Looks like PAC12 moving to restart the FB season.
West Coast Governors seem to be falling in line.
MWC seems to also be working on an about face.

(09-16-2020 12:51 PM)Boca Rocket Wrote:  WHO's Chief Science Officer Dr Soumya Swaminathan, said it's unlikely that the World would get back to some semblance of precovid normal before 2022.

W.H.O....

(09-16-2020 02:40 PM)PaulJ Wrote:  

(09-16-2020 02:26 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  It's not about the players Nick...this is a financial decision. The Big Ten came back because their ADs were losing tens of millions of dollars...something that MAC schools have been doing for years. Sadly, the MAC will likely come back when they can confirm the fiscal health of the Universities, not the physical health of their players.

Fine but if this results in multiple players transferring to other conferences and programs losing lots of recruits then they will turn most fans into anti-MAC fans. Terry would be in heaven ripping on the conference.

I don’t want Toledo’s program to lose a portion of its talent and then spend the next 3-4 years rebuilding it back. We’ve got ND next season. I want to win that game...

(09-17-2020 05:49 AM)Rocket_Fanatic Wrote:  Terry would be in heaven ripping on the conference.

Wait, did UT Terry pass away??

MAC = red headed step child.

I should know.... I r one


Go Rockets!

(09-17-2020 05:49 AM)Rocket_Fanatic Wrote:  

(09-16-2020 02:40 PM)PaulJ Wrote:  

(09-16-2020 02:26 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  It's not about the players Nick...this is a financial decision. The Big Ten came back because their ADs were losing tens of millions of dollars...something that MAC schools have been doing for years. Sadly, the MAC will likely come back when they can confirm the fiscal health of the Universities, not the physical health of their players.

Fine but if this results in multiple players transferring to other conferences and programs losing lots of recruits then they will turn most fans into anti-MAC fans. Terry would be in heaven ripping on the conference.

I don’t want Toledo’s program to lose a portion of its talent and then spend the next 3-4 years rebuilding it back. We’ve got ND next season. I want to win that game...

Did I miss the news of some transfers? Legit question...I hadn't heard of any impact players doing so, but I may have missed it.

(09-17-2020 08:11 AM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(09-17-2020 05:49 AM)Rocket_Fanatic Wrote:  

(09-16-2020 02:40 PM)PaulJ Wrote:  

(09-16-2020 02:26 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  It's not about the players Nick...this is a financial decision. The Big Ten came back because their ADs were losing tens of millions of dollars...something that MAC schools have been doing for years. Sadly, the MAC will likely come back when they can confirm the fiscal health of the Universities, not the physical health of their players.

Fine but if this results in multiple players transferring to other conferences and programs losing lots of recruits then they will turn most fans into anti-MAC fans. Terry would be in heaven ripping on the conference.

I don’t want Toledo’s program to lose a portion of its talent and then spend the next 3-4 years rebuilding it back. We’ve got ND next season. I want to win that game...

Did I miss the news of some transfers? Legit question...I hadn't heard of any impact players doing so, but I may have missed it.

If not playing these season helps the MAC weather the financial crisis (lack of payments for playing out of conference games), league could return more stable in 2021. If there is a commitment from MAC to continue as per norm in 2021 why would current players and recruits jump to another conference simply because they played in 2020? There are only so many scholarships to go around, not like large numbers of MAC players and recruits have other options on where to play.

(09-17-2020 06:22 AM)inductchuck16 Wrote:  

(09-17-2020 05:49 AM)Rocket_Fanatic Wrote:  Terry would be in heaven ripping on the conference.

Wait, did UT Terry pass away??

I got confirmation from Terry today that he is not dead...

This is a start...

(09-17-2020 11:08 AM)Rocket_Fanatic Wrote:  

(09-17-2020 06:22 AM)inductchuck16 Wrote:  

(09-17-2020 05:49 AM)Rocket_Fanatic Wrote:  Terry would be in heaven ripping on the conference.

Wait, did UT Terry pass away??

I got confirmation from Terry today that he is not dead...

That’s good news!

(09-17-2020 01:03 PM)PTLROCK Wrote:  

(09-17-2020 11:08 AM)Rocket_Fanatic Wrote:  

(09-17-2020 06:22 AM)inductchuck16 Wrote:  

(09-17-2020 05:49 AM)Rocket_Fanatic Wrote:  Terry would be in heaven ripping on the conference.

Wait, did UT Terry pass away??

I got confirmation from Terry today that he is not dead...

That’s good news!

I'll pass it on to the FIU girls.

(09-17-2020 12:52 PM)inductchuck16 Wrote:  This is a start...

Good for the players and coaches, and certainly better (from a fan and football perspective) than any version of a spring football, hope everyone can stay healthy, some teams and conferences, CFB and HS who are playing are having challenges resulting in cancelled games.

Not sure how this will work from a financial point of view for MAC and schools, without out of conference game revenue and without fans and stadium revenue (concessions), hopefully it will not result in huge drain of expenses on already stressed college and Athletic department budgets this fall.

And what does it mean for other fall sports??

I'm curious, if football is the only fall sport played, how does that jibe with Title IX equal opportunity rules?

(09-17-2020 11:08 AM)Rocket_Fanatic Wrote:  

(09-17-2020 06:22 AM)inductchuck16 Wrote:  

(09-17-2020 05:49 AM)Rocket_Fanatic Wrote:  Terry would be in heaven ripping on the conference.

Wait, did UT Terry pass away??

I got confirmation from Terry today that he is not dead...

Now that’s funny

The MAC will adapt like every other conference has.
On a brighter note, Terry I'm glad you are still with us.

GO ROCKETS!!!

(09-17-2020 04:52 PM)northcoastRocket Wrote:  I'm curious, if football is the only fall sport played, how does that jibe with Title IX equal opportunity rules?

All other fall sports will have the same restart date.

Terry also wanted to let you all know that he can’t get on this site. Apparently, he is blocked or censored...

Great to know that student athletics in fall sports, including CFB and in the MAC, will have access to frequent screening and testing for COVID at a level not available to every other student on campus

Let them play this fall, otherwise I think this conference will fail in the long one, as few teams in the league will go down to the so-called D1A status, or worst yet drop football all together.

How does Akron U., EMU, Ball State perhaps BGSU survive in the long run.