Stuart Suss
PhD Student
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Reg: 11-21-04
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03-15-22 11:22 AM - Post#339250
In response to palestra38
Palestra 38 wrote:
<<With Princeton having changed its finals to prior to the New Year, there is absolutely no reason the Ivies have to go until Selection Sunday.>>
Unfortunately, there is one big reason (or many big rea$on$).
As was explained to me:
When the Ivy League revised its schedule this year, there were two versions. One had six single game weekends, the MLK Saturday/Monday weekend and three traditional back to back weekends with the traditional travel partners. That schedule, with the Ivy tournament on Selection Sunday weekend, was the one which was adopted.
There was an alternative schedule. It would have consisted of four single game weekends, the MLK Saturday/Monday weekend, and four traditional back to back weekends. The regular season would have ended one week earlier, and the tournament would have been one week earlier.
ESPN informed the Ivy League that the league could hold its tournament whenever it chose to do so. However, if the tournament were not held on Selection Sunday weekend, ESPN would not televise it.
Guess who prevailed?
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