I think the point was that was when the writer realized the facilities weren't for them as players, they were for showing off to recruits and VIPs.
Whether that's true or not is a debatable subject.
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2020 CU football season POSTPONED until Nov 6th?
- Thread starter Jens1893
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I think the point was that was when the writer realized the facilities weren't for them as players, they were for showing off to recruits and VIPs.
Whether that's true or not is a debatable subject.
Doesn’t that seem pretty dumb to you though? The weight room and facilities are for the players first and foremost. Yes you have to make them look good but that ain’t anything new.
Big 12 finally making a decision
collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com
Big 12 to allow teams to play 1 non-conference football game - College Football | NBC Sports
The Big 12 will permit its teams to play one non-conference game this year to go along with their nine league contests.
collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com
Is that an attempt to get them all one extra win?Big 12 finally making a decision
Big 12 to allow teams to play 1 non-conference football game - College Football | NBC Sports
The Big 12 will permit its teams to play one non-conference game this year to go along with their nine league contests.
Good reminder though. That's why I started paying attention to CU. Growing up in Texas but born in Colorado, I was impressed how they would play anybody anywhere. The U, Tennessee, when they were ****ing good, and many others. The Notre Dame games of course. That cemented it for me. It would be nice to have that attitude again. I think we'd benefit more from that then getting our ass whipped against Toledo at the Glass Bowl.Gee thanks for the reminder Duff
There won’t be a season.
Sort of wish the pac 12 did more of a big 10 like schedule. Get a game in there a little earlier with two bye weeks so you can get players on the field for practice this week and see how things work out. I do however understand the sec and pac wanting to see how things go with the nfl first.
P12 and SEC also want to see impact of returning students.
Yup, just seems like the big 10 method allows for the ability to monitor things and try it out since they can delay their early game to later in the season with 2 bye weeks. Then schools can atleast try to see how practices go starting now to see if this is even possible. If they hit some bumps in the road they can quarantine and learn while delaying games.
Direct link to NCAA release - http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources...hlete-well-being-scholarships-and-eligibility
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The NCAA Board of Governors has directed schools and conferences to meet specific requirements if they are to conduct NCAA fall sports during the preseason, regular season and postseason. Further, each division is directed to determine its ability to meet those requirements to conduct fall championships.
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The requirements include:
- All fall sports activity (preseason, regular season and postseason) must follow the recently released return-to-sport guidelines from the NCAA Sport Science Institute for all athletic activity. As the guidelines change based on the ever-changing pandemic, schools must follow any future modifications.
- The NCAA will establish a phone number and email to allow college athletes, parents or others to report alleged failures. The Association will notify school and conference administrators, who will be expected to take immediate action.
- All member schools must adhere to federal, state and local guidelines related to COVID-19. Further, the conduct of NCAA championships must be in line with federal, state and local guidelines.
- All student-athletes must be allowed to opt out of participation due to concerns about contracting COVID-19. If a college athlete chooses to opt out, that individual’s athletics scholarship commitment must be honored by the college or university.
- Each division must determine no later than Aug. 14 the eligibility accommodations that must be made for student-athletes who opt out of participating this fall or for those whose seasons are canceled or cut short due to COVID-19. College athletes and their families must know what their eligibility status will be before beginning the fall season.
- Member schools may not require student-athletes to waive their legal rights regarding COVID-19 as a condition of athletics participation.
- Member schools, in conjunction with existing insurance standards, must cover COVID-19 related medical expenses for student-athletes to prevent out-of-pocket expenses for college athletes and their families.
- Any NCAA fall championship or other postseason contests must be conducted within enhanced safety protocols for student-athletes and essential athletics personnel. These safety enhancements will include regular testing, separation of college athletes and essential personnel from all other nonessential personnel, and physical distancing and masking policies during all aspects of noncompetition.
- NCAA championships may use reduced bracketing, a reduced number of competitors, predetermined sites and, where appropriate, single sites to limit exposure to COVID-19.
- If 50% or more of eligible teams in a particular sport in a division cancel their fall season, there will be no fall NCAA championship in that sport in that division.
- If fall sports championships are postponed in any division, a decision to conduct that championship at a later date will be based upon the scientific data available at that time regarding COVID-19, along with other considerations.
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I can’t throw stones at any P5 approach. They are all making collaborative decisions* doing the best they can with the data they have. Some (all) will likely be eventually wrong, or maybe all will be right. That doesn’t make them wrong now though.
*more player involvement needed it appears.
BuffBronco
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Just shut it all down now and come back in the spring
To be fair, UConn decided not to compete on the gridiron years ago.
Medford M.
Well-Known Member
Did they go Independent or something?
They had 12 games scheduled originally. But the announcements of conference only games by most of the P5 knocked out several of their games. They had Illinois and Indiana from the B1G, UNC and Virginia from the ACC (doubt they would have been the +1 for those 2 schools), and Ole Miss. That is 5 P5 games they lost. They had Liberty, Army, and UMASS as fellow independents. Old Dominion and MTSU from their former AAC. San Jose State from the MWC and Maine (FCS). I think the writing is on the wall for the independents (except Notre Dame).
UConn couldn't' have been. the ACC required all +1 games to be against schools in the same state.
No fans for Penn State
UConn needs to go the Villanova route and become an FCS football program again. They were damn good at that level and it fit the resources + DNA of UConn.
Wisconsin announced that earlier today as well
this sounds like it shouldn't upset the P5 commishs too much
The 1 OOC game just has to be played in their home state but the opponent can be from another state as long as it's a home game. There's a number of OOC games in the ACC where the opponent is from another state.
you're correct. I misread that.
