Makes me wonder if Virginia will still make the trip if their only game will be vs Maine. My understanding is they had/have some teams on stand-by in the event this happened, but I highly doubt they are of the caliber of Florida.I've lost track of what info should go in what thread at this point, but Florida is pausing activities, which means it's pulled out of Mohegan Sun. That means the game Wednesday with Lowell is off.
Florida Gators basketball shuts down for a week because of coronavirus
UF won’t play its previously scheduled games against UMass Lowell and Virginia.www.tampabay.com
Or maybe it is just that they realize there is a difference between existing and living.
I don't have the link handy, but it sounds like last night...based on the Covid issues Baylor is having with coach Scott Drew...Arizona State is pulling out of the Baylor game specifically. Perhaps UVA has an opportunity to work in a game with ASU, or Baylor if they feel it's safe?
I feel like those teams need to just get there, isolate and then try to play as many games as they can within that 10 or 11 day period. Who cares who you play as it is truly going to be a test just to get games in. Wouldn't surprise me if at some point the NCAA hits the pause button on hoops for a couple weeks during the season so everyone can kinda regroup.
these cancellations can be expected, and likewise are not disappointing. BUT they’re at least trying to play, and are pausing because they’re following protocols, not for preemptive measures or to make some pathetic political statement (lets be real here: the Ivy League just wanted to be patronizing to us normies, and they were willing to throw their student-athletes under the bus so they could be patronizing).
The issue with basketball is that the entire team is together during a practice. In football, players are separated a lot more and can socially distance themselves much easier. The offensive line is away from the running backs, who are distanced from the linebackers, etc. Several teams (in fact, probably all of them) have played without several guys able to play. I think it was Virginia Tech that played a game without 25 guys. The games get cancelled/postponed when the team numbers at certain positions fall below some preset threshold (say only 3 healthy offensive linemen). Anyway, in basketball, the whole team is together for the majority of a practice, thus when a single person gets hit, the whole team has to quarantine. But that is why the college basketball coaches have been calling for a shorter quarantine time and want to do testing much more frequently and with almost immediate results.
One of those cases where obviously I wish I was totally wrong.
With the news of the last 3 Mondays, a more accurate statement would be "until production and distribution of the vaccine are up to speed" rather than "until there is a vaccine." I am starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel. But we are still in a tunnel....
Right, of course I mean until there's a vaccine that gets into the hands of the masses. My hope is that occurs this Spring and into the Summer and there's a return to an (actual) normal by next Fall.
I was wondering if that was going to happen. I had heard a rumor earlier but wasn't sure. To be expected I guess.
2008 AE Final
Except Hoop Cat is wrong because there is a college basketball season going on right now, UVM just decided not to participate for political reasons.
