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Post by TC on Dec 27, 2020 21:44:11 GMT -5
They really should have bubbled the whole Big East season. Kids are visual learning anyway. NBA proved that the bubble works. Explain how a season where teams from different Universities are bubbled for months in one location is "college" basketball in any sense of the word.
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Post by jwp91 on Dec 28, 2020 7:30:03 GMT -5
The names on the front of the jersey?
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Post by EtomicB on Dec 29, 2020 23:48:17 GMT -5
“I still feel the way that I feel,” he said. “When you look around at some of the things that are going on in the country with this virus, with this disease, and you see the impact that it’s having on people, that it’s having on families, that it’s having on our country and you listen to people talk about don’t travel, don’t do these things and things like that, it just doesn’t feel right, especially at our level.
“The players aren’t getting paid to do this. It’s different to me when you’re a professional athlete. That’s your job and you can make a choice whether you want to do it. On the professional level, the rules are the same for each team. The leagues determine what the protocols are. Our protocols aren’t across the board. You got some teams that test every day, you got some teams that test three times a week. You have some conferences that do something different.
“I don’t think that we should be playing right now, but I don’t think my experience of having COVID strengthened that at all. I also think there are a lot of things you don’t know about, a lot of long-term effects.”
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Post by professorhoya on Dec 30, 2020 8:37:00 GMT -5
“I still feel the way that I feel,” he said. “When you look around at some of the things that are going on in the country with this virus, with this disease, and you see the impact that it’s having on people, that it’s having on families, that it’s having on our country and you listen to people talk about don’t travel, don’t do these things and things like that, it just doesn’t feel right, especially at our level.
“The players aren’t getting paid to do this. It’s different to me when you’re a professional athlete. That’s your job and you can make a choice whether you want to do it. On the professional level, the rules are the same for each team. The leagues determine what the protocols are. Our protocols aren’t across the board. You got some teams that test every day, you got some teams that test three times a week. You have some conferences that do something different.
“I don’t think that we should be playing right now, but I don’t think my experience of having COVID strengthened that at all. I also think there are a lot of things you don’t know about, a lot of long-term effects.” Count Chocula's kid parroting his sore loser coach's excuses.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2020 13:34:55 GMT -5
“I still feel the way that I feel,” he said. “When you look around at some of the things that are going on in the country with this virus, with this disease, and you see the impact that it’s having on people, that it’s having on families, that it’s having on our country and you listen to people talk about don’t travel, don’t do these things and things like that, it just doesn’t feel right, especially at our level.
“The players aren’t getting paid to do this. It’s different to me when you’re a professional athlete. That’s your job and you can make a choice whether you want to do it. On the professional level, the rules are the same for each team. The leagues determine what the protocols are. Our protocols aren’t across the board. You got some teams that test every day, you got some teams that test three times a week. You have some conferences that do something different.
“I don’t think that we should be playing right now, but I don’t think my experience of having COVID strengthened that at all. I also think there are a lot of things you don’t know about, a lot of long-term effects.” I agree with Coach Capel. They should postpone or cancel the rest of the season. One kid almost died already so what is the point? Shut the season down until we can get this thing under control!
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Post by professorhoya on Dec 30, 2020 13:44:57 GMT -5
“I still feel the way that I feel,” he said. “When you look around at some of the things that are going on in the country with this virus, with this disease, and you see the impact that it’s having on people, that it’s having on families, that it’s having on our country and you listen to people talk about don’t travel, don’t do these things and things like that, it just doesn’t feel right, especially at our level.
“The players aren’t getting paid to do this. It’s different to me when you’re a professional athlete. That’s your job and you can make a choice whether you want to do it. On the professional level, the rules are the same for each team. The leagues determine what the protocols are. Our protocols aren’t across the board. You got some teams that test every day, you got some teams that test three times a week. You have some conferences that do something different.
“I don’t think that we should be playing right now, but I don’t think my experience of having COVID strengthened that at all. I also think there are a lot of things you don’t know about, a lot of long-term effects.” I agree with Coach Capel. They should postpone or cancel the rest of the season. One kid almost died already so what is the point? Shut the season down until we can get this thing under control! I think there is a mental health aspect to it tough. Sports are great enjoyment and theraputic for a lot of fans. Couping people up and locking people in there house with no sports or live entertainment for another year is very problematic as they are looking to at least the end of the year at earliest to get rid of masks. I think bubbling, like Big East commissioner Val Ackerman said at the beginning of the season is the safest thing for the athletes.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2020 13:46:45 GMT -5
I agree with Coach Capel. They should postpone or cancel the rest of the season. One kid almost died already so what is the point? Shut the season down until we can get this thing under control! I think there is a mental health aspect to it tough. Sports are great enjoyment and theraputic for a lot of fans. Couping people up and locking people in there house with no sports or live entertainment for another year is very problematic as they are looking to at least the end of the year at earliest to get rid of masks. I think bubbling, like Big East commissioner Val Ackerman said at the beginning of the season is the safest thing for the athletes. Okay professor but what was mankind doing before sports???
