Ivy League cancels fall sports
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FairWarning
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They won’t be the last IMO.
pro analyser
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Ivy league was also first to cancel college basketball, their plan is football in the spring, see if other schools follow.
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TonyMar
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Jim Harbaugh from today:
And then there’s Jim Harbaugh. On a Zoom call with the media Wednesday, the Michigan head coach was asked about moving forward with plans for the 2020 football season to be played in the fall. As scheduled. Here’s Harbaugh’s response, from Austin Meek of The Athletic:
And then there’s Jim Harbaugh. On a Zoom call with the media Wednesday, the Michigan head coach was asked about moving forward with plans for the 2020 football season to be played in the fall. As scheduled. Here’s Harbaugh’s response, from Austin Meek of The Athletic:
"COVID is part of our society. It wasn’t caused by football or caused by sports. There’s no expert view right now that I’m aware of that sports is going to make that worse."
winkyduck
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Agree
Other conferences and other sports will follow. IF there is CFB it will be in the Spring. If so it will be interesting to see what happens. If I am someone like Trevor Lawrence or someone else expected to go very high in the draft there is a 0% chance I am playing CFB in the Spring. There is not one good reason to do so and an 8-figure amount why it is a bad idea
Chi_Archie
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Not great news today
cheapseats
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Not surprising!
Viejo Dinosaur
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Doesn’t surprise me...
The Ivy League prohibits its football teams from playing in bowl games or playoff games.
Learn something new every day.
Learn something new every day.
FairWarning
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I think Michigan HS football will move to spring. It will really hurt kids who are playing for a college scholarship.
jimmythegreek
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They don't get selected to participate in the organization that run the bowl games. Also, the Ivy league only plays 10 regular season games.
and no one wants to see them in a football bowl game. In basketball, it's a different story.
Sportsrmylife
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If ivy league and smaller conferences move to the spring think about the money these conferences could earn off of tv deals if they dont have the power 5 to compete with.
We all know football dominates.
A spring season could be a great thing for the ivy league, the sun belt, the mac to name a few.
We all know football dominates.
A spring season could be a great thing for the ivy league, the sun belt, the mac to name a few.
winkyduck
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I can agree with "no shot" they play in the Spring!
I 100% DISAGREE on "No Real Point" to play in the Spring
Most BIIIIIIIG schools: Notre Dame, Alabama, Michigan, THE Ohio State.......etc.
Need the money from CFB to fund almost all other sports on campus. No Football hurts in many, many, many, many ways
They will try and play football for this reason
And if you are the NFL you really can't feel all that confident you will truly have a season this year.
raycabino
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So you think that they can play in the spring and then play again in the fall? I assumed that was basically an impossibility.
jimmythegreek
The opening odds start here
The problem is that smaller conferences and/or mid majors are part of division 1, especially if you are talking basketball. Would it make sense to have a disproportioned season come March madness with a good quarter or third of teams not participating on time as scheduled? Defeats the purpose of competition.
winkyduck
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Knowing how much money is at stake - I think they will try and do this
winkyduck
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BINGO!
Mid-major schools rely on the first few games of the season going to a Power 5 school for a large payday to help keep the program alive. Every year Citadel goes to Alabama the week before Auburn. Bama gets the next best thing to a BYE while Citadel gets a 7-figure payday for getting their brains scrambled.
These games will not exist the next few years making it even harder for these lower level schools to still have football and several other sports
IWishIWasAPro
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Lol.
FairWarning
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The big schools have so much in the bank, they can use that. ND has 12 BILLION. Stanford cuts 12 programs and has $30 bil in the bank.
Sportsrmylife
EOG Master
This wont happen.
Player safety is a concern with 11 games. Now you want them to play 22 games inside of 9 months?
The ncaa would have lawyers licking their chops for the chance to sue under the umbrella of player safety.
Pay for play.
Sportsrmylife
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Harvard has the country's biggest endowment. It is some ungodly amount that i think is 40 billion.
Not sure why that number sticks in my mind.
raycabino
Long Live Wilson!
Feels like a big health risk for teenagers.
winkyduck
TYVM Morgan William!!!
100% agree
But since when have the administrators ever shown they care one iota about the "student-athletes"
Foresthill
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You probably know, but just adding, that Ivy League players in all sports don't get athletic scholarships. So that's an expense Ivy League schools don't have.
Foresthill
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They have a 27+ billion dollar endowment. Spend some of it if you have to. Only way they shouldn't is if endowment proceeds and/or contributions are somehow restricted to just academic purposes.
winkyduck
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Taylor Twellman posted that is the case. Schools are not allowed to spend it wherever they want
Foresthill
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Suspected it might be. Thanks for the info.
The Ivy League was the first to cancel its conference basketball tournament back on March 10.
#Cautious
Just sayin'.
#Cautious
Just sayin'.
cheapseats
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Big 10 will only play league games.
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
Because they took heat for getting a PPP loan.
IWishIWasAPro
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Dumb. Just stupid. Will never work. You have to call the dogs off now and not worry about it later. I know humans tend to be optimistic but its going to be too messy.
TheGuesser
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What difference does that make? Just cancel, or play.