May have been some thread like this somewhere, so may be some repetition (apologies), but as we get closer to FB season, might be interesting to summarize and update what's going on around college sports. Here are a few, some taken from other threads.

Note: am trying for links only here, with commentary on other threads so it doesn't get tangled up, but that's up to board members. Links can always be copied to other discussion threads. Anyway ...please ... if you find it, post it for all. We can all check back to see what's new(s).

Stanford becomes first (?) P5 to cut sports ...
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/stanford-...t-pandemic

Ivy League cancels fall sports ...
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/stanford-...t-pandemic

NIU brings BYU game back to campus ...
https://niuhuskies.com/news/2020/7/8/202...adium.aspx

Article hints at B1G moving to a conference-only season.

Which would bust two of your games.

https://northwestern.rivals.com/news/ten...y-for-2020

No Wisconsin/Northwestern game at Wrigley Field this year due to COVID-19. Moved to Evanston.

https://www.insidenu.com/2020/7/8/213175...gley-field

Big 10 goes conference games only.

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

USA Today rundown on impacts financially ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nc...409321002/

List of cancelled games:
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-foo...nvc4wogae9

More on impacts and costs (copied from another thread):

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/colle...408707002/

Other conferences react to Big 10 ... dated July 9, 7:15 p.m., and could change quickly ...

https://sports.yahoo.com/sec-other-power...09041.html

(07-10-2020 09:41 PM)pvk75 Wrote:  Other conferences react to Big 10 ... dated July 9, 7:15 p.m., and could change quickly ...

https://sports.yahoo.com/sec-other-power...09041.html

I think people have thrown in the towel completely pvk, sports is not going to occur in the current environment we are in. You can pretty much wrap up this thread as NIU 2021 Football Outlook (HOPEFULLY, pray to the lord hahah)

Pac-12 goes conference only ...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/pac...r-BB16AZVL

https://247sports.com/college/oregon-sta...149036807/

Tomorrow, the junior colleges announcing football season cancelled and moving to spring.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-footba...-pandemic/

(07-12-2020 05:42 PM)DiehardHuskie Wrote:  Tomorrow, the junior colleges across the country will be announcing football season cancelled.

So no last chance U?

MLB already canceling games three days into their season, not a good omen.

(07-12-2020 05:44 PM)HawaiiToNIU Wrote:  

(07-12-2020 05:42 PM)DiehardHuskie Wrote:  Tomorrow, the junior colleges across the country will be announcing football season cancelled.

So no last chance U?

Nvm. Last Chance U the final season premieres this week...

(07-12-2020 05:44 PM)HawaiiToNIU Wrote:  

(07-12-2020 05:42 PM)DiehardHuskie Wrote:  Tomorrow, the junior colleges across the country will be announcing football season cancelled.

So no last chance U?

Already filmed and ready. The Last Chance U series is always created from the prior season (last September - December). It runs eleven months after the season.

The D3 conference CCIW, home of reigning football national champ North Central, just pulled the plug on fall sports.

SWAC plans for spring football season

"The Southwestern Athletic Conference has postponed fall sports competition ... and it has begun plans to push the fall schedule to the 2021 spring semester ..."

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

(07-27-2020 11:57 AM)NIU1981 Wrote:  The D3 conference CCIW, home of reigning football national champ North Central, just pulled the plug on fall sports.

CCIW postponed fall sports. Exploring the idea of moving impacted sports to the spring: Football, Golf, Soccer, and Cross Country. I guess if they have a vaccine by that time, it may work.

Per FBS Schedule Twitter:

“The Iowa State Cyclones have added the Ball State Cardinals to their 2020 football schedule, it was announced on Tuesday.

Iowa State will host Ball State at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa, on Sept. 12, 2020. The contest replaces Iowa State’s canceled game against in-state foe Iowa, and it also replaces Ball State’s canceled home game against Michigan. The Cardinals also had games against Maine and at Indiana canceled.”


How in the Wide World of Sports is this happening?

And how did BSU get Michigan to agree to visit?

(07-27-2020 10:15 AM)NIU1981 Wrote:  MLB already canceling games three days into their season, not a good omen.

Fauci: The MLB season could be 'in danger' as players test positive for coronavirus.

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/50...sitive-for

It's not a good omen at all. As much as I want college football (and especially our Huskies) and other sports, i just don't see how it can happen.

While having the college football season in the spring (assuming there is a vaccine) is a thought, it still feels like trying to put square pegs in round holes. Perhaps we would be better off with no 2020 college football season (including in the spring of 2021), the NCAA granting all players another year of eligibility and other things to make that happen.

I want a separate statistic on athletes and COVID. Track positive, asymptomatic, mild, hospital and death. Bet 99.5 will be mild or less