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Air Force, Army, and Navy, our nation's MILITARY schools are publicly stating that their football seasons are a FULL go. Of all the teams in the country, shouldn't they be privy to the best information available? What does this tell you?
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That the Armed Forces are willing to spend money to constantly test their players and enforce strict Covid related rules?
Also, cadets are less likely to go out in public during the season, and inadvertently catch Covid while drinking at some bar or a night club (if any are open near those institutions).
I keep asking, why can't we, and anyone else in the conference who wants to play, go it alone?
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For why we can't go it alone - The big 10 said today that if Nebraska goes it alone, they will kick them out of the conference. So we would have to risk the MW kicking us out.ViAggie wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 9:41 amThat the Armed Forces are willing to spend money to constantly test their players and enforce strict Covid related rules?
Also, cadets are less likely to go out in public during the season, and inadvertently catch Covid while drinking at some bar or a night club (if any are open near those institutions).
I keep asking, why can't we, and anyone else in the conference who wants to play, go it alone?
For the military schools, they can and essentially are living in bubbles. They can continue that and make it stricter if needed. any other school can't. Its a problem of "amateur" athletics.
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Consider that the academies have information that clarifies the reality of this virus. I often wonder if this outbreak would have occurred in a non election year what the general responses would have been.
On another note, we loyal board posters have little idea what the real world financial, league, future league affiliations and other unintended consequences from cancelling the MWC football season may be.
On another note, we loyal board posters have little idea what the real world financial, league, future league affiliations and other unintended consequences from cancelling the MWC football season may be.
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Re: Food For Thought
It tells me that they will be playing basketball too!
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I know that we can't afford independence but if I were Nebraska, I would call their bluff. If they do, it's one step closer to the BIG-12 actually being the BIG-12 again.thegreendalegelf wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 9:45 amFor why we can't go it alone - The big 10 said today that if Nebraska goes it alone, they will kick them out of the conference. So we would have to risk the MW kicking us out.ViAggie wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 9:41 amThat the Armed Forces are willing to spend money to constantly test their players and enforce strict Covid related rules?
Also, cadets are less likely to go out in public during the season, and inadvertently catch Covid while drinking at some bar or a night club (if any are open near those institutions).
I keep asking, why can't we, and anyone else in the conference who wants to play, go it alone?
For the military schools, they can and essentially are living in bubbles. They can continue that and make it stricter if needed. any other school can't. Its a problem of "amateur" athletics.
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aggies22 wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 10:55 amI know that we can't afford independence but if I were Nebraska, I would call their bluff. If they do, it's one step closer to the BIG-12 actually being the BIG-12 again.thegreendalegelf wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 9:45 amFor why we can't go it alone - The big 10 said today that if Nebraska goes it alone, they will kick them out of the conference. So we would have to risk the MW kicking us out.ViAggie wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 9:41 amThat the Armed Forces are willing to spend money to constantly test their players and enforce strict Covid related rules?
Also, cadets are less likely to go out in public during the season, and inadvertently catch Covid while drinking at some bar or a night club (if any are open near those institutions).
I keep asking, why can't we, and anyone else in the conference who wants to play, go it alone?
For the military schools, they can and essentially are living in bubbles. They can continue that and make it stricter if needed. any other school can't. Its a problem of "amateur" athletics.
I don't understand why the Big 10 -2 would even care if certain members wanted to play? Makes no sense (other than I guess they could argue unfair recruiting, etc).
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Here's more. Mr. Hartwell told Dave Fox last night that a spring football season beginning in late February is something they would try to do. This morning Coach Andersen called spring football "not feasible." Odd that there is such a difference of opinion.
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Not that surprising, Hartwell is doing his job and saying what he has to say. Andersen is saying it how it really it. I would bet that Hartwell knows that spring football is not feasible too.aggies22 wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 11:23 amHere's more. Mr. Hartwell told Dave Fox last night that a spring football season beginning in late February is something they would try to do. This morning Coach Andersen called spring football "not feasible." Odd that there is such a difference of opinion.
