When COVID-19 stopped March Madness

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3 жыл бұрын

Take a look back at the day and the events that led to the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Tournament, and the appreciation and perspective that day brought to those who are getting another chance to dance.
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@GeoffreySorensen 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate Coach K for pointing out the players from the schools that don't make the tournament often and who finally won their way in, only for it to be taken away from them. Signed, A Hofstra Fan

@kdawg4585 Жыл бұрын

Same with Rutgers. The men's team hadn't been to March Madness since 1991 and they were finally going to qualify in 2020. Thankfully they did make it in 2021.

@kinger982 4 ай бұрын

Jay Wright had no idea that the rest of the Big East tournament got called off due to the coronavirus pandemic when one of the CDC officials told the Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team you've got to get out of New York.

@nyy190343 3 жыл бұрын

"You gotta get out of New York" Someone had some incredible foresight here.

@ETA3261 3 ай бұрын

especially now

@strangebrew1231 Жыл бұрын

Now we know better. Shouldn’t ever be cancelled again

@AustinDickerson2001Tiger 3 жыл бұрын

No one from this heart will ever forget the tragic story of how March Madness last year became March Sadness.

@harrymann5523 3 жыл бұрын

And it’s Fauci’s fault

@SportsFiend79 Жыл бұрын

nah it’s china’s

@coreyrowe4119 Жыл бұрын

I blame Rudy Gobert, his stupidity messing around getting the virus because he wasn't taking any precautions seriously really got the ball rolling for everything to get shut down.

@montecarlo4294 2 ай бұрын

And it's NEVER happening again

@gradenhoneyman9193 3 жыл бұрын

I feel bad for the teams that made it last year, but didn’t make it this year.

@MikeJay-on5tt 3 жыл бұрын

Y'all just Jinxed it yet again,Nice Going!!

@ellison_lord 3 жыл бұрын

2020 was a crazy year. Sports get cancelled for months, covid spreads, people die, some countries go into lockdown. It looks like things are getting better in 2021. Glad March madness is back.

@ellison_lord 3 жыл бұрын

@@2001imnxtc It gets better because cases and deaths are on the decline. Plus there's a vaccine. Not sure why you don't realize that.

@ellison_lord 3 жыл бұрын

@@2001imnxtc So you think the virus is all some sort of conspiracy?

@ellison_lord 3 жыл бұрын

@@2001imnxtc Yes I heard about Event 201. I've listened to a guy talk about it and I wonder what really goes on in the world. But it was a simulation to help prepare for a pandemic. I have a hard time believing it was planned for people to die. If that's the case wouldn't that be considered as genocide?

@AustinDickerson2001Tiger 3 жыл бұрын

It was a horrible year from the start. Ranging from losing Kobe Bryant to a helicopter crash, to the virus, to racial injustice riots spreading everywhere out of Minneapolis, Minnesota and all that.

@strangebrew1231 Жыл бұрын

But protests were ok

@roddd2378 2 жыл бұрын

The 2020 NCAA tournament would’ve been the best March Madness ever no doubt much teams that could’ve won that year!!

@danhobson24 2 жыл бұрын

It was only shortened. It lasted for 10 days

@drewzuhosky6826 Жыл бұрын

@@danhobson24 It never started. Only a few of the conference championships were played to completion.

@kinger982 2 жыл бұрын

Jay Wright was shocked the minute he got told 'You got to get out of New York!' when he learned of the rest of the Big East tournament getting cancelled.

@ybbijaya9670 3 жыл бұрын

Damm, I thought it was about to end this year by reading the title 🤦🏾‍♂️

@zachm.3165 3 жыл бұрын

Big day today so grateful it is happening this year

@PHuckinCHAMPS26 Жыл бұрын

There is nothing more sad than wasted time and talent. However - going forward we learn not to take a season or a day of life for granted.

@SP.007 Жыл бұрын

Why not, in the summer, bring back all those rosters, and have the tournament in like August? I know some guys are in NBA/overseas/graduated, but you allow them to return. You bring whatever rosters you can re-assemble (minimum 8 players) and have the March madness 2020, in August 2022.

@SigmaRho2922 Жыл бұрын

Hofstra was supposed to take part in the tournament but was expected to withdraw had the tournament gone ahead.

@JoeBatson 11 ай бұрын

Cost my Jayhawks a probable natty. We were LOADED, Dotson, Azubiuke and most of the 22 title team on the bench

@vyronnjaybonghanoy8908 3 жыл бұрын

March 2021 March Madness 2021 is Successful.

