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In the War Room on Oct. 16, we wrote the following, bolding the part of particular interest:
"Speaking of basketball, the schedule, as we noted last week, is expected to drop right before Halloween or more realistically the week after. We learned Friday that the season opener will be against Charleston Southern. NC State is expected to have a road game in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, and that leaves anywhere from 3-5 games remaining. That depends on whether or not NC State is trying to get a “tournament” together.
One interesting question posed to us this week from a source we know: Could more basketball games be played in Reynolds Coliseum this season? Economically, it may make sense if attendance is going to be limited. Unfortunately, COVID-19 cases are once again on the rise, and we emphasize that we only bring this up to drive home the point it is unlikely that massive amounts of fans will be in attendance for an indoor gathering like a basketball game in the near future.
The Wolfpack may be able to save some money by playing more games at Reynolds Coliseum rather than at PNC, but what we don’t know, admittedly, is if there are lease requirements about games being played at PNC that NC State must fulfill.”
Two different sources have confirmed to us this week that there are plans are for more games at Reynolds Coliseum, especially early in the season while the COVID-19 pandemic prevents fans from attending games in large sizes. The early indications we have are that it’s quite possible no fans will be allowed at Reynolds, which is the confirmed home venue for the first two contests of the year.
Our understanding is that the bench area will include multiple rows of assigned seats for the players to help keep in place social distancing guidelines. What is not known at this point is if there will be any media or players families allowed at games (early word we have is that families are likely to be allowed), but we do know that photographers, for instance, will not be on sidelines. We suspect there will be no under-the-basket TV camera angles as well.
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It’s been awhile since we had to do a COVID/season update, but unfortunately we have reached the point where it’s worth a quick discussion.
There are at least 15 football games not being played this weekend that were originally scheduled, which is almost a quarter of the games that were on the docket, and it directly coincides with the timing of a significant nationwide spike in cases. There was some reason to believe that some of the football cases were related to Halloween weekend extracurricular on-campus activities, but the bulk of the issue continues to be contact tracing related. The majority of the schools in the SEC, for instance, had limited positive cases but widespread contract training quarantines that left them unable to meet the necessary minimum.
The SEC also passed an interesting rule Friday in anticipation of potential further complications: allowing teams to rearrange their schedules if needed. It will be interesting to see if the ACC goes that route. Thus far, Georgia Tech-Pittsburgh, Notre Dame-Wake Forest and Virginia-Virginia Tech have all used the open date on Dec. 12 for rescheduled games. That means it would be Dec. 5 or bust probably for NC State-Georgia Tech unless the ACC agrees to allow teams not participating in the ACC Championship Game on Dec. 19 to play a game on that date.
There is also now confirmed talks of moving bowl games and the College Football Playoffs back to allow for more flexibility, as well.
The bigger question is the viability of the upcoming basketball season. There are numerous programs in a pause right now due to a positive COVID test, and on Thursday the Ivy League canceled its winter sports seasons. If the current contract training protocols stay in place, the potential for massive disruptions in the schedule is very high.
It’s worth noting there is universal skepticism about the ability to play a full schedule in hoops, with some even wondering if it is going to be possible to get half the games in. The one positive is that most schools moved up their academic calendars to have students home by Thanksgiving. That may help to get games in during December and perhaps early-January. NC State's COVID problems in the summer were believed to be in part because of the number of students who were on campus then.
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In a somewhat related note, expect most of the non-revenue sports, baseball included, to be on conference-only schedules this year.
Please email hclaussen@jfqlending.com or shoot NC State alum Hunter Claussen a private message (@WolfPackMortgageGuy). You can check out their website JFQLending.com as well.
•••
In the War Room on Oct. 16, we wrote the following, bolding the part of particular interest:
"Speaking of basketball, the schedule, as we noted last week, is expected to drop right before Halloween or more realistically the week after. We learned Friday that the season opener will be against Charleston Southern. NC State is expected to have a road game in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, and that leaves anywhere from 3-5 games remaining. That depends on whether or not NC State is trying to get a “tournament” together.
One interesting question posed to us this week from a source we know: Could more basketball games be played in Reynolds Coliseum this season? Economically, it may make sense if attendance is going to be limited. Unfortunately, COVID-19 cases are once again on the rise, and we emphasize that we only bring this up to drive home the point it is unlikely that massive amounts of fans will be in attendance for an indoor gathering like a basketball game in the near future.
The Wolfpack may be able to save some money by playing more games at Reynolds Coliseum rather than at PNC, but what we don’t know, admittedly, is if there are lease requirements about games being played at PNC that NC State must fulfill.”
Two different sources have confirmed to us this week that there are plans are for more games at Reynolds Coliseum, especially early in the season while the COVID-19 pandemic prevents fans from attending games in large sizes. The early indications we have are that it’s quite possible no fans will be allowed at Reynolds, which is the confirmed home venue for the first two contests of the year.
Our understanding is that the bench area will include multiple rows of assigned seats for the players to help keep in place social distancing guidelines. What is not known at this point is if there will be any media or players families allowed at games (early word we have is that families are likely to be allowed), but we do know that photographers, for instance, will not be on sidelines. We suspect there will be no under-the-basket TV camera angles as well.
•••
It’s been awhile since we had to do a COVID/season update, but unfortunately we have reached the point where it’s worth a quick discussion.
There are at least 15 football games not being played this weekend that were originally scheduled, which is almost a quarter of the games that were on the docket, and it directly coincides with the timing of a significant nationwide spike in cases. There was some reason to believe that some of the football cases were related to Halloween weekend extracurricular on-campus activities, but the bulk of the issue continues to be contact tracing related. The majority of the schools in the SEC, for instance, had limited positive cases but widespread contract training quarantines that left them unable to meet the necessary minimum.
The SEC also passed an interesting rule Friday in anticipation of potential further complications: allowing teams to rearrange their schedules if needed. It will be interesting to see if the ACC goes that route. Thus far, Georgia Tech-Pittsburgh, Notre Dame-Wake Forest and Virginia-Virginia Tech have all used the open date on Dec. 12 for rescheduled games. That means it would be Dec. 5 or bust probably for NC State-Georgia Tech unless the ACC agrees to allow teams not participating in the ACC Championship Game on Dec. 19 to play a game on that date.
There is also now confirmed talks of moving bowl games and the College Football Playoffs back to allow for more flexibility, as well.
The bigger question is the viability of the upcoming basketball season. There are numerous programs in a pause right now due to a positive COVID test, and on Thursday the Ivy League canceled its winter sports seasons. If the current contract training protocols stay in place, the potential for massive disruptions in the schedule is very high.
It’s worth noting there is universal skepticism about the ability to play a full schedule in hoops, with some even wondering if it is going to be possible to get half the games in. The one positive is that most schools moved up their academic calendars to have students home by Thanksgiving. That may help to get games in during December and perhaps early-January. NC State's COVID problems in the summer were believed to be in part because of the number of students who were on campus then.
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In a somewhat related note, expect most of the non-revenue sports, baseball included, to be on conference-only schedules this year.
