EVA Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 (edited) Without getting too political, I thought there was no way Doug Jones could win re-election, but the republicans may have just found the right man to lose to him. Surely, no Bama fan with any self-respect would willingly consign themselves to living under Tuberville’s reign as senator. 2002-2007 was enough! Edited July 15, 2020 by EVA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 3 hours ago, EVA said: Surely, no Bama fan with any self-respect would willingly consign themselves to living under Tuberville’s reign as senator. 2002-2007 was enough! True...but it's Alabama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 The MEAC has cancelled the football season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share Posted July 16, 2020 Oh, and it's sideways-related to football, but for the first time since World War II, the Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena has been cancelled. It's usually held on the same day as the Rose Bowl, so draw your own conclusions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share Posted July 16, 2020 Oh, and... *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 The CAA will not have a formal football season Teams are allowed to play basically an independent schedule if they so choose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Quote For an extra splash of cold water, here is what NCAA President Mark Emmert had to say in the release: “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,” Emmert said. “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.” The data point is in the wrong direction? No shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Sidestepping COVID stuff for a minute, I saw something interesting, recruiting-wise, today. It started when I was checking out Alabama’s 2021 class, currently ranked #2. Nothing unusual there (except for their recent OL commitments, which are out of this word). #1 is Ohio State. Nothing unusual there either. Who’s #3? NORTH CAROLINA. Now, that’s something you don’t see every day. Or ever, really, in the modern recruiting era. So, what’s going on there? I did some digging and discovered that state of NC is abnormally deep with talent this year. The state currently boasts 25 recruits rated 4* or better (247 composite rankings). On an average year, they have about 12. So, that’s double the talent from usual. And UNC currently he commitments from 10 of them—nearly as many 4* players as the state produces in a typical year. And they may bag even more of them as the year goes on. So, the question becomes, is this a short-term boon (think South Carolina in the early 2010’s, when suddenly they had Clowney, Lattimore, Gilmore, Jeffrey, etc. pop up in their backyard and became an overnight contender for a few seasons) or is this the beginning of a trend? If you check out recent US population migration trends, the information suggests it might be the latter. Metro areas in NC are booming. If Mack Brown can defend their yard, UNC could easily become the class of their division and Clemson’s perennial challenger in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 Sooner down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Well it was bound to happen eventually The entire Michigan State team is going into 14 day quarantine due a 2nd staff member and a player testing positive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 Wisconsin's AD said the university athletic programs will be in jeopardy if there's no football season. So yeah, he's basically saying "it'd be a shame if something happened to your precious softball (or any other women's) team" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Wisconsin's AD said the university athletic programs will be in jeopardy if there's no football season. So yeah, he's basically saying "it'd be a shame if something happened to your precious softball (or any other women's) team" As of 12/31/19, the University of Wisconsin had a total endowment of $4.3b. If they really want to, I think they can turn over a few sofa cushions to find the money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Wisconsin's AD said the university athletic programs will be in jeopardy if there's no football season. So yeah, he's basically saying "it'd be a shame if something happened to your precious softball (or any other women's) team" Quote Wisconsin officials told the Wisconsin State Journal that the athletic department would have to go into its reserve funds to make up the difference. According to the report, the reserve fund had $190 million at the end of the 2018-19 fiscal year. They have the money, they just don't want to spend it. I'm not sure what the reserve fund is for, if not for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Zimbra said: They have the money, they just don't want to spend it. I'm not sure what the reserve fund is for, if not for this. It's kinda like the airlines - "WELL...we saved for a rainy day, we just don't want to use it on THIS rainy day" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Quote Wisconsin officials told the Wisconsin State Journal that the athletic department would have to go into its reserve funds to make up the difference. According to the report, the reserve fund had $190 million at the end of the 2018-19 fiscal year. Remember this the next time someone asks, "So, how exactly would they pay the players?" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted July 25, 2020 Author Share Posted July 25, 2020 They're Division III, but still noteworthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 In further "OMFG Just Move The Season To The Spring You Ninnies".... Rutgers just quarantined it's entire football team due to multiple positive coronavirus tests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said: In further "OMFG Just Move The Season To The Spring You Ninnies".... Rutgers just quarantined it's entire football team due to multiple positive coronavirus tests. Do people who run these leagues and sporting entities know that's going to be the only viable solution? It's been that way since the outset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 1:12 AM, Dolfan in NYC said: In further "OMFG Just Move The Season To The Spring You Ninnies".... Rutgers just quarantined it's entire football team due to multiple positive coronavirus tests. Easier said than done. If you move the season to the spring, why would anyone who may be drafted play? If you move the season to the spring, what do you do about next season? They can't possibly expect these dudes to play two football seasons in one year...for free. The only real option they have is to cancel the season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert C Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 13 hours ago, supremebve said: The only real option they have is to cancel the season. That's the basic truth that everybody involved seems to be working as hard as possible to ignore. Texas still thinks they're going to play with 50% crowd capacity here, where the cases are 10x what they were before we started reopening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Gotta start the season so Kansas can go 2-10 as quickly as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) The Big -12 clearly just wants to be able to claim they’ve played more games than other conferences, for a change. Edited July 28, 2020 by EVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLSigman Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Notre Dame is basically a full member of the conferences this year, too. Will be able to play in the ACC title game and get their NY6 berth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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