2019-2020 College Basketball Discussion (Official Thread)

[Jake]

The entire country appears to be losing its collective mind at an alarming pace.

 

[Systems_id]

Dozens of CBI fans are upset.

 

[Wells4Heisman]

Gonna assume the B1G and most other conferences follow

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

this is good news for ohio state. we'll have the upper hand since few teams can match our experience in playing in front of dead crowds.

 

[OhioState001]

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

if we're lucky, there will be sketch artists.

 

[Wells4Heisman]

this is good news for ohio state. we'll have the upper hand since few teams can match our experience in playing in front of dead crowds.

 

[OHSportsFan]

One Shining Moment will be weird.

 

[Jake]

If they don't televise it then just cancel the fucking thing.

Maybe we should all stay home from work, too? Close the stores - too many people go to them!

 

[HenryMuto]

If they don't televise it then just cancel the fucking thing.

Maybe we should all stay home from work, too? Close the stores - too many people go to them!

They are saying media at the game not the crew that does the TV. That will go on because of the money. They won't play and not have TV.

This sucks big time though. Won't be the same.

 

[Jake]

Gonna assume the B1G and most other conferences follow

I doubt it since those tourneys have started and the people are already there, but who knows at this point? The panic seems to escalate hourly.

 

[OHSportsFan]

I’m going to the Big Ten Tournament tonight. Gonna save my ticket as a souvenir in case the remaining games get cancelled.

 

[GreenwoodBuck]

this is good news for ohio state. we'll have the upper hand since few teams can match our experience in playing in front of dead crowds.

I had to laugh at this. I told my son the same exact thing before reading this. This bodes well for us.

 

[Jake]

Very good chance these games are in empty stadiums. Wow. This will be wild.

What teams can get amped up in a scrimmage environment?

I know my interest in betting on the games is greatly reduced. Besides, in such an unusual environment it's going to be harder to predict.

 

[DZ83CK]

this is good news for ohio state. we'll have the upper hand since few teams can match our experience in playing in front of dead crowds.

Well I would say it is an advantage for OSU moreso for the Round of 64 when it is inevitable that the crowd will root for the underdog (not OSU). But the only times I ever thought an NCAA tourney crowd was on OSU's side in the tournament over the last 8 years dates back to the 2013 game vs Wichita St in Los Angeles, and I only attributed that to WSU having a tiny fan base. Of course, the 2013 games in Dayton vs Iona and Iowa St were pro-OSU crowds also. But man it has been a long time since an NCAA tournament crowd was louder for OSU than their opponent.

Invariably, this year if OSU were to be a 5 seed playing a few states or more away, the crowd was certainly not going to be helping the Buckeyes this season.