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Post by hchoops on Sept 12, 2016 20:41:12 GMT -5
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Post by sarasota on Sept 12, 2016 21:09:56 GMT -5
This topic is political. Should be removed.
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Post by hchoops on Sept 12, 2016 21:15:53 GMT -5
It is sports news which could hopefully affect HC hoops. If some make it political, that is on them
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Post by sarasota on Sept 13, 2016 0:38:09 GMT -5
The story is primarily about a law. It's political.
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Post by ts1970 on Sept 13, 2016 14:14:02 GMT -5
I think it is a civil rights story and a sports story as well with enough sports to keep it from being purely political or legal and more than enough sports information to keep it from being prohibited from the board. Maybe the general topic section is a better fit, but I don't have an objection to it staying where it is.
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Post by sarasota on Sept 13, 2016 15:47:48 GMT -5
All kinds of organizations are boycotting the state, not just sports organizations. It's a POLITICAL story
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Post by southernsader on Sept 13, 2016 20:25:07 GMT -5
Have to agree - it is political - more precisely, more nauseating, suffocating political correctness.
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Post by hchoops on Sept 13, 2016 20:38:57 GMT -5
Have to agree - it is political - more precisely, more nauseating, suffocating political correctness. It had not been political until you just made it so.
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Post by sarasota on Sept 13, 2016 23:04:36 GMT -5
Hoops- It was political from the very start.
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Post by beaven302 on Sept 13, 2016 23:35:04 GMT -5
It's both sports and political. Sports because it impacts sporting events and political because of the cause of the boycott. That said there's no need to discuss it further. The issues involved were beaten to death in the media when Indiana was boycotted after the enactment of a religious freedom restoration act.
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Post by Dean Wormer on Sept 14, 2016 7:19:01 GMT -5
Sarasota,
Knock it off. Who made you a moderator, monitor, or content cop of this board? You do not have to point out every instance of what you think is politics like a 2 year old by posting,"This is politics." If you think there is a problem, send me a message.
To All:
As I said there is a difference between discussing politics and discussing topics with a politcal element.
hchoops posted a story that impacts college basketball. It is relevant news to post & discuss here.
Is the NCAAs move motivated to change law and therfore politically based? Yes
Can you discuss how the NCAA decision may impact the tournament? Yes
Can you discuss alternate sites that may be selected? Yes
Can you discuss how the move will impact the law and will it be successful? Very carefully, so I'd tend to stay away from it.
Can you discuss the merits of the law, whether it should be changed and who's getting elected because of it, etc.? No.
Carry on.
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Post by Tom on Sept 14, 2016 8:31:11 GMT -5
From a totally self-serving standpoint, I don't care where most of the championships wind up, but I think HC should throw together a bid to bring the opening rounds of Men's basketball to Worcester
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Post by rgs318 on Sept 14, 2016 8:40:15 GMT -5
From a totally self-serving standpoint, I don't care where most of the championships wind up, but I think HC should throw together a bid to bring the opening rounds of Men's basketball to Worcester I would agree with that point. I attended the Regional round the NCAAs a few years back in the Meadowlands. It was an amazing two games.
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Post by Ray on Sept 14, 2016 8:40:29 GMT -5
From a totally self-serving standpoint, I don't care where most of the championships wind up, but I think HC should throw together a bid to bring the opening rounds of Men's basketball to Worcester While that would certainly be nice, I think it's unlikely. Given the short notice, the NCAA is going to turn to a tried-and-true partner city who they already trust to pull this together quickly and sell a bunch of tickets. Basically, I think it's a mortal lock that these games go to Dayton.
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Post by Tom on Sept 14, 2016 9:54:15 GMT -5
From a totally self-serving standpoint, I don't care where most of the championships wind up, but I think HC should throw together a bid to bring the opening rounds of Men's basketball to Worcester While that would certainly be nice, I think it's unlikely. Given the short notice, the NCAA is going to turn to a tried-and-true partner city who they already trust to pull this together quickly and sell a bunch of tickets. Basically, I think it's a mortal lock that these games go to Dayton. Has Dayton hosted since they've gone from one play-in game to four?
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Post by alum on Sept 14, 2016 10:08:34 GMT -5
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Post by Ray on Sept 14, 2016 10:08:50 GMT -5
Yes, in 2013...
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Sept 14, 2016 10:10:30 GMT -5
Does Worcester have enough hotel rooms to host a sold out tournament or would the expectation be that people would have to stay in Framingham or some other town? Does Worcester get a lot of convention business? Has Worcester done a good job of handling big events?
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Post by Chu Chu on Sept 14, 2016 11:23:23 GMT -5
The story is primarily about a law. It's political. If "The story is primarily about a law" then it's legal!
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Post by Tom on Sept 14, 2016 11:58:41 GMT -5
Does Worcester have enough hotel rooms to host a sold out tournament or would the expectation be that people would have to stay in Framingham or some other town? Does Worcester get a lot of convention business? Has Worcester done a good job of handling big events? There is a rule that there has to be eight hotels of some minimum capacity within some maximum radius. Since HC last hosted the Crowne Plaza has closed, but the Hilton has opened. The old Yankee Drummer may or may not have still been open back then. Auburn and Marlborough were both inside the maximum radius and hotels in those places were counted as part of the eight. Worcester didn't do much in 2005 (I think), but they were able to handle it. Providence, most recently in 2016, does a much better job than Worcester. For most things you have to pay extra for all the corruption, but they can make anything happen. Worcester would fall over itself setting up anything special for the tourney. Given the requirements for arena size, local hotels, and the need for 4 consecutive specific open dates, it might not be that long a list of options. There will be some, but not a lot. You might get an ECHL team to move a game, but lots of schedules are fixed and I would guess most potential venues have some permanent resident (even Worcester just replaced their lost AHL team)
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Post by sarasota on Sept 14, 2016 12:09:16 GMT -5
Chu- Laws are made by politicians.
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Post by hchoops on Sept 14, 2016 13:04:38 GMT -5
The NCAA may go to a college campus, even if capacity is smaller.
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Post by Chu Chu on Sept 14, 2016 13:31:30 GMT -5
The ACC has just voted to pull of of it's "site neutral games" out of North Carolina.
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Post by hchoops on Sept 14, 2016 13:57:07 GMT -5
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Post by Chu Chu on Sept 14, 2016 22:38:04 GMT -5
ACC Statement:
"The ACC Council of Presidents made it clear that the core values of this league are of the utmost importance, and the opposition to any form of discrimination is paramount,” commissioner John Swofford said. “Today’s decision is one of principle, and while this decision is the right one, we recognize there will be individuals and communities that are supportive of our values as well as our championship sites that will be negatively affected. Hopefully, there will be opportunities beyond 2016-17 for North Carolina neutral sites to be awarded championships.”
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