Taffer is gonna redlock the season.
Seems a slow painful death of the season.
Delay delay delay....just make a fucking decision already.
Delay delay delay until you can play! My guess is delay till mid late September. That gives teams still over a month to get ready, keep players active.
The teams working hard to shut down were going to suck anyway! Fine, if two teams don't want to play even better, play with a 12 team bigten schedule play 10 games and a ccg at the end!
This was my thought too. Other conferences aren’t starting until late September so I’m not sure why the B1G feels the need to start so early.
If campuses are opening up give it a few weeks to see if it’s a complete shitshow or if things are trending positively.
Because we'll have a vaccine distributed by mid to late September? What in the world do you think is going to change in the next 6 weeks, short of a vaccine, that will make that possible?
Just shut it down now before you hurt people. I’ve already convinced myself it’s not happening, don’t make me get my hopes up again.
No kidding. At this point with multiple NFL guys sitting this season out, just not seeing how it's possible.
The money involved makes it possible. Schools can't afford to not play football. They may have few or no fans in the stands, but they need at least the TV revenue.
In what form they play remains to be seen. It might end up being a spring season. But given the money at stake, I'd be very surprised if there is no season in 2020-21.
The money involved makes it possible. Schools can't afford to not play football.
But they can afford to involve teenagers in unsafe, unnecessary activities in which some will certainly get sick and some of those are likely to die? I wonder if someone is actually doing the math of TV revenue vs. settling wrongful death lawsuits. That would certainly qualify as deplorable in my book.
As I said below, then you have to make all classes remote classes. Add to that, no living in dorms, no patronizing Ann Arbor bars and restaurants, otherwise students just walking around will infect each other. That's the entire student body, not just the student athletes.
Over 70% of the classes are online... so why invite the students back to dorms when most of them will not have to leave them to go to class. I can also see most of the fun stuff not going on either. What is the point other than a money grab?
All of higher ed is pretty much a money grab anyway now.
My point is you can cancel the football games, but you won't be really be protecting anybody as long as you have all the students back in town.
The answer is easy.
Bring basketball and football teams back to campus.
Keep everyone else at home.
That's how you maintain a bubble, season, and revenue stream.
Not even remotely plausible but well thought out. Nice!
The money argument, as it pertains to P5 teams, is kind of a bullshit argument. Most schools can get by for year without sports. That's all it means: no sports for a year. It's college. That's the main priority, or should be. In most countries, sports teams are basically just intramural clubs. It sucks for athletes for sure. But they'll keep their scholarships, remain students, and play next year. It's hardly the end of the world. There are far bigger stakes at play here.
Spring season could be really good for us based on how good everyone says we are every year in spring practice.
Stretch it into September so we can get one of those September Heismans.
Power 5 will not have a spring season, playing 2 seasons in that short of a time frame isn't a good idea.
If schools really press ahead because they need the money, then the idea that these players are primarily student-athletes will be dead
This last 2 months has been a joke..1 case has defined everything..when 1 guy gets it whether asymptomatic or symptomatic shoots everyone down in sports..manfred and college football are morons..this is fucking ridiculous..we are all so stupid..not 1 not 1 athlete has gotten severely sick..this is the dumbest time in mankind and people are buying in..its ridiculous..open back up smartly and get it over with and play sports
Not one athlete? IU has an OL suffering heart issues because of COVID. The Red Sox have a pitcher suffering the same.
The OL from IU who now has heart issues from C-19 would like a word with you. Educate before you type.
August 4th, 2020 at 10:19 PM ^
WMU2004?
User name checks out.
Better have all remote classes then if you want to avoid hurting people.
I was referring to hurting the mental structure of us devotees again having to mourn another cancelled season but that too.
;-) OK.
I too am amazed that they're not offering more consideration for the suckers who blow thousands of dollars on merch. Won't they think of who is truly impacted by this?
To be fair, WD has some very cool Michigan items.
he said "but that too", what more do you want?
People like you who bring up all of my Michigan stuff in a negative light are really just jealous. Whether it be of the stuff itself or the money it takes to buy it and be able to consistently afford it.
Give 'em hell, WD.
You keep telling yourself that WD
Upvoted WD for laying dick on table and saying “now your turn”
WD,
You’re
A
Baller!
I'm sorry, but did you just bring up your income to try and win an argument on the internet?
Next thing you'll be telling us all about your awesome car that we can't see because your Canadian girlfriend had to drive it back home to pick up her super hot friends who want to party with you.
You are too sensitive about this. We all have our quirks.
He brought up his access to money. I wouldn't call it his income. Pretty sure it's his parents' money.
Eh. He's just young, and doesn't know what it's like to have REAL expenses and responsibilities. Do that and still afford your hobbies, then start talking. Or better yet, do that and remain quiet about it.
"us devotees"
Wha??!!
There's more than one???
Time for an IP check?
The absolute last thing that anyone with any level of power anywhere gives a righteous fuck about is how you are personally feeling on an emotional level.
If they think they can play games and make money, they will. If they think they're more likely to play games by smiling and pushing it back a month at a time, they'll do that too. Your emotional whiplash could not possibly play less of a role in the calculations.
The solution, then, is for you to stop following the news and football, and you can have your beloved no-season while the rest of us get a season or not based on the evidence available when the decision is necessary.
Your suffering is entirely your own choice. Don't put that on someone else.
IMO, the delay could be for the extensive revamping of the schedule. Likely to be delayed from the 06-Sep start. B1G has to coordinate with the 14 teams, their ADs, in terms of rescheduling and that takes time. It's mid afternoon at this time and no word yet so a one delay appears likely. Stay tuned.
At this point it could be a few things.
1) Announcing the schedule
2) Covid protocols
3) Canceling the season
4) Telling the NCAA to get bent, are fed up with their incompetence, and will be doing their own thing going forward.
None of these would surprise me.
Yeah...I heard that by tomorrow there will be much more clarity on the trajectory of the pandemic. Makes sense to wait a day.
The only thing i can figure is nobody wants to go first in acknowledging the inevitable. But once one conference does you can bet all the others will follow suit almost immediately.
In the meantime they'll delay as long as possible and hope for a miracle.
Yeah I don't see them calling it just yet. I'd say another 10-14 days, then they pull the plug once it's crystal clear that it just can't be done safely.
It happening! Conference only mid-September...