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pstokely

(10,530 posts)
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 09:57 PM Aug 2020

Big 12 to move forward with plans for fall football season, sources say

Source: ESPN

The conference's board of directors met for more than an hour on Tuesday to discuss the future of the season in the midst of the Big Ten and Pac-12 decisions to postpone fall sports until 2021.

Much attention was on the Big 12 meeting after the ACC and SEC publicly affirmed their intention to continue moving forward.

The decision now leaves three of the Power 5 conferences intent on playing for now.

The Big 12 athletic directors are set to meet late Tuesday

Read more: Link to sourcehttps://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29642207/big-12-move-forward-plans-fall-football-season-source-says



just punting the cancelation until after classes go 100% online after the refund period, SEC will be last to cancel
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Big 12 to move forward with plans for fall football season, sources say (Original Post) pstokely Aug 2020 OP
When the conference is dominated by schools in OK and TX, of course they will play. LonePirate Aug 2020 #1
You beat me to it underpants Aug 2020 #4
SEC is looking for a playing partner. Big 12 has 10 members. underpants Aug 2020 #2
If the SEC cancels, people will lose their minds. Yavin4 Aug 2020 #3
The SECs decision to play is purely political VMA131Marine Aug 2020 #5
It shows the difference between northern and southern states. roamer65 Aug 2020 #7
Good Southern manners, no mask mandates pstokely Aug 2020 #13
I drove to New Orleans to see Ohio State play... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #17
$ mostly pstokely Aug 2020 #11
Lets hope if hurts him in the midwest and mid-atlantic TheDemsshouldhireme Aug 2020 #6
And AZ pstokely Aug 2020 #12
I'll give them 2 weeks of practice, no games will be played..too many will be sick Thekaspervote Aug 2020 #8
Yep! LiberalFighter Aug 2020 #10
There's no social distancing on fourth-and-one. mac56 Aug 2020 #9
What will a "huddle" look like? oasis Aug 2020 #14
Insanity! Covid-19 probably won't kill these players, but it could easily end their careers. SunSeeker Aug 2020 #15
I hope they come to their senses. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #16
Thank god I'm teaching online... a la izquierda Aug 2020 #18
Buckeye here ouija Aug 2020 #19
Many people don't understand that you continue to work on a plan Steelrolled Aug 2020 #20

underpants

(182,883 posts)
2. SEC is looking for a playing partner. Big 12 has 10 members.
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 10:06 PM
Aug 2020

Big 10 has 14.

Look at where the Big 12 schools are

Texas including Baylor and Texas Tech
Kansas
Iowa
West Virginia
Oklahoma


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_12_Conference_football

roamer65

(36,747 posts)
7. It shows the difference between northern and southern states.
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 10:28 PM
Aug 2020

Northern states are more concerned about the health and safety of their residents.

Southern ones aren’t.

pstokely

(10,530 posts)
13. Good Southern manners, no mask mandates
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 10:42 PM
Aug 2020

rude NYers with their mask mandates and lack of abortion waiting periods

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,857 posts)
17. I drove to New Orleans to see Ohio State play...
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:51 AM
Aug 2020

... Alabama a few years ago (so I'd obviously like to see the games played IF it was feasible... which it's not), and the myth about Southern manners was definitely shattered right away. (Unless that city is a bad representative of it.)

The female restaurant employees seemed to think I was flirting with them* just because I was polite and nice. The local men treated them like crap. I'd be concerned about getting spit in my food if I behaved that way here!

* I heard them talking to each other in the distance, giggling and discussing getting together with me.

pstokely

(10,530 posts)
11. $ mostly
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 10:38 PM
Aug 2020

Even if they can't have fans at games, they still get the TV $, but many college towns do have mask mandates in capacity limits in place even in the SEC but they're still planning for at least some in person classed and many have begun moving in students

6. Lets hope if hurts him in the midwest and mid-atlantic
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 10:16 PM
Aug 2020

like Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Minnesota with what the Big 10 did. This year of continuous crap gets even worse. Lot of football fans that will shave a couple of more points off Trump. I truly believe there is an eroding chunk of his base that can longer ignore the crap show this year continues to be.

SunSeeker

(51,712 posts)
15. Insanity! Covid-19 probably won't kill these players, but it could easily end their careers.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:25 AM
Aug 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/sports/coronavirus-survivors-athletes.html. Even if it leaves them with just a 5% diminution in heart strength, that would be career ending at this elite level of competition. Wait until a cure or vaccine for fuck's sake.

The smart ones are opting out. https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-07-06/heres-the-athletes-who-have-opted-out-of-playing-amid-coronavirus-crisis

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,857 posts)
16. I hope they come to their senses.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 01:31 AM
Aug 2020


The organ problems after infection isn't a minor issue!

And relying on the athletes and coaches to make the right decision is foolish -- e.g., "They want to do it, so why stop them?!"

Social distancing just can't happen in football. If they're determined to do it, then come up with technology to protect the players from inhaling the droplets and aerosols of the other players.

a la izquierda

(11,797 posts)
18. Thank god I'm teaching online...
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 05:17 AM
Aug 2020

since the Big 12 only gives a shit about money and not its players, other students, faculty or staff. I’m an alum of one school and a professor at another.
I cannot wait to leave this profession behind.

ouija

(398 posts)
19. Buckeye here
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 05:44 AM
Aug 2020

Very painful and people of my ilk are on suicide watch. Word is from good sources is that the coaches in the SEC know that there will be no college football this year nor in the Spring.

 

Steelrolled

(2,022 posts)
20. Many people don't understand that you continue to work on a plan
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 12:50 PM
Aug 2020

until you change it. You can't afford to wait around. This is how the world gets stuff done.

The Big 10 put out a game schedule last week, and practice rules, and a few days later cancelled it all.

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