C-USA Men’s 2021 basketball tourney will be limited attendance

[Coach Bill Lewis]

“According to the release due to COVID-19 protocols, tickets for the 2021 Air Force Reserve C-USA Basketball Championships Presented by Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Frisco will not be available for sale to the general public due to limited capacity.  Each institution will receive an extremely limited number of tickets for family and friends“

https://wkuherald.com/sports/update-on-c...4cb35.html

 

[BigWillie]

Very disappointing news. Was one of the things I was really looking forward to going to this year.

[meangreen11]

5 hours ago, BigWillie said:

Very disappointing news. Was one of the things I was really looking forward to going to this year.

I hear you

[southsideguy]

This is really bad news, can we not just let UNT play their conference games at the pit so we can watch them.  With the CUSA refs there is no such thing as home court advantage.  

[Hunter Green]

Screw it then!

[RiseUNT]

Terrible news

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

I must find a way in! 

[Shark84]

We're all part of the Mean Green family...right??????😀

[MrAlien]

so is there going to be a watching party or anything for fans?

[Mean Green Matt]

I wonder if Governor Abbots order removing all restrictions has any impact on attendance or whether CUSA will keep it as is. CUSA does not  strike me as a particularly agile organization so I’m guessing they’ll keep as is. 

[Coach Andy Mac]

6 minutes ago, Mean Green Matt said:

I wonder if Governor Abbots order removing all restrictions has any impact on attendance or whether CUSA will keep it as is. CUSA does not  strike me as a particularly agile organization so I’m guessing they’ll keep as is. 

I don’t believe C-USA can do that as Abbott would have state jurisdiction.  C-USA is based in Texas is my understanding and this would have to comply with state law.

[UNTFan23]

Here's the thing: Do you really believe schools like FAU/FIU will sell that many tickets? I doubt most of the East Division schools will sell out their allotment.

[southsideguy]

I have never attended one, last year was going to be first time.  Are there a lot of people at the tournament games?

[dml7007]

14 hours ago, Coach Andy Mac said:

I don’t believe C-USA can do that as Abbott would have state jurisdiction.  C-USA is based in Texas is my understanding and this would have to comply with state law.

C-USA can do anything they want.  They do not have to comply with state law.  Any establishment can mandate masks, and limit patrons if they feel like they want to.    I am not saying that they will not modify the decision, but my guess is they will leave it the same as the last thing they want to have happen is a mass outbreak that causes CUSA to not be able to field a team in the NCAA tournament.

 

 

[Mean Green Matt]

2 hours ago, UNTFan23 said:

Here's the thing: Do you really believe schools like FAU/FIU will sell that many tickets? I doubt most of the East Division schools will sell out their allotment.

The term they used was “extremely limited” as far as allotment size, so it doesn’t sound like there will be a huge supply out there unless they pivot and allow fans now that Texas is back open 100%. 

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

I emailed Judy and the office. Insane that they won’t allow fans in a place that is already empty for most games anyway.