Post by lowerkimball on Jan 19, 2021 11:24:09 GMT -5
Skimmed through this thread but a few important things to consider here when discussing teams cancelling seasons..
First would be comparing any team's decision to cancel, regardless of gender, will always be an apples to oranges comparison. Both the Duke and Vandy press releases announcing the decision to cancel specifically state they were player lead decisions driven by concern for their overall health and well being etc.. UVA's release does not specifically mention the players making a decision but rather states how the overall health and well being of SAs and additional injuries lead to cancelling. A quick glance the UVA schedule shows they haven't played a game since mid Dec and most likely haven't practice in that timeframe as well. They would basically be restarting their season in Feb if they were still on a COVID related pause.
In San Jose States instance, those players aren't even on their own campus. They've spent the past month on the road in Phoenix, AZ due to California's restrictions on athletics. Not exactly the healthiest situation for any athlete given they are most likely stuck in their rooms most of the day due to COVID prevention rules etc. Obviously their men's team continues to play but its not like they're setting the world on fire at 2-10 and 0-8 in conference. On the flip side, the Chicago State men's team cancelled the rest of their season right before Christmas. Their female counterparts have not played since Dec 21st but still have games scheduled and by all means look like they are carrying on with their season.
The Ivy League continues to operate in their own world relative to the rest of college athletics as the conference as a whole decided to cancel all sports for now three consecutive sport seasons (Spring 20, Fall 20, Winter 21). At this point I would be shocked if they play any competition this spring.
Lastly, I haven't seen any hard data suggesting that any more or less WBB players have individually opted when compared to their male counterparts. Nor have I seen it any more or less difficult to for them to schedule games. Obviously TV money at the larger schools certainly is an uncomfortable consideration when discussing a decision like this. What I do know is that as a coach, athlete, or administrator deciding to not play is a terribly difficult decision and to say these decisions are made because "it's about money" vastly undersells why these kids play in the first place.
First would be comparing any team's decision to cancel, regardless of gender, will always be an apples to oranges comparison. Both the Duke and Vandy press releases announcing the decision to cancel specifically state they were player lead decisions driven by concern for their overall health and well being etc.. UVA's release does not specifically mention the players making a decision but rather states how the overall health and well being of SAs and additional injuries lead to cancelling. A quick glance the UVA schedule shows they haven't played a game since mid Dec and most likely haven't practice in that timeframe as well. They would basically be restarting their season in Feb if they were still on a COVID related pause.
In San Jose States instance, those players aren't even on their own campus. They've spent the past month on the road in Phoenix, AZ due to California's restrictions on athletics. Not exactly the healthiest situation for any athlete given they are most likely stuck in their rooms most of the day due to COVID prevention rules etc. Obviously their men's team continues to play but its not like they're setting the world on fire at 2-10 and 0-8 in conference. On the flip side, the Chicago State men's team cancelled the rest of their season right before Christmas. Their female counterparts have not played since Dec 21st but still have games scheduled and by all means look like they are carrying on with their season.
The Ivy League continues to operate in their own world relative to the rest of college athletics as the conference as a whole decided to cancel all sports for now three consecutive sport seasons (Spring 20, Fall 20, Winter 21). At this point I would be shocked if they play any competition this spring.
Lastly, I haven't seen any hard data suggesting that any more or less WBB players have individually opted when compared to their male counterparts. Nor have I seen it any more or less difficult to for them to schedule games. Obviously TV money at the larger schools certainly is an uncomfortable consideration when discussing a decision like this. What I do know is that as a coach, athlete, or administrator deciding to not play is a terribly difficult decision and to say these decisions are made because "it's about money" vastly undersells why these kids play in the first place.
