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What will become of the 2020 NCAA Football Season?

What will become of the 2020 NCAA Football Season?


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I don't see any reason for them to need to expand. The CFP folks don't give a shit about a "legitimate" payoff any more than they care about giving everyone an equal chance. They already have their contracts to fall back on and will make tons of money for themselves and their friends regardless, further enabling themselves to stay on top.
 
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I fully expect there to be a college football season at some point. The curve is flattening and it’s only a May 18th. We can’t wait for a vaccine. That’s ridiculous. The chances of a young person dying is extremely low.

The NFL is basically is in a full go mode

Fans should be socially distanced just like everything else
 
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NFL Players are millionaires and have a Union plus all 32 teams are are under 1 umbrella.

College Football has Student Athletes under credit hour requirements and is run by a bunch of Private entities(Conferences) with conflicting interests & priorities. And Financially the NFL is set up better to continue with no or minimal fans, College Football is not.
 
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If they can attend college football games in 1918 with pandemic, then we can do it...

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last I saw on social media DG has been in Hawaii for a while, would hope UCF Athletics would have a free test waiting 3 days after he comes back to Florida..that's a lot of hours in a tube
 
Sorry but you can’t “brave” your way through this. COVID-19 is a SERIOUS virus that can cause SERIOUS life-threatening illness. No amount of “manning up” can protect you or the rest of the public, particularly the elderly and those in immunocompromised states. Suggesting masculinity or bravery will somehow keep you and others safe or invoke immunity is foolish.

Its more a matter of you that need to go "Man Down", if that's what you choose for your own situation.
 
NFL Players are millionaires and have a Union plus all 32 teams are are under 1 umbrella.

College Football has Student Athletes under credit hour requirements and is run by a bunch of Private entities(Conferences) with conflicting interests & priorities. And Financially the NFL is set up better to continue with no or minimal fans, College Football is not.
NFLPA is stronger than anything that helps student athletes. You think a guy that has 10 mil in bank will play if he feels there is a 1% chance he will get it or a kid that wants 10 mil in bank and needs to prove it on field first? If no one can go to games the conferences can ask for more tv money. It’s that simple.
 
Every day is roughly the same for McKenzie Milton. The UCF quarterback drives from his off-campus apartment to the team's football complex, where he has received permission to use the facility to continue his rehabilitation following a gruesome injury to his right leg nearly 18 months ago.

Before entering the building, he gets a forehead scan for a quick temperature check -- part of new health and safety protocols implemented in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Then he washes his hands. Masks are required, and equipment must be wiped down after each use. He also must stay 6 feet apart from other players who are there. It's a protocol many schools across the country have administered for athletes rehabbing long-term injuries.

But then, about a week ago, his throat started to hurt. He stayed home. When he developed a slight fever, he started to panic. Milton drove himself to a COVID-19 drive-through testing center located in a parking garage on the UCF campus, where medical personnel administered a diagnostic test by pushing a long swab up his nose.


He got the results the following day: He tested negative. Within a few days, the fever was gone and he felt like himself again. Milton missed two days of physical therapy, but while he awaited the test results, he could not help but think about all the people he had interacted with on a daily basis after he decided to stay in Orlando and continue with his daily rehab instead of returning home to Hawaii.

"I would have felt bad if I was around people and was sick and the possibility of our physical therapy having to get quarantined because of me," Milton said.

What happened to Milton gets to the heart of the question of how and when to resume sports safely after the coronavirus pandemic forced the entire sports world to shut down in March. College athletic departments are grappling with the same dilemma as the rest of the country -- desperate to reopen because of dire financial challenges while trying to prioritize the health of unpaid student-athletes. Collegiate leaders are acknowledging the realization that once workouts, practices and games resume, the spread of COVID-19 will be inevitable.



 
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If someone like a lineman gets a fever on a Tuesday, he has to get tested. During that time when he is waiting for results, he can't practice. Out of precaution they probably keep the rest of the players he was in close contact (other lineman, maybe QB, others) separated until results come back. If a positive comes back, now you are quarantining a number of players a few days before the game and possible missing another game after that.

Its going to make for some fascinating injury updates between games. Does coaches try to hide it to avoid having players unavailable? A team can do everything in their power to avoid exposure, but come Saturday a 280 pound DL who just flew in from another part of the country (maybe the Northeast) is laying on your RB gasping/breathing in his face.
 
It will not be bad come August. 18-23 year olds are not dying at a record pace because of this. More die from opioids than C 19.
 
Every day is roughly the same for McKenzie Milton. The UCF quarterback drives from his off-campus apartment to the team's football complex, where he has received permission to use the facility to continue his rehabilitation following a gruesome injury to his right leg nearly 18 months ago.

Before entering the building, he gets a forehead scan for a quick temperature check -- part of new health and safety protocols implemented in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Then he washes his hands. Masks are required, and equipment must be wiped down after each use. He also must stay 6 feet apart from other players who are there. It's a protocol many schools across the country have administered for athletes rehabbing long-term injuries.

But then, about a week ago, his throat started to hurt. He stayed home. When he developed a slight fever, he started to panic. Milton drove himself to a COVID-19 drive-through testing center located in a parking garage on the UCF campus, where medical personnel administered a diagnostic test by pushing a long swab up his nose.


He got the results the following day: He tested negative. Within a few days, the fever was gone and he felt like himself again. Milton missed two days of physical therapy, but while he awaited the test results, he could not help but think about all the people he had interacted with on a daily basis after he decided to stay in Orlando and continue with his daily rehab instead of returning home to Hawaii.

"I would have felt bad if I was around people and was sick and the possibility of our physical therapy having to get quarantined because of me," Milton said.

