The First Domino Has Fallen

[laker]

That's a big blow. Losing them for one full year might lead to losing them permanently. I hope not.

I think that if colleges don't seriously look at their financial and competitive situation this year they never will. There are so many schools that have no business being D1 who should either go D2, D3 or NAIA. Chicago State is a great example.

[crixus]

FCS Bethune Cookman will not have any sports in 20-21.

https://hbcugameday.com/2020/10/26/b...020-21-sports/

That's a big blow. Losing them for one full year might lead to losing them permanently. I hope not.

[laker]

FCS Bethune Cookman will not have any sports in 20-21.

https://hbcugameday.com/2020/10/26/b...020-21-sports/

[laker]

New England women's college hockey league calls off season.

https://www.uscho.com/2020/10/24/cit...hockey-season/

[crixus]

I said that I was done with this thread because I was burnt out on all the bad news. Well, I'm back after a respite...with even more bad news. Maybe it's not so bad because I really dislike the Raiders. ;)

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...-covid-19-list

[wisdomgymrat]

Makes one wonder if Dixie State and Tarleton State will survive the transition to Div.1.

Tarleton is bank rolled by the A&M system. TAMUSystem will do what ever it takes $$$ to make it work.

[laker]

80-100

I like your number even better. 358 teams at the D1 level is too many. With so many bleeding money and hoping to get basketball money they need to bite the bullet.

[Brandon]

I think they should go D2 along with about 20 other schools- actually probably more.

80-100

[Packfootball]

Makes one wonder if Dixie State and Tarleton State will survive the transition to Div.1.

[laker]

UC Riverside is looking at canceling all sports, but other options like dropping down could be on the table per the article: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...eason-covid-19

I think they should go D2 along with about 20 other schools- actually probably more.

[Wildcat Khan]

UC Riverside is looking at canceling all sports, but other options like dropping down could be on the table per the article: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...eason-covid-19

[SW_Mustang]

I am personally more worried about reduced lung capacity than becoming a fatality if I were to catch Covid. College athletes, especially ones destined to be pro prospects should be extremely worried about what covid will do to their lungs if they were to catch the virus.

Same here. I've also seen some evidence that it can cause heart conditions (i.e. GSU QB).

A lot of folks think it is a life-or-death mentality. That's not the case for many people take precautions. I doubt I'd have a fatal reaction, but that doesn't mean it won't do permanent damage for the rest of my life. As someone who suffered through some severe asthmatic episodes in my youth, I have some genuine concerns that don't involve me ending up in a box.

[badboyblynn]

Sportsvine said "I am personally more worried about reduced lung capacity than becoming a fatality if I were to catch Covid. College athletes, especially ones destined to be pro prospects should be extremely worried about what covid will do to their lungs if they were to catch the virus."
You might be on to something there; after Ed Orgeron said about 80 of the LSU Tigers already had Covid, it sheds light on their horrible defensive performance this year.

[sportsvine]

in the 15 - 24 age group - HS and College age athletes - the CDC tells us there have been just 315 Covid related deaths nationwide of 20,000 total deaths in that age group as of 9/9/2020 - so that's 315 deaths that involved Covid, not necessarily from Covid - there are approximately 44 Million in that age group - assuming they all died because of Covid that equates to 0.000716% - the latest data for influenza are from 2013-2014 season - for this same age group 15 - 24 there were 48 influenza deaths and 447 pneumonia deaths, or 495 deaths due to flu and pneumonia - since the number of cases means nothing and only the death rate means anything, why are you concerned with the number of cases? - there are millions of influenza and pneumonia cases every year yet no concern, why now with covid that we now know is not much different for this age group - in fact several top epidemiologists tell us that for this age group, under 24, influenza is far more deadly - should sports be stopped? thoughts

I am personally more worried about reduced lung capacity than becoming a fatality if I were to catch Covid. College athletes, especially ones destined to be pro prospects should be extremely worried about what covid will do to their lungs if they were to catch the virus.

[laker]

FCS Sacramento State passes on spring Big Sky football.

https://hornetsports.com/sports/fbal...20201015i09uoy