NCAA football moving to January-April season for 2020-21?

[LadyStanley]

Forget the fall: It's time to start planning 2020 college football season in 2021

Canceling sports, it turns out, was the easy part. Bringing them back — especially college football — is going to be infinitely more difficult.


A number of schools have already said no in person classes for fall semester. And probably few/no schools willing to risk 20k+ gatherings to attend football games.

So perhaps start in January and play to April? (And push start of 2021-22 season out by a month?)

Lots of moving parts. Decision expected in May.

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[Big Z Man 1990]

For several years now, I've binged on classic TV series throughout the summer, with my last few binges from late August into September being scheduled around college football. Beginning week 1, I would not watch any classic TV on Saturdays, deferring to college football. Normally I'm finished with my binges when fall TV shows begin on the 3rd or 4th Monday night of September.

If there is no college football in the normal timeframe this year, I'd need to add more stuff to binge on, not too much because only four new days of binging would be opened (all Saturdays).

 

[LadyStanley]

You may also not have any new shows to watch in September

 

[KevFu]

I worked at Tulane the year after Katrina.

This is a lot like that, only for every college at the same time instead of like, 7 of us.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Forget the fall: It's time to start planning 2020 college football season in 2021

Canceling sports, it turns out, was the easy part. Bringing them back — especially college football — is going to be infinitely more difficult.


A number of schools have already said no in person classes for fall semester. And probably few/no schools willing to risk 20k+ gatherings to attend football games.

So perhaps start in January and play to April? (And push start of 2021-22 season out by a month?)

Lots of moving parts. Decision expected in May.

gets pretty cold in the northern unis in Jan and Feb

 

[Big Z Man 1990]

Cold-weather football is real football.

More Southern teams should play NCGs up North during the late season. And if the season is moved, these teams would have no choice if they have scheduled NCGs up north.

One example would be my desire for Ohio State to play a November home game with Clemson the week before playing Michigan.

I want to see OSU beat Clemson one day, and this would be the best way to do it.

 

[JMCx4]

Possible challenge for traveling college hockey fans like me: College football games co-scheduled on weekends with college hockey on the same campus = more competition for lodging & dining & other services around town. Gonna make my advance scheduling task a notch or two harder, unless college hockey takes 2020-21 off.

 

[LadyStanley]

College hockey likely on hold for 2020 too.

Some colleges not planning any on campus activities, including in person classes, until the calendar turns.

 

[LadyStanley]

SEC commissioner said NCAA, conference unity not needed when deciding on upcoming season

“There is room for different conferences to make different decisions."

SEC claims they can go it alone.


Could top stars skip college football if 2020 season is delayed?

The question quietly being asked in athletic departments is whether star players would embrace a delayed schedule — playing through the spring?


Less time for scout views. No opportunity to peep for combine?

 

[LadyStanley]

Coronavirus: NCAA releases nine-step and three-phase plan for schools to resume sports

The plan is based on the United States' three-phase federal guidelines for easing social distancing and re-opening non-essential businesses.

Not just CFB, but all NCAA sports. 9 steps, about two weeks per phase.

 

[KevFu]

College athletics departments (Whether you like their existence or not) cannot survive without playing football in front of fans, who pay for almost all of athletics.

Moving to the spring is the smart move.

 

[LadyStanley]

NCAA president Mark Emmert: No sports without students on campus

"If a school doesn’t reopen, then they’re not going to be playing sports. It’s really that simple," Emmert said.

No students = no sports.

A few conferences seem to be going out on their own.

But some areas may be back to new normal before others.

 

[LadyStanley]

Citing coronavirus concerns, D-II Florida Tech eliminates football program

Florida Tech cited the “unprecedented economic uncertainty” created by the coronavirus pandemic in announcing the decision to cut football.

Florida Tech eliminates football program. Will honor scholarships up to 4 years. And help athletes transfer if the want.

 

[LadyStanley]

How the California State University system's decision to go online only in fall could affect college football

A decision that could have a major impact on the 2020 college football season came from California State University system chancellor Timothy White on Tuesday.

CSU will be having virtual classes in the fall. I know some are part of Mountain West conference.