The First Domino Has Fallen

[SW_Mustang]

Notre Dame may possibly be accepted into the ACC for this upcoming football season

https://247sports.com/Article/Notre-...20--148991402/

[SW_Mustang]

I apologize if this was already covered, but here's some more news:

Dartmouth (Ivy) is eliminating five sports:
https://www.espn.com/college-sports/...tweight-rowing

ACC pushing start of fall back to 9/1:
https://www.espn.com/college-sports/...s-least-sept-1

Not sure how reliable this one is, but Pac-12 reported to move to conference-only schedule:
https://www.azdesertswarm.com/footba...stpone-Arizona

ACC reportedly moves to conference-only schedule:
https://www.si.com/college/virginiat...dule-this-fall

[laker]

This is now official. Big Ten will have conference play only this fall.

[cwfenn]

Big Ten goes silo in all sports this Fall:

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29435295/source-big-ten-moving-conference-only-model-all-sports-fall

[laker]

ACC delays Olympic sport competition until at least Sept 1. Football is not yet included.

https://theacc.com/news/2020/7/9/gen...ptember-1.aspx

[SW_Mustang]

That was my first thought. They seemed to have tripled down on the massive mistake when they could have just apologized and gotten off much easier.

That's usually the result of gathering a bunch of college professors and administrators into a room together.

"Let's fix the problem by sawing our own foot off. We're smart, right?"

[laker]

Suppose they need that money for that $44M they owe the bakery.

That was my first thought. They seemed to have tripled down on the massive mistake when they could have just apologized and gotten off much easier.

[vsukerosene]

D3 Oberlin(Ohio) cancels fall sports.

https://goyeo.com/news/2020/7/8/fall...ouncement.aspx

Suppose they need that money for that $44M they owe the bakery.

[crixus]

Where the start of high school sports stands in all 50 states amid pandemic (as of July 8th). https://www.maxpreps.com/news/qiL5GO...d-pandemic.htm

[crixus]

I agree, which is why I commented on it seemed an almost even split on men's and women's sports. Most of them were things like rowing, which don't have many athletes or fans but I'm sure the equipment for rowing isn't cheap either. I like the way though that they will be honoring all the scholarships.

That's the least they can do, I feel bad for those athletes. Competition in any college sport is tough, but it's super competitive at the D1 level.

[Wildcat Khan]

I would think a school as visible as STANFORD has a specialist in their legal department who works full time on compliance with ALL city, state and federal laws including, but not limited to, Title IX

I agree, which is why I commented on it seemed an almost even split on men's and women's sports. Most of them were things like rowing, which don't have many athletes or fans but I'm sure the equipment for rowing isn't cheap either. I like the way though that they will be honoring all the scholarships.

[CALUPA69]

I have to wonder if they looked at Title IX when dropping the sports, but most are club sports at most schools in the list I saw and split pretty evenly among women's and men's sports. I'm not surprised at all sports like Volleyball weren't dropped with how much of a national power they are.

I would think a school as visible as STANFORD has a specialist in their legal department who works full time on compliance with ALL city, state and federal laws including, but not limited to, Title IX

[Wildcat Khan]

Stanford drops 11 sports, including wrestling.

https://news.stanford.edu/2020/07/08...tm_campaign=an

I have to wonder if they looked at Title IX when dropping the sports, but most are club sports at most schools in the list I saw and split pretty evenly among women's and men's sports. I'm not surprised at all sports like Volleyball weren't dropped with how much of a national power they are.

[Wildcat Khan]

Washington state HS athletics with a 2 week delay to start at this time. Not sure if that will change though.

[UFOILERFAN]

Case Western Reserve cancels fall sports.

https://athletics.case.edu/general/2...20200708t741mm