tOfficial 2020 College Football Thread

by **Nordic** 7/3/2020, 6:35 am

We got a couple going re: K-State and Iowa, minus well get a formal on going. College players are kicking back hard. This a great letter from a Texas LB.

https://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/07/02/texas-football-demarvion-overshown-sitting-out-team-activities-until-real-action-is-taken/

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I don't know what they are asking for, but it's brilliant to use "urgency". Practice what you preach admin.

by **Nordic** 7/3/2020, 8:58 pm

And away we go...

Navy looking for new opponent as Lafayette College cancels Sept. 12 matchup

Are conferences circling the wagons or is the begging of the end?

by **CORNER BLITZ** 7/3/2020, 10:27 pm

Nordic wrote:We got a couple going re: K-State and Iowa, minus well get a formal on going. College players are kicking back hard. This a great letter from a Texas LB.

https://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/07/02/texas-football-demarvion-overshown-sitting-out-team-activities-until-real-action-is-taken/

I don't know what they are asking for, but it's brilliant to use "urgency". Practice what you preach admin.

They don't know either

by **Heat Miser** 7/3/2020, 11:34 pm

CORNER BLITZ wrote:
Nordic wrote:We got a couple going re: K-State and Iowa, minus well get a formal on going. College players are kicking back hard. This a great letter from a Texas LB.

https://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/07/02/texas-football-demarvion-overshown-sitting-out-team-activities-until-real-action-is-taken/

I don't know what they are asking for, but it's brilliant to use "urgency". Practice what you preach admin.

They don't know either

Actually, they do have specific demands.

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 7/4/2020, 12:03 am

Nordic wrote:We got a couple going re: K-State and Iowa, minus well get a formal on going. College players are kicking back hard. This a great letter from a Texas LB.

https://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/07/02/texas-football-demarvion-overshown-sitting-out-team-activities-until-real-action-is-taken/

I don't know what they are asking for, but it's brilliant to use "urgency". Practice what you preach admin.

Specifically this.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/ut-austin-eyes-of-texas-song-racist/amp/

by **Turtleneck** 7/4/2020, 12:42 am

CORNER BLITZ wrote:
Nordic wrote:We got a couple going re: K-State and Iowa, minus well get a formal on going. College players are kicking back hard. This a great letter from a Texas LB.

https://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/07/02/texas-football-demarvion-overshown-sitting-out-team-activities-until-real-action-is-taken/

I don't know what they are asking for, but it's brilliant to use "urgency". Practice what you preach admin.

They don't know either

They actually know. Which has already been pointed out to you.

https://spartanswill.forumotion.com/t22106-ut-athletes-take-a-stand

by **Nordic** 7/4/2020, 12:51 am

Turtleneck wrote:

They actually know. Which has already been pointed out to you.

https://spartanswill.forumotion.com/t22106-ut-athletes-take-a-stand

Thank you Turtleneck/others. Did not see or remember this the first time around.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 7/4/2020, 11:43 am

Y'all might wanna prepare yourself for the fact that college football season ain't happenin'.

And, if it does by some egregious display of carelessness, I could see it being cancelled about 3 games in.

by **steveschneider** 7/4/2020, 12:05 pm

Robert J Sakimano wrote:Y'all might wanna prepare yourself for the fact that college football season ain't happenin'.

And, if it does by some egregious display of carelessness, I could see it being cancelled about 3 games in.

Yep, I'm accepting that this is just a lost year. Only thought I have on sports at this point is lets get a lot more testing going so we don't lose 2021.

by **Nordic** 7/4/2020, 4:48 pm

I'm always prepared Bob

by **tGreenWay** 7/4/2020, 5:29 pm

Robert J Sakimano wrote:Y'all might wanna prepare yourself for the fact that college football season ain't happenin'.

And, if it does by some egregious display of carelessness, I could see it being cancelled about 3 games in.

That’s how I’m approaching it. Nothing’s happening until there’s a vaccine or very effective treatment.
As best as I can tell, the only way to put teams together w/out risking an outbreak is for every player, coach, and support personnel (incl. League and Conf.) to quarantine alone for two weeks, then teams isolate for the season. It’s impractical and asking a lot, especially college age athletes. At least pros would be getting paid. And it probably wouldn’t work because someone, probably more than one, would try to do something outside the rules and wind up exposing the entire group.

by **DWags** 7/4/2020, 8:14 pm

It’s not happening.

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by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 7/8/2020, 11:53 am

Jim drops some knowledge..

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by **Travis of the Cosmos** 7/8/2020, 12:24 pm

That guy sucks otpt

by **Nordic** 7/8/2020, 11:34 pm

The Ivy League does become the first Div. I conference to cancel football for this coming fall

by **Nordic** 7/8/2020, 11:40 pm

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:Jim drops some knowledge..

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Ohio State and North Carolina disagree. Both pausing football, hoops, etc. workouts (as have a bunch of others).

by **Turtleneck** 7/8/2020, 11:59 pm

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:Jim drops some knowledge..

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Has anybody told him no season means he doesn't have to lose to OSU this year?

by **tGreenWay** 7/9/2020, 12:04 am

Turtleneck wrote:
Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:Jim drops some knowledge..

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Has anybody told him no season means he doesn't have to lose to OSU this year?

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by **Nordic** 7/9/2020, 4:13 pm

Big Ten confirms it will go with a conference-only football schedule in 2020

“By limiting competition to other Big Ten institutions, the Conference will have the greatest flexibility to adjust its own operations throughout the season and make quick decisions in real-time based on the most current evolving medical advice and the fluid nature of the pandemic,” the league stated.

by **kingstonlake** 7/9/2020, 6:49 pm

I give fall football a 30% chance of actually happening.

by **tGreenWay** 7/9/2020, 6:57 pm

kingstonlake wrote:I give fall football a 30% chance of actually happening.

