Notre Dame plays today

Submitted by lmgoblue1 on September 12th, 2020 at 1:22 AM

If they could figure out how to do it, we damn well could have too. Apples to Apples. 

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trueblueintexas

September 12th, 2020 at 2:00 AM ^

Unless I am mistaken,

- all of D3 football is postponed/cancelled

- all of D2 football is postponed/cancelled

- the Ivies, MAC, Mountain West, Big Ten and PAC 12 are postponed/cancelled

Those playing:

- SEC, ACC, Big12, AAC, Conf-USA, Sunbelt, FCS (which has only 8 teams playing any given week), and a couple of independents

So what’s the right decision? A significant majority of programs across all levels have decided not to play, A smaller collection of teams have decided to play. What’s the motivation? Money or political influence/persuasion or both? If you look at the schools not playing I would guess they can more easily stomach the financial loss for one year, more so than the schools who decided to play. I don’t think that is true for the Pac12. While some could handle it (think Stanford/Oregon) I think others could be really hurt financially (think Colorado, Utah).

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USMC-NoRagrets

September 12th, 2020 at 10:08 AM ^

Hmmm.. noticed you didn't mention all the HS football playing around the country from sea to shining sea,.. Also that pro football is playing.

The right decision is to soldier on, you adapt, modify behaviors, carry on, ...it's a new day, a new reality ! Get onboard or get out of the way!

I recall with fond memories when the decision to shutdown the country was to "flatten the curve"... that was March...

Enough is Enough,.. #LetThemPlay.. support Coach Harbaugh, the Players and Families !!

 

 

 

 

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trueblueintexas

September 12th, 2020 at 11:35 AM ^

Since you like the military language and I’m guessing I know what USMC references, then you will respect the idea of chain of command and following orders. In this case the Big Ten chain of command made the order not to play football. Now get in line soldier and follow!

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crg

September 12th, 2020 at 6:42 AM ^

I think it is more telling that practically every school in the same region as ND is *not* playing... and Brian Kelly doesn't exactly have a good record of putting student safety as a priority.

Also, to hell with Notre Dame.

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Blue Vet

September 12th, 2020 at 7:03 AM ^

Anyone could figure out how to schedule a football game. Heck, even I could probably do it.

The distinction is whether it's a good idea to do it. How about them apples?

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MGlobules

September 12th, 2020 at 7:17 AM ^

I live in Tallahassee, and I can tell you that most of the local populace that can is staying far from campus today. I'm not going to put much stock in games that take place this year, anyhow, so I don't see this as so much of a loss. 

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AF1618

September 12th, 2020 at 9:07 AM ^

You people really need to stop talking out your rears about Declan. You don’t like ND, cool. It’s a football game. But constantly bringing up something you obviously have no idea about to bash another school or coach is old. 
Might want to learn the facts too. 
His own family hired a lawfirm, the state, local and even the feds (because of OSHA) all independently investigated and came to the same conclusion, thus the reason nothing happened to the school or coaches. Even the family said in the legal investigation that after seeing their own lawfirm’s investigation they know it want ND’s fault. 
The kid was told twice by people of authority not to go up the lift. He then asked a third person with no authority and that person told him to do what he wanted. So he went up on his own without permission. He was even told to come down by said he wanted to stay, while joking about it with friends. No one wanted to blame the deceased publicly, but that is what all the investigations showed happened.
People who are trying to use a kid’s death to settle a score with a team they don’t like are obviously pathetic.
 

 

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mooseman

September 12th, 2020 at 9:37 AM ^

Much of this simply isn't true. The University's own investigation found four factors contributed to the death, 3 of which were controllable. IOSHA fined the university almost $80K.

The reason the family didn't sue is that they seem to be incredible people who realized none of this would bring their son back and chose to channel their grief into charitable work with Horizons. 

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ldevon1

September 12th, 2020 at 9:39 AM ^

Dude you are so wrong, you need to do some research. 

https://www.latimes.com/sports/chibrknews-notre-dame-fined-77500-for-lift-death-20110315-story.html

Indiana OSHA, which examines workplace deaths, released the documents after a nearly five-month investigation. The agency fined the university $77,500 — the largest financial penalty levied against a school in the state in at least five years — for violations that included directing an untrained student employee to use a scissor lift during dangerous weather conditions and failing to properly maintain and inspect the equipment.

The President apologized for the incident and ND settled the suit out of court with the family, and since they are a private school, they don't have to share the details of the settlement. 

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