM
Dave says the NCAA did exactly what you would expect them to do, hold it at Amherst despite nobody being able to attend.   https://twitter.com/d3hoopsville/status/1237119052553818122

CNU85

#64
March 09, 2020, 06:15:59 PM
Yep that's the word I got. That's just plain ridiculous.

Caz Bombers

#65
March 09, 2020, 06:39:29 PM
I will put this tinfoil fitted cap on backwards and further suggest that Amherst quietly threatened to embarrass the NCAA and sow chaos by not sending the team at all if they were not selected to host.

saratoga

#66
March 09, 2020, 06:53:48 PM

This decision once again proves that just when you think an ounce of common sense has made it's way to NCAA leadership, nonsense like this happens.

Having these kids held hostage by an internal decision by Amherst is just plain wrong.

Amherst has every right to do what they think is right for their school & their students.

However, once that decision impacts 3 other schools from across the country, then all bets should be off the table for hosting rights & the games should be moved.

Have family & friends that have followed you all year fly across the country to sit in a hotel room 10 miles from the games & watch on a computer.

How freakin fan friendly can you get?

I wonder if UConn will close the doors tonight?

Roundball999

#67
March 09, 2020, 08:02:42 PM
Quote from: saratoga on March 09, 2020, 06:53:48 PM

This decision once again proves that just when you think an ounce of common sense has made it's way to NCAA leadership, nonsense like this happens.

Having these kids held hostage by an internal decision by Amherst is just plain wrong.

Amherst has every right to do what they think is right for their school & their students.

However, once that decision impacts 3 other schools from across the country, then all bets should be off the table for hosting rights & the games should be moved.

Have family & friends that have followed you all year fly across the country to sit in a hotel room 10 miles from the games & watch on a computer.

How freakin fan friendly can you get?

I wonder if UConn will close the doors tonight?

100% agree with you.  I would like to understand the "why" of the NCAA keeping Amherst as the host.

VT-Alum-NOVA

#68
March 09, 2020, 08:32:49 PM
you know NCAA will NOT bar fans to D1 Men's March Madness games.  money means everything to top brass in making decisions.  with all that is invested with TV rights, venues, etc.  no way the "worst case scenario" as NCAA top medical officer says will EVER occur

GoPerry

#69
March 09, 2020, 11:33:46 PM
I'm really astounded by this decision and the inflexibility.  To me it is indefensible that Amherst and AD Don Faulstick did not withdraw their request to host this weekend knowing their no spectator policy.  In fact I find it hard to believe that they still wish to host at all?  It seems totally out of bounds for the NCAA to allow them to do so. 

UMHB, George Fox, and CNU fans and parents deserve an explanation on why the venue couldn't be switched.

saratoga

#70
March 10, 2020, 01:25:47 AM

Great point...on behalf of all the other teams that would love to host, Amherst should have done the classy thing & pulled the request given their circumstances.

As only they could...the NCAA has turned what should be a truly exciting experience for all these kids into nothing more than a scrimmage with consequences.

Unbelievable!

VT-Alum-NOVA

#72
March 10, 2020, 08:58:29 AM
great point on AD withdrawing hosting request (do this request after each weekend?).  the narrative, Amherst could care less about visiting teams parents at all BUT likes big edge of having home court.  need to make sure to gain edge to get to final 4 but screw the other teams.  if this was about player safety, they would request COVID-19 testing of all participants before this weekend.
This will be remembered by other conferences for awhile.  The other coaches even outside the 3 visiting teams have taken note of the unfairness.

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)

#73
March 10, 2020, 11:05:38 AM
If they're this concerned,  though,  what's the best way to protect their team? At home; empty gym.
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Ron Boerger

#74
March 10, 2020, 11:17:57 AM
Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on March 10, 2020, 11:05:38 AM
If they're this concerned,  though,  what's the best way to protect their team? At home; empty gym.

The best way to protect their team, if they are that concerned, is to send them home like they are all their other students.    https://whdh.com/news/amherst-college-cancels-class-for-remainder-of-semester-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/
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