The Coronavirus and College Basketball's Postseason

[KCKUKFan]

Sitting in the Georgia Dome while it was shaking and bolts were falling from the ceiling was surreal. Nobody knew what was going on and there was panic. There literally wasn't a cloud in the sky before we went in for the night session and they didn't give us any warning.

Walking back to our hotel through downtown Atlanta that night was even more wild.

[JFCats22]

Even then, I think they let a few fans into the gym, right? Or was it purely off limits?

KSR talked about this the other day and said there were 400ish fans/family/personnel at the game

[Catatonic]

Even then, I think they let a few fans into the gym, right? Or was it purely off limits?

Yeah....the team had a few hundred new staff members that day.

[Dwight Schrute]

Yeah....the team had a few hundred new staff members that day.

When you have 23 walk-ons like Billy Clyde's teams had, you need a lot of staff.

[TrueblueCATfan]

I have always used hand sanitizer and wash my hands....doesn't take a virus for that......

and what in the world is up with people buying out all the toilet paper

[Jload]

Don’t really understand what the big flap is about.Over 18,000 Americans die every year from flu. Never seen a tourney cancelled because of it. People under 50 are hysterical sheep, swayed by the currents of the net. I’m going to NCAA tourney, and while I will not be kissing strangers not going to do anything I don’t normally do to avoid illness. If I get Covid19 so be it, EVERYBODY dies of something

[Catatonic]

When you have 23 walk-ons like Billy Clyde's teams had, you need a lot of staff.

A mostly empty arena, after being attacked by a literal tornado. Gillispie's tenure in a nutshell!

Hard to believe it's been 12 years. That one kid he recruited is almost old enough to play at UK...

[Uncle Dave]

Here is my advice. If you have money, call your broker or log in and reset your Ameritrade password and buy the hell out of stock.....

PRECISELY.

[J.Jennings]

I have always used hand sanitizer and wash my hands....doesn't take a virus for that......

and what in the world is up with people buying out all the toilet paper

DEBUNKED

[Uncle Dave]

Just talked with my daughter in Seattle. Schools closed. Most businesses closed and "working from home". Zero traffic. No hand sanitizer..;.....

EDIT..NOT ALL SCHOOLS CLOSED. SOME SMALL DISTRICTS

[Blue Heaven]

So it's bad enough to keep fans from lower division tourneys but it's just fine to go to a D1 tourney? It's all about the $ apparently. Also this crap is overblown. Keep good hygeine and you have nothing to worry about. You know, like most other viruses.

[Dwight Schrute]

Also this crap is overblown. Keep good hygeine and you have nothing to worry about. You know, like most other viruses.

I kinda agree most people don't need to panic, but this isn't really true.

[J.Jennings]

PRECISELY.

debunked

[J.Jennings]

Just talked with my daughter in Seattle. Schools closed. Most businesses closed and "working from home". Zero traffic. No hand sanitizer..;.....

EDIT..NOT ALL SCHOOLS CLOSED. SOME SMALL DISTRICTS

DEBUNKED...

[justford]

I believe those television contracts are already set pretty far in advance.

If they cancelled they probably would chalk it up as an "act of God" situation to get out of the contract. But I don't think they would change the networks or how we could view.

Never underestimate the power of the $$. All options would be on the table.