What happens to college hoops this year?

[Adunk33]

https://huskers.com/news/2020/6/15/mens ... edule.aspx

Pretty unrelated but Nebraska released its full non-con. It was the first complete non-con with dates I've seen. They seem to be going about business as usual.

Interesting schedule though. Zero true road games.

[BCPanther]

I think you have to plan as though everything is going to happen on time. It's going to take something really, really bad for them to adjust anything and risk losing out on CBS/Turner money for the second straight year.

[BEARZ77]

Actually, I've seen about ten or so programs release their noncons; the only uncertainty for many seem to be the island tournaments and whether they get rescheduled somewhere else. Now just because schedules are being set means little for what actually happens 5 months from now; you almost have to act as if things will be ok scheduling wise,otherwise there'd be a mad scramble later if conditions were such that normal play could proceed. What I've seen is most teams are proceeding as normal with the tendency to look at decreasing travel and costs with more localized scheduling where possible. That will especially be true with lesser sports where cutting costs will be a big issue; I know our soccer team {MSU} has cancelled a trip to the west coast where we had a couple games scheduled, and is looking to replace it with driveable games in the area.

[mvfcfan]

What will happen is that on the back of the ticket it will say something like "spectator attends event at own risk and will not hold university, arena, or any staff member responsible for any illnesses that may occur due to attendance of event".

[Adunk33]

What will happen is that on the back of the ticket it will say something like "spectator attends event at own risk and will not hold university, arena, or any staff member responsible for any illnesses that may occur due to attendance of event".

That would certainly be an option and a liability clause is typically presented at some point during the ticket buying process. For example, the Cubs had a game (a few years ago? time runs together now) where a fan was struck with a bat and if memory serves, had to go to the hospital. The family couldn't sue the Cubs or MLB for the injuries because fans assume liability the second they walk-in to the stadium.

They could do the same thing here, but understand there is a difference between a bat flying into the stands and potentially deadly virus.

[mvfcfan]

I just know that there is a certain event taking place in Tulsa where if you buy a ticket you are agreeing to those conditions I presented. I'm not overly confident this is going away anytime soon, and I don't think most schools can or want to lose a ton of money by just cancelling the season. Just think how much money the P5 will lose if they don't have a football season or have any fans. I'm not sure the public will put up with this shutdown much longer either. And if you cancel it creates a ton of other nightmares for everyone whether it's eligibility, coaching contracts, etc.

[Red]

https://huskers.com/news/2020/6/15/mens-basketball-huskers-announce-mbb-non-conference-schedule.aspx

Pretty unrelated but Nebraska released its full non-con. It was the first complete non-con with dates I've seen. They seem to be going about business as usual.

Interesting schedule though. Zero true road games.

Three thoughts:
1) Business as usual for Nebraska is sucking big time.
2) As someone who saw Hoiberg's act with the Bulls, they probably won't get better
3) All home games? What a bunch of pu-----

[BCPanther]

https://huskers.com/news/2020/6/15/mens-basketball-huskers-announce-mbb-non-conference-schedule.aspx

Pretty unrelated but Nebraska released its full non-con. It was the first complete non-con with dates I've seen. They seem to be going about business as usual.

Interesting schedule though. Zero true road games.

Three thoughts:
1) Business as usual for Nebraska is sucking big time.
2) As someone who saw Hoiberg's act with the Bulls, they probably won't get better
3) All home games? What a bunch of pu-----

The Bulls problem was GarPax.

He's going to win like crazy at Nebby. He'll be a top half team in the B1G this year and be consistently Top 5 once he really gets established.

[patnb]

What will happen is that on the back of the ticket it will say something like "spectator attends event at own risk and will not hold university, arena, or any staff member responsible for any illnesses that may occur due to attendance of event".

Those warnings don't actually hold up to legal challenges.

MLB, NHL, and a few others have had that on their tickets for years and still lost court battles. A blanket 2 sentence statement in small print on the back of a ticket (or bottom of an e ticket) in no way waives liability of the stadium/franchise.

[Red]

https://huskers.com/news/2020/6/15/mens-basketball-huskers-announce-mbb-non-conference-schedule.aspx

Pretty unrelated but Nebraska released its full non-con. It was the first complete non-con with dates I've seen. They seem to be going about business as usual.

Interesting schedule though. Zero true road games.

Three thoughts:
1) Business as usual for Nebraska is sucking big time.
2) As someone who saw Hoiberg's act with the Bulls, they probably won't get better
3) All home games? What a bunch of pu-----

The Bulls problem was GarPax.

He's going to win like crazy at Nebby. He'll be a top half team in the B1G this year and be consistently Top 5 once he really gets established.

No one has ever won at Nebraska. I'll take that bet.