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Yeah if the Big 12 plays, Nebraska should leave and go back. (I know it isn't that easy).
We cannot go rogue on the MW. Us being in the MW is a great thing for Aggie sports. It is such a superior situation to the Big West or Wac. Our program obviously isn't nearly as self sufficient such as Nebraska or Ohio State.
We cannot go rogue on the MW. Us being in the MW is a great thing for Aggie sports. It is such a superior situation to the Big West or Wac. Our program obviously isn't nearly as self sufficient such as Nebraska or Ohio State.
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Yeah I don't believe we will play in the Spring. We aren't going to have home games in January or February. By the time the season ended it would be a short turn around for the Fall that I am sure coaches would not be excited about.aggies22 wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 11:23 amHere's more. Mr. Hartwell told Dave Fox last night that a spring football season beginning in late February is something they would try to do. This morning Coach Andersen called spring football "not feasible." Odd that there is such a difference of opinion.
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The MW shutdown has very very little to do with the severity of the virus. There are politics involved. That's it.
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A "normal spring ball" would have to be canceled. Day games near the end of February would have to be a requirement. No late night starts. "Normal" spring ball starts in March anyway, so playing in February wouldn't be that much of a stretch. I sit through spring ball anyway and it's typically warmer than an 8 pm November kick-off.Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 11:33 amYeah I don't believe we will play in the Spring. We aren't going to have home games in January or February. By the time the season ended it would be a short turn around for the Fall that I am sure coaches would not be excited about.aggies22 wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 11:23 amHere's more. Mr. Hartwell told Dave Fox last night that a spring football season beginning in late February is something they would try to do. This morning Coach Andersen called spring football "not feasible." Odd that there is such a difference of opinion.
The HUGE hurdle would be the players would only basically get June and July off only for fall camp to begin in August in an attempt to resume a "normal" schedule of play. That would be tough and would certainly test every strength and conditioning program in the country. IF a spring season were played with resuming in August also being the goal, I would suggest that any player that gets injured in the spring season that is forced to miss more than 20% of the games in the fall be given an automatic medical redshirt.
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You know it my Aggie brother!ratofallaggies wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 11:37 amThe MW shutdown has very very little to do with the severity of the virus. There are politics involved. That's it.
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I am curious to know what is really going on. It makes sense that the decision was political or at least financial.aggies22 wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 11:43 amYou know it my Aggie brother!ratofallaggies wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 11:37 amThe MW shutdown has very very little to do with the severity of the virus. There are politics involved. That's it.
College football players are not really at much risk even if they get they all get the virus. However, playing this year during the Rona would come with enormous cost including, insurance, liability, testing, more medical staff, cost associated with potentially canceling games last minute, other unusual logistics cost. Couple that with a loss of revenue from ticket sales, and from playing less games. It probably ended up being cheaper to cancel the season than to play it.
For those of you who have studied finance or economics, life is one big real option. The Mountain West just exercised their put option, cut their losses and went home.
I have absolutely no information, but from a distance, that is the best explanation of the driving force here. Someone can correct me if I am wrong.
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MWC is trying to make the President look bad?aggies22 wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 11:43 amYou know it my Aggie brother!ratofallaggies wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 11:37 amThe MW shutdown has very very little to do with the severity of the virus. There are politics involved. That's it.
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Never said anything about the presidentViAggie wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 12:04 pmMWC is trying to make the President look bad?aggies22 wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 11:43 amYou know it my Aggie brother!ratofallaggies wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 11:37 amThe MW shutdown has very very little to do with the severity of the virus. There are politics involved. That's it.
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Re: Food For Thought
URBAN MEYER: “NO CHANCE” OF SPRING FOOTBALLaggies22 wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 11:23 amHere's more. Mr. Hartwell told Dave Fox last night that a spring football season beginning in late February is something they would try to do. This morning Coach Andersen called spring football "not feasible." Odd that there is such a difference of opinion.
https://www.outkick.com/urban-meyer-no- ... -football/
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A scathing article in SI about MWC presidents and their decision to change what the MWC AD's had just voted on.
