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13 thoughts on “NCAA’s March Madness will be test Indy was ‘made for’

  1. Wow!!! I am really, really excited. Since Indiana is totally unable to control the pandemic now, it will definitely be unable to deal with it by the time the tournament begins. If we start now, it will give the City enough time to build a bunch of new portable hospitals just like the Chinese did. We need the construction jobs, you know. Sports, are one of the more important economic drivers for our State. Oh and by the time of the first tip off, we will still not have enough of our local citizens vaccinated, so we can be the ultimate Midwest epicenter for the pandemic by early May. New York had first honors, and now California is taking center stage. The Midwest should not be forgotten. Indiana will lead the way, but we have a lot of work to do. Everyone, who comes in from out of state for the tournament, will provide the additional cases of COVID if native Hoosiers do not have enough COVID to keep our streak going. If necessary, we could import the UK strain or the one from South Africa. City planners may need to consider this as a serious Plan B. However, I think that Hoosiers coming back from their recent holiday trips, will be able to bring back enough cases of COVID and not need any outside help. Souvenir masks, with “MARCH MADNESS 2021” on the front, may provide an eerie and ominous reminder when the final games are over, the outsiders have left town, and our local healthcare systems have become overwhelmed.

  2. However, if the games are still going to go on as planned, I have some suggestions for the planners for the NCAA – MARCH MADNESS games. Assuming the Indiana will continue to falter to control the pandemic by March and since the hospitals will be overwhelmed, I have some great ideas to the visitors who come to Indy and catch COVID, but still want to enjoy the game:
    1. Since it will be warmer out by March, and fewer spectators will be allowed to attend, the parking lots of the different venues would be a great place to erect several hundred medical tents or comparable structures to house the COVID patients just like California. There would huge jumbotrons spaced out so everyone could watch the games even while on a ventilator. Food vendors would circulate so everyone could enjoy the same goodies that they would expect to get at one of these events. However, the food vendors will have signs which warn the COVID patients that they are not responsible for the taste or aromas of the food, since many times the COVID patients lose their sense of taste and smell!!
    2. For COVID patients who insist on being inside and closer to the action, the different venues would set up beds and other equipment near the court so they could get the medical care needed, watch the game, and even have someone bring them their favorite goodies from the concession stands. (Remember the same warning will apply for the taste and aromas of the food.)
    3. The extremely special, elite COVID could reserve a specially outfitted suite for their care. The food and alcohol beverages could be specially prepared and provided while they enjoy their favorite team. Remember the food warnings! For the suites, food blenders are included free of charge.
    4. Souvenir COVID masks, “MARCH MADNESS 2021,” would be included, free of charge, for any COVID patient in any of these special facilities including any family members.
    5. Souvenir personal bubbles will be a hot item with “March Madness – 2021” imprinted on the outside. You know, just like to 2001 movie: BUBBLE BOY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ7a9lMSwL8). It can be worn at any of venues. However a disclaimer printed on the bubble will mention that it is not guaranteed to protect you from COVID.
    6. The mantra for March Madness in Indy should be: “YOU MIGHT GET SICK, BUT YOU CAN STILL WATCH THE GAMES.”

  3. First… I’m all for this. Indy will pull this off, like we do every other time. Midwestern gumption gets it done.

    BUT… we can host this non essential activity… and my kids can’t go to school full time? What a crock Dr. Virginia Cain. You cancelled all “in person” school in November when test positivity hit 10% for Marion County … but now you “allow” us to go back when it’s at 15%. SCIENCE!

    And I’m sure Dr. Cain had to sign off on this. We live at the whim of unelected “experts”…

    If you are at risk…or care for someone at risk…. stay home…. stay safe.

    LET THE REST OF US RESUME OUR LIVES.

    1. There are no elected experts, Ted. That’s why elected officials take advice from real experts.

  4. umm…my point is these “experts” face no consequences to their tyrannical edicts. Our elected officials hide behind their “experts”.

    “shut this down…. allow this…. this group is allowed to do that… that group isn’t”…..

    I used to think only a meteorologist could be wrong every day and still keep their job. Sadly, the epidemiologists came along and said “hold my beer”…

  5. How can the CIB adequately prepare for the NCAA basketball games if its entire staff continues to remain on 25% furlough (2 days unpaid leave required every 2 week)? Or is Indy going to be only 75% ready?

  6. There used to be a cartoon; Lil Abner.” These negative comments remind me of the character; “Joe Splvc.” Yes, the spelling of his last name was correct…no vowels! He always walked around with a rain cloud over his head, spewing nothing but negativity. These negative comments sound like kindergarten children playing “Drop the Hanky.”

    1. I quote the “Joe Splvc” rain cloud story on occasion. Glad to see someone else remembers “Lil Abner”!

  7. For all of the DENIERS of the COVID numbers, they should be required to take a guided tour through any of the ICU’s in our City or State. I would suggest that those taking the tour not be given any mask, gloves, gowns, face shields, etc. for protection. (That would not be appropriate so make them suit up like a member of the ICU staff.) Make them view all of the ICU beds, learn the diagnosis of each, and then meet a family member whose loved one is in the ICU with COVID-19. Reality of the severity of the pandemic and the huge burden that the hospital and hospital staff have had to bear will sink in unless the denier is blind, deaf and dumb. (That analogy was very insensitive so my apologies to individuals with real disabilities.)

    Should we be surprised that the number are going up again? How many more Hoosiers are going to die before the Governor and our Public Health officials change course? The Public Health officials of our State should resign in protest unless the Governor changes course. There is NO rational, scientific reason for them to stay in their jobs as long as they understand that more inaction is going to cost more lives. If necessary, outside consultants should be brought in to get us on the right path. The hospitals and hospital workers are being overwhelmed. Yes, roll out the vaccines, but who will be left to get it with the worse yet to come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    GIVE ME A CONCRETE REASON NOT TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT MARCH MADNESS COMING TO TOWN!!

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