Big Ten Tournament cancelled

[MplsGopher]

Should they have a very abbreviated version of the NCAA Championship, something like only 8 teams qualifying? It'd be really easy to verify that everyone on those 8 teams is virus free and to quarantine them from the rest of the world during the limited tournament.

You can certainly reassess things in April. Or maybe even May.

I have a feeling that once things calm down, athletes are going to be clamoring to have some kind of resolution/continuation to all these cancelled/suspended/paused seasons.

NBA owners asking for things to be reassessed in a month. Etc

It will all unfreeze, for the pros.

Hope the NCAA might be flexible.

 

[gophereric30]

Are all the High School Tournaments over already?

Illinois cancelled their high school tournament

 

[UpAndUnder43]

You can certainly reassess things in April. Or maybe even May.

I have a feeling that once things calm down, athletes are going to be clamoring to have some kind of resolution/continuation to all these cancelled/suspended/paused seasons.

NBA owners asking for things to be reassessed in a month. Etc

It will all unfreeze, for the pros.

Hope the NCAA might be flexible.

NCAA is at a major disadvantage because of the school year eventually ending. You're not going to resume the basketball season in May. NBA season would still have scheduled games around then.

 

[ltf]

NCAA is at a major disadvantage because of the school year eventually ending. You're not going to resume the basketball season in May. NBA season would still have scheduled games around then.

Why can't do May?

 

[MplsGopher]

NCAA is at a major disadvantage because of the school year eventually ending. You're not going to resume the basketball season in May. NBA season would still have scheduled games around then.

But why not? Baseball plays well into the summer.

 

[UpAndUnder43]

But why not? Baseball plays well into the summer.

Well, for starters, TV rights would be messy.Not playing or practicing for 4-8 weeks could make it really shitty. Good teams will have multiple people preparing for the draft.

Stadium/arena availability also an issue potentially.
On top of like 20 other potential issues

 

[UpAndUnder43]

But why not? Baseball plays well into the summer.

also, those are when games are scheduled. That is why baseball plays in May

 

[macgopher]

Are the Gophers conference tournament champions? They had the highest seed of any team that won in the tournament? Therefore, the Gophers qualified for the NCAA tournament if it gets played.

 

[UpAndUnder43]

Are the Gophers conference tournament champions? They had the highest seed of any team that won in the tournament? Therefore, the Gophers qualified for the NCAA tournament if it gets played.

Indiana had a higher seed than the gophers.

 

[macgopher]

Indiana had a higher seed than the gophers.

My mistake, maybe my wishful thinking.

 

[MplsGopher]

Well, for starters, TV rights would be messy.Not playing or practicing for 4-8 weeks could make it really shitty. Good teams will have multiple people preparing for the draft.

Stadium/arena availability also an issue potentially.
On top of like 20 other potential issues

also, those are when games are scheduled. That is why baseball plays in May

You are probably correct.

Still think at least spring sports could reasonably resume play in May, with practices resuming in April at some point (NCAA tweet says they will reevaluate on Apr 6 whether to extend the ban on team activities).