NCAA NCAAF 20 Off-season thread

[aussiedude]

Ivy League canceled all fall sports overnight.
They were the first to cancel Basketball tournaments before the s**t hit the fan in March. Only a matter of time before other conferences do the same.
I think the SEC , ACC and Big10 will be the last to announce an cancellations.

I also expect the Pac-12 to be the first power 5, but wont be the first FBS team

 

[AJ_2000]

I think it's as good as cancelled. Some talk of a spring or delayed season, but I can't see it going ahead.

 

[AJ_2000]

Big 10 switches to conference only for fall sports to allow for maximum flexibility with their schedule and they can apply universal standards across their competition (testing, game day protocols etc).

Big Ten going to conference-only slate this fall

Big Ten athletic directors and presidents have decided on moving to a conference-only model for all fall sports, including football.

www.espn.com.au

 

[aussiedude]

ACC canceled all Olympic sports for Fall. AKA everything but Football.

Moving to spring is hard because the NFL has already said it wont move the draft. and then they will have a short turnaround for the next season. Safest thing is to just pull the plug on the season.

Even if a season gets started it will be impossible to keep it even since some schools will opt out or be banned from positive tests.

 

[Dirty Bird]

If all conferences get rid of out of conference game, we better have a 10 team playoff.

You have no math or metrics to determine what conferences are better.

Or do they just put Alabama Clemson Ohio State and Oklahoma in the playoff without a thought.

Im also interested in what happens with Notre Dame. Ill laugh if all conferences play conference games only and Notre Dame can only play BYU, UMass, NMSU and Liberty.

 

[aussiedude]

If all conferences get rid of out of conference game, we better have a 10 team playoff.

You have no math or metrics to determine what conferences are better.

Or do they just put Alabama Clemson Ohio State and Oklahoma in the playoff without a thought.

Im also interested in what happens with Notre Dame. Ill laugh if all conferences play conference games only and Notre Dame can only play BYU, UMass, NMSU and Liberty.

ACC have said they will help ND with conference games.

Im more worried about the smaller schools. i saw that Ball St or someone like that will lose like $2M for missing out the Michigan or Ohio State game. and that could almost cause them to shut down the program. Its going to be the same for other non power 5 and FCS teams.

 

[Dirty Bird]

Boise state has had to cut our baseball and womens swim and diving programs due to budget cuts

But I have seen theres a gofundme page to keep the baseball going.

SAVE BOISE STATE BASEBALL, organized by Amaia Van Tol

***EDIT: PRIVATE PLEDGES ARE AT $600,000 In 2017, Boise State University made the decision to… Amaia Van Tol needs your support for SAVE BOISE STATE BASEBALL

www.gofundme.com

1 person made a $10k donation

 

[AJ_2000]

Football pays the bills, and your spot on the smaller programs will suffer.

Expanded playoffs? I think getting a few games away will be almost a miracle with amateur student athletes in states with exploding Covid cases.

They can push on with the pros and they've got to get paid, here it's to fund everything else.

 

[AJ_2000]

Michigan State & Rutgers have their entire squads in 14 isolation after close contacts testing positive.

While the rest of the college football landscape tries to work out how to play a season - Texas announces that they'll have crowds capped at 50k.

I guess they're trying to speed up herd immunity

 

[drd23]

An interesting development with a lot of demands.

Pac-12 players show unity, list demands in letter

A group of Pac-12 football players penned a letter to the conference outlining concerns they have in regard to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as economic and social issues.

www.espn.com

I'll be surprised if much comes of this besides having third party enforcement of any COID safety plans though. Stuff like demanding 6 years of medical coverage after leaving the team seems like an absolute pipe dream

 

[AJ_2000]

In an industry that generates billions (pandemic excluded), and doesn't allow for players to be paid, medical expenses are one area where I think the players could have a stronger case. 6 years might be excessive- but this could be an area they could target.

 

[Shade]

Nobody posted that UCONN have pulled out of the season?

there wont be a CFB season at all this year when it comes down to the last few weeks teams will pull out left right and centre.

absolute pretending that theres gonna be a season

 

[Shade]

Vastly different to the NFL because theres actually $$$$ involved.

CFB wont happen in 20/21

 

[aussiedude]

Nobody posted that UCONN have pulled out of the season?

there wont be a CFB season at all this year when it comes down to the last few weeks teams will pull out left right and centre.

absolute pretending that theres gonna be a season

It's not just UConn. Ivy league and all div 2 and 3 have also been cancled. There is a player uprising in the pac-12 right now.

#WeAreUnited | By Players of the Pac-12

#WeAreUnited in our commitment to secure fair treatment for college athletes.

www.theplayerstribune.com

Not worth the risk to play for free.

 

[Shade]

Rondale Moore sitting out the season not that there will be one anyway

 

[aussiedude]

BigSky is another FCS conference to call the season.

Penn St announced no fans for home games, Iowa and Florida announced capped numbers for fans.

I still doubt it will happen. its just greed for cash right now at the expense of kids. The game is up and the students are finding power like in the Pac-12 with the 400 student group chat and could finally lead to the push to correctly compensate them.

 

[AJ_2000]

Big 10 players get a coalition going. Their demands squarely on covid

Big Ten players follow Pac-12, form unity group

Following the lead of their peers in the Pac-12, Big Ten players have formed a unity group to address athlete concerns.

www.espn.com

 

[Shade]

MAC latest to pull out

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Until the players are getting paid college football has no chance of completing a season while co-vid remains any sort of issue.

You made your bed now lay it. Can't have it both ways campaigners.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Perfect chance for the xfl to swoop if they can put something together by next off-season.

 

[Shade]

Until the players are getting paid college football has no chance of completing a season while co-vid remains any sort of issue.

You made your bed now lay it. Can't have it both ways campaigners.

They do get paid in the power 5 noone says anything about it.

i wish the NCAA would fold

 

[aussiedude]

MAC latest to pull out

apparently its making some other group of 5 schools rethink playing.

Pac-12 will still be the first power 5 to pull out, but dont know how many more G5 call it first.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Decision by Power 5 expected by end of this week. Quotes sources saying Big Ten moving towards cancelling

Sources: Power 5 Conferences Moving Toward Canceling Fall Sports

The Big Ten is moving toward a decision to cancel the 2020 fall season, while engaging other Power 5 conferences on a uniform decision to be announced later this week, sources tell Sports Illustrated.

www.si.com

 

[aussiedude]

yeah looks like Big10 is going to announce tomorrow that its not playing football.

Some presidents are more worried about the players finding a voice and that they have power than they are about the virus.

 

[AJ_2000]

College Athletic departments be like



It's hard when you pay your workforce zero, and the finally have a gripe and real leverage. And your only justification for them to play is there's lots of other people and programs to pay for.

I think you're right that they're more scared of the players than the covid impacts.