Worst Case Scenario
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Sending us west of Cleveland/Tampa would be cruel and unusual punishment in the 1st place after 29 years!!
If they put Gonzaga and sd state in Sacramento and we are a 8/9 seed as I suspect we will be, then we have a 50% chance of headed to Cali.
Gonzaga is a virtual lock for Spokane. (and can really even leave out the word “virtual”)
Worst case scenario is NIT (from a hoops-only perspective, not the impact of a major outbreak if that happens). Even playing in an empty arena because of CID-19 concerns is better for the program than NIT.
I wouldn't mind Cleveland. It is only about a 7 hour drive. I have been to Greensboro in 1979 when we lost to St. John's. It is driving distance as well.
Greensboro
Tampa
Cleveland
Albany
St Louis
Omaha
Sacramento
Spokane
this is the order of preference for me, the top 5 I would drive to (NC). Omaha probably not. Bottom 2 definitely not I’ll save up and fly to the regional if we make it haha
Tampa
Cleveland
Albany
St Louis
Omaha
Sacramento
Spokane
this is the order of preference for me, the top 5 I would drive to (NC). Omaha probably not. Bottom 2 definitely not I’ll save up and fly to the regional if we make it haha
Only 1 case in Spokane, just today. Might take 2-3 weeks to reach 50+, which is a WAG (wild assed guess) on the threshold in an area for shutting down public events. I have the same concern, which is why I've been downplaying the risk in my pinned thread on the football board - just kidding - been trying to be realistic and not fear-mongering, though. I got a ton of grief from my family just for going to the MD game on Tuesday. Had to promise to just stay in my seat the whole game and do full decon when I got home, which I did.
Correct, they try, within reason to keep teams relatively local, as long as it doesn't result in an unfair fan advantage in the first two rounds for high seeds, iirc.
The top 4 seeds in each region are protected against a home crowd disadvantage, but it only applies to the first round. So, that bracketing principle wouldn’t come into play for Rutgers, as it only impacts 13-16 seeds.
If we are lucky enough to go to Albany and win a game, the presumed higher seed in the second round could have a major disadvantage .
You said it in quoting a post saying “Correct, they try, within reason to keep teams relatively local, as long as it doesn't result in an unfair fan advantage in the first two rounds for high seeds, iirc
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Since you weren’t questioning his point, your phrasing could have been interpreted as pointing out that Albany is unlikely because of a crowd disadvantage in a second round game.
For me, it's only a 2 1/2 hour drive if we're placed in Spokane. Would be my 1st chance to see us in years. Fingers crossed. :ThumbsUp
I wasn’t questioning his point . Did you see a question mark in there ?
I was agreeing and commenting we might have a nice crowd advantage in the second round if we:
A. Get placed in Albany and B. Win.
How about looking at the bright side of things.....
We can now book travel to come home after the 1st game and the 2nd game. You cancel whatever flight you don't need and apply that ticket to the 2021 NCAA tournament
We can now book travel to come home after the 1st game and the 2nd game. You cancel whatever flight you don't need and apply that ticket to the 2021 NCAA tournament
Even Tampa is fine. 10’s of 1000’s of alumni in Florida AND a cheap, quick flight for most!
Bet the house on RU in the first round B1G tourney game. I’d shy away from the Purdue game.
Ok I will bet the house Thursday! But I am gonna blame you if I am sleeping in the practice center parking garage on Friday
It’s trending that way for sure.
My hope is that we can use the NCAAs as a example of how we can keep this economy and way of life going despite an scary disease.
My hope is that we can use the NCAAs as a example of how we can keep this economy and way of life going despite an scary disease.
I literally just said this to my wife last night. "Watch them make it, but the first game is in Spokane. So now i have to stay home haha".
Just posted in the other thread...
In Italy, the government has ordered the closure of all schools for 10 days as it battles to contain the outbreak and all professional sports, including Serie A football matches, will also be played without fans in attendance until at least 4/3. Given that the trajectory in the US is starting out to look similar to that in Italy (not many tested and high death rate in the elderly - see my linked post below for those details), I will now be very surprised if the NCAA tourney and other major sports don't start holding games without fans present. If by next weekend we have 5000+ cases and over 100 dead (even if almost all the deaths are in people over 65), like Italy does, which appears likely, I think we're going to be screwed, but it'll be understandable to avoid such large crowds with such a high transmission rates.
https://rutgers.forums.rivals.com/t...s-mortality-rate-1.191275/page-3#post-4432676
In Italy, the government has ordered the closure of all schools for 10 days as it battles to contain the outbreak and all professional sports, including Serie A football matches, will also be played without fans in attendance until at least 4/3. Given that the trajectory in the US is starting out to look similar to that in Italy (not many tested and high death rate in the elderly - see my linked post below for those details), I will now be very surprised if the NCAA tourney and other major sports don't start holding games without fans present. If by next weekend we have 5000+ cases and over 100 dead (even if almost all the deaths are in people over 65), like Italy does, which appears likely, I think we're going to be screwed, but it'll be understandable to avoid such large crowds with such a high transmission rates.
https://rutgers.forums.rivals.com/t...s-mortality-rate-1.191275/page-3#post-4432676
And if this happens would just prove that God hates Rutgers
Which also explains so many other things Rutgers related...lol