Max.

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 7/9/2020, 7:43 pm

Ha, I just posted about this elsewhere. Reasonable. I think I'd be slightly higher. 35-40%. Some concessions would have to happen.

Give me the NBA bubble to completion and I'll take that tradeoff. This was not going to be a good year on the field for MSU. Give Coach Tuck 19 months to get his roster and program in shape and I'm bounce

by **Floyd Robertson** 7/9/2020, 7:57 pm

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by **kingstonlake** 7/9/2020, 8:24 pm

I kinda view a “conference only” schedule as them saying they’ve already cancelled the first three games of the year. Did they announce a start date for the conference only schedule?

by **CORNER BLITZ** 7/9/2020, 11:27 pm

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by **MiamiSpartan** 7/9/2020, 11:38 pm

kingstonlake wrote:I kinda view a “conference only” schedule as them saying they’ve already cancelled the first three games of the year. Did they announce a start date for the conference only schedule?

I don't think so, but the statement said something about how staying within the conference, it allows them greater flexibility with scheduling. That makes sense. No worrying about other teams' schedules which is beneficial with so much uncertainty. The B1G maintains complete control over when games start, end, pause, restart, move, reachedule, etc.

by **Nordic** 7/10/2020, 12:14 am

MiamiSpartan wrote:
kingstonlake wrote:I kinda view a “conference only” schedule as them saying they’ve already cancelled the first three games of the year. Did they announce a start date for the conference only schedule?

I don't think so, but the statement said something about how staying within the conference, it allows them greater flexibility with scheduling. That makes sense. No worrying about other teams' schedules which is beneficial with so much uncertainty. The B1G maintains complete control over when games start, end, pause, restart, move, reachedule, etc.

It definitely makes them much more nimble.

On the spring football idea that is being thrown around... would the plan be to skip fall of 2021 too and target a restart in fall of 2022?

by **Nordic** 7/10/2020, 11:25 pm

PAC-12 joins Big Ten in going conference-only for 2020 football season

by **MiamiSpartan** 7/11/2020, 2:11 pm

Someone has broken down the covid situation by statistical area in which NCAA schools are located. The interactive map let's you choose by FCS or FBS, and you can select by conference.

Quick take away is that the B1G and the MAC are doing the best overall among the FBS. MSU, OSU, and Wisconsin are the worst in the conferences, with MSU's likely impacted by the Harper's outbreak.

https://covidcfb.com

by **Turtleneck** 7/13/2020, 2:48 pm

No Patriot League football this fall, or any other fall Patriot League sports. I was looking forward to Holly Cross at Colgate in late October.

Patriot League to cancel all competition in the 2020 fall season citing Covid-19 pandemic
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-07-13-20-intl/h_8917ce0df6590a18e5f4d1c555612dfa

by **CORNER BLITZ** 7/13/2020, 2:57 pm

Moving to the spring would be dumb - big time players should/would sit out to prep for the draft and too quick a turn around for the next season

Adding in conference games would be dumb - why remove games just to add other ones. Iowa playing Rutgers is somehow less likely to kill everyone than Iowa vs Iowa State. If you're going to remove games, just remove them without adding others. Keep the conference schedule the same but spread the games out over the entire season.

by **Rocinante** 7/13/2020, 3:07 pm

I think you have to spread them out to allow time for potential infections to show up.

by **Turtleneck** 7/13/2020, 4:49 pm

Rocinante wrote:I think you have to spread them out to allow time for potential infections to show up.

I assumed you thought this whole thing was a hoax. What changed your mind?

by **Rocinante** 7/13/2020, 5:46 pm

I think you have me confused with your momma.

by **CORNER BLITZ** 7/13/2020, 6:56 pm

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Time to hit up Harper's to celebrate

by **Turtleneck** 7/13/2020, 7:18 pm

Rocinante wrote:I think you have me confused with your momma.

No. You’re the resident conspiracy theorist, right?

by **CORNER BLITZ** 7/14/2020, 5:57 pm

Interesting idea

https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2020/07/heres-why-big-ten-should-invite-army-navy-to-join-conference-in-2020-after-patriot-league-fall-sports-cancellation.html

by **tGreenWay** 7/14/2020, 6:06 pm

Turtleneck wrote:No Patriot League football this fall, or any other fall Patriot League sports. I was looking forward to Holly Cross at Colgate in late October.

Patriot League to cancel all competition in the 2020 fall season citing Covid-19 pandemic
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-07-13-20-intl/h_8917ce0df6590a18e5f4d1c555612dfa

You should invite her to upstate New York and take her out for pie and coffee.

by **Nordic** 7/17/2020, 2:12 pm

Mark Emmert: ‘If there is to be college sports in the fall, we need to get a much better handle on the pandemic’

“Any recommendation on a pathway toward a safe return to sport will depend on the national trajectory of COVID-19 spread,” said Brian Hainline, NCAA chief medical officer, in a statement. “The idea of sport resocialization is predicated on a scenario of reduced or flattened infection rates.”

In his own statement, the president of the NCAA sounded an ominous alarm for fall sports, including football.

“When we made the extremely difficult decision to cancel last spring’s championships it was because there was simply no way to conduct them safely,” said Mark Emmert. “This document lays out the advice of health care professionals as to how to resume college sports if we can achieve an environment where COVID-19 rates are manageable. Today, sadly, the data point in the wrong direction. If there is to be college sports in the fall, we need to get a much better handle on the pandemic.”

by **CORNER BLITZ** 7/17/2020, 2:22 pm

Just don't move it to the spring

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