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ELA

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Re: Odds we have a football season poll
« Reply #140 on: July 31, 2020, 01:13:05 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on July 31, 2020, 01:12:24 PM
I guess it's easier to schedule, I see that, but in terms of controlling the pandemic ....
No, it does nothing for that.

Hell, Pitt cancelled games against Miami(Ohio) and Marshall, from bordering states, but added trips to Atlanta and South Carolina.
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Re: Odds we have a football season poll
« Reply #141 on: July 31, 2020, 01:25:20 PM »
So, at best, we have an asterisk season.

At worst, we try and have a few games and then it collapses shortly thereafter.  I think that is worse than not starting.

I think "they" are disposed to trying to play a few games unless the pandemic markedly worsens.

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Re: Odds we have a football season poll
« Reply #142 on: July 31, 2020, 01:27:43 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on July 31, 2020, 01:12:24 PM
I guess it's easier to schedule, I see that, but in terms of controlling the pandemic ....
it's bull, no reason Iowa can't play Iowa State
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Re: Odds we have a football season poll
« Reply #143 on: July 31, 2020, 01:31:53 PM »
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Re: Odds we have a football season poll
« Reply #144 on: August 01, 2020, 01:48:24 AM »
I'll be sad when OU @ Army is canceled, which it surely will be.

If you ever get a chance to see your team play in Michie Stadium, take it.  It's a beautiful place to visit.

And pronounce it "Mikey," not "Mitchie."
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Re: Odds we have a football season poll
« Reply #145 on: August 01, 2020, 01:49:09 AM »
The American Rivers Conference, formerly the Iowa Conference, a D-III conference, announced this week they would play football.

The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, another area D-III conference, announced this week they are canceling all fall conference sports. It did move golf and tennis to spring, but did not move football or any other fall sport. It is the first year since 1945 the conference will not have intercollegiate football. UW-Platteville is one of our area schools affected by this cancelation. In turn, UW-P canceled its entire football season.

UW-Whitewater canceled its entire season, as well; it is one of the biggest D-III power programs.
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Re: Odds we have a football season poll
« Reply #146 on: August 01, 2020, 02:08:30 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on July 30, 2020, 08:51:01 AM
Oline with other heath issues and staff members of this age should opt out
the young and healthy should be allowed to play
Cool. When I was a kid, I liked to block, and I played O-Line as a guard when I was a freshman in HS. I had good blocking technique. I was tiny. Back then fullbacks were running backs. I started as a RB. The coach must have seen me throw some blocks on the corners for our fullback who was our feature back and later 1st team all conference Big Ten linebacker at Iowa. Mid-Season I was switched to guard, and I didn't know why. I didn't ask questions. I did a lot of pulling and just loved to take out someone on the outside corner. Our fullback, who was 1st team all-state, already knew how to set up blocks, and made me look good to just about no one who saw us play as freshmen. 

O-Linemen started getting big in the 1970s, but they were not always 300 lbs.

Bob Commings played guard at Iowa in the 1950s for one of the Rose Bowl teams, was 165 lbs., and was voted team MVP.
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Re: Odds we have a football season poll
« Reply #147 on: August 01, 2020, 02:11:00 AM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on July 30, 2020, 10:57:53 PM
Well it took a pandemic, but you guys got what you wanted:  the SEC to play more than 8 conference games.
Very funny!
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Re: Odds we have a football season poll
« Reply #148 on: August 01, 2020, 06:41:54 AM »
Well, this is going to get weird.  "Get".  Ha.
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Re: Odds we have a football season poll
« Reply #149 on: August 01, 2020, 08:30:23 AM »
Quote from: Hawkinole on August 01, 2020, 02:08:30 AM
Cool. When I was a kid, I liked to block, and I played O-Line as a guard when I was a freshman in HS. I had good blocking technique. I was tiny. Back then fullbacks were running backs. I started as a RB. The coach must have seen me throw some blocks on the corners for our fullback who was our feature back and later 1st team all conference Big Ten linebacker at Iowa. Mid-Season I was switched to guard, and I didn't know why. I didn't ask questions. I did a lot of pulling and just loved to take out someone on the outside corner. Our fullback, who was 1st team all-state, already knew how to set up blocks, and made me look good to just about no one who saw us play as freshmen.

O-Linemen started getting big in the 1970s, but they were not always 300 lbs.

Bob Commings played guard at Iowa in the 1950s for one of the Rose Bowl teams, was 165 lbs., and was voted team MVP.
I played guard in high school back in the late 70s.  I was tiny, but had no wheels so they put me at guard.  Didn't need much speed.  Just pull, get to the corner and get in the way of a LB or safety.
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Re: Odds we have a football season poll
« Reply #150 on: August 01, 2020, 09:25:29 AM »

I played CB/WR in HS.When I was a JR we had this RB that was like 5'7"H X 5'7"W X 5'7" D.He was wrecking crew when we practiced..I dunno how fast he was but he had real game time speed.We had full contact practices,this guy comes screaming around the corner I saw my life flash before my eyes.I have to turn the play in or take out the lead blocker or make the tackle - well that's the theory anyway.I know ahead of time this isn't going to end well for me.This guys legs are pumping like steam pistons on a Union Pacific Engine.So this guy is the lead blocker on the sweep he was like Don Nottingham back in the day(smaller version of Earl) and is about as compassionate as Attila the Hun.Of course his knee caps do a number on my helmet and I do take him out by basically tripping him up.Take a big bowl of Popcorn and punch it - that's what it sounded like.Of course I immediately spring back up like "is that all ya got" all the while spitting out bloody chicklets.Practice was like the movie "Groundhog Day" again,again and yet again......Should have tried out for the Tennis team or Chess Club
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Re: Odds we have a football season poll
« Reply #151 on: August 01, 2020, 09:57:56 AM »
I went to a small school and I was the second biggest kid on the team. Unfortunately that meant I had to do drills with the biggest kid, who was 6'6" and 350 pounds. My ribs still remember.
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Re: Odds we have a football season poll
« Reply #152 on: August 02, 2020, 06:36:25 PM »
Seems like the schools are reacting well to the players voicing their concerns


https://twitter.com/TheoLawson_SR/status/1290038799569838082?s=20
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Re: Odds we have a football season poll
« Reply #153 on: August 02, 2020, 06:41:02 PM »
Quote from: ELA on August 02, 2020, 06:36:25 PM
Seems like the schools are reacting well to the players voicing their concerns


https://twitter.com/TheoLawson_SR/status/1290038799569838082?s=20
Remember they are amateur college students and thus should never be able to do things like "speak"
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