The Machinery Is in Motion to Postpone the 2020 College Football Season...

[huskymedic]

 

[Jimbo]

I hope the ACC plays.

I hope the ACC burns.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Their best bet is to start planning for a unified spring season. 5 months total with practice starting in Feb, games in March. Any postseason activities occur in June (CWS ends around June 26 so should not be an issue).

NFL draft

 

[huskypantz]

NFL draft

Probably the worst possible reason not to have a spring season.

 

[Waquoit]

Everyone expected things to be better by this point in time. The status quo is no good and now they are all waiting as long as they can before pulling the plug.

 

[buddy]

I hope the ACC burns.

They will if they play. Burn with fever!

 

[Buffett10]

Probably the worst possible reason not to have a spring season.

Yeah until 1/2 of Ohio St, Clemson and Bama starters are drafted and stop playing at the end of April.

 

[BlueDogs]

Penn State football players take to social media: '#IWantToPlay'

“Since day one coming back to campus the Penn State Football staff and medical experts have put our health and safety first, above anything else. The guidelines put into place keep us safe while playing the game we love. We are ready to play and we want to play.”

Penn State football players take to social media: '#IWantToPlay'

The Nittany Lions believe they have taken the proper steps to compete in a safe manner this fall even in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic

247sports.com

Football players want to play, and old men guided by lawyers want to cover their backsides.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Exit 4]

Needed near instant inexpensive testing tech and that just hasn’t happened.

 

[UCFBfan]

I wonder if schools wod break from conferences if they feel like they should be playing. Could we see the Ohio States and Alabamas of the CFB world decide to break from their conferences because they feel they are in a place where they can play football and feel comfortable doing it.

I know conferences are making this decision and it's the right one. However, you have to think that there are some big time programs that might not fully agree with shutting it down.

 

[UCTitleTown]

The Power 5 are crazy to push for a Fall season. Playing in empty stadiums without revenue from 100,000 fans in the stands when schools need the revenue is ludicrous. Push it to the Spring and play in front of fans.

 

[upstater]

For years, Bilas has been arguing that the B10 Presidents are just bluffing when they claim they will not go to a pay-for-play model. I think Bilas is wrong.

Bilas is kind of flabbergasted this morning, retweeting Wetzel's lame article cajoling the SEC not to give up.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Marbles90]

Everyone expected things to be better by this point in time.

Just like everyone who is saying "play in the Spring" is expecting things to be better by then. We will most likely be saying many of the same things in the Spring: "This virus has only been around for a year and we are still learning what the effects are and how the (insert vaccine name here) is impacting it...I wouldn't just assume everything will back to normal by Spring.

 

[huskysupporter]

Just like everyone who is saying "play in the Spring" is expecting things to be better by then. We will most likely be saying many of the same things in the Spring: "This virus has only been around for a year and we are still learning what the effects are and how the (insert vaccine name here) is impacting it...I wouldn't just assume everything will back to normal by Spring.

don’t disagree at all and wouldn’t be shocked if spring sports are canceled as well.

 

[upstater]

Twitter college football fans are flipping out over this.

 

[whalerfan]

I have it on good authority that it'll be the end of the Pac 12 Network.

 

[Exit 4]

The push pull

I have it on good authority that it'll be the end of the Pac 12 Network.

and the end of universities in general too?

 

[Exit 4]

Hmmm NCAA says schools can’t attempt to curb liability with waivers and within 10 days the P5 cancels football... it’s not the straw, but it was a much heavier straw than others. The dots are there.

 

[upstater]

The push pull

and the end of universities in general too?

?? Huh?

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Bongo Fury]

The push pull

and the end of universities in general too?

It seems like they have been trending that way. The virus really has accelerated this. People can attend school without leaving their homes. The need for a campus has diminished.

 

[Exit 4]

?? Huh?

I'm playing around with the supposed grand scoop regarding the P12 network.

 

[CL82]

Football players want to play, and old men guided by lawyers want to cover their backsides.

Debatable. It is really tough to say the campus environment is unsafe for classes but safe for football players. It may well be that some have trouble with that duplicity, even if 20 year old who consider themselves immortal are willing to take the risk.