NCAA announces Tournament will be held without fans

[houstonbrave]

Really disappointed for the players and also all the fans.

[patrick_o'brian]

I just heard this. Unbelievable!

[Dubl R 1]

Unreal

[Dubl R 1]

Somehow the big schools will probably have 5000 plus family make it into the game

[bigjimmy]

I’m conflicted on this because part of the fun of the NCAA basketball post season is the involvement of all of the fan bases. But when I was in St. Louis for Arch Madness and I high fived some fans the thought of the virus quickly ran through my head so I went right to the bathroom to wash my hands. So I certainly understand the fear and the reasons why this has happened. Feel bad for the kids who won’t get to perform in front of the fans. But it won’t make the championship any less special.

[Dubl R 1]

I disagree.. I think it makes the championship way less special. Wether it needs to be done or not, this cheapens the experience exponentially

[Dubl R 1]

I’d almost rather just cancel it entirely

[Dubl R 1]

And why travel to these sites at all now?

[houstonbrave]

I still think this is much better than cancelling. At least the players get to compete although it is so much different without fans. They do need to move the final four from the big football arena to a smaller facility.

[Dubl R 1]

Shooting percentages will be frigid shooting in these cavernous arenas

[BRAVE82]

Let's just shut down the entire country. Nobody go anywhere, no work, no school, don't leave your house. Just eat the bark off the trees in your yard. Drink the rainwater that collects in your driveway. Nobody overreact or anything. Over 56,000 people die from the flu in the US every year (between 300,000-600,000 globally). We will go into a recession if this panic continues.

[Da Coach]

Official NCAA statement-

https://twitter.com/NCAA/status/1237838583630721027

[BRAVE82]

I still think this is much better than cancelling. At least the players get to compete although it is so much different without fans. They do need to move the final four from the big football arena to a smaller facility.

Watch... they will cancel everything. The airlines will stop all flights and all public transportation will cease. At least I got my Bradley Champions T-shirt!

[egib52]

Let's just shut down the entire country. Nobody go anywhere, no work, no school, don't leave your house. Just eat the bark off the trees in your yard. Drink the rainwater that collects in your driveway. Nobody overreact or anything. Over 56,000 people die from the flu in the US every year (between 300,000-600,000 globally). We will go into a recession if this panic continues.

Exactly!!! This widespread panic is insane! Imagine if this happened each flu season.

[Classof77]

This feels like a mistake to me. Let fans decide for themselves.