Brendan and Dylan discuss Michigan State’s two-game winning streak and what it would take for this momentum to turn into a turnaround and then dive into Michigan’s return to play and what it all means for the Big Ten, Big Ten Tournament and NCAA Tournament.
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Timestamps:
(3:17): How can MSU turn it around?
(23:53): How can Michigan actually play?
(37:05): How can the Big Ten be settled?
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GoBlueScrewOSU7
Re: the conversation about teams catching covid during/before the NCAA tournament.
I’ve kind of assumed that those games would just be canceled and the non-covid team would advance.
It seems like it’d be too complicated to rope in a team that was previously not in the tournament. There is just too many variables there, right?
If a 6 seed gets covid before round 1, does the first team out suddenly become a 6 seed and plays an 11? Does the S-curve just slide up by 1 and the entire bracket gets shifted around? The same issues apply, but even moreso, if this happens after round 1.
umhoops
I definitely agree once the tournament starts. I wonder if there could be some leeway in the opening round, though.
MichiganBasketball
I feel like if one team gets it and has to be eliminated due to COVID that would suck for that one team/fans, but everyone would move on. The much larger issue is if there is an outbreak within the bubble. A bubble/central location is great for keeping the virus out, but also a nightmare if the virus does ultimately get in, because of how quickly it could spread between teams sharing hotels, facilities, etc.
hendog38
Isn’t it crazy that there hasn’t been more rescheduling of games? It seems like Juwan and co would have been on the phone constantly the last two weeks trying to get their schedule figured out and getting ahead of what the next 3 weeks look like.
kturnup
Not really up to them. It’s all up to the B1G. I imagine they have a solid plan but won’t announce anything until each game is at least 2 weeks out, maybe less.