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Posted on 8/13/20 at 11:40 pm to BoomNation
Posted on 8/13/20 at 11:40 pm to BoomNation
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plus as it has been repeated several times most seniors would probably elect to sit out
MAYBE 10-15% maximum of senior players will ever play professional football.
Obviously, I agree the players that expect to play at the next level would sit out, but can't imagine for the life of me why the ones whose athletic career will end after the college career ends would just forego their final season. Why would they do that?
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Posted on 8/13/20 at 11:45 pm to bigbowe80
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Your missing the entire point.
Actually, you missed the entire point.
The argument in this thread against playing in the spring has been strictly for health reasons. The political angle is something totally different that we won't discuss here out of respect for Chicken's request.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 12:51 am to GusAU
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Your missing the entire point.
Actually, you missed the entire point.
The argument in this thread against playing in the spring has been strictly for health reasons. The political angle is something totally different that we won't discuss here out of respect for Chicken's request.
Of course the administration is going to say its for health reasons and the safety of the players . Nobody is denying that will be the cover story this fall and in the spring. By all means censor my post if you feel it crossed a line. Just for you I went back and took out any mention of politics.
The liability concerns alone in 2020 still make my
Point 100% applicable all the same. It was an entirely different frame of reference in the mid 80’s. Nobody knew what CTE was and back then a Defensive end could still absolutely destroy a QB by going high with the helmet without a fear of a flag or ejection or fine.
This post was edited on 8/14/20 at 1:01 am
Posted on 8/14/20 at 6:42 am to bigbowe80
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bigbowe80
Again, you completely missed the point. I was not censoring you, just pointing out what Chicken had requested. That doesn’t mean I didn’t agree with your point and I don’t think you were intentionally ignoring his request.
I’m just pointing out that if you were to go back and read the thread, the arguments against playing in the spring were that it would be too dangerous for the players to play in the spring and then turn around and play in the Fall. No one was discussing liability or any other non-health related reasons. In multiple threads on this same subject, many people have said it wasn’t practical to do so. There was no “missed point” on my end. Again, I was just pointing out that there were literally 100s of examples of players playing consecutive seasons without an off-season. The examples given were as recent as 2020 when players played in the XFL2 before the virus hit. Not one person on this board or in the media claimed that players that just completed the 2019 season (college or pro) would not be able to physically handle playing in the XFL2. This has nothing to do with “80’s mindset”. It was strictly about the health implications.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 7:14 am to Keltic Tiger
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The Spring in Big 10 country is completely different than the Spring in SEC country weather wise. Kan. K State, Iowa, Iowa State,Neb. etc in March???
Only two of those are Big Ten schools, btw.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 8:25 am to Indefatigable
What's going to miraculously change 6 months from now?
What will cause the decision makers to feel comfortable enough to allow sports in the Spring?
Do people seriously think the virus will vanish right in the middle of flu season? OR that a vaccine will eradicate the virus altogether within the next 6 months?
What will cause the decision makers to feel comfortable enough to allow sports in the Spring?
Do people seriously think the virus will vanish right in the middle of flu season? OR that a vaccine will eradicate the virus altogether within the next 6 months?
Posted on 8/14/20 at 9:11 am to RT1941
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RT1941
The virus is not going away. It will still be around five years from now.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 9:31 am to GusAU
quote:Seems more likely the ones with a redshirt would elect to just wait til the fall.
MAYBE 10-15% maximum of senior players will ever play professional football.
Obviously, I agree the players that expect to play at the next level would sit out, but can't imagine for the life of me why the ones whose athletic career will end after the college career ends would just forego their final season. Why would they do that?
Posted on 8/14/20 at 9:35 am to Tidemeister
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playing football in spring
not happening. It's a pretense to soften the blow.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 9:36 am to CBandits82
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it is indeed more dangerous than the virus to have spring football.
It's more dangerous for these kids to drive across town in the rain than be worried about contracting the virus.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 11:46 am to IAmNERD
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They don't intend to play football this spring. It was just a cover to ease the blow to their fans.
Oh we are fully aware of this.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 12:24 pm to LSU82BILL
quote:Well, there's that old adage about rookies hitting the wall. Happens late in pro seasons, as the season goes beyond what a college season would go. It's been mentioned enough that there's probably something to it.
NFL teams play 16 games in 4 months and Super Bowl teams play 19 games in 5 months with a 53 man roster.
Why couldn't college teams play 24 games in 9 months with 105 players?
2nd thing is there's a normal routine to offseason recoveries. Ever notice, if someone needs a surgery for corrective issues, they wait a little while, instead of doing it immediately? Players shut it down awhile, do nothing for at least a month or so.
Strength and conditioning plans are set up for a much longer offseason.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 12:31 pm to Tidemeister
forgetting whether or not it could be done in terms of safety, if the Big12 SEC and ACC have fall football and a champion is crowned, there is no real incentive for the big10 and Pac12 to have a spring season, as this will undoubtedly be incredibly challenging in terms of the NFL draft, weather, logistics, etc, but it will also put those two conferences at a huge disadvantage for the 2021 season and recruiting. There are no legitimate reasons for them to earnestly attempt a spring season that outweigh all these negatives. They are suggesting the possibility of playing in the spring cynically for PR, and maybe insurance/tv contract CYA. Ryan Day is right. the percent chance of spring football is ZERO.
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