College Football 2020: Buzz about spring football season- “Expect news to break soon”

[Guapo]

Between Murphy and Hayesville...on Braden Mountain.

Awesome. My wife is from Blairsville.

But my in-law’s house is physically closer to downtown Murphy than downtown Blairsville.

 

[billybud]

Awesome. My wife is from Blairsville.

But my in-law’s house is physically closer to downtown Murphy than downtown Blairsville.

We are often in Blairsville...we eat at the Hole in the Wall...and Nani's...and Cook's. We come down through Brasstown to Young Harris and over to Blairsville.

 

[Guapo]

We are often in Blairsville...we eat at the Hole in the Wall...and Nani's...and Cook's. We come down through Brasstown to Young Harris and over to Blairsville.

My father-in-law used to own all the Zaxbys up there. If you’ve ever eaten at one, you’ve contributed to the Guapo family trust. Thank you.

 

[billybud]

LOL...had a Zaxby's chicken sandwich yesterday....too late to contribute to your trust...

Normally, we don't do drive through fast food...but these are strange times...and Zaxby's is right next door to our only liquor store.

 

[UCFBfan]

Speaking from someone that lives in SC, I completely agree with everything you said. The amount of people out and about going about life is alarming. Most people are out of work right now and when those stimulus checks hit here, people were lined up to spend them. So, basically, we took a state of about 3.5 million, put half of them on vacation, and gave them a little spending money. Oh, and as of yesterday, opened up department stores, beaches, and parks.

 

[billybud]

My father-in-law used to own all the Zaxbys up there. If you’ve ever eaten at one, you’ve contributed to the Guapo family trust. Thank you.

Check this out when in Georgia....win the El Guapo Challenge and get an "El Guapo" t shirt...

Page down to bottom of wings portion of the menu and the El Guapo challenges...

Temporary Food Menu - North River Tavern

www.northrivertavern.com

 

[ZooCougar]

I'll still go to games in the spring but my priority would be Hartford Athletic.

Not looking good on that front.

 

[billybud]

Hope this works...

 

[billybud]

If Louisville does what U of Florida did with Gatorade....the residuals would float the athletics.

If a private drug company develops someting like that, they would charge $$$. Big pharma are wolves...the kind where going for the throat is not necessarily a euphemism.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[billybud]

At some point, football will have to play...it funds the Title IX sports...

Without funding...the women's sports die along with the non revenue sports..

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Drew]

It’s going to start in spring in my opinion. It’s way more logistically feasible and doesn’t go through finals

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

Hope this works...

Thanks for posting this - it's encouraging in these times to read about the incredible work being done by the scientific community.

If this is the silver bullet, I'll never speak ill of UL again.

 

[UConnJim]

At some point, football will have to play...it funds the Title IX sports...

Without funding...the women's sports die along with the non revenue sports..

I know this board is focused on sports, but colleges are going to be in a world of hurt if classes don't start in the fall due to revenues collapsing in a much bigger way than the negative impact of no football. Imagine a whole semester of no tuition, no fees, no room and board, ... If your university has a hospital, revenues are way down due to the cancellation of elective surgeries. Every part of a university will have to experience severe cost cuts, including the athletic department. If Harvard, with a $40 billion endowment, is laying off and furloughing employees, I would bet all colleges will need to.

University presidents are going to have to focus on saving their universities, not on how to play football in the Spring. Why won't universities decide to cancel all sports for 2020/2021, dramatically cut costs in the athletic departments, but honor scholarships as scholarships are not really cash outlays for most schools, just an accounting item? I know that sounds draconian, but if colleges aren't open in the Fall, every option will be on the table.

 

[billybud]

I know that the Trustees at FSU were told that FSU will be good into the fall...

But..after fall ? Who knows?

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (NSF) — With Florida State University students taking classes online because of the COVID-19 pandemic, President John Thrasher on Friday said officials will have to know some time in the “July timeframe” about whether the campus will reopen for fall semester.

From an overall university perspective, FSU President John Thrasher assured the trustees several times Friday that the university's financial footing is still solid despite the crisis.

"Right now, we're in sound shape," Thrasher said. "We have not had to furlough anybody. We have not had to lay off anybody."

"We will be OK going into the fall, I can assure you of that," Thrasher said, before acknowledging that the future could be cloudy if the campus is unable to open the campus to students in the fall.

 

[billybud]

At some schools, like FSU, the AD is self supporting...no university money....

The only net gain or loss to the university would be if athletic scholarships were not continued...currently the university charges the AD for the scholarship and it is paid from the AD media/booster funding.

 

[UConnJim]

I know that the Trustees at FSU were told that FSU will be good into the fall...

But..after fall ? Who knows?


"We will be OK going into the fall, I can assure you of that," Thrasher said, before acknowledging that the future could be cloudy if the campus is unable to open the campus to students in the fall.

The last line says it all. If students aren't on campus in the fall, the current budget is not realistic and significant cost cuts will have to take place. Some universities are being more proactive than others about reducing costs and the longer you wait to cut, the more severe the cuts will be.

 

[Adios]

They should let the kids go to college in the fall. Just keep them on campus, no going home, and they'll develop antibodies.

Mortality rate is very low amongst that age group. Just have all students sign a waiver.

Have professors wear hazmat suits.

 

[UC1995]

In Ohio, we just got a proposal for the same thing in High School Sports. Baseball which my freshman missed this Spring would be in the fall and football would be in the spring.

 

[billybud]

What some may have not noted...the uni's got part of that stimulus package...

"According to reports, the University of Central Florida will be receiving the largest amount in Florida’s University System, at $51 million, with $25.5 million for students.

Florida State University will receive $29.3 million, with $14.7 million for students.

FSU President John Thrasher said the university is in sound financial shape and there have been no furloughs or layoffs.

“As far as Florida State University goes, with the federal assistance we’ll get, about $30 million, we’ll be in good shape.”

 

[huskymedic]

 

[billybud]

If they do play in the spring...(I assume it is OK medically)...do they turn right around in August with the regular fall schedule?

Quck turn around...

 

[ZachFan]

Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday that he thinks the coronavirus pandemic could "largely" be "behind us” by Memorial Day Weekend.

If he is right, I don't see why students can't come back to school in the fall. Big "IF"