(07-28-2020 12:58 PM)NILAW Wrote:  

(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.

"the NCAA granting all players another year of eligibility and other things to make that happen" Our good friend Barry at Wisconsin already told his spring athletics they will not get an extra year on scholarship because their season was cancelled. .

How can you charge a tivity fees if no athletics or activities?

(07-28-2020 02:02 PM)klake87 Wrote:  I want a separate statistic on athletes and COVID. Track positive, asymptomatic, mild, hospital and death. Bet 99.5 will be mild or less

Now it's about post-recovery health problems.

Just saw an article in which researchers saw that 78% of 100 people studied had heart problems after recovery (even mild cases). Other observers have been seeing lung, kidney, balance, smell, taste, circulatory and neurological problems in patients who "recover." Not to mention that antibodies might only last 2-4 weeks.

I wonder what this means for all the pro and college athletes getting COVID-19 right now. How will this affect their careers?

https://theweek.com/speedreads/927908/ev...tudy-shows

Looks like a couple MAC games cancelled.

https://mobile.twitter.com/RedditCFB

SEC joins ACC, B10, and Pac 10 in playing conference only. Not sure when we will have the conference only 11 game MAC schedule announced. If I were in charge, I'd just forget about the fall and move those sports to the spring and keep my fingers crossed we will be able to play then.

(07-30-2020 04:56 PM)niu79 Wrote:  SEC joins ACC, B10, and Pac 10 in playing conference only. Not sure when we will have the conference only 11 game MAC schedule announced. If I were in charge, I'd just forget about the fall and move those sports to the spring and keep my fingers crossed we will be able to play then.

May not happen but I read Iowa State added Ball State. Kentucky had also scheduled Southern Illinois. It doesn't look like that will happen now with the SEC moving to 10 games.

BREAKING: The ACC has released its 2020 football schedule and Notre Dame will still play Western Michigan on Sept. 19.

The Irish are allowed 10 conference games and one nonconference game under the ACC’s guidelines.

WMU will receive $1.175 mill from ND for the game.

(08-06-2020 10:05 AM)NIUslumo Wrote:  BREAKING: The ACC has released its 2020 football schedule and Notre Dame will still play Western Michigan on Sept. 19.

The Irish are allowed 10 conference games and one nonconference game under the ACC’s guidelines.

WMU will receive $1.175 mill from ND for the game.

I have faith that STF can schedule the Presbyterian Blue Hose and bring in $1.79.

The MAC conference pushed the season back to October. Is a 9 game season 8 con and BYU! Mac champ and bowl game!

(08-06-2020 01:35 PM)Chicago_sportsfan Wrote:  The MAC conference pushed the season back to October. Is a 9 game season 8 con and BYU! Mac champ and bowl game!

You must have quite an inside connection “sports fan”...

Nothing on Twitter yet at this moment...

Are they planning on allowing fans?

(08-06-2020 10:05 AM)NIUslumo Wrote:  BREAKING: The ACC has released its 2020 football schedule and Notre Dame will still play Western Michigan on Sept. 19.

The Irish are allowed 10 conference games and one nonconference game under the ACC’s guidelines.

WMU will receive $1.175 mill from ND for the game.

Lucky WMU. Get that game in a run for the exits!

(08-06-2020 01:42 PM)HuskiePride12 Wrote:  Are they planning on allowing fans?

No clue about the fans

(08-06-2020 01:41 PM)thxjoenovak Wrote:  

(08-06-2020 01:35 PM)Chicago_sportsfan Wrote:  The MAC conference pushed the season back to October. Is a 9 game season 8 con and BYU! Mac champ and bowl game!

You must have quite an inside connection “sports fan”...

Nothing on Twitter yet at this moment...

?

(08-06-2020 02:54 PM)Chicago_sportsfan Wrote:  

(08-06-2020 01:41 PM)thxjoenovak Wrote:  

(08-06-2020 01:35 PM)Chicago_sportsfan Wrote:  The MAC conference pushed the season back to October. Is a 9 game season 8 con and BYU! Mac champ and bowl game!

You must have quite an inside connection “sports fan”...

Nothing on Twitter yet at this moment...

?

Your post read to me like the MAC had made their decision today.

(08-06-2020 03:01 PM)thxjoenovak Wrote:  

(08-06-2020 02:54 PM)Chicago_sportsfan Wrote:  

(08-06-2020 01:41 PM)thxjoenovak Wrote:  

(08-06-2020 01:35 PM)Chicago_sportsfan Wrote:  The MAC conference pushed the season back to October. Is a 9 game season 8 con and BYU! Mac champ and bowl game!

You must have quite an inside connection “sports fan”...

Nothing on Twitter yet at this moment...

?

Your post read to me like the MAC had made their decision today.

Supposedly

https://buffalonews.com/sports/college/m...f7086.html

I was wondering why NIU doesn't say much about Covid-19 ... except the usual "we're doing a great job." So I did a search and found this (see link). Apparently, NIU's lack of reporting on Covid-19 and student-athletes is part of a conference-wide transparency situation.

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/colle...420642002/

Note that schools that did respond gave test numbers, but not "positives."

As a fan and contributor, I am getting real tired of all this secrecy and the attitude that comes down to ... "just send money."

The waaaiiittting is the hardest part....

This just in from SI Twitter:

“MAC presidents meeting today has been delayed until Saturday, source tells @SInow. They are expected then to discuss the future of a 2020 season and determine a format.”

From FootballScoop:

MACtion: Well, this morning Ralph Russo reported the MAC was planning to move forward with a season; however word this afternoon from Ross Dellenger is that they have delayed a decision until Saturday. Word had been circulating within the profession that NIU was strongly considering not playing this season regardless of the conference decision. Will update when more is clear.