What if? Some of the possible storylines we'll miss in the 2020 NCAA tournament

First, once I saw “Medcalf” I knew I wouldn’t waste my time reading the sheist he calls writing.

Second, to my first point, I’ve read/heard nothing recently from any reputable source regarding Self leaving at 60. Now, in a 2017 interview with Matt Tait, Self did mention he did not see himself coaching as long as K or Williams, and that his contract ended the year he turned 59.
m.kusports.com/weblogs/tale-tait/2017/se...ch/?templates=mobile

Third, in an interview with the KC Star’s Sam Mellinger a year ago today on NBA rumors and the possibility of him leaving because any time soon, he said “No.”
www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-bl...rticle228080074.html

That was last year. And I think hoshi is right that Self’s outlook this year is even better than last.

Bottom line for the future: if the Byline reads “Medcalf” you can safely flush it with the rest of your waste products.

Thanks, hoshi!

Made our connection in LAX despite being 1.5 hours late departing Sydney due to the new health security requirements the plane had to go through before being cleared for boarding. Got back to Lawrence on Wednesday afternoon and immediately went into self-imposed quarantine. Anna and I both doing fine, but can't be too careful after being cooped up in flying tubes with a whole bunch of folks we know nada about for over 20 hours (that's not counting the wait times in terminals in Auckland, Sydney and LA). Especially concerned as Anna's mom lives with us, but we are isolated from her as well as she has her own "mom & pop" suite. Even so, we are hunkering down in our bedroom, and when we foray into the wilderness of the kitchen we are properly equipped with surgical masks and nitrile gloves to minimize our impact on that environment.

After months of prep we left on a KU Alumni organized trip for AUS&NZ back on Feb 26 when the COVID-19 pot was just starting to simmer here. Naturally the 16 of us in our group and our stalwart tour guide (she was great!) kept up on the top important stories of the day, namely KU Hoops and COVID-19. We were in our last week in New Zealand when the pot boiled over here and abroad. On Sunday NZ PM ordered all new arrivals in country, citizen or not, had to self quarantine for 14 days, effectively shutting down NZ's
largest export industry, directly employing one in eight New Zealanders and making up 5.8% of NZ GDP for the year ending March 2019. Australia followed suit on Monday, effectively shutting down it's tourism industry as well. These events, combined with the news from home, had us all wondering if we were going to be able to get back home at all in the immediate future. Seven of our 16 originally had plans to extend their stay beyond the tour, but in the end all but 3 of us flew back on Wednesday, 11 to LA and 2 to SF (directly from Auckland, the lucky stiffs... and they didn't have to be up at O-dark-30 to fly from Auckland to Sydney like the rest of us. Hopefully the remaining 3 will stay healthy and be able to come home in the near future when they choose to do so.

So, a trip that promised to be memorable in and of itself became even more unforgettable because of world events taking place as we sojourned.

Back to the OP, all said, the really big tournament storylines for Anna & me are the lost opportunities for our lads and all the other college players, especially the seniors and those across the country hoping to make a Cinderella run in 2020. Once in a lifetime opportunities for so many young men -- and women -- forever lost.