Ivy League Cancels BB Season...

[CyclonesRock]

Here we go again....

Ivy League cancels basketball season for 2020-21 as part of ban on winter sports due to COVID-19

The Ivy League presidents have made their decision, meaning one of college basketball's 32 conferences won't be playing

www.cbssports.com

 

[Aclone]

The Ivy needs to change their name to Chicken Little League.

 

[ISUTex]

Darn. I was so looking forward the Ivy League sports this winter. Gonna be honest.. Won't be shocked if we don't have college basketball. I think we will, I'm getting a little worried.

 

[CyArob]

The Ivy needs to change their name to Chicken Little League.

Terrible take

 

[Rabbuk]

 

[DeereClone]

A cold, dark, Northern Iowa winter without college basketball sounds awful.

 

[Dopey]

Football is going better than I thought, as a whole.

I feel like the less players far outweighs the rising COVID metrics.

Im still hopeful for a season.

 

[Clonehomer]

Wouldn't be surprised if the Power 5 pushes back until January next week. Now is not the time to start a basketball season.

 

[madguy30]

One thing for hope is that conferences figured out how to not let a domino effect take place for football.

 

[alarson]

Football is going better than I thought, as a whole.

I feel like the less players far outweighs the rising COVID metrics.

Im still hopeful for a season.

Yeah, the big leagues especially i think will push on, even with few\no fans. They have enough tv money to make it worth it.

The protocols might get more expensive than its worth for the smaller leagues though.

 

[alarson]

Wouldn't be surprised if the Power 5 pushes back until January next week. Now is not the time to start a basketball season.

I dont know, with some universities ending fall classes at thanksgiving it may be just about the right time.

ISU will play 2 months of basketball while the university is on winter break. That should make it pretty easy to bubble them.

 

[Hayes30]

Wouldn't be surprised if the Power 5 pushes back until January next week. Now is not the time to start a basketball season.

Why? Football has worked for the most part. Why wouldn't basketball?

 

[Clonehomer]

Yeah, the big leagues especially i think will push on, even with few\no fans. They have enough tv money to make it worth it.

The protocols might get more expensive than its worth for the smaller leagues though.

This only works if you're willing to accept kids will get sick and let them play anyways. With an 85 team roster, losing a couple guys isn't a big deal. With an 8 man rotation, losing 2 or 3 guys to contact tracing for 3 weeks will ruin a season.

 

[Clonehomer]

I dont know, with some universities ending fall classes at thanksgiving it may be just about the right time.

ISU will play 2 months of basketball while the university is on winter break. That should make it pretty easy to bubble them.

That's a good point. Maybe a break gives campuses a reset and things calm down.

 

[Clonehomer]

Why? Football has worked for the most part. Why wouldn't basketball?

Football has worked fairly well so far when cases have been low nationally. But even then look how many guys have had to sit for contact tracing or asymptomatic positives. Now we're seeing spikes all across the country and we're seeing half the SEC cancel games this weekend.

 

[NWICY]

At least give it a try. I missed the coaches show this wk did Jamie announce ISU's Covid #'s? We had been doing really well earlier this season.

 

[CyCrazy]

The Ivy needs to change their name to Chicken Little League.

Ya thats it old man.

 

[Cycl1]

Not everyone gets the same tv contracts. Most mens basketball teams arent profitable. Womens even less so. Having 15% attendence or whatever won't keep the lights on.

 

[Neptune78]

The first conference announces, the Big10 is on the clock......

 

[Hayes30]

Man its to bad Brendan Barry decided to stay at Dartmouth instead of transferring. He would be great running the Point for Iowa State here in a few weeks.