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The Power Five => Big Ten => Topic started by: Big Beef Tacosupreme on July 09, 2020, 04:20:39 PM
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7/9/2020 3:59:00 PM
Big Ten Statement on 2020-21 Fall Season
We are facing uncertain and unprecedented times, and the health, safety and wellness of our student-athletes, coaches, game officials, and others associated with our sports programs and campuses remain our number one priority.
To that end, the Big Ten Conference announced today that if the Conference is able to participate in fall sports (men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, football, men’s and women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball) based on medical advice, it will move to Conference-only schedules in those sports. Details for these sports will be released at a later date, while decisions on sports not listed above will continue to be evaluated. By limiting competition to other Big Ten institutions, the Conference will have the greatest flexibility to adjust its own operations throughout the season and make quick decisions in real-time based on the most current evolving medical advice and the fluid nature of the pandemic.
This decision was made following many thoughtful conversations over several months between the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors, Directors of Athletics, Conference Office staff, and medical experts including the Big Ten Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Big Ten Sports Medicine Committee.
In addition, the Conference announced that summer athletic activities will continue to be voluntary in all sports currently permitted to engage in such activities. Furthermore, Big Ten student-athletes who choose not to participate in intercollegiate athletics at any time during the summer and/or the 2020-21 academic year due to concerns about COVID-19 will continue to have their scholarship honored by their institution and will remain in good standing with their team.
While Big Ten member institutions continue to rely on the most up-to-date medical information to establish the best protocols for voluntary workouts on their campuses, in compliance with local and state regulations, the Conference is working with the Big Ten Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Big Ten Sports Medicine Committee to finalize Conference-wide protocols.
As we continue to focus on how to play this season in a safe and responsible way, based on the best advice of medical experts, we are also prepared not to play in order to ensure the health, safety and wellness of our student-athletes should the circumstances so dictate.
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Bummer dude
How is that FBS Independence working out for Notre Dame?
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Bummer dude
How is that FBS Independence working out for Notre Dame?
I have heard rumors they may do 10 conference games, and that regional stuff would matter. So Penn State is unlikely to play Nebraska, but almost guaranteed to play Rutger, Maryland, OSU, etc.
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Bummer dude
How is that FBS Independence working out for Notre Dame?
ACC is going to accomodate them.
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I have heard rumors they may do 10 conference games, and that regional stuff would matter. So Penn State is unlikely to play Nebraska, but almost guaranteed to play Rutger, Maryland, OSU, etc.
The thing is, I don't know how that regionalization would work in practice. When you start out it is pretty obvious that the three eastern-most schools (RU, UMD, PSU) and the three Westernmost schools (MN, IA, UNL) should miss each other. It makes sense that far. So, for example, PSU would play:
- Rutgers
- Maryland
- Ohio State
- Michigan
- Michigan State
- Indiana
- Purdue
- Illinois
- Northwestern
- Wisconsin
Similarly, Nebraska would play:
- Minnesota
- Iowa
- Wisconsin
- Northwestern
- Illinois
- Purdue
- Indiana
- Michigan State
- Michigan
- Ohio State
Fine, but who do the central schools miss? By this logic all of the following schools are forced to play BOTH the three eastern-most schools (RU, UMD, PSU) AND the three western-most schools (MN, IA, UNL):
- Ohio State
- Michigan
- Michigan State
- Indiana
- Purdue
- Illinois
- Northwestern
- Wisconsin
Who do they miss? They'd have to miss some three of each other but that seems odd because the other seven schools on the list are the ones close to them. I'll also point out that this is REALLY ridiculous for the fourth eastern-most (tOSU) and fourth western-most (UW) schools because they are forced to play all three of the schools farthest away from them (RU, UMD, PSU for UW; UNL, MN, IA for tOSU).
Also, if we are only playing conference games then why only 10? Why not play 12 so that each team just misses one league member or get a waiver from the NCAA and play a 13-game round-robin since you probably aren't playing bowls anyway?
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My point is that if you work your way in from the outside the schools in the middle get screwed. I did it and here is what I came up with:
(https://i.imgur.com/2doMf0U.png)
The two Indiana schools are in the middle. There are six schools West of them and six schools East of them. In this scenario Indiana misses both of the schools in border-state Illinois while Purdue misses both of the schools in border-state Michigan.
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ACC is going to accomodate them.
What about Army, BYU, etc?
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ACC is going to accomodate bend over for them again.
Fixed.
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f'in sucks but let's be real here it's better than nothing.
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They're just slowly preparing us for what will be nothing. Now it's only conference games. Next it will be only divisional games. Then it will be 3 games, against bitter rivals only. Then...
2021.
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They're just slowly preparing us for what will be nothing. Now it's only conference games. Next it will be only divisional games. Then it will be 3 games, against bitter rivals only. Then...
2021.
God I hope you’re wrong.
But I think you are right.
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It's only a matter of time before all fall sports are cancelled (or at least postponed to spring of course).
The next question is what happens with hockey, basketball, and other winter sports.... The Ivy League has already basically cancelled non-con games.
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On the radio they said that they will play all of the divisional games first, so that if one of those games has to be rescheduled then they can bump a crossover game off of the docket.
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Dear loyal Badger fan,
Earlier today the Big Ten Conference announced that, if we are able to conduct a fall sports season, it will consist only of competitions between conference members. This includes football, volleyball, men's and women's soccer and men's and women's cross country.
You can read that release here (https://bigten.org/news/2020/7/9/big-ten-statement-on-2020-21-fall-season.aspx).
Needless to say, this announcement greatly affects our 2020 season in a number of ways. At the moment, we do not know what our schedules will look like or how many home games we will have. We hope to have that information from the conference as soon as possible.
No matter how many home games we have this season, game day at Camp Randall Stadium will look different. We will not be able to accommodate a full stadium. Through ongoing discussions with campus and local health officials, we are developing our plan to provide a safe game day environment for everyone. Once we have more clarity regarding the football schedule and the capacity of Camp Randall Stadium we will be able to communicate our ticketing plans.
What we do know is that we will not play any non-conference games this season, including the highly-anticipated game against Notre Dame at Lambeau Field. We all share in the disappointment about that and are exploring options to reschedule those games. We look forward to playing Notre Dame in 2021 at Soldier Field in Chicago and both programs are committed to rescheduling the game at Lambeau.
Throughout these unprecedented times, we have tried to remain as transparent and as flexible as possible to best serve you, the loyal members of our Badger family. Today's announcement, and all the circumstances we are trying to work through together, are done so with one thing in mind: the health and safety of our student-athletes, staff and fans. With our partners around the Big Ten, we are committed to exploring every option to provide safe competitive opportunities for our student-athletes.
There are still many questions to be answered. As the past few months have shown, we all need to be flexible in these uncertain times. As decisions are made about what the 2020 fall season will look like, we will continue to communicate that information.
We sincerely hope you and your families are safe and healthy and thank you for your continued support of the Badgers.
On, Wisconsin!
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Stick a fork in it. It's over.
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They haven't announced it yet but fall sports are done, just as the Ivy League has announced. They might move it to the Spring, but that's the best case scenario,
The big question now is what will happen with winter sports like basketball, hockey, and others.....
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Stick a fork in it. It's over.
Correct. Feel bad for the seniors.
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Correct. Feel bad for the seniors.
I think there is still a small chance the power 5 will play football in some form.
The other schools? no way.