Augie Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 It is a VERY BAD LOOK for the pros to be suspending play, but the NCAA will allow the amateurs to play in a big money making event. Heck, their SCHOOLS are mostly shut down, but they still allow the games to go on. The NCAA needs to do the right thing here. Shut it down until we know more.
row_33 Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 13 minutes ago, Augie said: It is a VERY BAD LOOK for the pros to be suspending play, but the NCAA will allow the amateurs to play in a big money making event. Heck, their SCHOOLS are mostly shut down, but they still allow the games to go on. The NCAA needs to do the right thing here. Shut it down until we know more. I never understood the mania over it, filling out a bracket, and bothering strangers with it, without knowing a single player or the nicknames of 10 teams is a pathology Most games I attended in the first weekend were 1/3 full The season has totally sucked, barely any players or teams worth watching if one isn’t a loyal fan of a school...
Mark Vader Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 Now the Conference Tournaments have been canceled! https://www.si.com/college/2020/03/12/coronavirus-causes-conference-tournament-canceled-big-ten-aac-sec
Augie Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, row_33 said: I never understood the mania over it, filling out a bracket, and bothering strangers with it, without knowing a single player or the nicknames of 10 teams is a pathology Most games I attended in the first weekend were 1/3 full The season has totally sucked, barely any players or teams worth watching if one isn’t a loyal fan of a school... I’m a big fan of college basketball, and LOVE going to the NCAA tournament. I’m watching the Big East tournament now....wondering why they are playing. Many of the big conferences have cancelled their tournaments. EDIT: Big East finally cancels tournament.......at halftime of today’s first game. Somewhere Vontae Davis is smiling. Edited March 12, 2020 by Augie 2 1
row_33 Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, CowgirlsFan said: Vontae Davis....priceless just priceless. Never to be forgotten
John in Jax Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 5 hours ago, teef said: out of total curiosity, do you still not agree with the move? i'm not trying to criticize, but rather wondering if the last few hours have changed people's opinions. I still think it’s an overreaction. But sadly, the way it looks now, virtually everything is shutting down. I won’t be surprised if we soon end up like Italy. It’s baffling to me, because everything I’m seeing says that MOST people, even if they catch the virus, will come through it just fine. Yes, I know that people 60+ with existing health conditions are in the greatest danger, but THEY should know that, and they should be taking the most caution re where they go and who they interact with. The silver lining is that gas is dirt cheap, and you’ll soon be able to get a load of blue chip stocks at bargain basement prices. My Ameritrade account is warmed up and standing by!
row_33 Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 Just now, John in Jax said: I still think it’s an overreaction. But sadly, the way it looks now, virtually everything is shutting down. I won’t be surprised if we soon end up like Italy. It’s baffling to me, because everything I’m seeing says that MOST people, even if they catch the virus, will come through it just fine. Yes, I know that people 60+ with existing health conditions are in the greatest danger, but THEY should know that, and they should be taking the most caution re where they go and who they interact with. The silver lining is that gas is dirt cheap, and you’ll soon be able to get a load of blue chip stocks at bargain basement prices. My Ameritrade account is warmed up and standing by! you aren’t necessarily wrong... But this is how it is going to go for awhile
sherpa Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 9 minutes ago, John in Jax said: I still think it’s an overreaction. But sadly, the way it looks now, virtually everything is shutting down. I won’t be surprised if we soon end up like Italy. It’s baffling to me, because everything I’m seeing says that MOST people, even if they catch the virus, will come through it just fine. Yes, I know that people 60+ with existing health conditions are in the greatest danger, but THEY should know that, and they should be taking the most caution re where they go and who they interact with. The silver lining is that gas is dirt cheap, and you’ll soon be able to get a load of blue chip stocks at bargain basement prices. My Ameritrade account is warmed up and standing by! Seems like a shortsighted viewpoint. It shouldn't be "baffling." Health care facilities have no additional capacity to handle this, so it is possible that very difficult decisions will need to be made. This isn't a question of "most people coming through it just fine."