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Post by MCIGuy on Dec 30, 2020 14:01:16 GMT -5
“I still feel the way that I feel,” he said. “When you look around at some of the things that are going on in the country with this virus, with this disease, and you see the impact that it’s having on people, that it’s having on families, that it’s having on our country and you listen to people talk about don’t travel, don’t do these things and things like that, it just doesn’t feel right, especially at our level.
“The players aren’t getting paid to do this. It’s different to me when you’re a professional athlete. That’s your job and you can make a choice whether you want to do it. On the professional level, the rules are the same for each team. The leagues determine what the protocols are. Our protocols aren’t across the board. You got some teams that test every day, you got some teams that test three times a week. You have some conferences that do something different.
“I don’t think that we should be playing right now, but I don’t think my experience of having COVID strengthened that at all. I also think there are a lot of things you don’t know about, a lot of long-term effects.” I agree with Coach Capel. They should postpone or cancel the rest of the season. One kid almost died already so what is the point? Shut the season down until we can get this thing under control! NCAA Basketball can't take the financial hit of losing two March Madness in a row. That is why they are playing the games.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Dec 30, 2020 14:07:20 GMT -5
I agree with Coach Capel. They should postpone or cancel the rest of the season. One kid almost died already so what is the point? Shut the season down until we can get this thing under control! I think there is a mental health aspect to it tough. Sports are great enjoyment and theraputic for a lot of fans. Couping people up and locking people in there house with no sports or live entertainment for another year is very problematic as they are looking to at least the end of the year at earliest to get rid of masks. I think bubbling, like Big East commissioner Val Ackerman said at the beginning of the season is the safest thing for the athletes. No doubt, there are many aspects to this, including mental health. We should not minimize it. That said, I think we need to consider the reality versus the alternative. The Reality: Our player are isolated, on campus, with very few people around. There are almost no students on campus, I assume most everything that would be open on campus during normal times is closed, and I assume the guys are taking classes remotely even though they are on campus. They do get to see their teammates and staff, which I am sure is great. But, they are also isolated from basically everybody else. And, they need to travel to games, play on the court in close contact with guys who may or may not be infected, and they need to be out and about more than most other Georgetown students. I assume given quarantine rules, these guys are also isolated from other family and friends, even if they are in the DC area. Clearly, the physical non-mental health risks of playing basketball are much greater than if the players were isolating at home. Alternative 1: Most of the Georgetown student body is learning remotely, at home. Presumably, if our basketball players were not playing basketball, they would be doing the same thing. I assume the Ivy League teams like Harvard, Yale, etc. are not practicing given that they have no games to play. So, if there was no basketball, they'd likely be at home. Now, I cannot judge which reality is better for any specific person. I am sure that some guys who have great families and home lives would be just fine with Alternative #1. Others (maybe even most of them) probably prefer the current situation because, above all else, they'd like to play and they take solace in their teammates and the comradery. What is better for mental health? I really have no idea, but I don't think it's a slam dunk (pardon the pun) that the reality is better than the alternative, given the risks that come with this. The blunt fact is that if there wasn't a college basketball industry that would lose millions without games, there would be no games, as playing basketball in a pandemic otherwise makes no sense. I promise you the reason for the games is not because the NCAA is concerned about players' mental health.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2020 14:38:51 GMT -5
I think there is a mental health aspect to it tough. Sports are great enjoyment and theraputic for a lot of fans. Couping people up and locking people in there house with no sports or live entertainment for another year is very problematic as they are looking to at least the end of the year at earliest to get rid of masks. I think bubbling, like Big East commissioner Val Ackerman said at the beginning of the season is the safest thing for the athletes. No doubt, there are many aspects to this, including mental health. We should not minimize it. That said, I think we need to consider the reality versus the alternative. The Reality: Our player are isolated, on campus, with very few people around. There are almost no students on campus, I assume most everything that would be open on campus during normal times is closed, and I assume the guys are taking classes remotely even though they are on campus. They do get to see their teammates and staff, which I am sure is great. But, they are also isolated from basically everybody else. And, they need to travel to games, play on the court in close contact with guys who may or may not be infected, and they need to be out and about more than most other Georgetown students. I assume given quarantine rules, these guys are also isolated from other family and friends, even if they are in the DC area. Clearly, the physical non-mental health risks of playing basketball are much greater than if the players were isolating at home. Alternative 1: Most of the Georgetown student body is learning remotely, at home. Presumably, if our basketball players were not playing basketball, they would be doing the same thing. I assume the Ivy League teams like Harvard, Yale, etc. are not practicing given that they have no games to play. So, if there was no basketball, they'd likely be at home. Now, I cannot judge which reality is better for any specific person. I am sure that some guys who have great families and home lives would be just fine with Alternative #1. Others (maybe even most of them) probably prefer the current situation because, above all else, they'd like to play and they take solace in their teammates and the comradery. What is better for mental health? I really have no idea, but I don't think it's a slam dunk (pardon the pun) that the reality is better than the alternative, given the risks that come with this. The blunt fact is that if there wasn't a college basketball industry that would lose millions without games, there would be no games, as playing basketball in a pandemic otherwise makes no sense. I promise you the reason for the games is not because the NCAA is concerned about players' mental health. Well said! The NCAA are money grubbing hypocrites! They are sacrificing our young men and women for a couple of bucks. Shame on them!
