CBI called off amid ongoing coronavirus concerns

[Go_Braves]

Just announced at 12:30 pm CDT...

CBI called off amid ongoing coronavirus concerns

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https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...virus-concerns

[Dub]

This could get really interesting. On the one hand you have media pressure to ramp up the panic level. On the other hand you have money to make (or lose). There are a lot of sunk costs already invested to pull off the NCAA tournament.

[Da Coach]

The coronavirus scare has already affected several conference tournaments. The Ivy League cancelled their postseason tournament altogether.
The MAC conference is banning spectators for both the men's and women's tournaments-

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/2020/03/10/big-west-mac-hoops-tournaments-closed-to-fans-coronavirus/5016433002/

The Big West Tournament just announced Tuesday afternoon that it will proceed with their men's and women's tournaments, but without spectators.
https://bigwest.org/news/2020/3/10/g...pectators.aspx

The Big West women's tournament began last night (Tuesday), just a couple hours after that announcement was made, and the men's tournament starts Thursday. No doubt there are a lot of fans who were already travelling to the tournaments, or who have bought airline tickets, hotels, and other expenditures that are worthless now with the decision made so late to ban spectators.
Several other conferences are meeting to decide what kinds of restrictions they will impose, and the NCAA is contemplating the possibility of restrictions at the tournament Regionals. In Ohio, where The First Four (Dayton) and the Midwest Regional (Cleveland) NCAA Tournament games will be played, the Ohio governor has already issued a strong recommendation urging that games be played in empty arenas.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...96f_story.html

And now the Ohio Governor is telling reporters he will issue an order to ban spectators at those NCAA First Four and Regional games-

https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1237813412861816832

USA Today published this editorial calling for the NCAA to cancel the tournament completely-
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...nt/5016117002/

Las Vegas is hosting 8 conference tournaments, but so far, they are all proceeding without changes-
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/s...ronavirus.html

[algotrader]

Given that COVID-19 primarily affects older individuals with declining immune systems. Perhaps a good compromise would be restricting the tournament to those under 40.

We only have a 0.1% chance of death anyways. Similar to the flu. So logically that would be acceptable risk since its not like we shut anything down for the seasonal flu.

[Dub]

Given that COVID-19 primarily affects older individuals with declining immune systems. Perhaps a good compromise would be restricting the tournament to those under 40.

We only have a 0.1% chance of death anyways. Similar to the flu. So logically that would be acceptable risk since its not like we shut anything down for the seasonal flu.

Algo - let's go 80 and under.

[algotrader]

Algo - let's go 80 and under.

40 and above is where the rate begins to climb. Coinciding with the declining immune system function.

Btw, I'm half kidding, but also half serious.

[molar50]

Just announced, NCAA cancelling spectators to all tournaments.

[BUfan17]

It looks very likely that the NCAA tournament is going to be without fans the way things are going and the fact that many universities have closed campus for the rest of the school year.

Edit: Looks like I was a bit late, looks like no fans except for family as of now.

[Dub]

40 and above is where the rate begins to climb. Coinciding with the declining immune system function.

Btw, I'm half kidding, but also half serious.

Pffft

[egib52]

The coronavirus scare has already affected several conference tournaments. The Ivy League cancelled their postseason tournament altogether.
The MAC conference is banning spectators for both the men's and women's tournaments-

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/2020/03/10/big-west-mac-hoops-tournaments-closed-to-fans-coronavirus/5016433002/

The Big West Tournament just announced Tuesday afternoon that it will proceed with their men's and women's tournaments, but without spectators.
https://bigwest.org/news/2020/3/10/g...pectators.aspx

The Big West women's tournament began last night (Tuesday), just a couple hours after that announcement was made, and the men's tournament starts Thursday. No doubt there are a lot of fans who were already travelling to the tournaments, or who have bought airline tickets, hotels, and other expenditures that are worthless now with the decision made so late to ban spectators.
Several other conferences are meeting to decide what kinds of restrictions they will impose, and the NCAA is contemplating the possibility of restrictions at the tournament Regionals. In Ohio, where The First Four (Dayton) and the Midwest Regional (Cleveland) NCAA Tournament games will be played, the Ohio governor has already issued a strong recommendation urging that games be played in empty arenas.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...96f_story.html

And now the Ohio Governor is telling reporters he will issue an order to ban spectators at those NCAA First Four and Regional games-

https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1237813412861816832

USA Today published this editorial calling for the NCAA to cancel the tournament completely-
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...nt/5016117002/

Las Vegas is hosting 8 conference tournaments, but so far, they are all proceeding without changes-
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/s...ronavirus.html

I saw a UNI fan tweet out asking, why this couldn't have happened a week earlier to cancel the MVC tournament!

[Tommy]

Let's be honest, nobody will miss the CBI except Geno.

[patrick_o'brian]

Let's be honest, nobody will miss the CBI except Geno.

Well, Loyola’s postseason hopes are dashed!

[Tommy]

Well, Loyola’s postseason hopes are dashed!

Nice!

[LittleBrave]

And this was the worst sports news all day yesterday...pales in comparison to what we learned today!