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Post by Jive36 on Jul 10, 2020 13:26:20 GMT -5
Just a thought but could schools play conference only schedules but start the season in December to allow for some flexibility if one team gets hit with a Covid outbreak. This would let you schedule about a game per week and would let schools make up games toward the end of the schedule.
I think this is part of the rationale behind the Big Ten playing conference only football schedules atm.
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Post by tastylicks on Jul 10, 2020 13:38:40 GMT -5
just flip the schedule a little. Start the season in January with conference play, run an abbreviated non-conference slate in March, tourney time in late April Conceptually that is simple but reality is not so simple. The NCAA tourney sites are booked way in advance and in many cases host other sports and events. How do you handle all of that? You would have to drastically change the tournament to be at campus sites (maybe not like the women's but you would have to use college venues) and then what about the Final 4? I would love if they could pull that off and get a full season out of it but if we are being honest, that has a slim chance of happening. We are not much better off now than we were in March with the virus. Some areas like western NY are in pretty good shape we are very lucky but it is not the case around the country. I hear ya man, I take this virus very seriously myself. Yes its so hard to adjust to things like this. I just want to see a season somehow
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Post by thebonafan08 on Jul 10, 2020 13:42:26 GMT -5
I don't see a scenario in which there are crowds allowed at tournament games in March. You can find unbooked arenas pretty easily if there's no anticipated crowd. It’s hard to argue against that....but I will . Two drug companies came out recently and said they would have a vaccine by mid fall. Others have said December most have said early 2021. If we can get a vaccine pumping I don’t think it’s crazy to say fans out at games. Put it this way. I think it is more likely that the season is canceled than NCAA tournament without fans.
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Post by thebonafan08 on Jul 10, 2020 13:43:22 GMT -5
I think this is part of the rationale behind the Big Ten playing conference only football schedules atm. Nope. Just saving money.
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Post by agoo on Jul 10, 2020 14:02:37 GMT -5
I don't see a scenario in which there are crowds allowed at tournament games in March. You can find unbooked arenas pretty easily if there's no anticipated crowd. It’s hard to argue against that....but I will . Two drug companies came out recently and said they would have a vaccine by mid fall. Others have said December most have said early 2021. If we can get a vaccine pumping I don’t think it’s crazy to say fans out at games. Put it this way. I think it is more likely that the season is canceled than NCAA tournament without fans. I'm entirely unfamiliar with vaccine production, but I imagine that there is sometime between vaccine approval and ramping up production and distribution to the point where enough people have the vaccine in them to attend sporting events. I don't think you can do all that in time to secure venues and sell tickets.
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Post by fjs64 on Jul 10, 2020 14:17:20 GMT -5
This is what the MAAC is saying, and remember we play 3 of their members....Canisius, Siena & Niagara. dailygazette.com/article/2020/06/29/maac-delays-fall-sports-start-but-possibility-remains-basketball-teams-could-hold-summer-workoutsWe can all suggest variations, but the fact is, we are all hoping that we get some basketball. The NCAA has suggested start early for games in October, we also hear that we should wait until after January. I think travel may be the backbreaker concern, so does that put the Paradise Jam in jeopardy, should we focus on games vs Canisius, Niagara, Buffalo, Siena, Colgate, Binghamton, Albany, Syracuse, some even 2 times.....then directly into the Conference games.
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Post by thebonafan08 on Jul 10, 2020 14:18:09 GMT -5
It’s hard to argue against that....but I will . Two drug companies came out recently and said they would have a vaccine by mid fall. Others have said December most have said early 2021. If we can get a vaccine pumping I don’t think it’s crazy to say fans out at games. Put it this way. I think it is more likely that the season is canceled than NCAA tournament without fans. I'm entirely unfamiliar with vaccine production, but I imagine that there is sometime between vaccine approval and ramping up production and distribution to the point where enough people have the vaccine in them to attend sporting events. I don't think you can do all that in time to secure venues and sell tickets. Normally yes but the entire world is on this and the government is pumping Billions of dollars into it. It is definitely possible. Like I said I think the season would be canceled before a tourney with no fans (because the vaccine failed or could not be distributed fast enough). I just think the no fan argument and still playing sports does not sit well when you are talking about unpaid kids who are the athletes. In three months we went from almost no testing capability to double any other country. It’s possible.
