The First Domino Has Fallen

[UFOILERFAN]

Central Michigan discontinues men's track and field.

[Mk63NuclearBomb]

Central Michigan discontinues men's track and field.

Once upon a time, the MAC was a force in track and XC. Now members are dropping it like a hot potato to save money.

[Tech Boys]

Central Michigan discontinues men's track and field.

Central Michigan may not be able to drop these two sports since it will drop them to below the minimum for D1 men's sports.

[laker]

Central Michigan may not be able to drop these two sports since it will drop them to below the minimum for D1 men's sports.

I read that. The AD is hoping for the NCAA to give them a waiver. Must be hoping for sympathy from them- good luck with that.

[crixus]

When I started this thread I didn't think it would last near this long, but there's been a lot of bad news because of the coronavirus pandemic. I've lost track of all the sports programs that have been cut and seasons that have been cancelled. *On a positive note, Erskine College of Due West, South Carolina is supposed to begin playing football this coming fall after a 69 year hiatus. As far as I know they haven't changed their plans, so here's to Flying Fleet football (a D2 independent in 2020).

[Argonut]

Talk about overcoming obstacles to start a football program-fly high Fleet!

[Sec10-A-14]

While I wish them luck, a small school (@800 wiki) and a small town (@ 1300 wiki), I think it might be tough to pull in enough to support a program. Could it be a strategy to increase enrollment.

[sbkbghockey]

I missed this last week but I just saw that Owens CC in Toledo is suspending Fall and Winter sports with some hope for Spring 2021. I'm not super knowledgeable on them but I do know they are a pretty solid JUCO basketball program with a good record of moving players to NCAA DI and DII.

https://www.sent-trib.com/sports/owe...4ccf262ae.html

[laker]

Well this is completely opposite of the CSU system. U-Cal system to be open in the fall.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/...tano-says/amp/

[SW_Mustang]

CFL to postpone the beginning of their season until September

https://www.cfl.ca/2020/05/20/cfl-is...egarding-2020/

[CALUPA69]

Well this is completely opposite of the CSU system. U-Cal system to be open in the fall.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/...tano-says/amp/

Any chance the CSU system may revisit their decision. The possibility of athletes in all sports being poached seems very real.

[laker]

Any chance the CSU system may revisit their decision. The possibility of athletes in all sports being poached seems very real.

I wondered about that too. At the time I thought that the state system was jumping the gun and should have waited.

[SW_Mustang]

I wondered about that too. At the time I thought that the state system was jumping the gun and should have waited.

The University of Cambridge won't hold in-person classes until next summer. I think some of these schools are jumping the gun for the sake of being "aware" of the situation.

[laker]

East Carolina cuts four sports.

https://news.ecu.edu/2020/05/21/ecu-...ogram-changes/

[laker]

The CFL won't start until September- or may not this year at all.

https://fbschedules.com/cfl-may-begi...2020-grey-cup/

I saw my first CFL in person game last June in Winnipeg, not knowing that they would become the Grey Cup champs.

I have an invitation to see the Saskatchewan Roughriders but that will be delayed until at least 2021.