Bowlsby is Bullish!

https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/col...96271.html

All A&M campuses reopen for Fall

http://www.tamus.edu/texas-am-system-reg...this-fall/

Wasn't really much doubt anymore, but yesterday Pres. Bailey made it official. In-person classes and athletics will both return for the Fall semester at UTRGV.

NMSU president John Floros broke down the COVID-19 guidelines as campus starts to reopen....

https://twitter.com/JPGroves/status/1270835101522427904

https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...n-football

This is going to be an interesting sports year.

Grand Canyon basketball quarantines entire team after positive tests

Less than ideal start to all of this.

Ivy League shuts down all Fall sports

https://twitter.com/IvyLeague/status/128...6261288960

"Stanford became the first known Power Five school to eliminate athletic programs because of the pandemic, announcing Wednesday that 11 of its 36 varsity sports will be shuttered next year."

https://sports.yahoo.com/stanford-drops-...--spt.html

Source: Big Ten moving to conference-only model for all sports this fall

https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...ports-fall

(07-09-2020 02:37 PM)Itinerant Texan Wrote:  Source: Big Ten moving to conference-only model for all sports this fall

https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...ports-fall

Curious, if other conferences decide to follow suit, what will that mean for the homeless Independent football programs in the WAC? They would likely schedule each other, I'm assuming. For example, could we perhaps see.......oh I don't know....Tarleton vs NMSU? And how would NMSU fund their athletic department with no BCS payouts? Things could get dicey.

(07-09-2020 02:47 PM)Itinerant Texan Wrote:  

(07-09-2020 02:37 PM)Itinerant Texan Wrote:  Source: Big Ten moving to conference-only model for all sports this fall

https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...ports-fall

Curious, if other conferences decide to follow suit, what will that mean for the homeless Independent football programs in the WAC? They would likely schedule each other, I'm assuming. For example, could we perhaps see.......oh I don't know....Tarleton vs NMSU? And how would NMSU fund their athletic department with no BCS payouts? Things could get dicey.

All the independents FBS schools will work something out as it goest for FCS independents they will fill up as much of their schedule they can.

I think itinerant has a point. If NMSU can’t fill the payout games, does it even make financial sense to play any games? I’d hate it, for sure, but from a business perspective, it may be the best thing.

GO AGGIES!!!

If NMSU doesn't play football what happens to there athletic department? Would Jans be forced to take a pay cut? Does NMSU cut sports and or cut coaches and Athletic Department personnel? I would imagine Mario will take some type of cut in pay if it means not rocking the boat too much. I think NMSU needs to keep playing sadly to keep things a float.

Well, NMs Gov just cancelled high school football and soccer for the year. She is urging UNM and NMSU to do the same.

(07-09-2020 11:41 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  Well, NMs Gov just cancelled high school football and soccer for the year. She is urging UNM and NMSU to do the same.

Where did she urge NMSU and NuM? I saw her press conference and watched the news after. I never heard that.

(07-10-2020 08:16 AM)PojoaquePosse Wrote:  

(07-09-2020 11:41 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  Well, NMs Gov just cancelled high school football and soccer for the year. She is urging UNM and NMSU to do the same.

Where did she urge NMSU and NuM? I saw her press conference and watched the news after. I never heard that.

During 13's sports last night, Derek Chester said, after reporting about high school sports, that she doesn't have the authority to cancel college sports, but was urging UNM and NMSU to do so for football and soccer.