@leobertoalbano Жыл бұрын

3 Years Ago In 2020. The 2020 NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball Tournament Or NCAA March Madness 2020 Is Officially Cancelled Due To The COVID-19 Pandemic. The Cancellation Of The 2020 NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball Tournament Is The Saddest Moment In NCAA March Madness And College Basketball History But In 2021. The NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball Tournament Officially Resumes For Good And Revitalizes The Legacy Of March Madness.

@BornTroublesome 3 жыл бұрын

We got 2020 madness instead

@ClicheOriginals 3 жыл бұрын

couldve been the best march madness ever. The top 5 teams changed weekly last year

@drewzuhosky6826 Жыл бұрын

Dayton would have won had the event been held as scheduled. Let's not forget that Obi Toppin was one of the best competitors in Division I.

@ryan979_ Жыл бұрын

feel so bad for all the players that never got a chance to leave their mark in the tournament

@austinblansett9900 Ай бұрын

Looking back on it the St. John’s game should’ve finished. If they played until halftime then they should’ve finished the game.

@JavelinJohnny785 3 жыл бұрын

Kansas should be national championship because we end up as the overall #1 team that year

@AustinDickerson2001Tiger 3 жыл бұрын

If you’re a Kansas supporter, you gotta be able to get past Eastern Washington in the first round.

@JavelinJohnny785 3 жыл бұрын

@@AustinDickerson2001TigerYes we can beat them I’m taking about last Kansas should be the national championship we was overall #1 team before the COVID hit

@roddd2378 2 жыл бұрын

@@JavelinJohnny785 we ended the 2019-2020 season ranked #1, on a 16 game winning streak, we had the best guard Devin Dotson, best big man Udoka Azubuike, and best defender Marcus Garrett, we definitely would’ve won it 🥺🤦🏾‍♂️

@coreyrowe4119 Жыл бұрын

Nah that would be just as lame as the way they used to just name a champion in football rather than actually having a championship game or playoff.

@251to502 Жыл бұрын

Kansas would have taken the top spot in Houston, which would have pushed Baylor to Indy.

@djibrilmutagoma9430 3 жыл бұрын

mn i was waitin on it

@matt13r1 2 жыл бұрын

Luke Garza was right: everyone thought Coronavirus was a joke at first

@ericradford2142 6 ай бұрын

Sadly they were wrong

@matt13r1 6 ай бұрын

@@ericradford2142 But he has a point it was a joke

@ericradford2142 6 ай бұрын

@@matt13r1 coronavirus was no joke. It was real and we can thank China for destroying our way of life.

@brianl8397 3 жыл бұрын

Wow... glad they brought this back up... almost forgot theres been a pandemic for the last year

@md83619 3 жыл бұрын

And why is it happening this year?

@eppye8915 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reminder, Sheelah. 🥴

@coreyrowe4119 Жыл бұрын

It's too bad they couldn't have just played a delayed tournament in July or August kinda like the NBA and NHL did with their 2020 playoffs.

@Monaayy29 2 ай бұрын

4 years later and seems like it was yesterday.

@mynameisdpc Жыл бұрын

Who knew it really didn’t have too.

@ZaireSimmons 9 ай бұрын

I Feel like this was yesterday

@citrused8571 2 ай бұрын

Dang dude Boston Unniversity had a chance, I can't believe it, too bad it got cancelled

@Mikeginty1775 Жыл бұрын

Dayton has left the chat

@picks4tipsss76 3 жыл бұрын

Free pick everyday

@danhobson24 2 жыл бұрын

The 2020 NCAA tournament was NOT cancelled, it lasted for 10 days instead of the usual 3 weeks. It started on March 17, 2020 and sadly ended on March 27, 2020. It was great while it lasted.

@jdb316 2 жыл бұрын

How do you figure?

@danhobson24 Жыл бұрын

@@jdb316 The News says it. You can look it up. Everyone knows that I am correct.

@drewzuhosky6826 Жыл бұрын

@@danhobson24 You're wrong. The tournament never began.

@danhobson24 6 ай бұрын

@@drewzuhosky6826yes it did. The tournament in 2020 actually happened even though it was only 10 days instead of the usual 20-30 days

@drewzuhosky6826 6 ай бұрын

Again, not so. Unless you live in an alternate universe that we don't know about, it never happened.

