Kansas men's basketball game conflicts with caucus

[pstokely]

Source: KCTV

The Kansas Caucus is taking place on Saturday, March 5. But so is the Kansas men’s basketball game. It is the team's final home game and it's scheduled for 3 p.m.

Some people are trying to fix the conflict using an old and new fashioned way - petitioning to change the time of the game online. The petition was sent out to ESPN, KU Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, Director of Athletics at KU Sheahon Zenger and men’s basketball head coach Bill Self.

The Kansas Caucus could help decide in the long run who the candidates for president would be. For fans of KU basketball, the game is just as important. Jonathan Hankin, who is a season ticket holder for KU men’s basketball, isn’t thrilled about the two conflicts.

“I’m thinking there’s going to be 16,000 in Allen Fieldhouse who will have the same decision I have to make,” said Hankin. “Do I go to the game or do I go to the caucus? There’ll be thousands of people at home who have to make the decision.”





Read more: http://www.kctv5.com/story/31320511/kansas-mens-basketball-game-conflicts-with-caucus

[Ford_Prefect]

1. And Nobody saw this problem coming 6-12 months ago when the game schedule was posted and agreed to?

No one in the Party leadership with season tickets thought this date might present a problem? Of course not!

No one in Kansas thought a basketball game with this history would interfere with the political process? How dare you ask such a question!


"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes—and ships—and sealing-wax—
Of cabbages—and kings—
And why the sea is boiling hot—
And whether pigs have wings."


I suppose in fairness the only thing to do is divide up the delegates equally among the candidates. After all you cannot stop religious events, reschedule political events, or re-time intra-state rival college basketball games in Kansas (or any other state). It simply can't be done! I'm sure the TV networks, the gamblers in Las Vegas, and the advertisers who paid to be shown during the game will all understand too.

Well they do say that democracy is a messy way to run a country. I'm guessing they hadn't heard of college sports on TV when they said it.

[Cali_Democrat]

3. I don't think the national party schedules the caucus

It's up to each state if I'm not mistaken.

[silvershadow]

2. Not a hard decision to my mind. I would go to the caucus. My country is more important

than a game.

[pstokely]

5. are Kentucky fans demanding the same thing as kU fans?

?

[Behind the Aegis]

4. Thank goodness they aren't Jewish or 7th Day adventist...

...then it just be a "tempest in a teapot".

Some people's priorities.