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Post by hoya9797 on Dec 30, 2020 16:40:51 GMT -5
I think there is a mental health aspect to it tough. Sports are great enjoyment and theraputic for a lot of fans. Couping people up and locking people in there house with no sports or live entertainment for another year is very problematic as they are looking to at least the end of the year at earliest to get rid of masks. I think bubbling, like Big East commissioner Val Ackerman said at the beginning of the season is the safest thing for the athletes. No doubt, there are many aspects to this, including mental health. We should not minimize it. That said, I think we need to consider the reality versus the alternative. The Reality: Our player are isolated, on campus, with very few people around. There are almost no students on campus, I assume most everything that would be open on campus during normal times is closed, and I assume the guys are taking classes remotely even though they are on campus. They do get to see their teammates and staff, which I am sure is great. But, they are also isolated from basically everybody else. And, they need to travel to games, play on the court in close contact with guys who may or may not be infected, and they need to be out and about more than most other Georgetown students. I assume given quarantine rules, these guys are also isolated from other family and friends, even if they are in the DC area. Clearly, the physical non-mental health risks of playing basketball are much greater than if the players were isolating at home. Alternative 1: Most of the Georgetown student body is learning remotely, at home. Presumably, if our basketball players were not playing basketball, they would be doing the same thing. I assume the Ivy League teams like Harvard, Yale, etc. are not practicing given that they have no games to play. So, if there was no basketball, they'd likely be at home. Now, I cannot judge which reality is better for any specific person. I am sure that some guys who have great families and home lives would be just fine with Alternative #1. Others (maybe even most of them) probably prefer the current situation because, above all else, they'd like to play and they take solace in their teammates and the comradery. What is better for mental health? I really have no idea, but I don't think it's a slam dunk (pardon the pun) that the reality is better than the alternative, given the risks that come with this. The blunt fact is that if there wasn't a college basketball industry that would lose millions without games, there would be no games, as playing basketball in a pandemic otherwise makes no sense. I promise you the reason for the games is not because the NCAA is concerned about players' mental health. I don’t think Prof cares about the players mental health either. This seems like a comment about fans not players:
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Post by MCIGuy on Dec 30, 2020 18:09:23 GMT -5
All this talk about the NCAA like it's some separate entity. The universities ARE the NCAA. The schools are in control of all of this.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2020 18:17:17 GMT -5
All this talk about the NCAA like it's some separate entity. The universities ARE the NCAA. The schools are in control of all of this. True!
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Post by LCPolo18 on Jan 1, 2021 15:32:27 GMT -5
“Georgetown Athletics is continuing to work closely with the University, the BIG EAST Conference, the Washington, D.C. Department of Health, and the Washington, D.C. Mayor’s office to provide a safe environment for basketball competition this season. The health and welfare of our student-athletes, staff, campus community, and fans are our top priority. As we move into 2021, all Georgetown Men’s Basketball home games will continue to be played in McDonough Arena. In accordance with Washington, D.C. regulations which limit the size of in-person gatherings, fans are regrettably not permitted to attend home games at this time.“
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Post by professorhoya on Jan 4, 2021 10:32:06 GMT -5
Wasn't this always the plan? The Final Four is in Indy so it only made sense that the whole thing would take place there.
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