menu
Logo
99+
Bobcat Attack Menu
Logo
99+
Ohio Football Topic
Topic: There will be football this Fall
Page: 2 of 6
mail
person
Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame
6/19/2020 6:14 PM
The Phillies and Blue Jays both closed their facilities today and Clemson announced 28 positive tests amongst student athletes.

After a month of optimism about fall sports (and the return of professional sports), the last week's casted some doubt. Oddly, Texas, Florida and Arizona are seeing the biggest spikes despite the warm weather.
mail
person
BillyTheCat
6/19/2020 10:34 PM
Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame wrote:expand_more
The Phillies and Blue Jays both closed their facilities today and Clemson announced 28 positive tests amongst student athletes.

After a month of optimism about fall sports (and the return of professional sports), the last week's casted some doubt. Oddly, Texas, Florida and Arizona are seeing the biggest spikes despite the warm weather.
No worries, we’ve not tested yet. The bigger issue is getting athletes to quarantine themselves and not be out and have visitors.
mail
person
rpbobcat
6/20/2020 8:04 PM
According to an article in The Post yesterday,O.U. will close the campus on November 20.

The rest of the semester will be done remotely.

Don't what this means for Fall and Winter sports.
mail
person
Bobcat1996
6/20/2020 9:26 PM
If the campus is closed a few days before Thanksgiving, that is what many schools are doing.
Last Edited: 6/20/2020 9:27:29 PM by Bobcat1996
mail
person
rpbobcat
6/21/2020 8:53 AM
Bobcat1996 wrote:expand_more
If the campus is closed a few days before Thanksgiving, that is what many schools are doing.
I've seen that.

I presume closing down the campus includes athletic facilities.

So what happens to fall and winter sports ?
mail
person
Alan Swank
6/21/2020 8:56 AM
rpbobcat wrote:expand_more
If the campus is closed a few days before Thanksgiving, that is what many schools are doing.
I've seen that.

I presume closing down the campus includes athletic facilities.

So what happens to fall and winter sports ?
Considering this seems to be the evolving norm (Notre Dame, tosu), the games will go on.
mail
person
rpbobcat
6/21/2020 9:51 AM
Alan Swank wrote:expand_more
If the campus is closed a few days before Thanksgiving, that is what many schools are doing.
I've seen that.

I presume closing down the campus includes athletic facilities.

So what happens to fall and winter sports ?
Considering this seems to be the evolving norm (Notre Dame, tosu), the games will go on.
Regular season games,maybe.

What about conference championships and bowls ?

If the campuses and athletic facilities are closed, where do teams stay
and practice.

Same with the basketball and wrestling teams.
What happens to them ?

Especially if the campus stays closed to February.
Last Edited: 6/21/2020 9:52:04 AM by rpbobcat
mail
person
BillyTheCat
6/21/2020 11:47 AM
The governor has thrown water on fans attending the Hall of Fame Game. That’s not looking good for actual football, with that only being 1 months away.
mail
person
Alan Swank
6/21/2020 3:40 PM
BillyTheCat wrote:expand_more
The governor has thrown water on fans attending the Hall of Fame Game. That’s not looking good for actual football, with that only being 1 months away.
And maybe the NFL too.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2896947-steelers-cam-...
mail
person
Pataskala
6/21/2020 5:19 PM
Considering the outbreaks at Clemson (28 players and athletics staff) and LSU (1/4 of the football roster), schools will have to do an extremely good job of sanitizing. Look for just about every team to have a sizeable chunk of their schedules cancelled.
mail
person
BillyTheCat
6/21/2020 6:17 PM
Alan Swank wrote:expand_more
The governor has thrown water on fans attending the Hall of Fame Game. That’s not looking good for actual football, with that only being 1 months away.
And maybe the NFL too.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2896947-steelers-cam-...
If there is NO college football, do you lay off your staff or do you pay a million or millions to keep them on? That is not an OHIO question but a question for all programs across the country.
Last Edited: 6/21/2020 6:18:55 PM by BillyTheCat
mail
person
Pataskala
6/21/2020 8:09 PM
BillyTheCat wrote:expand_more
The governor has thrown water on fans attending the Hall of Fame Game. That’s not looking good for actual football, with that only being 1 months away.
And maybe the NFL too.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2896947-steelers-cam-...
If there is NO college football, do you lay off your staff or do you pay a million or millions to keep them on? That is not an OHIO question but a question for all programs across the country.
Depends on what's in their contracts. There may be some force majeure clause that spells out what can and can't be done.
mail
person
MonroeClassmate
6/22/2020 5:29 PM
BillyTheCat wrote:expand_more
The governor has thrown water on fans attending the Hall of Fame Game. That’s not looking good for actual football, with that only being 1 months away.
And maybe the NFL too.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2896947-steelers-cam-...
If there is NO college football, do you lay off your staff or do you pay a million or millions to keep them on? That is not an OHIO question but a question for all programs across the country.
Why not the unemployment line? It's not like many other schools could stock pile them and pay them to not coach--everyone would be in the same boat.
mail
person
cc-cat
6/22/2020 10:46 PM
shoes beginning to drop

https://www.si.com/college/2020/06/22/patriot-league-foot...

