It's for the safety and comfort of everyone. We're working with the university to take these extra precautions.
This is, unfortunately, the type of event this law was put in place to discourage.
It's certainly going to conflict with our dates for next year if we stay on the same calendar.
We're going to expect crowds to comply with our sportsmanship requirements and our code of conduct for spectators.
It's unfortunate that it has gotten to this point. But if this is what we have to do to make sure the spectators are safe, then that's what we're going to do.
The state police felt it would be helpful if we could at least make that move. It helps them with crowd control at the beginnings of the games, because people are entering the facility during daylight hours.