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Post by agoo on Jul 10, 2020 18:58:43 GMT -5
I'm entirely unfamiliar with vaccine production, but I imagine that there is sometime between vaccine approval and ramping up production and distribution to the point where enough people have the vaccine in them to attend sporting events. I don't think you can do all that in time to secure venues and sell tickets. Normally yes but the entire world is on this and the government is pumping Billions of dollars into it. It is definitely possible. Like I said I think the season would be canceled before a tourney with no fans (because the vaccine failed or could not be distributed fast enough). I just think the no fan argument and still playing sports does not sit well when you are talking about unpaid kids who are the athletes. In three months we went from almost no testing capability to double any other country. It’s possible. If the state of our testing gives you hope, I think you may be set up for disappointment.
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Post by thebonafan08 on Jul 10, 2020 21:36:34 GMT -5
Normally yes but the entire world is on this and the government is pumping Billions of dollars into it. It is definitely possible. Like I said I think the season would be canceled before a tourney with no fans (because the vaccine failed or could not be distributed fast enough). I just think the no fan argument and still playing sports does not sit well when you are talking about unpaid kids who are the athletes. In three months we went from almost no testing capability to double any other country. It’s possible. If the state of our testing gives you hope, I think you may be set up for disappointment. Are you looking at news from May still? Our testing is not the problem. Over 40 million tested so far. Granted we are by far the worst country in terms of amount infected but I was speaking towards our ability to crank out a product once we have one (vaccine). Anyways I agree with your premise that right now things don’t look great. I think with a vaccine by end of November we have a NCAA tourney with fans assuming basketball has not been canceled.
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Post by rf1 on Jul 30, 2020 15:32:04 GMT -5
2020-21 A-10 Schedule should there be a season:
St. Bonaventure Home: Dayton, George Mason, La Salle, VCU, Duquesne, George Washington, Richmond, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis Away: Davidson, Fordham, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Duquesne, George Washington, Richmond, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis
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Post by ceharv on Aug 2, 2020 9:40:50 GMT -5
Even if there’s still a possibility it won’t happen, I just like seeing the schedule released, as it suggests the league is working on the presumption of a league schedule, if just for now.
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Post by ohs73 on Aug 2, 2020 10:27:41 GMT -5
2020-21 A-10 Schedule should there be a season: St. Bonaventure Home: Dayton, George Mason, La Salle, VCU, Duquesne, George Washington, Richmond, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis Away: Davidson, Fordham, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Duquesne, George Washington, Richmond, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis There's ample meat on the bone for Bona's league sked. No home and home w Fordham, UMass and URI; Spidey, SLU and GW are an upgrade IMHO. A chance to avenge one-sided losses to UD and VCU as Bona will host.
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Post by wgt on Aug 2, 2020 18:03:50 GMT -5
It will be interesting to see how home court advantage will be affected this season and how the odds makers factor it in to the betting line.
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Post by mnbonnie on Aug 10, 2020 12:54:20 GMT -5
Interesting piece in today's edition of The Athletic. Unfortunately I have found that when I've linked stuff from The Athletic, non subscribers can't open the link.
Anyway, it was a proposal to save the non conference schedule for college hoops. The quick and dirty would be that there would be 44 "pods' where regional teams would come to play. We would be put in Buffalo, along with UB, Canisius, Niagara, Colgate, Cornell, Robert Morris and St Francis (Pa), everybody would be guarantee 6 games and there would be no conference teams playing each other. This "pod" would be somewhat similar to the pros "bubble" but would involve the lock down for a shorter period of time.
Somebody out there likely has a subscription to The Athletic, and can perhaps shed some more light. I guess I like the idea of someone trying to make some non conference play possible vs the possibility of no non conference play.
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Post by Pinnum on Aug 10, 2020 13:25:41 GMT -5
We would be put in Buffalo, along with UB, Canisius, Niagara, Colgate, Robert Morris and St Francis (Pa) and I think there is one more team, everybody would be guarantee 6 games and there would be no conference teams playing each other. That would have to include Pitt and Duquesne. Otherwise this is not really about geography.
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