UConn makes a strong statement | Page 3 | The Boneyard

UConn makes a strong statement

TU65 said:
Correct!! All this over-the-top concern for the health of these young men is actually nauseating. The reason why we are not playing this season comes down to dollars. Paying for the tests and the other monitoring and precautions costs dollars, losing P5 games costs dollars, finding teams to play may cost dollars, etc., etc. As the previous poster mentioned, simply question that cuts through all the crap, if we were in the B1G, ACC of even the AAC would we be canceling the season? Easy answer to that question, of course not. What was the administration's reason for not canceling the other fall sports, it had nothing to do with the physical nature of football or anything related to the actual games, the answer was that it was a BE call. Let's just hope they don't use COVID as an excuse to downgrade or eliminate the program. Does anybody honestly think this administration is above hiding behind COVID to make that type of decision?
Expand ...


This post didn't age well. Whoever's sock this is, you might as well just throw it away.
 
Alum86 said:
They made the easy call. It was made for them. This is not UConn being strong in the era of Covid. This is UConn realizing they had nobody to play.
Expand ...

This post got 11 likes, then the MAC cancelled its season 3 days later. How long before the whole season is done?

But Alum86 and the other 11 of you are right. It was all because UConn had no one to play. You guys nailed it. Or not.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
This post got 11 likes, then the MAC cancelled its season 3 days later. How long before the whole season is done?

But Alum86 and the other 11 of you are right. It was all because UConn had no one to play. You guys nailed it. Or not.
Expand ...
They could have pieced a schedule together Of course not the original schedule. When everyone cancels maybe the NCAA steps in finally and says all schedules get pushed back a year. I doubt spring ball will happen unfortunately
 
Speaking of strong statements, the Syracuse skyline is about to overtake Storrs in aesthetics for the first time in a very long time with that new Dome roof.

We need to come up with a creative rooftop for the Homer D. Babbidge Library.
 
Ldandy said:
They’ll kick that can down the road as far as they can because it’s not their call to make it’s the conference’s decision.

UConn spun not having a viable schedule the best way that they could. Say that you are canceling because of health and safety concerns and you gain some points in the media.

That being said what happens if The Big East says you have a schedule and we plan to play? Do the concerns expressed by The AD evaporate?

At this point The NCAA needs to let everybody off the hook from making these decisions by canceling sports for the year. However the next time The NCAA acts in the best interests of the athletes they claim to represent will be the first time. They’re the biggest hypocrites of them all.
Expand ...
This isn't fair. The Power 5 demanded "Autonomy". They should be the last folks expecting the NCAA to make the decision for them. They're beholden to the TV money. The nonsense of G5 schools not being able to test adequately enough and the being the reason for conference only games is laughable.
 
.-.
Holy virtue signal in the sky, Batman !

But....There may more of a safety concern of kids driving from their off-campus house to the practice field.
 
huskyrob1 said:
the Covid 19 virus is subjected to things that make it very hard for the virus to infect anyone, colder temperatures, ultraviolet radiation, wind and rain.
Expand ...
please provide evidence for this. You are on the verge of a Nobel Prize, with this theory of “cold and rain kills COVID”. Because we were told in the beginning heat and sunlight kill it lol (can’t have much UV radiation when it’s raining, can ya?)

I can guarantee you the number of people in CT who have contracted the disease while running or taking a walk in the woods is zero while the number of people involved in any sporting activity played and or practiced indoors is not.
Expand ...
What about a group of 15 people wrestling over a line of scrimmage?

Man you are stupid
 
Practices are going on right now at P5's....we'll soon find out about the covid fatalities incurred on the teams....right?

Sure, there will be some infected..but probably less so than in the returning student bodies at universities.
 
billybud said:
Practices are going on right now at P5's....we'll soon find out about the covid fatalities incurred on the teams....right?

Sure, there will be some infected..but probably less so than in the returning student bodies at universities.
Expand ...
Let me hold your hand. Nobody is talking about the kids dying. People are concerned because they read stories like the Red Sox player developing myocarditis as a complication of COVID and getting shut down. Does that register with you? Would you like to put in hundreds of hours of physical labor for no compensation, and end up with a heart condition?

You’re in Florida, aren’t you? Just perfect LMAO
 
Rocktheworld said:
Let me hold your hand. Nobody is talking about the kids dying. People are concerned because they read stories like the Red Sox player developing myocarditis as a complication of COVID and getting shut down. Does that register with you? Would you like to put in hundreds of hours of physical labor for no compensation, and end up with a heart condition?

You’re in Florida, aren’t you? Just perfect LMAO
Expand ...

Actually not...I am in a very rural part of western North Carolina....east of Hanging Dog...SW of Granny Squirrel, and west about 10 miles from Shooting Creek.

I think what FSU's Norvell said is all he can say...

On blocking out the rest of the CFB world: "It's one of the things we talk about every day in our program. We've got to control what we can control. ... The administration has done a great job with the facility ... These guys love football and they want the opportunity to play football. We're ultimately not in control of those decisions, but we can make sure we're doing our part."

And "the kids are concerned" ? They should be and aware...Yet the kids at Penn State and FSU want to play.
 
Last edited:
And WTF? Let's talk about having 8,000 kids returning to Storrs...with far fewer controls...shut the school down....

The hypocrisy is rampant.
 
.-.
billybud said:
Actually not...I am in a very rural part of western North Carolina....
Expand ...
lol so much better

I think what FSU's Norvell said is all he can say...

