NCAA allows CFB season to start 1 week earlier this year
Link: https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa-allows-college-football-season-to-start-one-week-early-160411941.html
All schools' seasons allowed to start on Aug 29, otherwise reserved for "Week 0" games.
If I could change the world, I'd make everyday Shea Patterson Appreciation Day.
On Shea Patterson Appreciation Day, everyone has to write exactly one hundred reasons as to why Shea Patterson is the GOAT.
Weird post.
You say that as if that's abnormal.
That was actually a fairly lucid post, but still weird.
Weird flex, but ok.
If I could change the world, I would bring the banhammer down on your pony conquering head.
And the world would be a better place.
The inconsistencies in decision making between different agencies and organizations on all of this is enough to make your head spin.
Go ahead with the season or cancel it completely?
Hmmmmm. This is a tough call. Wait a minute...... (pause and an emerging grin implying a brilliant thought), let's start it early!
I just can't keep up.
CFB's handling of the pandemic exactly mirrors the White House's: Just do nothing and let 50 different states make 50 different decisions concerning a virus that doesn't respect state lines.
kinda how states handle 90% of everything else.......
I'm not going to defend or assail any decisions made by the White House for several reasons, not the least of which is that *this is not the place for it*.
However, I find it curious how much power/authority people assume the federal executive branch actually has in this situation. We have seen instances where both "red" and "blue" state governors have railed at various orders/directives/etc. from the federal executive... and ultimately implement their own directives. The fact is that state governors have more authority (in general) regarding what transpires in their state than the federal government does. Certain exceptions apply of course, but this is the primary reason why the response has been a patchwork. If the opposite party were in the White House, there would still be a fractious and patchwork response at the state level.
While I understand your point - that the Fed Gov't cannot force implement things on states - I can disagree on your view of implementation. For example, we'll use masks: nobody wants (or expects) the Feds to implement a nation-wide mask mandate. But leadership entails a strong recommendation for using them, and 'leading by example' - actually using them. Instead, this administration recommended wearing masks (CDC) while also, very publicly, deriding those deciding to use them!
The Executive Branch is expected to lead, and it is expected to bring people together towards the common good (whatever that political view may be). But this particular administration has done everything possible to divide the country. Divide and conquer, right?
Exactly.
The federal government has pretty significant relevant power
1. Approving testing
2. Defense Production Act
3. Strategic National Stockpile
4. Approval of drugs and vaccines
5. Research (both direct and funding of other)
6. international travel restrictions
7. Expertise
8. Financial aid to states, companies and individuals - all of which could come with strings
9. Power of the bully pulpit
10. Ability to work (or not work) with other countries and international bodies.
Are you new to politics, mackbru? States have governors and their own governments for a reason.
...or are you one of those "I want the federal government to solve everything" people?
Until they step in...... then scream "totalitarianism!"
It's smart to allow them to start early if they think they can do it safely.
The B1G Ten should be pushing to start as early as possible (assuming relative safety thresholds can be met of course) if they plan to have a season at all. The conference footprint is doing relatively well right now but cases in the north are probably going to spike when the weather forces everyone back indoors and kids go back to school.
Starting earlier would allow them to space out games more. More two week breaks means they'd have more time between games to ensure participants didn't pick something up the previous game (positives are not necessarily immediately detectable so two weeks gives you a longer runway)
If teams/conference expect that shutdowns are inevitable, this makes perfect sense.
NCAA getting in as many games as possible and hoping to extend/spread out a season in flux/jeopardy makes perfect sense.
You can always count on the NCAA to be consistently inconsistent, except when it comes to one thing.....$ grabbing.
Can we call "Omaha" and get Nebraska, Northwestern or Illinois scheduled at home for Week Zero? That would be something great to look forward to...
I still think Spring is the best option. Phase 3 vaccine trials started yesterday. Results will be out in November. If they are successful we would have a couple months to mass produce viles. Everyone will have their shots by Feb. First weekend in March start the conference only schedule. Have no meaningless bowls. Just have the 3 playoff games and be done by late May. All this and everyone can enjoy without the stress.
But what about the real 2021 season? You just give them a month break and jump right into prep for a full 2021 season? Let's not just spout things because we saw it on twitter somewhere.
yeah.... and to make up for missing 2020, they play double headers!!
No, the vaccine info is actual news and the plan is my own thoughts. If your argument is about player safety I'd rather they play in pandemic free conditions that could cause life long respiratory damage or even death and have only 2 months down time before camp starts than the alternative.
Then just skip 2020 altogether. That would be the ultimate in kids' safety instead of them playing 20ish games in an 8-10 month span when they're used to 12ish.
I think the 2020 season should be skipped. These are not professional athletes. If we can't hold classes in-person, it makes no sense to offer sports, which requires closer contact. Fans can't attend safely.
If the landscape changes by the end of fall, we can talk about winter semester sports. This is different from the professional leagues, which I hope are learning from MLB's difficulties operating without some sort of "bubble".
I mostly agree with this. Sad state that we weren't able to get this more under control by now.
European soccer leagues have been playing without a bubble all summer long and haven't had any issues to my knowledge.
Sigh...
I like your optimism and truly hope that you're right but over the past couple of weeks you've got Big Pharma, Fauci and the CDC saying that mass production of a vaccine could take awhile. I'm assuming that even if they can produce something by the end of the year a large amount of those doses will be directed towards health care professionals. The thought that 300 million doses will be available by February seems a bit unrealistic unfortunately
This allows the season to be 14 weeks - allowing conferences to do 10 games and 4 bye weeks, with byes coming weeks 3, 6, 9, and 12. It's been long discussed that 2 on 1 off makes some sense as you would have two weeks between games to quarantine any positive cases, and theoretically limit the missed time to two games in most cases.
Doesn't this assume that game day is of greater risk to the players than any other day...which, IDK..these are young men on a college campus with lots of women and parties...game day might be the safest day of the week for them.
Also I assume players who test positive will not be able to practice w the team so doubt they would be game ready coming straight out of quarantine. So 2 weeks becomes 3 or more weeks from being ready to play.
Very proactive by the NCAA. After all, Oklahoma & Kansas announced they were playing Week Zero games ....... last week.
They need to at least make an attempt at acting as though they have control.
Glad to see you are still with us, btw. Illegitimi non carborundum.
Better to be early than late.
Lots of changes being made to schedules for a college football season I still don't see happening.
Isn't this pretty much the rearranging of the deck chairs on the Titanic argument? The end result is still going to be the same.
I'm all in for an Aug 29th start then have more padding for rescheduling games if needed. The 10 game season still works, just spread them out. Also, end before Thanksgiving. Wait two weeks then have the conference championship game.