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Topic: How do you think the CFB season progresses now?

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Re: How do you think the CFB season progresses now?
« Reply #42 on: November 04, 2020, 12:25:21 PM »
The season hasn't blown up. 

A few individual teams have had outbreaks. Most have not. 

A few games have been canceled/postponed. Most have not. 

It seems that with 88% of the poll vote, this was the "expectation": Most teams finish, a handful do not (<10%) due to COVID

And I don't think that === "shitshow". 

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Re: How do you think the CFB season progresses now?
« Reply #43 on: November 04, 2020, 12:25:45 PM »
The term "SS" is rather more dire and extreme than what I'm seeing.  I would use that term if multiple teams had dropped out completely and conferences were about to shut it down, incomplete season.

I doubt anyone expected this to progress without issues and lumps.  I think many of us saw a distinct possibility it would collapse in 2-3 weeks or so.  And short of that, it was possible a few teams would "opt out".  I think the situation is less dire than any of those scenarios, so far.

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Re: How do you think the CFB season progresses now?
« Reply #44 on: November 04, 2020, 01:50:36 PM »
Yeah, cases are up nationally and we're in the bottom of the 5th inning of the season....
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Re: How do you think the CFB season progresses now?
« Reply #45 on: November 04, 2020, 03:11:09 PM »
And everyone here would agree this could get back quickly resulting in a truncated season.

But, thus far, things are "OK" in my opinion.  I'm not disposed to always forecasting the worst possible eventuality.

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Re: How do you think the CFB season progresses now?
« Reply #46 on: November 04, 2020, 03:51:50 PM »
I guess it depends which program you're following. 
I think the characterization is one that would apply to the entirety, no?  How is the season going overall, for everyone?

And you apparently believe it is going about as badly as it possibly could, which is fine to hold such an opinion of course.  There were two options in the poll selected by no one who voted that would have been a "SS" in my view.

We roll along a few more weeks and teams start dropping by the wayside and it's done0 (0%) 

Within two weeks it will be obvious we're done and it is ended0 (0%)

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Re: How do you think the CFB season progresses now?
« Reply #47 on: November 07, 2020, 10:31:57 PM »
48 FBS games were played today.  12 were postponed or cancelled.  20% of the games not being played in a given week is a shit show to me.  I understand it isn't for all.  
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Re: How do you think the CFB season progresses now?
« Reply #48 on: November 07, 2020, 11:32:20 PM »
I'll take 80%

especially when the Huskers are playing
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Re: How do you think the CFB season progresses now?
« Reply #49 on: November 08, 2020, 06:22:59 AM »
Here is a list of games not being played this weekend:
Purdue vs No. 10 Wisconsin (canceled)
Washington vs California (canceled)
Arizona vs Utah (canceled)
Louisville vs Virginia (postponed)
Air Force vs Army (postponed)
Tulsa vs Navy (postponed)
UTSA vs Rice (postponed)
Charlotte vs Middle Tennessee (postponed)
Florida International vs UTEP (canceled)
Louisiana Tech vs North Texas (postponed)



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Re: How do you think the CFB season progresses now?
« Reply #50 on: November 08, 2020, 08:23:30 AM »
Wisconsin may consider the season a shit show, so far.

Props to teams like Clemson that take the field, compete, and entertain their fans even w/o their star player
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Re: How do you think the CFB season progresses now?
« Reply #51 on: November 08, 2020, 08:55:43 AM »
Lots of G5 teams have had to postpone/cancel. 

To date, something like 142 out of a scheduled 152 P5 vs. P5 games have been played.  That's ~93% which I actually think is surprisingly high compared to my expectations before the season.

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Re: How do you think the CFB season progresses now?
« Reply #52 on: November 08, 2020, 09:36:23 AM »
It's going better than I expected and feared it might.  Most major games are being played and relatively few stars are out.

And it appears if this continues apace we'll have some kind of post season.

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Re: How do you think the CFB season progresses now?
« Reply #53 on: November 09, 2020, 08:19:02 AM »
I can see Clemson handing the Irish their first loss in the ACC championship game.  This may be the year an undefeated PAC-12 champion gets in the playoff.
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Re: How do you think the CFB season progresses now?
« Reply #54 on: November 09, 2020, 09:03:05 AM »
Back in June, I think many of us figured there would be NO season at all, none.  Then there were signs some conferences would try, and many of us figured that might well implode after 3-4 games, rational expectations.  And here we are now, better off than either of those guesses, which to me means things are better than many expected.

Nobody expected a perfectly run operation.  I'm impressed with how flexible the conferences have been, I would NOT have expected that.

So, my own rating is "better than expected", not "much better", but better.

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Re: How do you think the CFB season progresses now?
« Reply #55 on: November 09, 2020, 12:51:08 PM »
Agree, it's definitely better than expected so far.

 

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