Should a state association accomodate a religious school for the playoffs?

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Originally Posted by cmathews

they actually go further than that....Thursday Saturday brackets sometimes feed Friday, Sunday.. A couple years ago, it was mentioned that the NCAA was set to move them to another "pod" if they advanced to avoid the Sunday thing. I personally think it is wrong to make the accomodations, other Christians also observe the Sabbath on Sunday, Notre Dame doesn't hesitate to play on Sunday in tournaments. I also would be willing to bet that you can find plenty of people playing basketball in Provo on Sunday...this isn't "working" on the Sabbath, it is playing....

You can interpret "Keeping the Sabbath day holy" in any way you choose. The way that the leadership of the school (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) interprets it is to not participate in athletic contests on Sundays. If individuals in Provo (or anywhere else in the world for that matter) want to play on Sundays, that is their choice.