Sports shutdown tracking thread

[Pharmfam]

If baseball today decides to cancel the rest of the season, and of course baseball being a noncontact sport, you can write off high school, college, and No Fun League football for this fall.

B.C.

I agree Chris. If they can’t stop the spread of the virus in baseball, it will be next to impossible for football. I’m still hoping for the best but it doesn’t look good.

[Bearcat Chris]

If baseball today decides to cancel the rest of the season, and of course baseball being a noncontact sport, you can write off high school, college, and No Fun League football for this fall.

B.C.

[Lobot]

This isn’t football, but 13 members of the Marlins (11 players) tested positive. Game postponed. Also, Phils game postponed, since the Marlins just left Philly. MLB in emergency meeting.

This is a really bad sign For sports that are happening outside of a bubble situation IMO.

As much as I want to believe all UC’s athletes are behaving themselves, it only takes one player to break a curfew and unintentionally get everyone else sick. Cross your fingers everyone.

[swilsonsp4]

This isn’t football, but 13 members of the Marlins (11 players) tested positive. Game postponed. Also, Phils game postponed, since the Marlins just left Philly. MLB in emergency meeting.

[Lobot]

I just saw something really interesting. Bob Bowman at ASU, Michael Phelps old swimming coach, Just redshirted his entire swimming team for the year.

Aside from players who just want to graduate and move on, what’s stopping every university and team from doing this?

[Lobot]

Rutgers has now quarantined the whole damn team.

[Lobot]

Michigan St had put workouts on hold due to an infected staffer.

[red_n_black_attack]

No Fall Sports for the FCS MAC, Middle Atlantic Conference:

https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/mac-mid...ll-fall-sports

[swilsonsp4]

Here’s an article from the SJ Mercury that discusses how the P12 plans to operate a season, starting in mid-September.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/07/...pionship-game/

[swilsonsp4]

ESPN reports that the AAC will delay fall Olympic sports. Plus, here's an Athletic.com ($) piece on Aresco & the AD's mulling over their football options:

https://theathletic.com/1945255/2020...-to-know-more/

[Lobot]

The OVC announced they will play football only in the fall due to contractual obligations. This directly affects UC vs Austin Peay

[Lobot]

Toledo has ceased workouts because HC Jason Candle is positive. No symptoms so far for Candle. He’s the first coach I’m aware of to get infected

[Bearcat Chris]

I had two seminars moved to online webinars and it was tough to stay focused. The Q&A sessions were decent, but much harder than in person. The moderators did a good job assisting the speakers to make the most of it. Did your online class have just the teacher or did she/he have a moderator to help?

Just the teacher, who acted like she didn't want to be there.

B.C.

[Chewbacca2099]

Rutgers has a big roadblock. NJ's Governor shut down gatherings of more than 500 people. Rutgers says it will abide by this which means by the time you factor in the teams and staff and media, maybe 300 fans at most?

Isn't that about their normal attendance anyway?

[red_n_black_attack]

I took an online class this summer, just for the heck of it, and it was an absolute joke compared to the real in class, brick and mortar type learning.

B.C.

I had two seminars moved to online webinars and it was tough to stay focused. The Q&A sessions were decent, but much harder than in person. The moderators did a good job assisting the speakers to make the most of it. Did your online class have just the teacher or did she/he have a moderator to help?