Coronavirius - Sports Related

DWags wrote:I'm still for just not playing the anthem before games. Not needed. I really do respect these players who kneel before if we must play the anthem.

MiamiSpartan wrote:

DWags wrote:I'm still for just not playing the anthem before games. Not needed. I really do respect these players who kneel before if we must play the anthem.

Especially in front of no crowd, all of the ceremony just seemed really silly. From the ceremonial first pitch stuff, to the announcers excitedly calling out the home team line up like he's firing up the crowd, and then even with the national anthem, it just all seemed overly contrived.

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

MiamiSpartan wrote:

Especially in front of no crowd, all of the ceremony just seemed really silly. From the ceremonial first pitch stuff, to the announcers excitedly calling out the home team line up like he's firing up the crowd, and then even with the national anthem, it just all seemed overly contrived.

I’m not sure there’s a better example for contrived than pro/college sports. Fans or no fans

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

MiamiSpartan wrote:

Especially in front of no crowd, all of the ceremony just seemed really silly. From the ceremonial first pitch stuff, to the announcers excitedly calling out the home team line up like he's firing up the crowd, and then even with the national anthem, it just all seemed overly contrived.

I’m not sure there’s a better example for contrived than pro/college sports. Fans or no fans

tGreenWay wrote:

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

I’m not sure there’s a better example for contrived than pro/college sports. Fans or no fans

steve wrote:The only way out of this is to have a coordinated strategy and testing. You test, isolate the positives and the virus vanished quickly. So simple but so hard and that’s why we won’t see sports again.

CORNER BLITZ wrote:If football moves to spring, minus well pencil in every top guy to follow this

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Nordic wrote:I gotta give NASCAR credit on how they've handled the covid situation. First with the racing sims, which I only saw  briefly, but looked pretty real. They've been racing for several weeks now without a corona incident (that I'm aware of). Everyone is masked up and they've adjusted their routine (no practice time during the week). They've been at the forefront of the current social issues, which they've handled about as well as they could have.

Looks like they even have some fans in the stands today, spaced a good distance apart.

The NWSL (women's soccer league) has been a success so far as well. They've been going for a few weeks and just completed the quarter finals of knockout tournament. 8 seed knocked out the 1 seed. 

steveschneider wrote:Watching Clippers vs Mavs. I like this new look where coaches aren’t wearing suits. Hoping within my lifetime the suit is a thing of the past.

Turtleneck wrote:

steveschneider wrote:Watching Clippers vs Mavs. I like this new look where coaches aren’t wearing suits. Hoping within my lifetime the suit is a thing of the past.

Steve trying to make yet another thread all about ath leisure wear.

CORNER BLITZ wrote:Lets get this party started    

Off-campus party results in COVID-19 outbreak among Louisville athletes
https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/coronavirus-uofl-soccer-field-hockey-volleyball-paused-covid-19/417-75c022ad-19d3-494e-a57c-da7ef7d7affc

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Nordic wrote:

CORNER BLITZ wrote:Lets get this party started    

Off-campus party results in COVID-19 outbreak among Louisville athletes
https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/coronavirus-uofl-soccer-field-hockey-volleyball-paused-covid-19/417-75c022ad-19d3-494e-a57c-da7ef7d7affc

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Athletic Director Vince Tyra said he was "incredibly disappointed and frustrated"


Athletic Director Vince Tyra is incredibly stupid for expecting anything different. 

steveschneider wrote:

Turtleneck wrote:

Steve trying to make yet another thread all about ath leisure wear.

Turtleneck, you haven’t lived until you’ve put on a track suit, a white t shirt and a gold chain. It’s comfortable, it’s professional and you can coach just as well in one as you can in a $2000 Isaia suit.

tGreenWay wrote:

steveschneider wrote:

Turtleneck, you haven’t lived until you’ve put on a track suit, a white t shirt and a gold chain. It’s comfortable, it’s professional and you can coach just as well in one as you can in a $2000 Isaia suit.

Steve wants to be the first Coach Paulie Walnuts.

Nordic wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:


Steve wants to be the first Coach Paulie Walnuts.

It’s becoming a pattern. Division I athletic programs are dropping sports as a way to address the looming deficits in their budgets. The University of Iowa did just that on Friday, announcing late in the day that they were eliminating men’s gymnastics, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, and men’s tennis

“The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a financial exigency which threatens Iowa Athletics continued ability to adequately support 24 intercollegiate athletics programs at the desired championship level. In March, the NCAA and Big Ten Conference announced the cancellation of their basketball tournaments and all other competitions for the remainder of the year. On Aug. 11, the Big Ten Conference announced a postponement of fall competitions. Iowa Athletics now projects lost revenue of approximately $100 million and an overall deficit between $60-75 million this fiscal year. A loss of this magnitude will take years to overcome. In collaboration with the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, and University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld, we determined the current circumstances require us to adjust our sports sponsorship offerings.”