. . . as we near mid August, 2020.
Interesting article in today's Roanoke (VA) Times indicates that at some local D1 College Basketball Coaches in Virginia are questioning/doubting that the college game will be played at least prior to January, 2021. Coaches from VA Tech and Radford U. seem to think, or at least suggest, that most, if not all, of the early season, OOC games will not be played. Radford Coach and also the Coach at VMI worry about the financial problems this will cause those "mid major" schools like theirs if only Conference games will be played in the up coming season.
For example, the article noted that VMI is scheduled to play at both Wake Forest and at VA Tech, and the Keydets are to get $95,000 for the game in Blacksburg. Radford is scheduled to get $85,000 each for games at NC State and at Penn State. The Highlanders are also to get $150,000 for playing 4 games in the campus portion of the Hall of Fame Classic/tourney. Tech's women's head coach related that his team has also seen one in season tourney in which they were to play cancelled and another tourney in Florida is on shaky ground. Tech is trying to find other opponents to play (I note that MU's women's schedule is apparently not finished and out so perhaps we need to contact Tech, since we've already got a men's game with them at least scheduled on paper).
So, with over 3 months to go before basketball tips off, we already seeing ramifications/problems from the Covid pandemic. We're bound to see/hear a lot more in the coming days as college football sees more and more games, even seasons, wiped out.
Personally, I'd like to know with payouts, game $$ guarantees that so many mid major teams are able to obtain for playing at "major" schools apparently so readily available to the media, why such info is not made available to the public from the MU Athletic Department? Anyone else at least a little curious about what MU is scheduled to get for playing at Tech? at Xavier? UK??