(08-04-2020 06:22 AM)fishingduke12 Wrote: [ -> ] (08-03-2020 09:32 PM)DukeDogNation Wrote: [ -> ]Quick update out of Rutgers.
I mean its Rutgers, what did you expect lol
Not surprised. When you cram the population of Virginia into a space that's 5 times smaller....Is there a more densely populated state?
(08-04-2020 03:24 PM)olddawg Wrote: [ -> ]Not surprised. When you cram the population of Virginia into a space that's 5 times smaller....Is there a more densely populated state?
DC is the most densely populated if you include it. If we're solely talking states, then yes, NJ is the most densely populated.
The most densely populated metropolitan area is Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim CA. NYC's metro area is the 2nd most dense.
Announcement of decision on FCS postseason in the morning
(08-04-2020 05:11 PM)DukeDogNation Wrote: [ -> ]Quick update from CSU.
Not surprised. I posted something about a week ago about I don't trust a lot of these coaches. Hopefully, this is an isolated event, but I doubt it.
(08-04-2020 06:38 PM)Wear Purple Wrote: [ -> ] (08-04-2020 05:11 PM)DukeDogNation Wrote: [ -> ]Quick update from CSU.
Not surprised. I posted something about a week ago about I don't trust a lot of these coaches. Hopefully, this is an isolated event, but I doubt it.
I doubt it, too. We’ve all seen coaches put their own self interest above the welfare of their players. If this is true, they should be shut down for the season and people should lose jobs.
Might as well throw out one more update prior to all h3ll breaking loose tomorrow morning.
[new] stuff.
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JMU: One positive test result of an asymptomatic player on 7/22 and 12 players were quarantined as part of response to the single positive test. This is in addition to the single positive test and 3 quarantined players from early in July. JMU will have to make the field as an at large as the CAA auto qualifier is out. Chatty, UNC (could be impacted by +1 ACC plan) and Elon are still on, Merrimack is out.
FCS: 7/24 statement said no change but made a decision today, and announcement tomorrow. [new]
P5:
ACC: 10 + 1 OOC and the OOC must be played in the school’s home state. ND gets 10 ACC games
Big Ten: Conference only; Rumored to be 9 or 10 game season starting on 9/5 allowing 3-5 open weekends and expect final confirmation by Friday (8/7)
Big 12: 9 + 1 OCC (must be home); Anticipated start sometime between mid- to late-September, with the expectation that non-conference games are contested prior to beginning league games [new – announced 8/3]
Pac 12: Conference only (10 games) starting after 9/19
SEC: Conference only (10 games) starting after 9/26
Indys (ND, Liberty, BYU, Army, NM, UMass, UConn): ND is included in the ACC 10+1 plan; BYU has now had 6 games cancelled due to conference only decisions. UMass lost their second game and as it appears, the $1.9M payday from Auburn. I guess the optimistic view is they are also out of the $250k owed to Albany
G5:
AAC: Assumed playing as planned but no official statement
CUSA: Assuming playing as planned; ”Sources” say the plan as of 7/30 is to get as many games as possible on schedule and that conference schools can play each other a second time as an OOC game
MAC: Assumed playing as planned but no official statement
MW: Assumed playing as planned but no official statement
SB: Officially stating the goal is to play 12 games (4 OOC) by scheduling new games for those that have been cancelled and starting week 0. Joins CUSA as second conference to announce desire to play full seasons [new]
FCS:
Big Sky, 13 teams: Playing as planned; State they will reconvene after the NCAA Board of Governors meet this week
Big South, 6 teams: Playing as planned; Hampton and Monmouth not playing
CAA, 12 teams: Not playing Fall, announced 7/17 - No decision on Spring; JMU and Elon playing
Ivy, 8 teams: Not playing Fall, announced 7/8 – No decision on Spring
MEAC, 9 teams: Not playing Fall, announced 7/16 – No decision on Spring
Missouri Valley, 11 teams: Playing as planned; Officially planning to delay decision as long as possible
Northeast, 7 teams: Not playing fall, announced 7/29
Ohio Valley, 9 teams: Playing as planned
Patriot, 7 teams: Not playing Fall, announced 7/13
Pioneer, 9 teams: Conference only with season starting after 9/26
Southern, 9 teams: Playing as planned
Southland, 11 teams: Playing as planned
SWAC, 10 teams: Not playing Fall, announced 7/20 – Stated they want to play 7 games in Spring
Indy/Future Big South: [/i]Robert Morris has agreed to play Charleston Southern [new][/i] and Presbyterian
High School
VA: Football starts practice 2/15/21 and season is 3/1-5/1
Alabama: Playing as planned; A 3rd and 4th county (5 total schools) have cancelled the season (Green, Sumter, Barbour, Choctaw counties) and 2 others have delayed the start impacting two weeks/games (Muscle Shoals High, Deshler High)
(08-04-2020 06:14 PM)DukeDogNation Wrote: [ -> ] (08-04-2020 06:11 PM)14SemesterDuke Wrote: [ -> ] (08-04-2020 05:29 PM)jmudukes001 Wrote: [ -> ]Announcement of decision on FCS postseason in the morning
Source?
