That sucks
Two close games to Huntington
Go Herd!
That may be the tip of the iceberg, Garbanjo. A lengthy, detailed article on
www.cbsports.com yesterday talking about all the concerns about the COVID's potential effect will have on this basketball season. Lot of schools are trying to devise ways of dealing with the issue of positive cases among team members, staff, etc., including how to deal with quarantining, etc. Also, the issue of testing, how, when, how much etc.
A lot of "major" team, leagues are already indicating "reluctance" to play OOC games this season with "mid majors", noting that the testing protocols and other preventative measures by these schools may not be acceptable to the "major" schools/leagues. Article noted that due to these issues, it may be DIFFICULT for many mid majors, especially" to get the required 13 games needed this season to be eligible for the post season tournament!
Many of the Big Boys, so to speak, are more inclined to play in those made for TV, and other, tournaments which are held at a "neutral" location somewhere with the participating teams in a "bubble". Even schools like UK and Duke are considering having their own tournaments with similar restrictions, protocols, etc.
To me, bottom line is that schools like MU may find getting very many good OOC games in basketball may be even MORE difficult than what we experienced in football! Right now, I wouldn't hold my breath expecting the HERD's scheduled games at VA TECH and UK to materialize, and probably several more.