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espn preseason Orlando bubble: POPPED!

My god just do a conference bubbles and play the games over fall semester recess before spring semester.

The ACC can find a place bring all 15 teams from December to till mid January.
Every team plays 14 games.
One game every 2 days.
Then you play 6more games against regional conference opponents in empty arenas on campus from January to March.

20 game conference season.
 
My god just do a conference bubbles and play the games over fall semester recess before spring semester.

The ACC can find a place bring all 15 teams from December to till mid January.
Every team plays 14 games.
One game every 2 days.
Then you play 6more games against regional conference opponents in empty arenas on campus from January to March.

20 game conference season.

Pretty much how I feel at this point. Conferences are so big that you might as well take advantage of it this season.
 
Going to be a mental health struggle in our household if no SU hoops or some really crappy diluted version of it. As a Knicks, Cowboys and mets fan paired with the rough start to SU football, having a great start to SU lax ended - please give us this.
 
Going to be a mental health struggle in our household if no SU hoops or some really crappy diluted version of it. As a Knicks, Cowboys and mets fan paired with the rough start to SU football, having a great start to SU lax ended - please give us this.
I root for the same teams I feel your pain.
 
I work at Mohegan Sun, and they'll be announcing their bubble very soon. Granted, they've got the space for it, it's going to be really interesting to see if they can pull it off.
 
I work at Mohegan Sun, and they'll be announcing their bubble very soon. Granted, they've got the space for it, it's going to be really interesting to see if they can pull it off.
I predict failure. If ESPN couldn't find a way to make it happen in Orlando, which just did the NBA bubble and thus has far more expertise in hosting basketball games in a pandemic than Mohegan, I don't think the odds are good that this will go well.

I applaud them for trying and wish them (and you) luck. Some of the rules the powers that be are imposing sound like overwhelming obstacles.
 
I predict failure. If ESPN couldn't find a way to make it happen in Orlando, which just did the NBA bubble and thus has far more expertise in hosting basketball games in a pandemic than Mohegan, I don't think the odds are good that this will go well.

I applaud them for trying and wish them (and you) luck. Some of the rules the powers that be are imposing sound like overwhelming obstacles.
ESPN didn’t want to pay for it.
If the teams at the Mohegan Sun pay for the hotel floors and catering this will work.
Espn didn’t want to close hotels in Orlando again like they did for the NBA and subsidize the events.

It’s easier at the Mohegan Sun which isn’t as expensive.
 
ESPN didn’t want to pay for it.
If the teams at the Mohegan Sun pay for the hotel floors and catering this will work.
Espn didn’t want to close hotels in Orlando again like they did for the NBA and subsidize the events.

It’s easier at the Mohegan Sun which isn’t as expensive.
I think you are off base on this. The problem wasn't with ESPN and it wasn't with their costs. It was with the schools and the stringency of the protocols.

This isn't going to change hosting a bubble in Orlando or Connecticut. Those obstacles remain. Connecticut just has more since they lack the experience Orlando has hosting basketball in a bubble.


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The disagreement between schools expected to participate in the Orlando bubble and ESPN came over how stringent the protocols would be, according to CBS Sports' Matt Norlander. The Athletic reported that ESPN put forth guidelines that fall in line with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the NCAA, which are "more restrictive than the protocols many conferences are planning to implement." There was also disagreement on how to handle COVID-19 positive players and how frequently players who recovered from the virus must be tested.
 
I think you are off base on this. The problem wasn't with ESPN and it wasn't with their costs. It was with the schools and the stringency of the protocols.

This isn't going to change hosting a bubble in Orlando or Connecticut. Those obstacles remain. Connecticut just has more since they lack the experience Orlando has hosting basketball in a bubble.


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The disagreement between schools expected to participate in the Orlando bubble and ESPN came over how stringent the protocols would be, according to CBS Sports' Matt Norlander. The Athletic reported that ESPN put forth guidelines that fall in line with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the NCAA, which are "more restrictive than the protocols many conferences are planning to implement." There was also disagreement on how to handle COVID-19 positive players and how frequently players who recovered from the virus must be tested.
The amount of tests done is cost related.
If the teams go to Mohegan Sun they are literally going to the middle of nowhere and won’t do anything but basketball or gamble.

In Orlando the NBA created an atmosphere where players could golf, go sailing in private waters, play video games, get Massages, they weren’t treated like they were in minimum security prison even though it kinda was.

College hoops doesn’t have the budget the NBA did. ESPN was going to fund a lot of this bubble.

It will work at the Mohegan Sun only if the players tolerate being stuck in the rooms, and designated areas in the casino.

The Orlando campus was huge.
 
Kansas and Kansas State announced the bulk of their schedules this morning but KU was supposed to play in Orlando so they are figuring that part out.

I hope the SU schedule comes out soon, so I can figure out what weekends I am safe to volunteer to be on call for my job.
 
Kansas and Kansas State announced the bulk of their schedules this morning but KU was supposed to play in Orlando so they are figuring that part out.

I hope the SU schedule comes out soon, so I can figure out what weekends I am safe to volunteer to be on call for my job.

The whole Big 12 had their schedule release yesterday.
 
... If the teams go to Mohegan Sun they are literally going to the middle of nowhere and won’t do anything but basketball or gamble. ... It will work at the Mohegan Sun only if the players tolerate being stuck in the rooms, and designated areas in the casino.

I agree with this, except I wonder if players would be allowed to gamble. And casinos have developed a reputation as COVID superspreader sites in recent months, which is another reason to keep the players out of them.

Also, COVID-19 cases have been spiking recently in New London County - where Mohegan Sun is located. This news article from earlier this month says:

"A recent spike of COVID-19 infections in New London County had the state and local health professionals taking action. ... 'We're dealing with patients admitted with COVID-19 at similar rates, if not higher, than that what we were dealing with when the pandemic first started,' said Dr. William Hogan of Backus Hospital."​

So I wouldn't bet on many colleges sending teams to the Mohegan Sun tournament.
 
The amount of tests done is cost related.
If the teams go to Mohegan Sun they are literally going to the middle of nowhere and won’t do anything but basketball or gamble.

In Orlando the NBA created an atmosphere where players could golf, go sailing in private waters, play video games, get Massages, they weren’t treated like they were in minimum security prison even though it kinda was.

College hoops doesn’t have the budget the NBA did. ESPN was going to fund a lot of this bubble.

It will work at the Mohegan Sun only if the players tolerate being stuck in the rooms, and designated areas in the casino.

The Orlando campus was huge.


From what I've gathered, each team participating will have their own floors (two different hotels here), there will be numerous courts between the arena and the expo center, and all teams/staff will be using back of house entrances/exits to avoid any contact with the public (I've used the back of house hallways before and it's very possible to avoid the casino floor entirely). Since you have to be 21 to gamble at Mohegan, a lot of the players wouldn't be able to play legally to begin with, so I can't imagine they'll let them gamble at all.

Edit: It's also worth noting that Mohegan Sun has already held a handful of Showtime Boxing and Bellator MMA events at the arena since August/September.
 

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