On blocking out the rest of the CFB world: "It's one of the things we talk about every day in our program. We've got to control what we can control. ... The administration has done a great job with the facility ... These guys love football and they want the opportunity to play football. We're ultimately not in control of those decisions, but we can make sure we're doing our part."

And "the kids are concerned" ? They should be and aware...Yet the kids at Penn State and FSU want to play.
Expand ...
I imagine this won’t be the first time you encounter the phrase

Protect the athlete from himself
 
billybud said:
And ? Let's talk about having 8,000 kids returning to Storrs...with far fewer controls...shut the school down....

The hypocrisy is rampant.
Expand ...
Yeah, we probably shouldn’t be having college students coming back either. I work at the university of Michigan and they’re having 50,000 students coming back at the end of the month. I can’t wait to live in America’s next Covid hotspot
 
I saw that Trevor Larence retweeted (and if there was ever a guy who did not need this season, it is him)...

Being dismissive of players voicing their real desire to play a season while also claiming to be for “players rights and them having a voice” is about as disingenuous as it comes.

Stop pretending these are unintelligible athletes who shouldn’t have a say in decision-making.

And Trevor tweets...

I don’t know about y’all, but we want to play.
 
billybud said:
I saw that Trevor Larence retweeted (and if there was ever a guy who did not need this season, it is him)...

Being dismissive of players voicing their real desire to play a season while also claiming to be for “players rights and them having a voice” is about as disingenuous as it comes.

Stop pretending these are unintelligible athletes who shouldn’t have a say in decision-making.

And Trevor tweets...

I don’t know about y’all, but we want to play.
Expand ...
Circular argument (... and of course there is a subset of kids that just want to play).
 
The truth is that the virus will spread among 18-22 year olds because they will behave like 18-22 year olds...whether athlete or student...football player, basketball player, or hockey player.

Unless socially distanced at all times, the virus will move among them.
 
.-.
and they both win....the more "clicks" the better.

Matt Hayes called out the MAC sayng that once they lost their paydays with the Bigs..they had to bail.

Wolken chipping back about saving grandma.

Pick a side, any side...and a columnist wins.
 
billybud said:
I saw that Trevor Larence retweeted (and if there was ever a guy who did not need this season, it is him)...

Being dismissive of players voicing their real desire to play a season while also claiming to be for “players rights and them having a voice” is about as disingenuous as it comes.

Stop pretending these are unintelligible athletes who shouldn’t have a say in decision-making.

And Trevor tweets...

I don’t know about y’all, but we want to play.
Expand ...
Lol “unintelligible”, unfortunate irony there

And athletes are allowed to play if they want. It's never been easier to transfer.
 
Storrs South said:
It's easy to poke fun at UConn Football for a decade of ineptitude,
Expand ...
Dude that is such an over statement! It’s only been 9 years.
 
Ldandy said:
At this point The NCAA needs to let everybody off the hook from making these decisions by canceling sports for the year.
Expand ...
They can’t. The P5 have sent a clear signal that they will go it alone if that happens. Once they do that there is no guarantee that they will ever come back.
 
Rocktheworld said:
please provide evidence for this. You are on the verge of a Nobel Prize, with this theory of “cold and rain kills COVID”. Because we were told in the beginning heat and sunlight kill it lol (can’t have much UV radiation when it’s raining, can ya?)


What about a group of 15 people wrestling over a line of scrimmage?

Man you are stupid
Expand ...
Short UV wavelengths easily pass through clouds and rain, while much longer infrared wavelengths do not. Infrared radiation actually bounces off clouds while UV wavelengths do not. It's the reason it doesn't get as cold on a cloudy night vs if the stars are out. The suns full spectrum heats up the Earth's surface during the day whether it's clear or cloudy and the Earth's surface reradiates that energy back to space at night in the form of infrared, but only if there are not any nighttime clouds. You have more of a chance dieing from Covid19 staying cooped up in your stupid house loaded with warmth, moisture, and lots of surface area (to keep the little buggers healthy), watching the damn game than the kids in a pile on the goal line. Also I guess you have not heard that the newest helmets have a tight fitting built in mask. I'm sorry I'm so stupid. Have a nice day Lefty.
 
Last edited:
.-.
UnfairCatch said:
If UConn were in the ACC there is no way the decision would have been made to cancel the season as long as the ACC still planned to play.
Expand ...
True, but as an independent the choice is Connecticut’s to make. They made the correct one.
 
billybud said:
The truth is that the virus will spread among 18-22 year olds because they will behave like 18-22 year olds...whether athlete or student...football player, basketball player, or hockey player.

Unless socially distanced at all times, the virus will move among them.
Expand ...
Don't you think one of them needs to be infected, and sneezing in everyone's face in a closed room first? Just wondering.:rolleyes:
 
Vuce said:
You would explain it but you can’t. I don’t even disagree with dropping football. The season was over anyway with the games lost. If UConn truly cancelled to protect the kids then they’d cancel ALL fall sports now. When a member of any fall sports team contracts COVID I’ll wait for your “explanation” lol
Expand ...

Is the rest of college football cancelling their season because UConn lost a few games off their schedule, or do those other schools have another reason?
 
CL82 said:
They can’t. The P5 have sent a clear signal that they will go it alone if that happens. Once they do that there is no guarantee that they will ever come back.
Expand ...
Good. Leave them out of NCAA championships in all sports.
 
CL82 said:
True, but as an independent the choice is Connecticut’s to make. They made the correct one.
Expand ...
So does this season count as a winning season??
 
.-.
You must log in or register to reply here.

Forum statistics

Threads
168,277
Messages
4,561,054
Members
10,454
Latest member
Uconn84


Top Bottom