NCAA considering the possibility that the college football season could end earlier than scheduled
At this point, anyone that tells you they know how the upcoming college football season will play out is simply guessing.
Case in point, even the president of the NCAA, Mark Emmert, can’t say for certain how the upcoming fall season will play out.
According to Alan Blinder of the New York Times, who recently reported on a call Emmert made to congressional leaders, the possibilities for the upcoming season remain endless.
During a recent appearance on “The Paul Finebaum Show” as a guest caller, Blinder shared what he knew about Emmert’s call — based on his recent reporting.
“On Wednesday, [Emmert] and a few other sports executives were laying out how the sports world might resume — even amid the pandemic. And one of the options he laid out was that the season could wind up being shorter. What’s important to know is that the NCAA does not have any ultimate authority over scheduling for college football games in the regular season.
“That’s up to the schools, it’s up to the conferences, but the NCAA is at least saying that they see a possibility that the season could be shortened. It could be truncated. You could see conference championship games by Thanksgiving. And frankly, that would line up in some ways because we’re already seeing some colleges and universities say they intend to end their fall semesters by Thanksgiving and not bring students back after the break.”
The key statement from Blinder there is the fact the NCAA cannot dictate the schedule to conferences. So any decision about a shortened season from the NCAA is likely just the organization during what it can to prepare for that scenario.
As Blinder noted, every option for the upcoming season remains on the table — as far as he knows.
“We’ve heard the idea of cutting out non-conference games. We’ve heard, you know, eliminating some games entirely,” Blinder added.
“I would be lying to you if I said I had any idea how many options are on the table. We’ve heard just a bunch of different brainstorms out there and I think it’s impossible to overstate how fluid, all this remains.”
Sorry, there is zero evidence that the season will be shortened or not played. Hundreds of killer viruses have come and gone and not one time did one of them stop healthy people from attending football games
The only issue is that this isn’t like some of the others that came before it. This is the worst pandemic that has stricken the country in 100 years. There is currently no vaccine for it, and this will be risky as long as the virus continues to spread unchecked.
When did it happen with a virus with no vaccine
1918-1919. The Spanish Flu, an H1N1 virus that killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide, including 675,000 in the U.S.
In 1918 & 1919, communists were executed in the electric chair in this country. Today, they get promoted to the top jobs in media.
The law firm of Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe will do to college football what Scott Boras has done to Major League Baseball.
Can you imagine the ads airing on TV similar to the Johnson’s Baby Powder and Asbestos exposures?
“If you attended a college football game and have permanent injuries due to Covid-19, call the Sports Law Team below. You could receive a judgment in your favor in 90 days.”
Class Action suits against the establishment heard before a far left anti-business judge, can totally drain an athletic budget for years.
I will believe there is going to be college football when I see the toe hit the pigskin in the first game, and then not until the teams come out for the second half will I believe it is sustainable.
Additionally, what are the schools going to do to protect fans, players, coaches, referees, and pressbox personnel from Molotov cocktail wielding communists?
Can Florida State now afford the liability that a Marxist or a linebacker won’t try to assassinate Coach Norvell?
Dark communist conspiracies in our midst? Really?
1950 called. They want you back.
My personal favorite idea so far is basically reducing sports to a World Cup or March Madness with no season. You get players quarantined just by the nature of the tournament and they leave when they lose, reducing the number of people who can spread the virus. Huge TV audience so the schools make money.
Only problem with football is games can’t be played rapidly in succession because they require a pretty long recovery time.
I think in college football we’ll most likely see conference games and that’s it. No out of conference games, no bowls except new years 6