If it meant NCAA tournament would have games at 25% capacity? Sounds like that’s an option being tossed around right now.
Would you take a four week delay?
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For 25%. Why? So the NCAA can make a few bucks and continue mismanaging themselves with it?
A chance to watch your Iowa Hawkeyes win a natty in person IDK
Is it a 4 week delay starting now, or right before the tourney? It certainly would be sweet to have some fans at games, as I'm sure we would have a bunch show up!
Lol bro. Do you have any idea how much those tickets would be for the 5,000 that would be available?
Maybe for the final four. I’d consider it for the S16 E8 round. I didn’t go to rose bowl because I didn’t want to spend 3 grand on the trip. Biggest regret ever.
Yeah that would make the most sense, as I can't imagine any coaches willing to take a 4 week delay right before the tourney. I'm all for it as I think we'll see things like fan attendance become a reality again in late spring...and by think I guess I really mean hope
I agree, no need to limit it then. That's my point. A reward to us for doing the right thing. It would require a lot of checking that some would certainly not like but this is a safety issue for all.
Agree whole heartedly., not just because of the money, but because a four week period without competition, can destroy chemistry, timing, momentum and can lead to overuse injuries. I would never put my wish to see a game in person over the continuity that team needs to establish to flourish. Seems rather selfish.
No, not sure what four weeks accomplishes. If they think the general public is largely going to be vaccinated this quickly, I don't think that is the case. It is largely going to be health care workers and the most vulnerable in the immediate future. I'd only be in favor if the Hawks hit a skid and can use it as a reset. 
You regret not spending 3 grand to have to watch that woodshed in person?
I hear that. I also failed to pull the trigger based on the price tag, and personally, I would have been super pissed off had I dropped a few G's on going to that one. Results of the game, getting our asses handed to use the way they did, would have ruined it for me.
4 week delay accomplishes nothing other than 4 weeks with no basketball. "Experts" have proven time and time again, there is nothing predictable about this thing. Until we eradicate it with vaccinations and natural immunity, the virus is gonna do what viruses do. So no, I would absolutely not be in favor of it.
I think that was their point was it gives time for another significant vaccination barrier to be met.
Its a delay to see if Duke can get things in order. After the 4 weeks Coach K will evaluate and decide if the season should be played.
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They should pause the season right after Iowa beats Gonzaga and restart in mid-February with May Madness capping things off. Tens of millions of people will have been vaccinated by April 1. It might even be possible to have some fans with a mid-Feb restart, building to near capacity as the season moves into April and the tourney in May.
A few people, including some coaches, suggested delaying the season until February and having the tourney in May a long time ago. The experts knew stupid Americans would create the mess we have now and that people will only make it worse over the upcoming holidays. So six weeks later, mid-Feb, made sense months ago, and it still makes sense now. IMHO, of course.
Or we can continue to pretend that everything's fine. LOL
A few people, including some coaches, suggested delaying the season until February and having the tourney in May a long time ago. The experts knew stupid Americans would create the mess we have now and that people will only make it worse over the upcoming holidays. So six weeks later, mid-Feb, made sense months ago, and it still makes sense now. IMHO, of course.
Or we can continue to pretend that everything's fine. LOL
No. Keep testing like they’re doing and cancel games as needed. If they want to push the tournament back a few weeks to allow more time for make up games, then that is fine.
I see no reason to stop all basketball for four weeks and fail to see how that would accomplish the stated goal of having fans at the tournaments.
I see no reason to stop all basketball for four weeks and fail to see how that would accomplish the stated goal of having fans at the tournaments.
Very few people think things are fine. A good number of people have come to the realization that we can’t do much about the situation, while you pretend to think we can.
That and let everyone get nice and rusty....meaning the best teams are more likely to lise
No, not sure what four weeks accomplishes. If they think the general public is largely going to be vaccinated this quickly, I don't think that is the case. It is largely going to be health care workers and the most vulnerable in the immediate future. I'd only be in favor if the Hawks hit a skid and can use it as a reset.
Exactly, there's not going to be anything accomplished by stopping for a month.
Once you go along with pretending to do this out of virtue it opens the door to potentially cancel the season the same way we were sold 15 days to slow the spread.
We know guys like Coach K will be lobbying hard to not restart.
My Lord, have you not followed what other countries like South Korea and Australia did? You cannot be more wrong.
Playing college basketball (or football) games is not what is causing the virus to spread. Instead, viruses spread naturally until their are too few viable remaining hosts to infect.
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