8 conference games and up to 4 additional
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I think this season is going to give us a lot of clues into who has well managed athletic departments, who is desperate for money, who is over extended spending on non-revenue sports, and who has a good working relationship with their campus admin.I just saw that several MAC teams are going to be playing non-conference games vs the ACC this season. Maybe that’s an early indication that Akron will be allowed to travel here for the opener.
I think this season is going to give us a lot of clues into who has well managed athletic departments, who is desperate for money, who is over extended spending on non-revenue sports, and who has a good working relationship with their campus admin.
My opinion: MAC needs the money and will play. Schools like the Big 12 are essentially a TV based recruiting operation to attract students and more athletes and haven’t gone over board on infrastructure spending except maybe OSU but they mostly paid cash. Other than maybe Iowa State, the Big 12 can afford to cancel some or all games. Other big conferences not so much. Exit observation: canceling football in the South will require a multi-billion dollar bailout for a dozen cities or more.
I don't think Akron is coming no matter what. They're not on the schedule.I just saw that several MAC teams are going to be playing non-conference games vs the ACC this season. Maybe that’s an early indication that Akron will be allowed to travel here for the opener.
I don't think Akron is coming no matter what. They're not on the schedule.
Interesting. I was relying on my memory of a Knight Commission report back in like 2013 or so that commented negatively on college football debt but pretty much left the Big 12 alone except Texas who was using booster secured bonds and a non-profit to build and operate some of its facilities and was underwater like $100 million on that. But UT could raise that in a weekend if they got truly in trouble.OU is up to its eyeballs in construction debt and they are trying to drag Norman down with it.
If football is cancelled, Norman will likely go under. Thats why the mayor in Norman is constantly under fire. She wants an empty stadium.
Interesting. I was relying on my memory of a Knight Commission report back in like 2013 or so that commented negatively on college football debt but pretty much left the Big 12 alone except Texas who was using booster secured bonds and a non-profit to build and operate some of its facilities and was underwater like $100 million on that. But UT could raise that in a weekend if they got truly in trouble.
But you are on the ground over there, so I trust you.
OU has had massive trouble with a bond issue boondoggle relating to luxury dorm housing. And got sued over that a few months ago. That could bring the school to its knees if it pays out all the demands and fees in that one.
It’s interesting that OU is having the same trouble as TU with a strong President stepping down and suddenly everyone realizes how ill advised some of his debt schemes were.
The AAC players (apparently originating with UCF) have asked for some items along the lines of the PAC-12's recent request (including 20% of overall AAC revenue). If it were me, I'd tell them to pound sand. If you don't play, you don't have a scholarship. You don't get a scholarship from the orchestra or the band when you're not playing there. Their compensation is in the form of room and board, tuition, books, etc... if they don't want to risk their health for those things, then thats fine... just like it would be fine to quit your job at Walmart because you don't want to risk your health. There's quite a few people who are having to work in adverse conditions right now, and these schools (who are already hurting financially) are spending an arm and a leg to provide testing and other safety precautions that most employers aren't willing or able to. I don't think the players requests are tenable.
Lots of people who work in close proximity to the public aren't able to be tested frequently or get hazard compensation. No idea why the players believe they're special in that regard.
Wouldn't that be considered a scrimmage?Sadly, our dreams of adding Incarnate Word to the schedule to replace them will not come to pass
https://uiwcardinals.com/news/2020/8/13/football-uiw-postpones-fall-competition.aspx