Jauronimo Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 4 hours ago, row_33 said: I never understood the mania over it, filling out a bracket, and bothering strangers with it, without knowing a single player or the nicknames of 10 teams is a pathology Most games I attended in the first weekend were 1/3 full The season has totally sucked, barely any players or teams worth watching if one isn’t a loyal fan of a school... I guess we'll add this to the list of things which you don't understand the "mania" over. Perhaps you just do not understand things that are notable or popular in general? 33 minutes ago, John in Jax said: I still think it’s an overreaction. But sadly, the way it looks now, virtually everything is shutting down. I won’t be surprised if we soon end up like Italy. It’s baffling to me, because everything I’m seeing says that MOST people, even if they catch the virus, will come through it just fine. Yes, I know that people 60+ with existing health conditions are in the greatest danger, but THEY should know that, and they should be taking the most caution re where they go and who they interact with. The silver lining is that gas is dirt cheap, and you’ll soon be able to get a load of blue chip stocks at bargain basement prices. My Ameritrade account is warmed up and standing by! Everything in Italy is shutting down and for absolutely no reason. Why are heads of state acting so irrationally? Why is everyone wrong but us? Pure lunacy. 2
ChevyVanMiller Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 NCAA has now officially cancelled the men’s and women’s tournaments.
Rockpile233 Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 This week has been one gut punch after another and I fear we are still just getting started.
John in Jax Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 Wow. How about everybody just stay at home for the next month? Oh wait, I don’t have a months supply of toilet paper and food on hand! Please keep Wal-marts and other large retailers open! Oh wait, won’t I catch the virus there, since that will be the only places people will be going to!?
Jauronimo Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 37 minutes ago, John in Jax said: Wow. How about everybody just stay at home for the next month? Oh wait, I don’t have a months supply of toilet paper and food on hand! Please keep Wal-marts and other large retailers open! Oh wait, won’t I catch the virus there, since that will be the only places people will be going to!? Seriously! Just let mother nature take its course. Its just a bad cold and the at risk would be just as bad off with the flu. Much ado about nothing! How bad could this possibly get? I haven't done any real research but it cant possibly be as bad or costly as shutting down the country for a few weeks 1
bdutton Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 bull####. My daughter is an athlete on the Ohio State Rifle Team. Her roomate qualified as an individual for the NCAA Championship and they canceled *after* everyone was already there, had gone through the first day of registration and equipment check AND the second day practice day. It was only two more days and everyone was already there and been mingling for two days. One of the teams, Akron, were making their first appearance as the 5th ranked team too. I feel really bad for the kids that spent their entire life hoping to make it to the NCAA nationals only to have it canceled for no good reason. 1
KD in CA Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 2 hours ago, John in Jax said: Wow. How about everybody just stay at home for the next month? Oh wait, I don’t have a months supply of toilet paper and food on hand! Please keep Wal-marts and other large retailers open! Oh wait, won’t I catch the virus there, since that will be the only places people will be going to!? That's exactly what's about to happen. Wait till next week when the school closings begin en masse. 1 hour ago, Jauronimo said: Seriously! Just let mother nature take its course. Its just a bad cold and the at risk would be just as bad off with the flu. Much ado about nothing! How bad could this possibly get? I haven't done any real research but it cant possibly be as bad or costly as shutting down the country for a few weeks I don't think people (other than those who trade stocks for a living) have come anywhere near realizing how damaging all this will be to the global economy, and primarily, to working people and others who can't afford to stock a month's worth of food in the panty or wait out the eventual market recovery.
Jauronimo Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 9 minutes ago, KD in CA said: That's exactly what's about to happen. Wait till next week when the school closings begin en masse. I don't think people (other than those who trade stocks for a living) have come anywhere near realizing how damaging all this will be to the global economy, and primarily, to working people and others who can't afford to stock a month's worth of food in the panty or wait out the eventual market recovery. How much healthcare can these people afford? How many days in a hospital are in the budget?
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