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UConn: Cancelling 2020 Season An Option? (Updated 8/5 to yes)

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It was the right decision based on all the P5 games being cancelled and not solely because of player health. Trying to piece meal a real schedule without opportunities to play local P5 schools wasn't doable.
 
Nothing about the possibility of a spring schedule. That is the only disappointing thing. We all knew the fall season was toast anyway. The only possible move. But a spring season would have been nice.
 
RSTuthill said:
Nothing about the possibility of a spring schedule. That is the only disappointing thing. We all knew the fall season was toast anyway. The only possible move. But a spring season would have been nice.
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It does seem like it’s fall or bust. The only way to have a spring season is for the P5 to cancel fall and then announce with their media partners that they are developing an abbreviated spring season. A spring season only happens if it’s lead by the P5.
 
Disappointing but logical. I was looking forward to going to Oxford to see them play Mississippi but that was previously cancelled.
 
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Agree that this was going to happen. Once we lost 4 games right off the hop it was done. Basketball will follow similar path - 1) We will have a season 2) ok maybe after Jan. 1st and conf only 3) cancel - see you in fall 2021 (maybe)
 
huskysupporter said:
players health is all that should matter.
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I never said it shouldn't matter, nor did I say it shouldn't be the #1 priority.

I said it became much easier to make the morally and ethically correct decision when any other good option has been removed from you by external factors.
 
Rosebud70 said:
So if football season gets cancelled what about basketball???
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The availability and effectiveness of a vaccine is, potentially, a game changer.
huskymedic said:
I have a friend that works for TMH-EMS. My recent understanding is the Innovation Park on-campus lab isn’t operational quite yet and they (UHS) are still using an outside lab (IRL) to run the tests currently... did he pass along bad/stale info?

No doubt when the lab is up and running it will make a big difference in being able to prioritize athlete samples above others in the University community for quickest turnaround.
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Any idea what the timeline is for having it up and running?
 
sports.yahoo.com

Without a conference, UConn cancels football in 2020

The Huskies were heading for their first year as an independent after leaving the AAC.
sports.yahoo.com sports.yahoo.com

Of course it has to follow the trend of every article ever written about UConn in the past 5 years by saying that it might be time to close up shop for UConn football. Ignore that and the rest says some decent info like part from players.
 
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huskymedic said:
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And there it is...

Hopefully, the athletic department is bright enough to frame it properly. I would have Randy do a presser with the captains and say “ Look, I have an obligation to these young men, and all of their teammates. We want to play. We want to compete. But if I can’t promise that it can be done safely, I am not putting their lives in jeopardy even for the game that we all love. We are going to do the things we need to do to prepare for the 2021 season and we are going to be back stronger than ever.”

Edit: I just read the players statement and it pretty much is spot on.
 
UCFBfan said:
sports.yahoo.com

Without a conference, UConn cancels football in 2020

The Huskies were heading for their first year as an independent after leaving the AAC.
sports.yahoo.com sports.yahoo.com

Of course it has to follow the trend of every article ever written about UConn in the past 5 years by saying that it might be time to close up shop for UConn football. Ignore that and the rest says some decent info like part from players.
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Look, I don't want you guys to drop football; as a Temple fan, it would behoove both of our teams if you could get back to the 8-4 level so we each have a quality opponent for a bus trip game. But it's a fair question to ask right now, given all the circumstances.
 
I wrote last week that I didn’t want UConn to be the first. Now I’m proud that we are. Other schools talking about player safety being paramount. UConn put their money where their mouth is. Right thing to do and it will play well in the living rooms of recruits. Plus involving the players in the decision is as big a culture builder as you’ll ever have.
 
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Huskyrob1 forgot to share his stats with them. This sucks but by no means unexpected.
 
superjohn said:
Why haven't sports been moved to the spring?
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It would take virtually every opponent being on board of havingbto do a whole new schedule and who knows how many other complications. Maybe they will try. Nothing is normal.
 
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It was an untenable situation, there really was no other option. NCAA is going to have to deal with eligibility situations, which as obvious as they might seem, the NCAA makes some dumb choices at times. Think the transfer portal is going to be very active. Every school has seniors graduating in the 2020-21 school year, and many will choose to forgo football and start life, others will use the portal, some will stay. The portal may need some legislation, because there will be an unusual amount of kids completing 4 years, with eligibility remaining. Going to get sticky. It will be worse if some schools play and others don't. Can the NCAA shut everything down?
 
Get Up on ESPN is opining that the UConn decision to cancel football is based on $: not having the ability or resources to adequately test players and staff. Has anyone heard this? I know the program is financially challenged, but I’ve never heard that the inability to test or expense of testing—for a university with a medical school—would be a roadblock.
 
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