@Detroit-M313 3 жыл бұрын

My boys from Ann Arbor winning the national championship 🏆

@jaisango 2 ай бұрын

Madness

@djibrilmutagoma9430 3 жыл бұрын

the whole year got cancelled

@footballtalkwithfreddy8684 3 жыл бұрын

5 months were canceled

@GHStudios1000 3 жыл бұрын

Cassius Winston was coming for that chip...

@wikedwun 3 жыл бұрын

SDSU was gonna make a run too

@AustinDickerson2001Tiger 3 жыл бұрын

They’re in the playoffs this year. Aztecs will play Syracuse in the first round.

@BrandonWS324 2 жыл бұрын

As a San Diego State fan, I couldn't imagine our best team ever being screwed over by anything less than a worldwide pandemic.

@coreyrowe4119 Жыл бұрын

At least San Diego State is getting some level of redemption for getting robbed of 2020 as they're in the 2023 Final 4.

@donaldducko6580 3 жыл бұрын

Federal “COVID” Spending Just Hit $41,870 Per Taxpayer.

@djibrilmutagoma9430 3 жыл бұрын

all goberts fault

@ckhound1 3 жыл бұрын

Idk, this just strikes me as a bit weird. Like people have died in the last year, and yet we are hearing people talk about how they wish the tourney had just continued. Like, understandably it sucks for these athletes and their draft stock, and also just their competitive edge. But the way this looks, it just looks callous to the actual struggles going on that would consume the nation, especially in the medical field. Also along those same lines, the struggles that educators had to go through, just trying to teach children without infecting them with something, and keeping themselves safe. I love sports, dont get me wrong, but it isnt necessary for anything.

@footballtalkwithfreddy8684 3 жыл бұрын

I think it was more of the tournament should of been postponed and not canceled.

@kylegross1081 2 жыл бұрын

And now in 2022, we realize how much of an overreaction it was

@coreyrowe4119 Жыл бұрын

@@footballtalkwithfreddy8684 exactly. The NBA and NHL just postponed their playoffs until July/August. NCAA could've done the same thing and had July/August Madness instead.

@roccosteo8328 2 жыл бұрын

Dayton who is always ok was having a monster year. They were 3 in the nation.

@drewzuhosky6826 Жыл бұрын

Had there been a tournament, Dayton vs. Gonzaga probably would have been the title game.

@roccosteo8328 Жыл бұрын

@@drewzuhosky6826 Hard to say if theres one thing we know about the NCAA tournament it is "We dont know anything lol"

@jqpacker34 2 жыл бұрын

Don’t ever cancel basketball again I’m dead serious this is unacceptable

@noiisserpmii 3 жыл бұрын

The best thing COVID did...bcuz i can give 2 shits about college sports. HOWEVER I hope this season that all involved players coaches etc are staying healthy & safe.

@memyselfundeye 3 жыл бұрын

March madness- the worst time of the year for those of us who don’t give 2 shizits about hoop... Please let it be over soon..

@steampope 3 жыл бұрын

Everyone's infected but no one's sick...............But thanks for the laughs.

@javierbookshadowscontribut6223 3 жыл бұрын

58th comment

@soleymanmohamed774 3 жыл бұрын

First

@harrymann5523 3 жыл бұрын

Fauci should be blamed for this.

@joeschmo7834 3 жыл бұрын

Looking back in hindsight, this was a giant waste of time. The pandemic is still going on and sports are going on. This was a huge overreaction

@jakoblarson4597 3 жыл бұрын

yeah cus the media made the virus out to be the worst than ebola on top of that there was so much disinformation about the virus and masks

@AustinDickerson2001Tiger 3 жыл бұрын

@@jakoblarson4597 The real cause was Jazz center Rudy Gobert’s diagnosis details going public. Causing absolutely unnecessary panic.

@drewzuhosky6826 Жыл бұрын

It was absolutely prudent to cancel. If someone playing in a conference tournament _were to have died,_ God forbid, the leagues would have been sued. Big-time.

@Batman-vr6jp 3 жыл бұрын

The world needed a rest from humans chaos

@fredstriker2042 3 жыл бұрын

For Christ's sake let people decide for themselves..... Land of the "free"

@mitchellness8175 3 жыл бұрын

On today's propaganda report:

@pinkfloyd5709 3 жыл бұрын

Life is one big risk management, but that shouldn't stop us from enjoying life. Politics/politicians have abused power and ignore your rights granted by God/constitution