Coronavirus Pandemic Impacts

[GMUgemini]

GW's game with St. Bonaventure cancelled/postponed.

 

[Pablo]

Jon Rothstein
@JonRothstein

The 2021 CAA Tournament will be held at James Madison, per release. First time since 1986 that the conference has held the tournament at an on-campus venue.

10:18 AM · Jan 13, 2021·Twitter

 

[Pablo]

Daniel Frank Retweeted




Virginia Women's Basketball
@UVAWomensHoops
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1h

We will not complete the remainder of the 2020-21 season due to health and safety concerns. The decision was made with the overall health and safety of the student-athletes and staff in mind #GoHoos



https://virginiasports.com/news/2021/01/14/virginia-cancels-remaining-games/…

 

[gmubrian]

The fact that at least a couple of women's teams have shut down their season without shutting down their men's teams raises a question in my mind. Does this impact Title IX compliance in any way? If not, what prevents a program from doing this on a regular basis, just running an essentially fake women's program to reduce costs and shutting it down mid season etc. Obviously, if they did it repeatedly it would get attention, so this more of a thought experiment than anything else.

 

[KAOriginal]

The fact that at least a couple of women's teams have shut down their season without shutting down their men's teams raises a question in my mind. Does this impact Title IX compliance in any way? If not, what prevents a program from doing this on a regular basis, just running an essentially fake women's program to reduce costs and shutting it down mid season etc. Obviously, if they did it repeatedly it would get attention, so this more of a thought experiment than anything else.

I assume under the cover of health concerns...ie maybe those particular women's teams have had more issues...maybe they voted to stop on their own.

Im sure COVID gives a pass for now. But The NCAA would be all over it was abused that way under normal circumstances.

 

[GSII]

They still get their schollys. Staff is still paid.

 

[GMUgemini]

They still get their schollys. Staff is still paid.

Title IX is about ensuring equal opportunity to participate. I think if a school eliminated the women’s teams season to save money they’d run into compliance issues (meaning: if the players file a complaint, there will be a problem).

 

[gmubrian]

Title IX is about ensuring equal opportunity to participate. I think if a school eliminated the women’s teams season to save money they’d run into compliance issues (meaning: if the players file a complaint, there will be a problem).

I am not talking about eliminating a sport, just shutting it down anytime there is a percieved health risk or too many injuries to compete, etc. The spending on your related teams has to be somewhat equal, prevailing market taken into account. For example, Mason has officially declared Men's and Women's basketball their focus sports. That justifies spending more on them then others. Women's doesn't have to have the same salaries as Men's but it has be market rate for similarly competitive institutions (that is paraphrasing from memory).

They would save on travel and hosting fees, maybe some others I haven't thought of. If you wanted to take advantage of this, though, you might be able to pay pseudo coach the low end of the market rate, not spend on travel, recruiting and other things when you are not actually operating.

 

[GMUgemini]

No. I know. I’m saying if the players didn’t agree to stop playing and the university doesn’t shut down both men’s and women’s at the same time, they’ll have a problem.

 

[Pablo]

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-b...basketball-tournaments-held-fans-due-covid-19:

"The Summit League men's and women's basketball tournaments will be held without fans and moved to a smaller venue in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, because of COVID-19 concerns, conference commissioner Tom Douple said Thursday.

The tournament is scheduled for March 6-9. It originally was slated for the Denny Sanford Premier Center, which seats about 12,000, and now will be held at the 3,250-seat Sanford Pentagon."

 

[Patriot8]

The silver (literally) lining for UVA and Duke is that their athletic departments are saving money. Fairly certain every women’s basketball program in the country loses money. I know Tennessee loses millions.

 

[Pablo]

More on women's basketball:



Daniel Frank

@n1a2v3y4
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47m

So to recap today in #A10WBB:

•Saint Louis is finally returning from covid pause.
•Saint Joseph’s, Davidson and Dayton are going on covid pause.

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Duquesne Women's Basketball
@DuqWBB
· 53m

Friday night's game against Saint Joseph's has been postponed, due to Saint Joseph's pausing team activities. We'll battle La Salle on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at La Roche. https://bit.ly/2Knb8IC

 

[Pablo]

Daniel Frank Retweeted




vcu Women's Basketball

@vcuwbb
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29m

We have paused all team activities due to COVID-19 protocols.

 

[Pablo]

Daniel Frank

@n1a2v3y4

Gonna be a bumpy week coming up for the @A10WBB, looking at up to 11 game postponements in the next 7 days alone. 6 teams are currently on COVID pause: SJU, Dayton, Davidson, URI, vcu and Richmond.
#A10WBB

9:11 PM · Jan 17, 2021·Twitter

 

[Pablo]

https://twitter.com/KMOXSports/status/1351239514757492736?s=20

 

[psyclone]

https://twitter.com/KMOXSports/status/1351239514757492736?s=20

So are the Billikens playing anytime soon?

 

[Pablo]

Richmond Women’s Basketball

@SpiderWBBall
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24m

Women’s Basketball Game Versus George Mason Postponed

https://richmondspiders.com/news/2021/1/19/womens-basketball-game-versus-george-mason-postponed.aspx…

#OneRichmond


Women’s Basketball Game Versus George Mason Postponed - University of Richmond Athletics
RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond women's basketball home game Wednesday against George Mason has been postponed by the Atlantic 10 in response to the results from the latest COVID contact...
richmondspiders.com

 

[Pablo]

So are the Billikens playing anytime soon?

Yes, they are scheduled to host Dayton on January 26.

 

[Pablo]

Jon Rothstein Retweeted



Detroit Free Press
@freep
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11h

All University of Michigan athletics on two-week pause after outbreak of COVID variant


All University of Michigan athletics on two-week pause after outbreak of COVID variant
Michigan athletics is pausing for two weeks due to confirmed cases of the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant.
freep.com

"Michigan's athletic department is shutting down for two weeks due to confirmed cases of the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant, a department spokesperson confirmed with the Free Press on Saturday night.

The shutdown will affect all sports, including sports that are currently in season like men's and women's basketball, volleyball (which was moved from the fall and ice hockey. The pause will start immediately.

The student journalists at the Michigan Daily were the first to report it.

No changes being made to any other university operations.

'It is our understanding the state did not recommend changes beyond athletics,' university spokesman Rick Fitzgerald told the Free Press.

There are now five cases now confirmed with B.1.1.7, the highly contagious COVID-19 variant, in Washtenaw County. The outbreak traces back to one female student athlete, sources said."

 

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Daniel Frank

@n1a2v3y4
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17m

Well this should be interesting

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David Teel

@ByDavidTeel
· 1h

BC coach Jim Christian says he'll have only four scholarship players available for game against FSU tomorrow. COVID protocols. Will fill out roster with scout team.







UVM Women's Basketball

@UVMwbb
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Jan 24

Women’s Basketball to Discontinue Remainder of 2020-21 Season - http://go.uvm.edu/wbjan24