Will the RMAC have a season this year?

[MinnequaFats]

I am thinking all NCAA football should be pushed back to the spring. Which the way we're going with case growth probably won't help, but there is a better chance. ESPN has this article up today...
https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...dule-look-like

[mountaineermagic]

Just being realistic about what's going to happen this Friday when the announcement is made. The way cities, counties, and states are backtracking from stage 2 or having the requirement of wearing a facemask in establishments, makes me wonder when or if the county commissioners of Gunnision, CO will impose a mandatory 14 day quarantine for visitors again like earlier in the year. Loved the highway signs in Gunnison saying to wear a mask in establishments when I drove thru 10 days ago! Very welcoming! Here's to hoping that magic happens on Friday, but I don't think it's gonna happen. Oh by the way, loved how you made "year" plural. When I am out and about, I wear a mask when I am about to enter a establishment. When I eat at a restaurant, I take my mask off when I have a seat and place it on my forearm for safe keeping.

CB and Gunnison are just tourist hotspots for 3 months. The signs look pretty draconian, but it sounds like they've scared some off. From what I've heard from a friend at the hospital, most of the new cases have come from out of town with the second home owners. It's pretty disheartening to see Texans and others not wearing masks at Wal-Mart, City Market and Safeway. They just started fining businesses for not abiding by the masks. So maybe that will help. I have no clue how the athletic departments in the RMAC will stay a float and worry that the repercussions will be huge. Losing another school in football would be very bad.

[Packfootball]

Covid is terrible and not funny but I find it funny that a Pueblo fan would be open to writing off a year or years.

Just being realistic about what's going to happen this Friday when the announcement is made. The way cities, counties, and states are backtracking from stage 2 or having the requirement of wearing a facemask in establishments, makes me wonder when or if the county commissioners of Gunnision, CO will impose a mandatory 14 day quarantine for visitors again like earlier in the year. Loved the highway signs in Gunnison saying to wear a mask in establishments when I drove thru 10 days ago! Very welcoming! Here's to hoping that magic happens on Friday, but I don't think it's gonna happen. Oh by the way, loved how you made "year" plural. When I am out and about, I wear a mask when I am about to enter a establishment. When I eat at a restaurant, I take my mask off when I have a seat and place it on my forearm for safe keeping.

[mountaineermagic]

Haikus were fun to learn in 4th grade. Was that part of the curriculum at CSUP?

[twolfbenchwarmer]

Covid is terrible and not funny but I find it funny that a Pueblo fan would be open to writing off a year or years.

[mountaineermagic]

I love all the false hope spreading with a conference only schedule. This discussion should be continued next summer as to football in the fall of 2021.

Covid is terrible and not funny but I find it funny that a Pueblo fan would be open to writing off a year or years.

[Packfootball]

I love all the false hope spreading with a conference only schedule. This discussion should be continued next summer as to football in the fall of 2021.

[DIIguru]

I would anticipate an announcement of a conference only schedule. A conference only schedule accomplishes things:

1. The Conference can impose a uniform testing procedure
2. Gives the conference time to push back the season a few weeks or possibly move it to the spring
3. Allows for less outside contamination during games. The same 9 schools will be playing each other
4. Allows the conference to come up with a uniform policy of what determines when a game should be cancelled

[mountaineermagic]

The good news is we'll all know by next Friday the 17th when the conference announcement is released. My guess is that they go for it, especially with schools like Western going fully back to campus. Don't see how some of the schools have the financial flexibility to hold off playing.

[Packfootball]

Thanks to the Ivy League, the pressure is on for the other conferences to make a decision on fall sports, yea or nay. Those teams that scheduled a non conference game with them just got kicked in the mouth. I give it until around the 15 of July for the rest to follow suit.

[twolfbenchwarmer]

[ccmoney8]

We are seeing a spike in cases due to protests for whatever the cause, businesses opening back up, and increased testing. However, it's not only an increase in testing as the percentage of positive tests has also gone up. States opened well before coming close to meeting recommended criteria and we are now paying the price across the country.

I do think professional sports will have an easier time making some sort of seasons happen over the next few months, college however is an entirely different animal.

Based on the actions you described, and others, I don't think we, as a nation, believe we're really paying a price big enough to justify reversing course at this point. Not saying we should/shouldn't... it's just where I think we are collectively.

[Turbonium]

Thanks for the responses...you all are great!!
Here's my thoughts for what it is worth, if they cancel the season, when do they play?? Spring has been brought up which brings a lot of other issues into it that are too many to get into as of now. My biggest concern with a spring season is if a player that is not a senior gets injured, say an ACL or something in that nature, he is out the remainder of the spring season, and most likely the fall season of 21. He will miss almost 2 seasons. There isn't enough time for recovery.

I think they should just back off this season 2 to 3 weeks, have the teams report as of August 6 or 7th (dates to report I believe) and basically quarantine them all together for 6 weeks before they start up, just as a trial run to see how things can move forward. I would think if all teams would do that, it would be a good gauge as to how this will go. I really believe in trying to go for it, as these kids have worked their whole lives to play. In no terms do I think they should risk their health "virus wise", but I do think they deserve the chance to go with the season.

How are you going to have college kids quarantine together for 6 weeks prior to starting up ? Many live at home, or with other students, where do they go and who pays for it? The logistics of this is too long to even get into. It is really too bad for all involved but it's the reality of the country at the moment. I think we might end up seeing a domino effect after the Ivy League cancelled their fall sports.

[Turbonium]

Okay, call it realistic or whatever, but the general sentiment of the board nationwide leans toward "no season", is what I was trying to say, regardless of how you describe their temperament.

That's probably based more on the demographics of this board than on anything else happening right now, and that's fine. I'm not here to change anyone's mind about a future none of us can possibly predict.

I also understand the comment about having to act as if. But if enough people act that way, it alters the reality on the ground. This is why we're seeing spikes in "cases", I think. I'm not saying whether that's a good thing or not, but it's clearly a thing that's happening.

We are seeing a spike in cases due to protests for whatever the cause, businesses opening back up, and increased testing. However, it's not only an increase in testing as the percentage of positive tests has also gone up. States opened well before coming close to meeting recommended criteria and we are now paying the price across the country.

I do think professional sports will have an easier time making some sort of seasons happen over the next few months, college however is an entirely different animal.

[crown7]

Thanks for the responses...you all are great!!
Here's my thoughts for what it is worth, if they cancel the season, when do they play?? Spring has been brought up which brings a lot of other issues into it that are too many to get into as of now. My biggest concern with a spring season is if a player that is not a senior gets injured, say an ACL or something in that nature, he is out the remainder of the spring season, and most likely the fall season of 21. He will miss almost 2 seasons. There isn't enough time for recovery.

I think they should just back off this season 2 to 3 weeks, have the teams report as of August 6 or 7th (dates to report I believe) and basically quarantine them all together for 6 weeks before they start up, just as a trial run to see how things can move forward. I would think if all teams would do that, it would be a good gauge as to how this will go. I really believe in trying to go for it, as these kids have worked their whole lives to play. In no terms do I think they should risk their health "virus wise", but I do think they deserve the chance to go with the season.