(08-28-2020 03:35 PM)Dukester Wrote: Alright, I was one who did not have an issue with not playing games this fall and was almost a bit relieved because I was concerned about a serious case.
And obviously I was not following that close, since I just realized today the team had been practicing prior to the positive test earlier in the week.
BUT - if we were already practicing, why did we not schedule 2-4 games? If your taking the risk already, then why not play some games in a non fan environment?
Once again - Dukeman is not allowed to respond to this post.
The DNR article about scheduling attempts is interesting to read on this topic. 27 teams were contacted, 9 of which were FBS UNC, UVA, Liberty, ODU, Marshall, Temple, ECU, Charlotte and the farthest being Army which is a 6 hour drive.
Which leads to the question, why weren’t the rest of the remaining FBS schools contacted? It seems someone waved a white flag before all avenues were exhausted. I agree that if you are already practicing then why not pursue games even if it is a partial season.
If Army was palatable for driving distance, Then why didn’t JMU contact NC State, Duke, Wake Forest, Clemson, West Virginia, Navy, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, App State, Virginia Tech etc
At least Go ahead and empty the tank before shutting down the engine.
We’ll see if the college football season can be completed and how long it lasts if it doesn’t, but it has started and JMU got to watch the FCS kickoff game along with everyone else last night.
Strange times