August, September, parts of October that are very hot for 11:00 and 2:30 games in the South.

(04-07-2020 10:18 AM)kevinwmsn Wrote:  August, September, parts of October that are very hot for 11:00 and 2:30 games in the South.

How many states are too hot for 230/330 games in October?

It could start later than January.

This article mentions, as one scenario, a March 2021 start to the "2020" college football season. Rose Bowl game on July 4th?

https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2020/0...ative.html

(04-06-2020 09:41 AM)Fighting Muskie Wrote:  That might fly south of the Mason-Dixon but won’t work in the Midwest, Northeast, or Rocky Mountains.

No reason it won't work in most of the Midwest. Football is a cold weather sport. Football games are regularly played in 8-10 inches of snow.

Minnesota and Wisconsin are the only Big 10 teams that have a legitimate expectation of 6+ inches of snow or below 10 degrees on gameday. But Minny has an indoor stadium they can use, and Wisky fans have no problem showing up in Lambeau support their Packers in January playoff games.

As for the rest: UConn, UMass, Boston College, and West Point are near the coast and don't get that much snow. Penn State and Pitt are far enough South that they rarely get enough snow to cancel a game. Syracuse has a dome.

Colorado schools, Utah schools, and Buffalo will be tough though.

(04-06-2020 09:31 AM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  NYD bowls shifted to Memorial Day. Everything else falls in line.

Saturday 1/23 -- Week 0
Saturday 1/30 -- Week 1
Saturday 2/6 -- Week 2
Saturday 2/13 -- Week 3
Saturday 2/20 -- Week 4
Saturday 2/27 -- Week 5
Saturday 3/6 -- Week 6
Saturday 3/13 -- Week 7
Saturday 3/20 -- Week 8
Saturday 3/27 -- Week 9
Saturday 4/3 -- Week 10
Saturday 4/10 -- Week 11
Saturday 4/17 -- Week 12
Saturday 4/24 -- Week 13
Saturday 5/1 -- Conference Championships
Saturday 5/8 -- Army/Navy

Saturday 5/15 -- bowls
Saturday 5/22 -- bowls
Saturday 5/29 -- NYE bowls
Sunday 5/30 -- Cotton/Fiesta/Orange bowls
Monday 5/31 -- NYD bowls
Monday 6/7 -- National Championship

Momentum building for a February-May college football season.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20...n-in-2021/

I think they'll eliminate Week 0 and a bowl week entirely to bypass January.

Saturday 2/6 -- Week 1
Saturday 2/13 -- Week 2
Saturday 2/20 -- Week 3
Saturday 2/27 -- Week 4
Saturday 3/6 -- Week 5
Saturday 3/13 -- Week 6
Saturday 3/20 -- Week 7
Saturday 3/27 -- Week 8
Saturday 4/3 -- Week 9
Saturday 4/10 -- Week 10
Saturday 4/17 -- Week 11
Saturday 4/24 -- Week 12
Saturday 5/1 -- Week 13
Saturday 5/8 -- Conference Championships
Saturday 5/15 -- Army/Navy

Saturday 5/22 -- bowls
Saturday 5/29 -- NYE bowls
Sunday 5/30 -- Cotton/Fiesta/Orange bowls
Monday 5/31 -- NYD bowls
Monday 6/7 -- National Championship

(04-14-2020 02:12 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  

(04-06-2020 09:31 AM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  NYD bowls shifted to Memorial Day. Everything else falls in line.

Saturday 1/23 -- Week 0
Saturday 1/30 -- Week 1
Saturday 2/6 -- Week 2
Saturday 2/13 -- Week 3
Saturday 2/20 -- Week 4
Saturday 2/27 -- Week 5
Saturday 3/6 -- Week 6
Saturday 3/13 -- Week 7
Saturday 3/20 -- Week 8
Saturday 3/27 -- Week 9
Saturday 4/3 -- Week 10
Saturday 4/10 -- Week 11
Saturday 4/17 -- Week 12
Saturday 4/24 -- Week 13
Saturday 5/1 -- Conference Championships
Saturday 5/8 -- Army/Navy

Saturday 5/15 -- bowls
Saturday 5/22 -- bowls
Saturday 5/29 -- NYE bowls
Sunday 5/30 -- Cotton/Fiesta/Orange bowls
Monday 5/31 -- NYD bowls
Monday 6/7 -- National Championship

Momentum building for a February-May college football season.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20...n-in-2021/

I think they'll eliminate Week 0 and a bowl week entirely to bypass January.

Saturday 2/6 -- Week 1
Saturday 2/13 -- Week 2
Saturday 2/20 -- Week 3
Saturday 2/27 -- Week 4
Saturday 3/6 -- Week 5
Saturday 3/13 -- Week 6
Saturday 3/20 -- Week 7
Saturday 3/27 -- Week 8
Saturday 4/3 -- Week 9
Saturday 4/10 -- Week 10
Saturday 4/17 -- Week 11
Saturday 4/24 -- Week 12
Saturday 5/1 -- Week 13
Saturday 5/8 -- Conference Championships
Saturday 5/15 -- Army/Navy

Saturday 5/22 -- bowls
Saturday 5/29 -- NYE bowls
Sunday 5/30 -- Cotton/Fiesta/Orange bowls
Monday 5/31 -- NYD bowls
Monday 6/7 -- National Championship

The only way that works is if they stagger a return to the traditional football season over a few years. Something like
2020-21: February to early June
2021-22: December to early April
2022-23: October to early February
2023-24: normal schedules again

Otherwise you're looking at playing in May and early June, then going to practice in late July/early August for games in late August/early September. That's a harsh turnaround for a high-impact sport like football.

Weather and academic schedule and draft schedule is a killer.

The nice neat fix would be start last week of February. League title games Memorial Day weekend CFP on Monday July 5

But then your title game stars would be reporting to NFL camps in under 3 weeks.

Draft would be in the meat of the conference season. Talk about a roster impact. You get drafted why would you play another down of college when you could stop and get a signing bonus and start conditioning for camp.


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