Western loses a game
mail
person
Buckeye to Bobcat
6/23/2020 8:06 AM
cc-cat wrote:expand_more
shoes beginning to drop

https://www.si.com/college/2020/06/22/patriot-league-foot...

Western loses a game
There's potential for some jerry-rigged matchups that could actually be intriguing if these FCS games don't happen. For example, a 9th conference game that counts as a non-league game is very plausible for some schools depending on how many other leagues drop games (even though it looks less promising for a season).
mail
person
SBH
6/23/2020 9:40 AM
I am beginning to doubt we will have a season. All it will take is one MAC team to report an outbreak during camp. This could be an ugly fall - seems like a serious second wave is unavoidable given our piss poor approach to the virus.
mail
person
Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame
6/23/2020 10:14 AM
SBH wrote:expand_more
I am beginning to doubt we will have a season. All it will take is one MAC team to report an outbreak during camp. This could be an ugly fall - seems like a serious second wave is unavoidable given our piss poor approach to the virus.
It's truly shocking that "pretend it's over" has become the federal response here. As a business owner with a very uncertain future in front of me, I don't think I can recall a time where the government's failed me more obviously.
mail
person
cc-cat
6/23/2020 11:19 AM
Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame wrote:expand_more
I don't think I can recall a time where the government's failed me more obviously.
and intentionally
Last Edited: 6/23/2020 11:19:53 AM by cc-cat
mail
person
Pataskala
6/23/2020 11:59 AM
cc-cat wrote:expand_more
shoes beginning to drop

https://www.si.com/college/2020/06/22/patriot-league-foot...

Western loses a game
WMU could schedule a game with Army to make up for the Colgate game. Both play Patriot teams that weekend that could be affected by the league's protocols.
mail
person
cc-cat
6/23/2020 1:15 PM
Pataskala wrote:expand_more
WMU could schedule a game with Army to make up for the Colgate game. Both play Patriot teams that weekend that could be affected by the league's protocols.
True - WMU would have to give up a home game and be comfortable traveling (and get compensated for the travel by Army) - but creative solutions I'm sure will be considered.
mail
person
Jeff McKinney
6/23/2020 7:29 PM
Pataskala wrote:expand_more
Considering the outbreaks at Clemson (28 players and athletics staff) and LSU (1/4 of the football roster), schools will have to do an extremely good job of sanitizing. Look for just about every team to have a sizeable chunk of their schedules cancelled.
Are you sure that's true about LSU? I read an article about them yesterday, but it didn't mention anything about that big of an outbreak on that team.
mail
person
Alan Swank
6/23/2020 8:26 PM
We may not have to worry about social distancing if the MAC adopts this.

https://www.collegemarching.com/content/aac-sidelines-ban...
mail
person
cc-cat
6/23/2020 9:04 PM
Jeff McKinney wrote:expand_more
Considering the outbreaks at Clemson (28 players and athletics staff) and LSU (1/4 of the football roster), schools will have to do an extremely good job of sanitizing. Look for just about every team to have a sizeable chunk of their schedules cancelled.
Are you sure that's true about LSU? I read an article about them yesterday, but it didn't mention anything about that big of an outbreak on that team.
Paul Finebaum said yesterday that while we have heard about Texas and Clemson, he said he has heard behind the scenes that there are a considerable number of schools that have been hit by the virus but have not been transparent with the information. Said that parents are starting to demand information and action - which will cause the news to come out.
mail
person
Pataskala
6/23/2020 10:23 PM
cc-cat wrote:expand_more
Considering the outbreaks at Clemson (28 players and athletics staff) and LSU (1/4 of the football roster), schools will have to do an extremely good job of sanitizing. Look for just about every team to have a sizeable chunk of their schedules cancelled.
Are you sure that's true about LSU? I read an article about them yesterday, but it didn't mention anything about that big of an outbreak on that team.
Paul Finebaum said yesterday that while we have heard about Texas and Clemson, he said he has heard behind the scenes that there are a considerable number of schools that have been hit by the virus but have not been transparent with the information. Said that parents are starting to demand information and action - which will cause the news to come out.
Here 'tis: https://www.wafb.com/2020/06/20/report-least-lsu-football... -/
mail
person
BillyTheCat
6/23/2020 11:44 PM
Alan Swank wrote:expand_more
We may not have to worry about social distancing if the MAC adopts this.

https://www.collegemarching.com/content/aac-sidelines-ban...
Well shit, there goes Ohio’s. Game Day attendance.
Showing Messages: 26 - 50 of 132
reply
vertical_align_top
vertical_align_center
vertical_align_bottom
add_comment
chevron_backward
chevron_forward
MAC News Links



extra small (< 576px)
small (>= 576px)
medium (>= 768px)
large (>= 992px)
x-large (>= 1200px)
xx-large (>= 1400px)