HARVARDDADGRAD
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Loc: New Jersey
Reg: 01-21-14
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03-12-18 09:40 AM - Post#252288
In response to Go Green
It will come as no surprise that this Harvard fan continues to think that playing the tournament on the home court of one team - a geographical outlier, and the inferior seed - is ludicrous.
For the final game, well over 80%+ and possibly as many as 90% of the fans were home team fans and students. The benefits, penalties, and issues associated with playing at home and/or traveling to play away are well documented and - to some extent - quantified. I can't believe any unbiased person can honestly say that this is the right way to decide the season between two very well matched teams.
I've read one young Penn fan post on the Penn thread about how amazing it is to have the opportunity to muster at home for such an important game. What about the other 7 schools and their students? Cornell students had to be on a bus at 6am and travel over 8 hrs RT in a single day to support their team. When Harvard won Saturday, where were those students going to stay overnight? How many students can afford that. For the second year in a row, the FOLLY became a FARCE.
This is not a complaint against Penn basketball, but what the League has created is plain wrong to the point where it absolutely impacts the outcome. Despite the 'party line', there is no way players and coaches are ok with handing their opponent a 4 point advantage (possibly more under these circumstances). Too bad Penn had not won the semifinal last year, upending 14-0 Princeton. Maybe we could have ended - or at least fixed - this travesty sooner.
Edited by HARVARDDADGRAD on 03-12-18 09:41 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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