The Official "Who is playing, who is not" college football rumor thread 2020

[obxyankeefan]

But the problem is that Football pays the VAST majority of an athletic department's expenses. Most sports bleed money, and football pays the bills.

Football has been college sports’ golden goose since the 1800s

The second part of what I said was football and basketball playing in the spring because of the money and the schools not wanting to let the money go.

 

[osubuckeye89]

As far as Title IX isn't it one female sport for every one male sport? Some sports have very little contact, Baseball, softball, tennis. Some sports bring in money Football and Basketball. I have to think that most schools will be looking for that money and allow them to play even with the risks.

Football is really the only sport that brings in the big money. Maybe a few schools for basketball but basketball is barely breaking even or taking a loss for a majority of Division 1

 

[belcherboy]

Ah scholarship not sport. That makes a difference.

But still if a person was under scholarship this year before any of this, do you really think the school would pull that scholarship.

They won't pull any scholarships, from what I understand, but I would think these schools have no obligation to take a financial bath when their cash cow lost it's income that paid for those other sports. COVID will be around in the spring (hopefully very weakened), so it would give these schools a reason to cancel. The problem is, you can't pick and choose what to cancel and what to allow to play and then blame COVID for their cancelation.

 

[LawDawg]

Ah scholarship not sport. That makes a difference.

But still if a person was under scholarship this year before any of this, do you really think the school would pull that scholarship.

Depends on the school. Some will, some won't. If they can't afford it, they can't afford it.

 

[belcherboy]

The second part of what I said was football and basketball playing in the spring because of the money and the schools not wanting to let the money go.

I personally don't see Spring football happening. You run into severe weather issues in the north, on top of the fact that the vast majority of the players that are projected in the first three rounds of the draft will likely opt out and just start preparing for the combine and/or the draft. No need to risk injury in the late spring right before the combine and/or draft.

 

[LawDawg]

The second part of what I said was football and basketball playing in the spring because of the money and the schools not wanting to let the money go.

That was the thought, but no one has really thought through it:
- What's so magical about the spring? Vaccine, maybe, but no guarantee of one at all, or distribution.
- You lose all your good players ... no top players are going to play with the draft a few months away.
- When do you play? Can't play in Dec/Jan in the north, and if you wait to March - May, what about the NFL draft.
I just don't see pushing to spring as viable, although they will try if no fall ball.

 

[wingsauce7]

Unfortunately there are politics in play with these decisions. More unfortunate is that colleges are overwhelmingly liberal and that alone should tell you what's going to happen...

 

[obxyankeefan]

Depends on the school. Some will, some won't. If they can't afford it, they can't afford it.

I think the backlash against a school pulling the scholarships would cost the school more in the long run then the scholarships will.

 

[Gatorchip]

Unfortunately there are politics in play with these decisions. More unfortunate is that colleges are overwhelmingly liberal and that alone should tell you what's going to happen...

You're expecting mass sexual reassignment due to the increased life expectancy of COVID infection?

 

[LawDawg]

I think the backlash against a school pulling the scholarships would cost the school more in the long run then the scholarships will.

Big schools, yes. Small schools, no. Stanford said they would respect all scholarships. ECU isn't respecting incoming freshman, at least. Again, if they don't have the money, they don't have the money.

 

[obxyankeefan]

That was the thought, but no one has really thought through it:
- What's so magical about the spring? Vaccine, maybe, but no guarantee of one at all, or distribution.
- You lose all your good players ... no top players are going to play with the draft a few months away.
- When do you play? Can't play in Dec/Jan in the north, and if you wait to March - May, what about the NFL draft.
I just don't see pushing to spring as viable, although they will try if no fall ball.

I was going to answer this, but after typing it out it looked like a bunch of answer from a 3 year old. Time to retreat.

 

[belcherboy]

 

[Olyduck]

Football is really the only sport that brings in the big money. Maybe a few schools for basketball but basketball is barely breaking even or taking a loss for a majority of Division 1

Big money yes but lots of schools still make money on basketball. some on other sports like Baseball softball track wrestling and gymnastics.

 

[belcherboy]

I'm really starting to think that the B10 purposely allowed a voting rumor to swirl in the media, just to see everyone's reaction before the real vote happens. At least I'm delusional to hope so!

 

[osubuckeye89]

Big money yes but lots of schools still make money on basketball. some on other sports like Baseball softball track wrestling and gymnastics.

Not enough to carry the whole athletic department though.......Without football a lot of the non revenue sports are screwed

 

[PIBuckeye]

Fucking idiots.

All this upheaval of people's lives just so that a contingent of socialists can get the president that they want.

This should show everyone how far they are prepared to go........

 

[wingsauce7]

You're expecting mass sexual reassignment due to the increased life expectancy of COVID infection?

Fuckin weirdo

 

[PickleRick]

Fucking idiots.

All this upheaval of people's lives just so that a contingent of socialists can get the president that they want.

This should show everyone how far they are prepared to go........

Bat shit crazy. The whole world went on lock down so the united states could get a new president?

 

[Olyduck]

so we are at MAC UConn and now Mountain West

 

[tnapucco]

I'm not playing.