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Originally posted by WarriorVoice View PostI can't imagine a decision to allow some but not all conference schools to have a season. As stated earlier, the transfer situation would be bonkers. I think Commissioner Murray has good intentions, but making a statement in Mid-May, when everything associated with this pandemic changes almost daily, is like trying to predict where a leaf will land when it's dropped from the Empire State building during a hurricane...
I commend the colleges who have announced that they are planning to reopen for face to face classes in the fall with the right provisions.
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Originally posted by IUP24 View Post
It can't all be doom and gloom. Life can't stay paused forever. You eventually have to make safe provisions to continue with scheduled events. What Steve Murray said may be way off base in two months, but things could look much more positive at that time too. We don't know either way. He's the commissioner of the conference, so it's his job to move forward with the idea that they are playing while also working with a team of people to formulate alternative plans. That's exactly what the NFL is doing. This isn't an ideal situation for anybody. If 85-90% of the league is ready to go come August/September. Well...
I commend the colleges who have announced that they are planning to reopen for face to face classes in the fall with the right provisions.
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People talk about "the new normal" for almost everything that has happened to us as a nation for the last 10 years. Typically, that new normal ends up looking a lot like the old normal with some minor changes. Same with Corona. There are people that seem to really want this to be a culture shifting moment that fundamentally changes how the nation does business. They seem to want a government that can lead by national edict. The other extreme seems to be citizens who want to go back to normal or at the minimum make decisions at the local level that make sense at that level.
The which PSAC schools will reopen seems to be just such an issue and by extension the who will play football discussion is an extension of that.
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The schools are also going to face heavy heat from the locals to get students back in town. In so many of these towns the campus drives a huge part of the economy.
Even down here in the tiny 'bus leagues' a home football Saturday does help the economy - hotels, restaurants, book store, etc.
If they have 75% of the league ready to roll ... that 75% will take the field in August. All those P.C. quotes about we all play or nothing sounded good 50 days ago. But, if only the West can play ... they'll play.
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Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post
The schools are also going to face heavy heat from the locals to get students back in town. In so many of these towns the campus drives a huge part of the economy.
Even down here in the tiny 'bus leagues' a home football Saturday does help the economy - hotels, restaurants, book store, etc.
If they have 75% of the league ready to roll ... that 75% will take the field in August. All those P.C. quotes about we all play or nothing sounded good 50 days ago. But, if only the West can play ... they'll play.
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Originally posted by WarriorVoice View PostYou may think you know what's going to happen, but it's only a thought...I hope you're right, but with 6 countries shutting things down a SECOND time, that's the future I see for the USA. With less than 5% of the global population, we have over 25% of the cases...'MURICA!!!
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Originally posted by iupgroundhog View Post
That's been a frequent topic on here over the years. Apparently, you have to climb up an old ladder and then somebody opens up a window and you have to jump in through the window to get in.
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The ladder is the only access to the second level of the press box at Miller Stadium. That's where visiting radio watches the game. I don't remember crawling through a window. I almost crawled out of one at Bloomsburg years ago after a codgery fan yelled a not-so-nice epithet into a hot microphone...I'd climb that stupid ladder 11 times if it meant there'd be football in September...
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Originally posted by WarriorVoice View PostThe ladder is the only access to the second level of the press box at Miller Stadium. That's where visiting radio watches the game. I don't remember crawling through a window. I almost crawled out of one at Bloomsburg years ago after a codgery fan yelled a not-so-nice epithet into a hot microphone...I'd climb that stupid ladder 11 times if it meant there'd be football in September...
Oddly the project I keep hearing about is a tunnel from the lockerroom in to the stadium (not the pressbox).
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