MW Presidents Once Again Show a Lack of Regard for Constituents
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Is it? Looks more like an opinion piece by a Wyoming fan than an actual SI article. SI 7220 is basically a little niche in SI devoted to UW sports and written by a Wyo fan.Aglicious wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 1:42 pmA scathing article in SI about MWC presidents and their decision to change what the MWC AD's had just voted on.
MW Presidents Once Again Show a Lack of Regard for Constituents
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Yes, but gives some insight into how it went down and how AD's handled it versus the presidents.calaggie wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 2:08 pmIs it? Looks more like an opinion piece by a Wyoming fan than an actual SI article. SI 7220 is basically a little niche in SI devoted to UW sports and written by a Wyo fan.Aglicious wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 1:42 pmA scathing article in SI about MWC presidents and their decision to change what the MWC AD's had just voted on.
MW Presidents Once Again Show a Lack of Regard for Constituents
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Its an opinion article that you tried to give validity as a legitimate article by calling it a "scathing article in SI." Its no more legitimate than the people posting on here (including myself).Aglicious wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 2:10 pmYes, but gives some insight into how it went down and how AD's handled it versus the presidents.calaggie wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 2:08 pmIs it? Looks more like an opinion piece by a Wyoming fan than an actual SI article. SI 7220 is basically a little niche in SI devoted to UW sports and written by a Wyo fan.Aglicious wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 1:42 pmA scathing article in SI about MWC presidents and their decision to change what the MWC AD's had just voted on.
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Nothing. The air force academy is still closed to visitors, as are all military installations in Colorado Springs. They ate going ahead with cadet training while requiring new health and safety measures. Calhoun has always talked a big game and tried to play the victim. This isn't any different.
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I'm trying to give it validity by posting a link to it? It is on SI.com. It is scathing (toward Wyoming's president). It offers the same picture that Hartwell painted today on 1280 when he said the AD's had come to one decision and the presidents came to another just days later. Hartwell also confirmed on the radio that there was no vote but rather a "consensus" that was reached. The point of sharing the link was to point out that it's apparent that the consensus was not a general agreement but rather a majority rule and it was the presidents that made the decision to cancel, not the AD's who have been the target of the criticism by some.thegreendalegelf wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 2:16 pmIts an opinion article that you tried to give validity as a legitimate article by calling it a "scathing article in SI." Its no more legitimate than the people posting on here (including myself).Aglicious wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 2:10 pmYes, but gives some insight into how it went down and how AD's handled it versus the presidents.calaggie wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 2:08 pmIs it? Looks more like an opinion piece by a Wyoming fan than an actual SI article. SI 7220 is basically a little niche in SI devoted to UW sports and written by a Wyo fan.Aglicious wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 1:42 pmA scathing article in SI about MWC presidents and their decision to change what the MWC AD's had just voted on.
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Just wondering- As a member of the Mountain West we know there are large exit fees and notifications that have to be given if a school leaves the conference,. On the other side the MW has obligations concerning scheduling games, conference championships and sharing money from media rights
On the legal side has the MW breached their contract with the schools by cancelling the seasons,both spring and fall. What would the legal consequences be if some of the teams notified the conference that were in default and conference members were leaving for cause and going to start their own league. Would the MW have any recourse against the schools? We know college athletics will change and many minor sports will have to be eliminated. And maybe its time for a fresh start. To make it work Boise and BYU would have to be included and would have the most say but they also bring with them a Substantial amount of TV revenue
Just a thought - would probably never happen
On the legal side has the MW breached their contract with the schools by cancelling the seasons,both spring and fall. What would the legal consequences be if some of the teams notified the conference that were in default and conference members were leaving for cause and going to start their own league. Would the MW have any recourse against the schools? We know college athletics will change and many minor sports will have to be eliminated. And maybe its time for a fresh start. To make it work Boise and BYU would have to be included and would have the most say but they also bring with them a Substantial amount of TV revenue
Just a thought - would probably never happen
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Re: Food For Thought
More food for thought here regarding possible changes. If in fact a spring football season does occur, then will spring workouts be cancelled? If spring workouts are held, then we have limited healing time for injuries incurred during the season, and even without spring workouts some injuries could take longer than 5 months to heal.
