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Should injuries and transfers be included with contact tracing numbers to drop below 53?
Posted on 11/19/20 at 10:38 am
Posted on 11/19/20 at 10:38 am
If a team is below the 53 man threshold, but is including transfers and injuries (neither related to covid) in the number of players out, should they still be allowed to not play?
In non-covid year, if a team drops below 53 scholarship players due to attrition and injuries, are they allowed to just skip games?
In non-covid year, if a team drops below 53 scholarship players due to attrition and injuries, are they allowed to just skip games?
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Posted on 11/19/20 at 10:39 am to fillmoregandt
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In non-covid year, if a team drops below 53 scholarship players due to attrition and injuries, are they allowed to just skip games?
Has anyone ever done this?
Posted on 11/19/20 at 10:47 am to SidewalkTiger
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Has anyone ever done this?
I don't know this for a fact, partially because the information doesn't seem to be public, but I assume that injured players are considered as unavailable, and do affect the minimum roster number.
OP, also consider the players who opt-ed out due to COVID concerns before the season even started. Those guys certainly affected roster counts, from day one.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 10:57 am to fillmoregandt
If you're mathematically or even all but eliminated from division contention, I think if you have 40 or more you should be forced to play. If you don't, face forfeiture of the contest and/or TV money.
This post was edited on 11/19/20 at 10:58 am
Posted on 11/19/20 at 11:00 am to dhuck20
The problem is that every program agreed to the 53 player threshold before the season.
Also, its extremely difficult to field a competitive team and run efficient practices with less than 53 players.
NFL rosters are capped at 53 but they also have practice squads and can sign and release players based on need.
A linebacker goes down? No problem, drop a backup tight end and pickup a free agent.
Also, its extremely difficult to field a competitive team and run efficient practices with less than 53 players.
NFL rosters are capped at 53 but they also have practice squads and can sign and release players based on need.
A linebacker goes down? No problem, drop a backup tight end and pickup a free agent.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 11:06 am to SidewalkTiger
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The problem is that every program agreed to the 53 player threshold before the season.
Then change the threshold.
These people make a shite load of money yet they can't adapt on the fly? fricking idiots.
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Also, its extremely difficult to field a competitive team and run efficient practices with less than 53 players.
NFL rosters are capped at 53 but they also have practice squads and can sign and release players based on need.
College teams have walk-ons. A good number of them, too. Why can't they play?
Posted on 11/19/20 at 11:07 am to SidewalkTiger
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Has anyone ever done this?
Kansas got down to around 30 scholarship several years ago by roster mis-mangement and signing mostly junior college players
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