Post by jenningsbeach on Jul 8, 2020 15:05:53 GMT -5
Not postponed. Canceled.
Of course, the Ivy presidents are generally indifferent to sports anyway. And the Ivy League doesn't have the lure of big-time football money. But it is the first shot across the bow of D-1 fall sports.
Last Edit: Jul 8, 2020 16:00:08 GMT -5 by jenningsbeach
Of course, the Ivy presidents are generally indifferent to sports anyway. And the Ivy League doesn't have the lure of big-time football money. But it is the first shot across the bow of D-1 fall sports.
That impacts basketball too. No hoops in November and December for the Ivies.
The league becomes the first Division I conference to reach such a decision on fall sports amid the coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday, Division III's Centennial Conference announced it will suspend all sporting events in the fall and may explore moving fall sports, including football, to the spring. Smaller college football programs, including Division II's Morehouse and a handful of Division III schools, have canceled their seasons. With the Ivy League postponing fall sports, there's a possibility other conferences could follow suit.
While football programs face decisions about camps and the season, schools must also make tough choices about coronavirus testing protocols and bringing students back on campuses. Harvard announced Monday it will bring only 40% of undergraduates on campus for the fall semester, and the remaining students will learn remotely.
Sighhhhhhhhhhhh. Just the first step but you know this will lead to more, prob just a conference season if any at all.
Yeah there's not really any other way to look at it I'm afraid. I am predicting a league season however, starting in January (but what do I know?). But back to what this league decision means, even if the OOC scheduled contests were allowed to be played by the league members, I would have to believe that in many cases the MAAC schools would be playing under a handicap based on the fact that many other programs and leagues will have had a lot of extra time to prepare because they allowed their players to return in the summer under NCAA guidelines. In that regard there was a big article in the Connecticut Post yesterday concerning UConn and the fact that their team will be fully on campus by Monday and allowed to start team workouts, albeit with a few restrictions. So with this as a consideration I'm not sure Jay Young or any of the other league coaches would be thrilled trying to compete against other schools who would have gotten a head start in preparation for the new season. Maybe the answer is, at least for this year, to only compete against schools and leagues playing under the same rules. Be interesting to see how this plays out.