2020-21 AAC games/discussion

[Stickboy46]

Per Mike Kennedy the positive in the Memphis program was a support staffer not a player. Their game Sunday against Houston is still on so it seems like there’s a decent chance we will still play them Thursday.

Depends on how many players were close contacts to that support staff

[pie n eye]

If our game is called early enough vs Memphis we could probably play our game @Cinci. They play Sunday and then off until the following Sunday..

Per Mike Kennedy the positive in the Memphis program was a support staffer not a player. Their game Sunday against Houston is still on so it seems like there’s a decent chance we will still play them Thursday.

[SkoShox]

If our game is called early enough vs Memphis we could probably play our game @Cinci. They play Sunday and then off until the following Sunday..

[pie n eye]

I love all the Tulsa fans a month ago thinking they were actually gonna be a factor at the end lol.

Still top half pie?

Based on the current standings, yes.

[ShockerFever]

I love all the Tulsa fans a month ago thinking they were actually gonna be a factor at the end lol.

Still top half pie?

[Stickboy46]

Tulane beating Tulsa 54-44 with 2 to go .... In the game ... Not the first half

[pie n eye]

With our game against Memphis being the 18th, there's a good chance it might be affected.

COVID positives were only support staff, not players. Their Houston game Sunday hasn’t been called off yet so we’ll see.

[RoyalShock]

With our game against Memphis being the 18th, there's a good chance it might be affected.

[WstateU]

Is it just my imagination or has the AAC had way more Covid cancellations than other conferences like the big 12

We seem to be Covid Central... larger cities?

[pie n eye]

I hope they cancel both ECU games, neither is going to help our resume, reschedule @ Cinci and maybe USF at home and then try like hell to reschedule the Memphis game if they aren’t able to play next Thursday.

[shock-it-to-me]

Is it just my imagination or has the AAC had way more Covid cancellations than other conferences like the big 12

[Stickboy46]

New Games postponed

2/11 - ECU at Temple (ECU COVID)
2/13 - Temple at ECU (ECU COVID)

2/11 - Cincy at Memphis (Memphis COVID)

Memphis is on a full pause at the moment .. They are scheduled to play here on the 18th. That might be in jeopardy or they might be shorthanded.

[SB Shock]

I think where the argument for opting out of or cancelling the conference tournaments out of fear of Covid exposure falls apart is that

A) as far as I know, the risk of transmission is very low in a 40 minute basketball game.
B) the players are much less likely to be exposed when they’re on a road trip away from friends/fans/bars/etc basically living in a controlled bubble where everything is planned as safely as possible.

But I’ve noticed that many in the sports media now fancy themselves experts on transmissible diseases all of a sudden so I’m sure they know best. *sarcasm*

Or in UNC case, the team partying with the student body after beating Duke.

[pie n eye]

I think where the argument for opting out of or cancelling the conference tournaments out of fear of Covid exposure falls apart is that

A) as far as I know, the risk of transmission is very low in a 40 minute basketball game.
B) the players are much less likely to be exposed when they’re on a road trip away from friends/fans/bars/etc basically living in a controlled bubble where everything is planned as safely as possible.

But I’ve noticed that many in the sports media now fancy themselves experts on transmissible diseases all of a sudden so I’m sure they know best. *sarcasm*

[Kung Wu]

I believe I read somewhere that the AAC has rules preventing this scenario and a school would not be allowed to opt out of the conference tournament. I don't know exactly what the repercussion might be though.

I imagine it wouldn't be too hard to explain why 3/4 of your team has been exposed to covid and has to quarantine.