NCAA: College Football season in peril

[GKJ]

This is getting threadworthy for those not following the off-season thread



Big Ten canceling football season

Click to read more...

 

[RussianRacket]

Never forget the conferences chose to cancel their biggest money making sport rather than risk players organizing.

All these conferences should be disbanded.

 

[John Price]

it was because of covid

plus the MAC really started the dominos

it was not about unions

 

[RussianRacket]

it was not about unions

uh huh, sure.

 

[John Price]

also this thread title is inaccurate as no vote has been held

 

[John Price]

 

[DoyleG]

Pac-12 to meet tomorrow to decide on a fall season.

 

[MMC]

 

[GKJ]

 

[John Price]

 

[GKJ]

Finally official word from the Big Ten. Pac 12 looks like they're next. I think the ACC will be third. Once that happens, I think the Big 12 and SEC will be forced to follow suit. There's been nothing about what the NCAA intends to do with the playoff, but for once they could actually use their power here to force the issue.

 

[GKJ]

 

[PanthersPens62]

I know the ACC & SEC are determined to see this thru & Big 12 is on the fence, but I don't see how we have a season after what transpired today.

 

[DueDiligence]

Trump is not concerned with the student athletes' welfare. He knows this will look bad on his administration's response to the pandemic and will hurt his reelection chances if they don't play.

 

[GKJ]

 

[GKJ]

One thing I’m wondering is that if college football runs a spring season, NFL picks up the Saturdays they vacate (maybe some Friday’s), does college football reciprocate by scheduling spring Sundays?

 

[The Burdened]

colleges: shut down fall sports for the sake of the safety/health of the student athlete. Their best interest is key.

also, colleges: hey student athletes: don't worry! we can do spring football and we can get back to regularly scheduled football in Fall 2021! you don't mind playing 2 seasons in the span of 4-months..... right? Your body can handle it no problem.

srs tho I don't see many scenarios in which spring ball works. has a big butterfly effect. these conferences are punting and they know football logistically isn't happening in the spring.

SEC will probably be the last conference standing and I doubt they budge unless something unforeseen happens. They would absolutely love to be the only college football on TV. Would be a big opportunity for them.

 

[Troy McClure]

colleges: shut down fall sports for the sake of the safety/health of the student athlete. Their best interest is key.

also, colleges: hey student athletes: don't worry! we can do spring football and we can get back to regularly scheduled football in Fall 2021! you don't mind playing 2 seasons in the span of 4-months..... right? Your body can handle it no problem.

srs tho I don't see many scenarios in which spring ball works. has a big butterfly effect. these conferences are punting and they know football logistically isn't happening in the spring.

SEC will probably be the last conference standing and I doubt they budge unless something unforeseen happens. They would absolutely love to be the only college football on TV. Would be a big opportunity for them.

The SEC would play even if a few players died.

 

[StreetHawk]

colleges: shut down fall sports for the sake of the safety/health of the student athlete. Their best interest is key.

also, colleges: hey student athletes: don't worry! we can do spring football and we can get back to regularly scheduled football in Fall 2021! you don't mind playing 2 seasons in the span of 4-months..... right? Your body can handle it no problem.

srs tho I don't see many scenarios in which spring ball works. has a big butterfly effect. these conferences are punting and they know football logistically isn't happening in the spring.

SEC will probably be the last conference standing and I doubt they budge unless something unforeseen happens. They would absolutely love to be the only college football on TV. Would be a big opportunity for them.

If they do go with a spring season it has to be shorter than their typical 11 game season. Max 8 games.

 

[BostonBob]

Ummmm.....what ?????

 

[GKJ]

somehow excludes FBS football!

 

[John Price]

 

[HisIceness]

Good to see some conferences have some sense. Too bad the ACC and SEC will have to go down kicking and screaming.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

I think everything will be cancelled within a week

 

[keonsbitterness]

somehow excludes FBS football!

NCAA has no control over that except for recruiting issues.