If we have spring football it would be like two (2) seasons in one (1) year, and that would be a terrible on established assets, coaches, trainers and of course the stars of the show, the players themselves.
If we have spring football it would be like two (2) seasons in one (1) year, and that would be a terrible on established assets, coaches, trainers and of course the stars of the show, the players themselves.
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Na, you'll just have spring camp/fall practice starting new year's day.NavyBlueAggie wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 6:39 pmMore food for thought here regarding possible changes. If in fact a spring football season does occur, then will spring workouts be cancelled? If spring workouts are held, then we have limited healing time for injuries incurred during the season, and even without spring workouts some injuries could take longer than 5 months to heal.
If we have spring football it would be like two (2) seasons in one (1) year, and that would be a terrible on established assets, coaches, trainers and of course the stars of the show, the players themselves.
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You could do Spring Football if it was like a 5 game season. But you could never do, as Gary said, the 8-10 game season some people are pining for. Just not enough time. As I have opined before, let's just move on to Fall 2021. Yes, there are sacrifices involved here, but its the right thing to do if we're not playing this fall-- IMHO.
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I hate that the season is cancelled, but the worst thing for USU sports would be to do anything to fracture their status in the MW.AGGIEFIGHT wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 4:24 pmJust wondering- As a member of the Mountain West we know there are large exit fees and notifications that have to be given if a school leaves the conference,. On the other side the MW has obligations concerning scheduling games, conference championships and sharing money from media rights
On the legal side has the MW breached their contract with the schools by cancelling the seasons,both spring and fall. What would the legal consequences be if some of the teams notified the conference that were in default and conference members were leaving for cause and going to start their own league. Would the MW have any recourse against the schools? We know college athletics will change and many minor sports will have to be eliminated. And maybe its time for a fresh start. To make it work Boise and BYU would have to be included and would have the most say but they also bring with them a Substantial amount of TV revenue
Just a thought - would probably never happen
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It's not like some random person in the conference office decided to cancel the season. This decision was made by the University presidents. If a school or two were completely opposed to canceling the season then they may have a case but it would be hard for a University to argue that this is a breach of contract when it was the University's making this decision.
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A Force Majeure scenario likely applies, and is contained in every contract I have ever reviewed.AGGIEFIGHT wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 4:24 pmJust wondering- As a member of the Mountain West we know there are large exit fees and notifications that have to be given if a school leaves the conference,. On the other side the MW has obligations concerning scheduling games, conference championships and sharing money from media rights
On the legal side has the MW breached their contract with the schools by cancelling the seasons,both spring and fall. What would the legal consequences be if some of the teams notified the conference that were in default and conference members were leaving for cause and going to start their own league. Would the MW have any recourse against the schools? We know college athletics will change and many minor sports will have to be eliminated. And maybe its time for a fresh start. To make it work Boise and BYU would have to be included and would have the most say but they also bring with them a Substantial amount of TV revenue
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Yeah USU isn't going to "go rogue" after their University President agreed to cancel Fall Sports.ProvoAggie wrote: ↑August 13th, 2020, 8:53 amIt's not like some random person in the conference office decided to cancel the season. This decision was made by the University presidents. If a school or two were completely opposed to canceling the season then they may have a case but it would be hard for a University to argue that this is a breach of contract when it was the University's making this decision.
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thisNavyBlueAggie wrote: ↑August 12th, 2020, 10:01 amConsider that the academies have information that clarifies the reality of this virus. I often wonder if this outbreak would have occurred in a non election year what the general responses would have been.
On another note, we loyal board posters have little idea what the real world financial, league, future league affiliations and other unintended consequences from cancelling the MWC football season may be.