What happened to Milton gets to the heart of the question of how and when to resume sports safely after the coronavirus pandemic forced the entire sports world to shut down in March. College athletic departments are grappling with the same dilemma as the rest of the country -- desperate to reopen because of dire financial challenges while trying to prioritize the health of unpaid student-athletes. Collegiate leaders are acknowledging the realization that once workouts, practices and games resume, the spread of COVID-19 will be inevitable.



Someone did a whole article because MM got a sore throat. SMH.
 
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Danny White said he would rather see the season postponed than to play with no fans. I dont think he will be in the predicament because I dont think football happens this year, but this brings to light a huge financial issue if some programs insist on playing while others take precautions.
 
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How much of that article about KZ is embellished? Everybody has to stay 6 ft apart, wear masks, wipe down equipment, blah blah... Today he shared an Instagram post on his story of himself and a dozen other guys out on a field with text saying "quarantine gang" and with their arms over each others shoulders. Nobody has a mask on but there is a couple of dudes with their shirts off lmao.
 
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Danny White said he would rather see the season postponed than to play with no fans. I dont think he will be in the predicament because I dont think football happens this year, but this brings to light a huge financial issue if some programs insist on playing while others take precautions.
This is where not being Power 5 could F UCF harder than ever. UF and FSU get a $25+ million dollar tv deal check without selling a ticket. They can punt on 1 season and fare better on the other side than us

 
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How exactly do we have a $30 mil problem if season is played but not if it isn’t? Aren’t getting tv money if it isn’t played. Season ticket money can de deferred to next year. No actual money would have to be returned.
 
How exactly do we have a $30 mil problem if season is played but not if it isn’t? Aren’t getting tv money if it isn’t played. Season ticket money can de deferred to next year. No actual money would have to be returned.
Maybe UCF makes way more money on game days than we realized
 
How exactly do we have a $30 mil problem if season is played but not if it isn’t? Aren’t getting tv money if it isn’t played. Season ticket money can de deferred to next year. No actual money would have to be returned.
concessions, parking, ticket add-on costs, advertising revenue, merchandise sales, on the spot donations, can they include athletic fees when there are no athletics? Our athletics are built around the size of the school and participation of the fans.
 
How exactly do we have a $30 mil problem if season is played but not if it isn’t? Aren’t getting tv money if it isn’t played. Season ticket money can de deferred to next year. No actual money would have to be returned.
Ah, good question. I don't think the conversation was about whether the season is played or not. I think the answer is that DW wants to push the season back to the spring so we can have fans. If we can't have fans in the spring either, then he'd accept us playing in the fall without fans. And no matter what without fans we lose $30MM.
 
We are playing football this year. They are formulating a plan as we speak

They are planning to do so, but so many unknowns. A lot can happen between now and fall. Still don't know how a team handles an outbreak, regardless if the entire team is asymptomatic, they are not going to let them practice/play until negative test.
 
playing Football this Fall doesn’t erase the potential financial issues DW raised. UCF fanbase is loud on the Internet but is not tribal enough to pack it in w the potential risks assuming no vaccine, fans barely stay 3 full quarters for Day Games
 
They are planning to do so, but so many unknowns. A lot can happen between now and fall. Still don't know how a team handles an outbreak, regardless if the entire team is asymptomatic, they are not going to let them practice/play until negative test.
If you have an outbreak then you forfeit. More motivation to wash your hands and wear a mask
 
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Just another cloning operation required for some fans...clone a pair of balls to go with the nose for those who believe the season should be shelved.

 
So many people on this OMG FLU subject that will be proved as fools, at best, when final history is written on this stupid episode. It’s all documented.
 
So many people on this OMG FLU subject that will be proved as fools, at best, when final history is written on this stupid episode. It’s all documented.
Personally, it’s still not completely over and won’t be for awhile.

Soon to be 100,000+ deaths in the United States due to a relatively unknown virus with no vaccine is very concerning, but history may show that it was a bit overblown outside of New York and New Jersey. It seems to be way overblown amongst younger people

Last I heard was that the youngest person to die in Florida was 27 and that person worked on a cruise ship with the regular flu

The doomsday people are/were ridiculous and it pretty much wrecked the economy.
 
The focus should be on Player Safety not getting our sports fix. Let’s not forget that this is effecting African Americans at a higher rate than everyone else. An NBA player(KAT) mother died from Covid. So take into account the risk being asked of student athletes and the sacrifices they would have to make. One being is most likely being separated from family that otherwise would go to every home game.
 
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The focus should be on Player Safety not getting our sports fix. Let’s not forget that this is effecting African Americans at a higher rate than everyone else. An NBA player(KAT) mother died from Covid. So take into account the risk being asked of student athletes and the sacrifices they would have to make. One being is most likely being separated from family that otherwise would go to every home game.
Focus needs to be on economy. If our economy tanks we are in trouble as a nation. Unfortunately people will die but sacrifice a few to save millions.
 
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Chicken pox, etc. were around for years and had some nasty long term side effects besides death. It didn't bring life to a standstill. Covid-19 is going to be around for 2-3 years before most of the world's population is inoculated (minimum).

Remember, the scare about killer bees from south america in south u.s. Now its Japanese wasps on the west coast. Bottom line is you learn and adapt; that's how the human race has made it this far in this world. The 2 month training camp for Covid-19 is ending and people are moving forward, thank God! You learn, adapt and move forward. I won't be taking any cruises until mid-2021 earliest. I'll wear a mask in large crowds and stores with more than 10 people in it. Football season with masks and waterless hand wash stations in stadiums this year. Since its 2020 and not 1918 somebody will design a mask that can be opened up to slip a sip from a bottle (glass outside during tailgating and plastic in the stadium).

What's the odds for somebody under 65 having major problems with Covid-19 anyway? Probably the same as someone having a run in with police for drinking too much after a game...
 
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