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Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Maybe not, but in a carefully worded statement it apparently was before Saturday.
Also, the VCU AD wants you to know that they did absolutely nothing improper/wrong...
:The Rams arrived in Indianapolis on Sunday after playing in the Atlantic 10 tournament game against St. Bonaventure, and hadn't had any positive tests until later in the week.
"I want to make sure it's clear. This isn't something where our team broke protocol and did the wrong thing," McLaughlin said. "We don't know how this happened, but it certainly wasn't bad behavior on our side whatsoever."
In order to get into the NCAA tournament's controlled environment in Indianapolis, teams had to show seven consecutive days of negative COVID-19 tests. Once in Indianapolis, teams would undergo daily testing.
NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt said before the NCAA tournament that a team could continue playing in the tournament as long as it had five "eligible and healthy" players. The NCAA tournament's contact tracing and other COVID-19 protocols were expected to prevent a team from needing to withdraw due to one or two positive tests.
Because of that policy, both McLaughlin and Rhoades thought VCU would be able to play Saturday night despite the positive tests.
"We thought we were still going to have enough to play, but the county, the health department and the NCAA, the medical committee made a decision that we weren't playing, that it was a no-contest and Oregon was going to move on and we were done," Rhoades said.
However, NCAA spokesman David Worlock wrote in an email to The Associated Press: "With potential risks to all involved in the game, we could not guarantee or be comfortable that five or more players would be available without risk.''
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-b...-contest-due-covid-19-protocols-ducks-advance
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HenryMuto
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Loyola 9th in kenpom yet 8 seed. Way under seeded team which hurts both themselves and Illinois. Not sure what the committee was thinking they should been a 6 or at worst 7.
Hell Loyola been much better off being an 11 seed. Maybe they pull a Northern Iowa but it will be sure tough vs Illinois.
Hell Loyola been much better off being an 11 seed. Maybe they pull a Northern Iowa but it will be sure tough vs Illinois.
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HenryMuto
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Ever since they went to 4 networks I have hated their round 2 TV schedule. 1 game at Noon, 1 game at 2:30, then they cram 6 games between 5 PM and Midnight.
I would prefer them to start a game at Noon then go 1 hour later for each additional game or so. Also it sucks the last game won't end until after Midnight for today it don't matter (I took tomorrow off) but some of us work and get up early and the game might not end until Midnight or after.
I would prefer them to start a game at Noon then go 1 hour later for each additional game or so. Also it sucks the last game won't end until after Midnight for today it don't matter (I took tomorrow off) but some of us work and get up early and the game might not end until Midnight or after.
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OREGONSOCKPUPPET
It's Puppet Time!
I said when the bracket came out, that Loyola was under seeded. They should have been a 6 seed.
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HenryMuto
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Really feels like Ohio State should be playing today. No one is going to mention this Nationally but we all know here that with Kyle Young playing there would been almost no way they lose that game. I just want to see that team play more basketball they were fun as hell to watch this year. They got your heart pumping and put you threw hell at the end of a lot of games but I loved watching Ohio State basketball this year.
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