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Curious why you find this idea to be so crazy?
Curious why you find this idea to be so crazy?
This is the first thing that popped into my head as the biggest drawback. An idea I saw floated that would help extend the off-season between the spring and fall seasons was eliminating all or some OOC games.So most teams would be finishing their seasons in May, then they would have two months off before having to start practicing for the following season (which happens in August). In other words, you would have absolutely no spring practice and only two months between the end of one season and the start of another season
Until a majority of the population becomes immune to the virus (it's too early to know if that's even a thing) or a vaccine is developed there's no chance the sporting world will be able to get back normal this fall. The best we can hope for any time "soon" is games with no fans (which would be fine with me).Not a good idea for reasons mentioned above.
I really think they could start the season in October if we hit peak on reported COVID cases as some models predict in 2-2.5 weeks. Let’s hope
Curious why you find this idea to be so crazy?
You started the thread and I was legitimately wondering why you thought it was such a bad idea.Seems all of the reasons I found it to be crazy have been posted for me. Maybe you should give us all your reasons why it’s a great idea, it’d probably be a hell of a lot shorter.
I live in Virginia and we're on a stay-at-home order until at least June 10th. I'd expect that to be the norm across the country very soon.I agree this is a bad idea... I also don't understand things in June and July already being cancelled. If we are on a similar timeline to Italy (albeit on a larger scope) then we would currently be roughly 2.5-3 weeks from hitting the peak of deaths.
In my humble opinion, everything in April should be nixed and probably even the first two weeks of May just to error on the side of caution, but beyond that there is no way for anyone to know what timeline we (the United States) are on.
I hope your wife is a hair stylist; otherwise, you're going to look like Jesus by June 10th.I live in Virginia and we're on a stay-at-home order until at least June 10th. I'd expect that to be the norm across the country very soon.
Already halfway there, my friend.I hope your wife is a hair stylist; otherwise, you're going to look like Jesus by June 10th.
I was a week overdue for a haircut when I had my last one scheduled, and then they shut down everything here two weeks ago. So now I'm three weeks past due, and it's going to be at least 4 more weeks before they allow them to open back up, but more realistically 6-8 more weeks. I'm not sure whether I should grow back the fro, or go with the Willie Nelson thing at this point. Fro is pretty cool, but I think the full Nelson would be even cooler.Already halfway there, my friend.
^^^ This is a very real possibility. Paycheck to paycheck public schools like MU are in real danger. Marshall will pull thru but what will the long term damage look like.
Just resd in Marshall magazine that Gilbert says the bank balance is on solid footing for the school as a whole.
Until a majority of the population becomes immune to the virus (it's too early to know if that's even a thing) or a vaccine is developed there's no chance the sporting world will be able to get back normal this fall. The best we can hope for any time "soon" is games with no fans (which would be fine with me).
as for Steve, that is not a problem. As you know, when there is a football/basketball conflict like there is at least one time a year, Marshall alum and MetroNews broadcaster Dave Wilson does hoops play by play. This year is was the UNI and Florida gamesWe have how many athletic trainers on staff? How is Steve Cotton going to manage his travel arrangements with FB, BB, going on at the same time? Not to mention the already aforementioned. If this season can’t get in on its regular date, than you have to cancel it and give an extra year of eligibility just like they did for spring sports. Otherwise the schedule is going to be a mess for much longer
Right. This already happens. Jake Griffith is becoming quite good and could be someone we lean on, too.as for Steve, that is not a problem. As you know, when there is a football/basketball conflict like there is at least one time a year, Marshall alum and MetroNews broadcaster Dave Wilson does hoops play by play. This year is was the UNI and Florida games
Any way you could do a fro and a Willie Nelson? In these unprecedented times we have to think outside the box, ya know.I was a week overdue for a haircut when I had my last one scheduled, and then they shut down everything here two weeks ago. So now I'm three weeks past due, and it's going to be at least 4 more weeks before they allow them to open back up, but more realistically 6-8 more weeks. I'm not sure whether I should grow back the fro, or go with the Willie Nelson thing at this point. Fro is pretty cool, but I think the full Nelson would be even cooler.
Any way you could do a fro and a Willie Nelson? In these unprecedented times we have to think outside the box, ya know.
Your governor is also an idiot. I am all for caution and personally I don't think this thing will be over enough to have fall football season. But, there is no need for a governor to call it out that far. All that does it make the economic situation worse. He is a real tool bag.I live in Virginia and we're on a stay-at-home order until at least June 10th. I'd expect that to be the norm across the country very soon.
This is where I’m a scratching my head with it. I can understand the P5 being able to play in empty stadiums because they rake in the tv dollars. Schools like Marshall don’t get a lot of tv money. We don’t have ABC, FOX, CBS, etc fighting each other to throw us money. We have stadium, through Facebook.I don't see the 2020 college season being played and if is there likely will not be fans in the stands. It might be a tv only kind of deal if they do it. But, I am not so sure they are going to allow 80,000 people to be packed into stadiums until there is a cure/vaccine for this China Virus.
Not sure they can. Honestly if Marshall were a business and not government, they would be furloughing and laying off people and that would mean inside the athletic dept.This is where I’m a scratching my head with it. I can understand the P5 being able to play in empty stadiums because they rake in the tv dollars. Schools like Marshall don’t get a lot of tv money. We don’t have ABC, FOX, CBS, etc fighting each other to throw us money. We have stadium, through Facebook.
If fans are not allowed in the stadiums, how is there a cost benefit to Marshall to travel all over the country playing our conference games in empty stadiums? If programs like Marshall, who don’t get the millions from tv revenue, have a fan base who has been ravaged by this economically and don’t have the discretionary income to throw thousands to a half-done college football season, how can programs like Marshall do this?
A team like Michigan, for example, does bring in a lot of TV revenue, but not having 114,000 in there costs them dearly. Average ticket cost last year was $149.00, according to figures I just googled. Add in concessions, and all the team gear fans buy, and that's a lot of money. Multiply that by 7 or 8 home games per year. That's a substantial chunk of the almost $200,000,000 in annual revenue.This is where I’m a scratching my head with it. I can understand the P5 being able to play in empty stadiums because they rake in the tv dollars. Schools like Marshall don’t get a lot of tv money. We don’t have ABC, FOX, CBS, etc fighting each other to throw us money. We have stadium, through Facebook.
I don't know if I would watch in the spring. It just seems too weird.I'd hate to see a spring football season but if that is the only way to survive, then go for it. My understanding is that fall football without students in school has been completely ruled out by almost every commissioner. A delay to October is workable, but a delay without OOC gets sticky for G5 schools that need the dollars. The argument against football-when-other-sports-are being-played does not hold a lot of water for me. You could adjust basketball schedules, and my guess is that CFB would do well against others.
It will come down to how the TV contracts are written, how much the schools need the ticket revenue (and the donations that accompany them). I don't think anyone is proposing spring football as a great idea, but neither is staying home either...and that's where we are today. FYI, you could actually start a lot of football as early as February for most conferences with some creative scheduling (except the MAC). And you could delay the fall 2021 schedule. As far as the NFL, I doubt the colleges are too concerned about their draft.
I hope your wife is a hair stylist; otherwise, you're going to look like Jesus by June 10th.
Are you livin' on a prayer?Already halfway there, my friend.