Brett McMurphy Tweeted
NCAA Board of Governors, which consists of reps from Divisions I-III, did not vote on fall sports championships, sources told @Stadium. Instead each Division will decide if & how to proceed with fall sports, sources told @Stadium, because of drastic differences between Divisions
https://twitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/statu...4564537344
So it would appear that the decisions on fall sports/championships now rests with each division's highest governing body.
Sam Herder tweeted
the NCAA was waiting to see how many FCS conferences were wanting to play this fall. But a lot of FCS conferences were waiting on P5 guarantee games and also a decision on if a fall playoff will happen
https://twitter.com/SamHerderFCS/status/...0316147712
Seth Davis pointed out
NCAA does not operate sports. It operates championships. Schools and conferences will decide if there are fall sports.
https://twitter.com/SethDavisHoops/statu...0341555201
Sam Herder Stated
This should have been decided a long time ago instead of today. The decision on the FCS playoffs should be made by the FCS playoff committee, instead of a 25-member board w/ 3 FCS representatives on it
https://twitter.com/SamHerderFCS/status/...2615011330
So since it seems that the NCAA will let the conferences decide if there is fall sports, it would then seem that the NCAA would then make a decision on if there will be a postseason.
No fan of the NCAA, but good for them. All these conferences were just waiting for the NCAA to cancel fall postseason so then they could use that as an excuse to cancel fall sports. The NCAA should have always let the conferences decide first, and not be used as a sucker for the schools looking to use them as a bail out mechanism. If there's enough schools that want a post season then they should impress that desire on the NCAA and force them to conduct a post season.
Where does that leave JMU? Bourne said JMU will play a fall season if there is a fall post season. But since the NCAA seems to be flipping the script, and making the conferences decide first if they will play a fall season, before the NCAA decides to make their decision on a fall post season---Borne no longer has his escape clause.
If conferences decide to play a fall season (or if there are schools (Beside JMU and Elon) that decide to go the independent route) JMU will have to make their decision to play or not to play a fall season before there is any NCAA decision on a fall post season.
I'd say Bourne should start assembling dates, because he could be one of the FCS influencers as to whether there is a fall post season. He also said that all that would be needed would be 50% FCS participation for a post season---well I hope he intends to be part of that 50%
https://sports.yahoo.com/james-madison-a...ncaaf.html
(08-04-2020 09:22 PM)DoubleDogDare Wrote: [ -> ]High School
VA: Football starts practice 2/15/21 and season is 3/1-5/1
Alabama: Playing as planned; A 3rd and 4th county (5 total schools) have cancelled the season (Green, Sumter, Barbour, Choctaw counties) and 2 others have delayed the start impacting two weeks/games (Muscle Shoals High, Deshler High)
As FYI, in the HS football-crazy state of Georgia, there is a big meeting today between the GHSA's sports medicine advisory committee and the GHSA's chairman. I don't think they'll cancel football and other fall sports in the state, but it will be interesting to see what they come out with. Decatur HS in the Atlanta area cancelled its first 3 FB games (non-region/district) citing COVID-19 concerns...and, we can expect to see more of that kind of stuff moving forward. Some school districts in the state of GA have been in the process of returning back to live school (with wearing masks optional) - a lot of eyes are on them over the next few weeks to see what may - or may not - happen with regard to spread and how they are facilitating the flow of students, potential absenteeism issues as seen across multiple industries/corporations, etc.
