Dominos starting to fall?

[ZagsObserver]

But are the games meaningful at that point, if the top teams aren’t playing? I’m not sure it is.

[Zagceo]

so Pac12 and B1G plan on playing 20+ games in calendar year?

I find that hard to believe.

[SLOZag]

League play is canceled. DOesn't mean GU can have games independently with USC, Tenn, Zona, UW...just outside of the league. The commissioners in no way can force a team to sit home doing nothing....just nothing in their league.

Not everyone appears to agree. This from USC’s Fansided website: "USC basketball will not be able to go forward with a non-conference slate as planned. Confirmation of the impact on basketball was made by Matt Norlander of CBS Sports. ... USC’s non-conference slate ha[s]n’t been officially released but they were scheduled to play in a couple of big matchups. A major game against Gonzaga was slated for Nov. 17 while a home-and-home series with Kansas was set up to begin at Allen Fieldhouse on Dec. 19. Both of those games are now on the cutting room floor unless they can successfully be rescheduled for early 2021."

https://reignoftroy.com/2020/08/11/usc-basketball-impacted-pac-12-postponed/

[Zags11]

Sad for us. Sports is a mental getaway for all of us and covid has taken it from us.

[basketballzag]

so Pac12 and B1G plan on playing 20+ games in calendar year?

I find that hard to believe.

The SEC, ACC, and Big 12 are playing this year. PAC12 and Big 10 made massive mistakes. Gonzaga/Kentucky may happen now

[Zagceo]

The SEC, ACC, and Big 12 are playing this year. PAC12 and Big 10 made massive mistakes. Gonzaga/Kentucky may happen now

Nice! Like that idea

[CB4]

They should just do big time no conference matchups in empty gyms in the fall. Have a 30 team super league, including Gonzaga.

[caduceus]

The SEC, ACC, and Big 12 are playing this year.

Not for long....

[tyra]

The difficulty of this is we just don’t know. We are in a fog and cannot see very far into the future because we simply do not know if COVID will be managed through best practices. We are awash in ambiguity and it is hard. We may or may NOT start a conference schedule in January. We may or may NOT have an even more delayed start of the season (playing for example, starting in the spring. We just don’t know . . . And it is killing me.

[Zagceo]

Not for long....

link please

[MDABE80]

Exactly and BBZs idea is good too. We can do this!!

[caduceus]

link please

Report: At Least 10 Big Ten Football Players Have Covid Related Heart Condition Myocarditis

[Zagceo]

Report: At Least 10 Big Ten Football Players Have Covid Related Heart Condition Myocarditis

NBA and NFL don't have this risk?

[kitzbuel]

I’m increasingly pessimistic. The environment is certainly bearish and there isn’t much on the immediate horizon that promises improvement.

I’m not definitely not renewing my satellite sports package.


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[caduceus]

NBA and NFL don't have this risk?

NBA, pretty low risk, but they're in a lockdown bubble. NFL, yes similar (i.e., increased) risk. Most linemen have BMI's that put them into the obese category (increased risk of complications from COVID-19). Also, social distancing in football often results in a touchdown, so there will be none of that.

ETA: Basketball is a big setup for contagion, but football? Much worse. Hard hits, grunts, mucho contact all mean droplets are spread everywhere on the field. Given that half the players on practically every play end up on the turf, yeeeechhhhhh! I just can't imagine American football being played anywhere without tripling roster sizes and having COVID field hospitals on the sidelines (I jest on the latter, but really, it'll be a Petri dish).