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Did they not understand that the TV revenue was going to suffice?
Posted on 3/14/20 at 9:08 pm
Posted on 3/14/20 at 9:08 pm
We were still going to watch basketball, fans or not.
The literal cutting their nose off to spite their face.
The literal cutting their nose off to spite their face.
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Posted on 3/14/20 at 9:09 pm to dstone12
Don’t think money was the issue, my guy.
Posted on 3/14/20 at 9:10 pm to dstone12
I don't think some of you realize how many people will still be at sporting events, in close contact with one another, even without fans there.
Coaches, players, team staff, team trainers, TV & Radio people, arena employees & security (those who would be needed, even without fans), etc.
Coaches, players, team staff, team trainers, TV & Radio people, arena employees & security (those who would be needed, even without fans), etc.
This post was edited on 3/14/20 at 9:11 pm
Posted on 3/14/20 at 9:13 pm to bkPoseidon
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money was the issue, my guy.
Pretty sure money is always the reason, my guy.
Posted on 3/14/20 at 9:17 pm to dstone12
No it wasn't about the money lol I think the NCAA knew people would do brackets and watch regardless. It was about safety and making sure that the athletes didn't pass it around
Posted on 3/14/20 at 10:02 pm to dstone12
Thing is, if one person gets the virus, the whole team has to be quarantined for two weeks along with everyone they’ve been in contact with while playing. Just impossible to have a tournament like that. Definitely sucks but there was no scenario where this would’ve worked out with no players getting it
Posted on 3/14/20 at 10:08 pm to dstone12
I and many like me would've snuck in like plague-infested rats.
Posted on 3/14/20 at 11:02 pm to dstone12
Hey my dude, money wasn’t the issue with this.
Posted on 3/14/20 at 11:03 pm to Skyler97
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No it wasn't about the money lol I think the NCAA knew people would do brackets and watch regardless. It was about safety and making sure that the athletes didn't pass it around
Exactly
Posted on 3/14/20 at 11:15 pm to Ted2010
This is all Edison’s fault
Posted on 3/15/20 at 1:51 am to Skyler97
And só tens of thousands of people didn’t travel across the country to different states to see a game and therefore spread it.
But people are still crowding bars and shopping centers so I wonder if this will even do any good
But people are still crowding bars and shopping centers so I wonder if this will even do any good
Posted on 3/15/20 at 2:43 am to Skyler97
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No it wasn't about the money lol I think the NCAA knew people would do brackets and watch regardless. It was about safety and making sure that the athletes didn't pass it around
I saw One Big Ten basketball coach was at the game and got sick and then was taken to the hospital. That! Might be when it finally shut down everything!
Posted on 3/15/20 at 3:36 am to CNB
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This is all Edison’s fault
Indeed. This thread may need some Tesla....
Posted on 3/15/20 at 3:58 am to Ted2010
Suddenlink jacked my bill up another $10 last month. Went up another $5 this month. I was getting tired of it. My bill for tv and internet has gone from $129 a month to $215 a month in a little over two years.
My wife who watched tv is mainly streaming now. I used my sec network subscription to watch games online.
With no sports to watch it made it easy to cancel the tv today.
I'll get ESPN+ or some other online shite if sports survive. frick our lives if this shite becomes a common occurrence.
My wife who watched tv is mainly streaming now. I used my sec network subscription to watch games online.
With no sports to watch it made it easy to cancel the tv today.
I'll get ESPN+ or some other online shite if sports survive. frick our lives if this shite becomes a common occurrence.
Posted on 3/15/20 at 7:01 am to dstone12
They could have played games without spectators, and people would watch.
Posted on 3/15/20 at 7:07 am to kywildcatfanone
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They could have played games without spectators, and people would watch.
You'd of placed the players at risk. They aren't pros and even the pros cancelled. If a mass outbreak could be traced back to a single venue game and say 100 people died because of the ground zero decision to have the game think about the legal liability that would have created. Those TV dollars wouldn't be enough.
A basic look at the science should lead any rationale person to understand that large gatherings over 500 are risky...smaller gatherings should not include people that are sick or people who fall into the profile of at-risk for most severe infectious reaction and all people should be practicing basic aspects of social distancing, hygienee, etc...
Posted on 3/15/20 at 8:23 am to Tigerman97
This is bigger than sports. Spend time outside, get some fresh air, watch a movie.
Posted on 3/15/20 at 11:47 am to allin2010
I love sports. I'm obsessed with it. I will watch a bunch of classic games on YouTube. But I'll also do some yard work, go for a walk, sit outside my house and enjoy nature. Hopefully, this is temporary.
Try to chill for a couple of weeks and if we all do that, maybe we can get back to the lives we love much sooner.
Try to chill for a couple of weeks and if we all do that, maybe we can get back to the lives we love much sooner.
Posted on 3/15/20 at 11:55 am to Roll Tide Ravens
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I don't think some of you realize how many people will still be at sporting events, in close contact with one another, even without fans there.
Kinda like everyday normal people going to their everyday normal jobs, everyday.
Posted on 3/15/20 at 11:59 am to Tigerman97
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You'd of placed the players at risk
So is my employer putting me at risk by my firm not closing shop indefinitely? What about the tens of millions of other Americans reporting to work every day?
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