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purduefanatic
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Posted: 09/09/20 3:29 pm ::: Interesting suggestion for non-conference games - bubbles |
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Well, this was written for men's basketball, but he does indicate this should/could be used for women as well (he suggests men's and women's teams traveling together and going to the same location for the most part). In short, he is suggesting 11 brackets set up in 6 different locations around the country from Nov. 25th through Dec. 23rd. Basically, each bracket would be done in a couple of weeks and you can stagger the starts. Double elimination so everyone is guaranteed at least 2 games.
Anyway, I found it to be pretty interesting and I would love to see the NCAA put something like this into play. There are more than enough hosts of preseason events that I'm sure would love to be involved in something like this (Naismith Hall of Fame, Basketball Travelers, Triple Crown Sports, MGM Grand, etc).
Here's the article, which is worth the read IMO: https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketballs-nonconference-scheduling-issue-can-be-solved-with-bracket-play-to-start-season/
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FrozenLVFan
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Posted: 09/10/20 12:24 am ::: |
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That article is long on basketball and short on health-related information. With colleges now trying to manage COVID outbreaks, to the point of cancelling in-person classes all together, sending thousands of students around the country for games and then home to their families safely would require rigorous testing and isolation procedures.
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purduefanatic
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Posted: 09/10/20 8:10 am ::: |
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I get that. I found the concept pretty interesting and compelling. I understand there would have to be a lot more involved, but the idea of the bubbles around the country is something to think about and may make some sort of college basketball season possible.
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purduefanatic
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FrozenLVFan
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Posted: 09/30/20 5:06 pm ::: |
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Is this assuming that the team is in its own wubble on campus? Or are they in class and/or social situations with the rest of the student body? I'd think schools have less to lose by quarantining a team than potentially infecting even more students and starting down that slippery slope.
I'd also think other students (and any litigious parents) are going to have a big gripe if athletes get expedited testing and shorter quarantines while other exposed students have to miss classes while getting cold food delivered during quarantine in their dorm rooms.
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Hoopsmom
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Posted: 09/30/20 9:08 pm ::: |
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If things go on other campuses like ones that I’ve seen, I don’t think they have anything to worry about. A huge percentage of the players have already had Covid, have been quarantined, and are back in the gym.
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FrozenLVFan
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Posted: 09/30/20 11:45 pm ::: |
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Unfortunately, a previous COVID infection doesn't guarantee the patient can't become infected a second time. Antibodies can reportedly disappear in as little as three months. This has been a stumbling point in the attempts to develop a vaccine.
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purduefanatic
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mzonefan
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Posted: 10/01/20 10:40 am ::: |
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Hoopsmom wrote: |
If things go on other campuses like ones that I’ve seen, I don’t think they have anything to worry about. A huge percentage of the players have already had Covid, have been quarantined, and are back in the gym. |
Huge percentage? I’m certainly not seeing anything to support that here in the B1G.
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Hoopsmom
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Posted: 10/01/20 1:30 pm ::: |
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Just because they’re not reporting it to the general public, it doesn’t mean that the infections aren’t happening. Players are going through quarantine very efficiently. On a local D2 men’s team, every player has now been diagnosed and recovered from Covid. These athletes hang out with other athletes, male and female, so if one player on the football team gets it, the football, basketball, soccer, etc. teams are all on alert, and the cases have spread.
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FrozenLVFan
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Posted: 10/01/20 5:09 pm ::: |
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That doesn't surprise me. The NYT tracking project shows >100K cases at colleges. It's not exactly something to celebrate. While most students had mild cases, some required ICU-level hospitalization and there have been some deaths, as well as deaths in college employees. Secondly, there's no guarantee those students won't get COVID a second time during the season and spread the disease around again.
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