If you really wonder about whether there’s going to be any sort of college football played in 2020, keep in mind that athletic directors are starting to freak out and there’s still a lot of money to be paid if there is at least a part of a regular season and post season that can be broadcast.
In other words, let Occam’s razor be your friend.
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I want to be wrong but this season seems highly unlikely. They’re saying the virus won’t be beat until either there’s a herd immunity, which would require well over half the country getting it, or there’s a vaccine. The government isn’t going to allow the former to happen via social distancing, and the latter just can’t happen by fall. The only outside chance the season has is if they play the games without fans maybe.
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It’s just my gut, but seeing how people act I think the numbers of people that already have it is really high. My speck of evidence is the number of people you think would be protected that keep getting it. But if we 100% tested it would certainly jump the numbers. Lots of people tested with no symptoms. Lots of people that are still clueless.
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Hello darkness my old friend…
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Yep, their personal seat license scheme (aka “donations”) worked wonders in this scenario. They got their customers locked in and committed before the shit hit the fan.
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A truly forwarding thinking AD would be evaluating how to securitize the cash flows from future donations man…
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I wonder if the directional schools will still be paid for games or if the contracts address cancellation of games due to pandemics? If the season is trimmed those would have to be the first games to go.
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Yea I’ve thought about that. You start the season a month late and go conference only for all leagues. Not sure CFB is geared for flexibility though
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Directional schools have conference games to play too, FWIW. The problem will be for the true “Independents” – how many times are we gonnna have to watch Notre Dame beat up Army and BYU???
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Ho-ly. Shit. I had not even thought about that.
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So what do they do with the players on their last year of eligibility? Obvious answer is give them another year, but then what about the 2021 recruits and the 85-man NCAA roster rule? It’s going to get messy, I think they’ll have to lift the 85 man limit for a season (or two).
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Yeah and brace for “mass gatherings“ to take place in the portal
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Some of what they will do will be determined by what the NFL does too. The NFL intends to have the 2020 draft but if there is not any football (college or pro) this fall, does the NFL suspend the 2021 draft? If they go ahead with the 2021 draft are all of the eligibility rules still in place? Did the latest approved CBA with the NFLPA include provisions for roster limits, service etc if the entire season is suspended?
There would be a lot of unknowns at the next level which in turn impacts how college football would react. I would think that even w/o a 2020 college football season, Trevor Lawrence & Justin Fields are #1/#2 in the 2021 draft. You would still have a sizable number of juniors entering the draft, perhaps an all time record if the economy is a shambles.
Logically, the NCAA could do waive the roster limit rule for a few years, 110 max in 2021 (85 + full 25 signees), 105 max in 2022, 100 max in 2023, 95 max 2024, 90 max 2025, back to the 85 limit by 2026. This would allow coaches to redshirt some athletes, no one loses a scholarship, etc.
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Good observations, I hadn’t thought into the NFL angle too much (other than thinking a lot of Juniors/Seniors might test the waters rather than lose another year).
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