It might be time for conference tournaments to go away anyway.

Jan 26, 2021
11:01:23am

Jeffacka Truly Addicted User

Yeah, they are fun. Yes, I watch. More basketball is better than less basketball, but I do not like the whole deal with the tournament winners getting the auto-bids to the NCAA Tournament.

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Jeffacka

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WHY NOT JUST VACCINATE D1 ATHLETES AND BE DONE WITH THIS STUPID NONSENSE

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

1/26/21 10:57am

uh oh

archie

1/26/21 10:58am

game cancelled?

UNLVcougar

1/26/21 10:59am

Discussions about not having conference tournaments

Indy Coug

1/26/21 10:59am

It might be time for conference tournaments to go away anyway.

Jeffacka

1/26/21 11:01am

The conference tournaments are de facto extensions of a 357 team, quasi-double elimination tournament

Indy Coug

1/26/21 11:02am

I get that and it's fun, but regular season conference championships

bluescholar

1/26/21 11:04am

"The regular season should mean more" - why don't we just do a 4-team playoff

Coooooogs

1/26/21 2:49pm

It would be nothing like football. You'd still have the same amount of teams and

bluescholar

1/26/21 3:55pm

regular season still means a lot in terms of getting an auto bid

fattycoug

1/26/21 3:39pm

That is one of the best parts of college basketball

Sea Chicken

1/26/21 11:05am

Conference tournaments? They're good, but not that great.

Jeffacka

1/26/21 11:08am

That they are a play-in to the tournament. That is the best part.

Sea Chicken

1/26/21 11:15am

Sure, but look at how some conferences make sure that's not going to happen.

Jeffacka

1/26/21 11:21am

But not even remotely close to the way football makes sure it doesn't happen.

Sea Chicken

1/26/21 11:42am

And yet every single team still has a chance if they get hot. Something BYU

Blue streak

1/26/21 11:43am

Uconn 2011 one of the most amazing post seasons ever in NCAA bball.

ImuaKahuku

1/26/21 1:10pm

Beating all those ranked teams in conf. tournament was exciting.

Jeffacka

1/26/21 1:22pm

You’d rather have a structure without the ability to play in? It would just

Star-Lord

1/26/21 12:20pm

It worked fine that way for many years. Did it bother you back then?

Jeffacka

1/26/21 12:36pm

Yep, and it was a 32 team tournament. You want that again?

UMWolverine

1/26/21 1:08pm

No, and it wouldn't have to be a 32 team tournament.

Jeffacka

1/26/21 1:18pm

My bad. I thought you were advocating for a tournament of only conference

UMWolverine

1/26/21 2:11pm

No, every conference would still have an auto-bid. They'd just send their

bluescholar

1/26/21 1:00pm

For this year. I'm okay with that especially because BYU rarely does well there.

Archaea

1/26/21 4:45pm

Because there are people who need the vaccine more

Kaze

1/26/21 11:01am

It's a small drop in the ocean of vaccine doses available right now

Indy Coug

1/26/21 11:03am

There are still people that need it more that aren't allowed to get it yet

Kaze

1/26/21 11:06am

Yeah I love basketball but I’d way rather my dad get the vaccine than watch a conference tournament right now.

Ashtrash

1/26/21 12:03pm

Your dad isn't going to not the vaccine because a college bball player did.

No touching

1/26/21 4:09pm

The rollout of the vaccine is absolutely based on prioritization. I can't see

Tricky

1/26/21 5:47pm

Someone’s dad would.

Mtbcoug

1/26/21 6:48pm

What would you put as the delay time if bball players received the vaccine first?

No touching

1/26/21 7:10pm

Who knows... point is that they are young and healthy and don't need it.

Mtbcoug

1/26/21 7:19pm

I'm also 100% in the let them play camp. But I'd rather they get vaccinated than not be allowed to play.

No touching

1/26/21 7:34pm

Tough argument. Tell elderly people that Americans need to watch

Tricky

1/26/21 2:01pm

Yeah except there is a marketing campaign to get the people who are eligible to

wonderbred

1/26/21 5:51pm

What did I miss?

gmoney7

1/26/21 11:02am

Yes. they don’t know if the vaccine will prevent transmission or how long

'69chevy

1/26/21 11:03am

The vaccine... My wife works at a hospital and they had the first round of

pinolero

1/26/21 11:15am

They're weighing the risks and benefits just as you are and came up with a

D.T. Survivor

1/26/21 4:18pm

Not playing Conf Tourneys won't prevent the virus from spreading

RockyBalboa

1/26/21 11:18am

How many athletes have died from covid? How many hospitalized? Why do

bald man

1/26/21 11:28am

It's all Coach K's fault - His team sucks & his karma is to destroy everyone

aaronmania

1/26/21 12:09pm

maybe if they categorized athletes as "essential workers"

Hill4Heisman

1/26/21 12:13pm

The real truth is these extremely health young men should have never been told

Beetdiggercoug

1/26/21 12:26pm

amen.

'69chevy

1/26/21 12:28pm

it was never about protecting athletes, it's about protecting those at risk

Hill4Heisman

1/26/21 2:11pm

Agree to disagree. I have a slightly skewed perspective since it was a healthy

wiscougarfan

1/26/21 3:12pm

Only athletes that pay more taxes than the average Joe should be able to cut in

LifeLongLakerFan

1/26/21 2:12pm

I'd wait for a vaccine to give it to these athletes. I'm all on board for this

OldFogey

1/26/21 2:38pm

Because the lives of the most vulnerable are a ton more important than sports

WaybackCougar

1/26/21 4:01pm

So keep the most vulnerable away?

dYrtbYkerYder

1/26/21 4:33pm

This

OldFogey

1/26/21 5:33pm

How about just play! There is a 99+% chance they will recover if they get it!

SoValleyCOUG

1/26/21 4:20pm

No kidding! AGREE

BYU Tuba

1/26/21 4:43pm

Because according to "the experts" the vaccine may not stop the spread

HighHorse

1/26/21 8:58pm

Of the few young people I know, 100% of them are carrying on life as normal.

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