(08-04-2020 03:51 PM)Potomac Wrote: [ -> ] (08-04-2020 03:24 PM)olddawg Wrote: [ -> ]Not surprised. When you cram the population of Virginia into a space that's 5 times smaller....Is there a more densely populated state?
DC is the most densely populated if you include it. If we're solely talking states, then yes, NJ is the most densely populated.
The most densely populated metropolitan area is Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim CA. NYC's metro area is the 2nd most dense.
NJ's a weird state because the NYC suburbs, Philly suburbs and the shore are crammed but the middle of the state is basically just farm land or pine trees
Mark Blaudschun
@blauds
Sources UConn suspends fb for season
This guy doesn't appear to be a current sports journalist... so take the tweet FWIW. I'd wait for an official confirmation but if this is true, I guess that leaves JMU as UNC's lone OOC option.
It's now been confirmed by a UConn Insiders twitter account and Greg Madia retweeted it. It appears to be real.
This would also open up the schedule more for UVA, ODU and Liberty.
UMass will follow suit. Big cost savings not to play football this year if you are not a P5 school. Definitely hurts to be an independent unless you are Notre Dame. Even BYU will struggle to put a schedule together.
(08-05-2020 07:09 AM)Potomac Wrote: [ -> ]Mark Blaudschun
@blauds
Sources UConn suspends fb for season
This guy doesn't appear to be a current sports journalist... so take the tweet FWIW. I'd wait for an official confirmation but if this is true, I guess that leaves JMU as UNC's lone OOC option.
It's now been confirmed by a UConn Insiders twitter account and Greg Madia retweeted it. It appears to be real.
This would also open up the schedule more for UVA, ODU and Liberty.
Was waiting for this shoe to drop. Opens up great opportunities for JMU. Hope we jump on it stat!
(08-05-2020 07:44 AM)JMURocks Wrote: [ -> ] (08-05-2020 07:09 AM)Potomac Wrote: [ -> ]Mark Blaudschun
@blauds
Sources UConn suspends fb for season
This guy doesn't appear to be a current sports journalist... so take the tweet FWIW. I'd wait for an official confirmation but if this is true, I guess that leaves JMU as UNC's lone OOC option.
It's now been confirmed by a UConn Insiders twitter account and Greg Madia retweeted it. It appears to be real.
This would also open up the schedule more for UVA, ODU and Liberty.
Was waiting for this shoe to drop. Opens up great opportunities for JMU. Hope we jump on it stat!
Funny how we see things differently. I see a house of cards, and one just fell.
SEC moved practices back two weeks.
College players opting out, and concerned all over the place.
MLB - a cluster ****
In college football you have one team like the Marlins or Cardinals (in MLB) - they play another school and then all the sudden two schools have tons of cases which will lead to two cancelled games the next week.
(08-05-2020 07:44 AM)JMURocks Wrote: [ -> ] (08-05-2020 07:09 AM)Potomac Wrote: [ -> ]Mark Blaudschun
@blauds
Sources UConn suspends fb for season
This guy doesn't appear to be a current sports journalist... so take the tweet FWIW. I'd wait for an official confirmation but if this is true, I guess that leaves JMU as UNC's lone OOC option.
It's now been confirmed by a UConn Insiders twitter account and Greg Madia retweeted it. It appears to be real.
This would also open up the schedule more for UVA, ODU and Liberty.
Was waiting for this shoe to drop. Opens up great opportunities for JMU. Hope we jump on it stat!
Funny how we see things differently. I see a house of cards, and one just fell.
SEC moved practices back two weeks.
College players opting out, and concerned all over the place.
MLB - a cluster ****
In college football you have one team like the Marlins or Cardinals (in MLB) - they play another school and then all the sudden two schools have tons of cases which will lead to two cancelled games the next week.
When academic students start arriving on campus, you don't think that will lead (one way or another) to breakouts on some of the teams?
UConn's cancellation of its season is unsurprising; after all, it's Connecticut. Agreed that UMass will follow. That leaves us as UNC's only remaining OOC on its schedule. Very likely JMU will play that game.
