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Post by hammer on Sept 1, 2020 14:36:25 GMT -5
That statement from Warren is a polite but pretty firm "no." They are going to get back to playing sports in the timeline that works for the B1G. I wonder if Trump asked Warren about their counting issue?
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Post by gibbyb1 on Sept 1, 2020 14:37:19 GMT -5
President Trump just mentioned a meeting with the B1G about their teams playing in the fall. He is currently holding an impromptu news conference before boarding AF1 on his trip to Kenosha. Not sure how to embed tweets on here. The king doesn’t have better things to do with his time during a pandemic, social unrest, unemployment........? The presidents of those fine universities are more than qualified to make the decisions in the best interest of their universities.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2020 14:47:52 GMT -5
That statement from Warren is a polite but pretty firm "no." They are going to get back to playing sports in the timeline that works for the B1G. I wonder if Trump asked Warren about their counting issue? As opposed to the PAC-[number]?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2020 15:47:46 GMT -5
Apparently some rumor started picking up some legs that because of Trump’s phone call, the Big Ten was now looking at an Oct 10 start.
Nope.
I’m genuinely starting to wonder if the tide has turned: is the internet used more often as a tool of misinformation then it is to genuinely inform?
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Post by badgerbreath on Sept 1, 2020 15:59:09 GMT -5
I think it's mainly all about sports voices trying to find something to talk about in the absence of real sports. There is a lot of undirected energy out there. In this atmosphere is creates havoc.
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Post by n00b on Sept 1, 2020 16:46:49 GMT -5
Where are the posters who claimed that there was no vote because a few of the ADs (who wouldn't have been present anyway) couldn't remember it? Two of the presidents, not ADs, said that. Penn State and I believe Minnesota. They were clearly lying so they wouldn’t be on record as voting against the season.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2020 16:48:35 GMT -5
Where are the posters who claimed that there was no vote because a few of the ADs (who wouldn't have been present anyway) couldn't remember it? Two of the presidents, not ADs, said that. Penn State and I believe Minnesota. They were clearly lying so they wouldn’t be on record as voting against the season. Got a link for the Penn State one? I know the PSU AD did. She said she didn't know if there had been a vote. I didn't see Pres. Barron comment.
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Post by n00b on Sept 1, 2020 16:52:35 GMT -5
Two of the presidents, not ADs, said that. Penn State and I believe Minnesota. They were clearly lying so they wouldn’t be on record as voting against the season. Got a link for the Penn State one? I know the PSU AD did. She said she didn't know if there had been a vote. I didn't see Pres. Barron comment. You could be right. Maybe it was just Minnesota. “We didn’t vote per se, it’s a deliberative process where we came to a decision together and I absolutely support the decision we came to,” Gabel said after the Big Ten’s decision. sports.yahoo.com/penn-state-ad-is-unclear-if-any-vote-was-held-among-school-presidents-to-postpone-football-season-195653123.htmlSeems like a flat lie at this point.
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Post by bbg95 on Sept 1, 2020 17:22:00 GMT -5
Apparently some rumor started picking up some legs that because of Trump’s phone call, the Big Ten was now looking at an Oct 10 start. Nope. I’m genuinely starting to wonder if the tide has turned: is the internet used more often as a tool of misinformation then it is to genuinely inform? I don't know. I would say there are conflicting reports about the Oct. 10 start date. Dan Patrick is reporting that date for one. He could be wrong, of course. But he's not really the kind of media member who I would think would report something unless he was reasonably confident about his source (this also seems to be a fairly fluid situation, so even if what the source is saying is true right now, it might not be true later). There are of course qualifiers in there, as it would depend on whether the Big 10 can pass its new safety measures. But I wouldn't be shocked if the Big 10 backtracks. Spring football is not viable, and I have to think that if they cancel while the SEC et al. play, that will kill them in recruiting.
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Post by crando on Sept 1, 2020 17:46:12 GMT -5
Oct. 10 to start football season could just mean practice, and then games start 6ish weeks later, around Thanksgiving. Maybe everyone's right?
So, perhaps in regard to Oct. 10 ... we're talking about practice. Not a game. Practice. We're talking about practice.
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Post by oldnewbie on Sept 1, 2020 18:12:18 GMT -5
The king doesn’t have better things to do with his time during a pandemic, social unrest, unemployment........? The presidents of those fine universities are more than qualified to make the decisions in the best interest of their universities. No, he doesn't. A quick look at the 2016 election map clearly shows that for the next 2+ months the PAC12 colored states are worth a fundraising trip but no other mention, The majority of SEC colored states are for rallys, while the B1G striped states (which coincidentally also includes SE SEC) will be pandered to non-stop.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2020 20:38:24 GMT -5
Oct. 10 to start football season could just mean practice, and then games start 6ish weeks later, around Thanksgiving. Maybe everyone's right? So, perhaps in regard to Oct. 10 ... we're talking about practice. Not a game. Practice. We're talking about practice. That is a fair and interesting point. However, based on Trump’s pretty explicit tweets, he wanted the Big Ten playing football games.
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Post by volleav on Sept 1, 2020 22:26:09 GMT -5
Oct. 10 to start football season could just mean practice, and then games start 6ish weeks later, around Thanksgiving. Maybe everyone's right? So, perhaps in regard to Oct. 10 ... we're talking about practice. Not a game. Practice. We're talking about practice. Oct 10 puts a viable shot at a National Championship or BCS bowl contention. Thanksgiving does not. Totally pointless to play starting at Thanksgiving.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2020 9:03:24 GMT -5
Oct. 10 to start football season could just mean practice, and then games start 6ish weeks later, around Thanksgiving. Maybe everyone's right? So, perhaps in regard to Oct. 10 ... we're talking about practice. Not a game. Practice. We're talking about practice. Oct 10 puts a viable shot at a National Championship or BCS bowl contention. Thanksgiving does not. Totally pointless to play starting at Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is traditionally a big football weekend, but especially in college football it is usually a weekend of a lot of (in-state or border state) rivalry games. Trying to capture a piece of that, might be meaningful.
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Post by volleav on Sept 2, 2020 10:04:50 GMT -5
Oct 10 puts a viable shot at a National Championship or BCS bowl contention. Thanksgiving does not. Totally pointless to play starting at Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is traditionally a big football weekend, but especially in college football it is usually a weekend of a lot of (in-state or border state) rivalry games. Trying to capture a piece of that, might be meaningful. So Ohio state would start their "season" with the Michigan game? Then what? A fruit basket from Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma & Notre Dame saying sorry we won't see you playing in the semi finals?
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