NCAA tourney thoughts.....

Seems like this would undo any sort of good that cancelling non-conference games could accomplish. Just a thought.

I think Anthony Fauci will be the President of the NCAA in 2021

I appreciate you linking the article, but I'll admit I haven't read it yet. Rather than make a shorter season, I would prefer they delay the season to begin shortly after January 1st, and run into May. That would give a few more months of prep for where we are at with the virus and ways to avoid the spread. Rather than make it a 'conference only' schedule if they want to condense weeks, I would prefer they consider conference games on weekends, with a mid week game with a local opponent. This would likely be much easier to make happen for California schools than it would Oregon Schools, as there may be less choices for the Oregon schools.

Mainly, I don't want to see the seasons shortened for the girls, and if the seasons are shortened, would the NCAA consider granting an additional year? The loss of a year, would certainly impact the number of scholarships for teams and it would be interesting to see how that is handled.

There is now some evidence the T cells may offer protection even when antibodies have dropped off.  T cells against the original SARS virus have been detected 11 years after infection.  Furthermore, there is reason to believe that infection by other coronaviruses that cause the common cold can provide some degree of immunity.  There are also examples of people who have caught COVID a second time just 3 months after the first infection.  Since immunity can vary widely between individuals, it seems to me that many people will be reluctant to attend large gatherings (like WBB games) because they won't know if they are among the group whose vaccination is no longer protecting them, especially since lots of people with even mild symptoms have long term damage to other organs, like their hearts.  There is still a lot we don't know.

Absolutely right, MB. Whichever country develops a vaccine will use whatever production capacity it has to take care of its citizens first. Surplus capacity in that nation will then be used to offer the vaccine to the rest of the world, and the intellectual property will be shared as well so they can ramp up their own production. Absolutely nothing immoral or wrong about any of that.

In the early stages of production and distribution, the vaccine will be offered only to those most at risk. That's only about 20% of the population, however, so that will only last for a matter of weeks before everybody else, including 20 year old women who play basketball, can get it.

Normally I wojuld want to start the season as soon as possible. For that matter I would be in favor of WBB all year long, lol. But, and I've said this a few times now, this season, I would be thrilled to have them start in January, and run the championship into May. I don't want to see a shortened season. I want to see a full season, even if it does start 2-3 months late.