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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #770 on: March 12, 2020, 12:48:24 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on March 12, 2020, 12:37:27 PM
You need to open a bar.

I wouldn't serve Corona
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #771 on: March 12, 2020, 12:49:28 PM »
Quote from: bwarbiany on March 12, 2020, 12:38:28 PM
Is it just me that thinks maybe this is starting to go beyond prudence and into CYA mode?
No.
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #772 on: March 12, 2020, 12:53:26 PM »
Quote from: bwarbiany on March 12, 2020, 12:38:28 PM
Is it just me that thinks maybe this is starting to go beyond prudence and into CYA mode?

That it's just a race to out-response each other?

I.e. that events are just being cancelled because if someone is LESS prudent than some other entity and something goes wrong, they'll get a PR b!tch-slap, and they want to avoid that rather than actually making these calls based upon legitimate risk assessment?

I absolutely believe that's a big part of it.  Effectively a race to the bottom, but in terms of social or political capital.

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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #773 on: March 12, 2020, 12:56:34 PM »
I'd rather see this now rather than later when it's more urgent.  This is prudent.  It's pro-active.  It's smart.  Sorry/not sorry if it's inconvenient or things don't seem dire enough to warrant it.
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The same people questioning this would be the same saying we should've done something sooner if we hadn't......
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #774 on: March 12, 2020, 01:30:27 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on March 12, 2020, 12:56:34 PM
I'd rather see this now rather than later when it's more urgent.  This is prudent.  It's pro-active.  It's smart.  Sorry/not sorry if it's inconvenient or things don't seem dire enough to warrant it.
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The same people questioning this would be the same saying we should've done something sooner if we hadn't......
I mean, I get that...

But when you look at the Big Ten Tournament, for example. I can see the rationale for keeping out fans. I could see the rationale, if the tournament was a week or two out, to cancel it to avoid all the travel/etc.

But the teams are all on-site. The media is all on-site. They've been on planes. In hotels. It seems that holding the games is such a minimal additional risk compared to what has already been done that I don't understand it. 

If the NCAA cancels the tourney this week, given that nobody has traveled for the event yet, I would understand that more than this. But I wouldn't expect them to cancel it next Thursday/Friday morning. 
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #775 on: March 12, 2020, 01:44:13 PM »
Quote from: bwarbiany on March 12, 2020, 01:30:27 PM
I mean, I get that...

But when you look at the Big Ten Tournament, for example. I can see the rationale for keeping out fans. I could see the rationale, if the tournament was a week or two out, to cancel it to avoid all the travel/etc.

But the teams are all on-site. The media is all on-site. They've been on planes. In hotels. It seems that holding the games is such a minimal additional risk compared to what has already been done that I don't understand it.

If the NCAA cancels the tourney this week, given that nobody has traveled for the event yet, I would understand that more than this. But I wouldn't expect them to cancel it next Thursday/Friday morning.
Maybe they will let the first four play, and then cancel in the middle of the last one.
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #776 on: March 12, 2020, 01:48:37 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on March 12, 2020, 12:56:34 PM
I'd rather see this now rather than later when it's more urgent.  This is prudent.  It's pro-active.  It's smart.  Sorry/not sorry if it's inconvenient or things don't seem dire enough to warrant it.
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The same people questioning this would be the same saying we should've done something sooner if we hadn't......
agreed
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #777 on: March 12, 2020, 01:48:53 PM »
Quote from: bwarbiany on March 12, 2020, 01:30:27 PM
I mean, I get that...

But when you look at the Big Ten Tournament, for example. I can see the rationale for keeping out fans. I could see the rationale, if the tournament was a week or two out, to cancel it to avoid all the travel/etc.

But the teams are all on-site. The media is all on-site. They've been on planes. In hotels. It seems that holding the games is such a minimal additional risk compared to what has already been done that I don't understand it.

If the NCAA cancels the tourney this week, given that nobody has traveled for the event yet, I would understand that more than this. But I wouldn't expect them to cancel it next Thursday/Friday morning.
also agree with this
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #778 on: March 12, 2020, 01:59:33 PM »
It's a shitshow all around for sure. The BigTen is the only league left that will supposedly continue its hockey tournament, but I wouldn't be surprised if that ends up not happening, too.....
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #779 on: March 12, 2020, 02:20:31 PM »
We were at Costco today and there was panic buying, the lines to check out took up half the store.  We left.  Kroger was almost out of TP but not insanely busy.

I managed to get through and cancelled our hotel in Turkey, those were nonrefundable, two rooms for 8 nights at the Hilton there.  I liked that they cancelled it and will refund.  The lady said the lines were insane today with cancellations.

We had lunch at Killer Burger, which is quite good, and noted a large number of take out orders.

I bought a camera lens for the trip, well, really because it sounded pretty cool, so I will keep that for future travel.
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #780 on: March 12, 2020, 02:30:10 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on March 12, 2020, 02:20:31 PM
We were at Costco today and there was panic buying, the lines to check out took up half the store.  We left.  Kroger was almost out of TP but not insanely busy.
I need to go later today. Hopefully it's not insane. 
 
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #781 on: March 12, 2020, 02:44:10 PM »
Kansas and Duke are effectively suspending their athletic departments, including basketball.......
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #782 on: March 12, 2020, 02:48:28 PM »
Quote from: MichiFan87 on March 12, 2020, 02:44:10 PM
Kansas and Duke are effectively suspending their athletic departments, including basketball.......
So does that move Purdue from first four out to last four in? 

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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #783 on: March 12, 2020, 02:59:11 PM »
Quote from: bwarbiany on March 12, 2020, 02:30:10 PM
I need to go later today. Hopefully it's not insane.
 
Every Costco I've heard of, in every city I've spoken with folks about, is a disaster area.  Heck, my last trip to Costco was over a week ago and even then the panic-buying frenzy had already begun.  "Animal Spirits" I suppose.

Grocery stores around here are fine, though.  Completely out of hand sanitizer, and running low on toilet paper for reasons I do not understand, but not complete anarchy like Costcos have become.
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