College football facing harsh reality with students returning to campus (Thamel)

[huskymedic]

 

[Fairfield_1st]

If the schools thought the players shouldn't be paid, I think that ship is sailing. Keeping players at school so they can make money while all regular students are sent home sends a strong message that football players aren't normal students. They are treating them more like employees.

 

[freescooter]

I don’t favor paying players but I absolutely agree with Fairfield 1st on this. It will be a very tough case to make that football players, or any athletes who are forced into a bubble (hi Val) so they can play while their classmates are sent home, are not in fact employees.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

University of Alabama has 1,200 on-campus cases in 2 weeks. This is nuts.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

University of Alabama has 1,200 on-campus cases in 2 weeks. This is nuts.

Well, everybody’s being really reasonable in Alabama For example, Auburn football hasn’t practiced since Tuesday due to SARS-2 infections.
Source: War Eagle big whale donor.

 

[huskymedic]

>>Auburn plans to return to practice this week without those 16 players.

Malzahn said Auburn's COVID-19 protocols require players to be out 17 days after a positive test — 10 days in quarantine, plus seven more before they are cleared to return.<<

 

[huskymedic]

Interesting read using technology/data...

 

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[Skiblets]

So maybe 53? Like the NFL. Ok then.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Source of the story or the infections?

Previously mentioned info from big AU donor (friend >3 decades). SARS-2 source: careful Alabamans?

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

So maybe 53? Like the NFL. Ok then.

>>"The Big 12 has policies, (and) we're using the 53 man roster policy," Pollard told reporters on a call on Monday. "So a 53 man roster is built on a set number of positions. So I think it's one quarterback, six offensive linemen and you come up with 53 [players]. So the antigen test the Big 12 uses on Friday will be the certification test.

"And as long as you have at least 53 players certified to play and you have the minimum number at every one of those positions comprising the 53 [man roster], then you have to play. If you're less than that 53, then you can have a no-contest. And the first step would be to try and reschedule during one of the bye dates. But if not, it doesn't technically count against the team that ends up with the no contest. But it was a uniform policy that we wanted to adopt to, in essence, take some gamesmanship out of what could happen potentially later in the year.">>

 

[huskymedic]

A little more clarity on the subject...

 

[huskymedic]

 

[temery]

This thread is not a debate about COVID-19 nor how the gov is dealing with the pandemic. Take it to the cesspool. I'm tired of cleaning up after the same people hijacking threads in the sports forums.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

>>Big 12 commish Bob Bowlsby said #TCU did not meet the established Big 12 roster guidelines (53 players, 7 OL, 4 DL, 1 QB) for its game vs #SMU Friday that was postponed: "I don't think TCU-SMU will be the last one we won't be able to play. We will have disruptions." <<

 

[oldanintheway]

Down here in ACC country in Charlottesville..., UVA just announced the pick up of an 11th game (6th home game(-Abilene Christian, 11/21-FCS), that means 10 consecutive weeks of games, 10.

 

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[Skiblets]

Few big boys in that list. They’ve gone on info shutdown

 

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