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NCAA cancels March Madness and other championships

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Re: NCAA cancels March Madness and other championships

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Post by RocketSyntax »

BOBOTWINSTON wrote: post #14
RocketSyntax wrote: post #4

So soft. Teams should just play. Anyone that isn't sick can play. It's a 5v5 game. Next thing you know tennis matches will be canceled.

So socially responsible. This hurts a lot for some of us. I am a Creighton fan and this was our first big year in a long time, maybe our best of all time. Sports fans get accused of forgetting "it is all a game" sometimes. It is certainly more than a game when you think of how much some people's lives depend on the money from these events, but limiting the impact of this virus is certainly not "soft".

It's not a game to those players. It's their life. If they don't want to get the flu it should be their choice not to play.

Re: NCAA cancels March Madness and other championships

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Post by curiouscats »

And a psychological impact. It would have been a very welcome distraction for me. I realize there are many people who won't notice it is missing but quite a few people would have had a nice way to distract themselves while socially isolating themselves at home. It is a shame we waited so long to take action to prevent the spread of covid19 in the USA that this became necessary given the risks we face.

Re: NCAA cancels March Madness and other championships

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Post by joezydeco »

mfer wrote: post #8

This is going to have a cascading economic impact. There are the channels that cover the tournament (e.g., ESPN), the tournament bracket sites that get ad revenue, the local businesses around the stadiums that host the games, and so much more.

Illinois just approved sports books and casinos were rushing to open their betting windows before the tournament. Oops.

Re: NCAA cancels March Madness and other championships

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Post by outoftouchtech »

mfer wrote: post #8

This is going to have a cascading economic impact. There are the channels that cover the tournament (e.g., ESPN), the tournament bracket sites that get ad revenue, the local businesses around the stadiums that host the games, and so much more.

This isn't meant to be directed at you, but it's hilarious to me what people are focusing on, or what supposedly triggers concern. And just what economic bubbles folks are in, with such little perspective for those around them that share common infrastructure that is going to be stressed in the coming weeks and months.

Look. I have multiple friends who have already had all of their shifts canceled for the rest of March. And guess what, nothing is going to be better April 1st. Those folks don't have investment funds to sell. They don't have 401Ks to skim from early, at great cost. They don't have friends and family with money and their emergency fund wouldn't even cover the costs of HALF of a Coronavirus test, let alone a weeks worth of rent.

We need to be talking about suspending evictions, delaying mortgage payments, nationalizing health care, and more. And if you think this is over the top, go watch and read about Italy and get back to me in 2.5 weeks. I can't wait for the rest of America to understand just what a precarious and fragile system we've built.

Re: NCAA cancels March Madness and other championships

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Post by LeifCarrotson »

mfer wrote: post #8

This is going to have a cascading economic impact. There are the channels that cover the tournament (e.g., ESPN), the tournament bracket sites that get ad revenue, the local businesses around the stadiums that host the games, and so much more.

But interestingly, it won't affect the players' immediate economic futures, as they're all prohibited from being paid by the NCAA.

Re: NCAA cancels March Madness and other championships

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Post by _dark_matter_ »

tekstar wrote: post #20
gz5 wrote: post #16

hate it for the folks and families directly impacted but it is the safe decision. it does make you think about how much of this is temporary and how much results in sustained, macro level changes. let's say many countries, companies and individuals "get used" to how we will need to live over the next weeks/months. what things that we used to take as "norms" may change, permanently, and what would the second and third…

Also.. what freedoms are now at risk in an attempt to prevent the next pandemic?

There are a _lot_ of things we can do to prevent and prepare for the next pandemic that have nothing to do with curtailing freedoms. Let's focus on those.

Re: NCAA cancels March Madness and other championships

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Post by rurp »

elhudy wrote: post #27
mfer wrote: post #8

This is going to have a cascading economic impact. There are the channels that cover the tournament (e.g., ESPN), the tournament bracket sites that get ad revenue, the local businesses around the stadiums that host the games, and so much more.

I'd like to know the impact on Vegas

Sports betting revenue makes up a surprisingly small percent of Vegas gaming revenue, something like %1.5 last I looked.

However, I expect the general trend of people avoiding traveling and crowded places will have a massive effect on Vegas revenue as a whole.

Re: NCAA cancels March Madness and other championships

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Post by slantyyz »

RocketSyntax wrote: post #4

So soft. Teams should just play. Anyone that isn't sick can play. It's a 5v5 game. Next thing you know tennis matches will be canceled.

> Next thing you know tennis matches will be canceled.

That was already announced before the NCAA cancellation.

[1] https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/28891268/atp-suspends...

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