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This can't be true because I just heard this weekend from a Nebraska fan that Minnesota was the only school that unanimously supported moving to Spring, implying Coyle supported it. AD's were never going to make the decision, nor should they have. So who cares? How many heads of the...

Six. Any less than that and the conference won't sponsor it, and teams can choose to compete in other conferences or independent. That's why B1G Hockey became a thing when PSU went D1 from club. I can't remember which sport, but I know there was something the B1G was pushing a school to keep...

Yeah, even if the student is dirt poor (might be richer than Scrooge McDuck for all I know) there's no saying his treatment might not have been as good or better elsewhere. I don't think HCMC is giving crappy treatment based on economic status, for example. Everyone just assumes these players...

Tailgating, our gameday friends (we and the people who sit behind us have sat in the same spot since the stadium opened and we've gotten to know them). High fiving and hugging random strangers after a huge play (I almost got tackled by the gal next to me after the interception at the end of the...

Agree completely. The issue I have with playing in Fall is when a team has an outbreak where too many players must be sidelined (which will likely happen), now what? Do they forfeit? When do you make up the game? It doesn't seem like they've taken that into account. For an example, look at...

The NCAA. They increased the roster limit but not the number of scholarships. Not a counter sport, so a little different. Maybe with the counter sports they will add, but I'd be surprised. I'm not sure most schools want 100ish scholarship players after a year of severely decreased revenue...

They didn't for Spring sports. Can't imagine now that the precedent has been set they would go back and do that for Fall.

It'd be different if the B1G said they were not having a football season this year period. Then I'd understand teams that didn't agree with that decision trying to find other options for a year. But if the conference is moving to spring, then I have an issue. You made a choice to join a...

I think another reason is the Nebraska issue. If a school or schools opt to play Fall while the rest of the B1G move to spring, what then? They won't be able to play both seasons, then there's the TV money question - do they get to share money from BTN with the b12 (or whomever)? Do they...

This doesn't seem unreasonable. Though I honestly doubt that Spring will happen. Another side effect is that there likely won't be early enrollment from HS seniors since their seasons are mostly getting pushed back and since they wouldn't be eligible to play this spring (I'm assuming). The...

Long term, no thanks. I'd be disappointed if a B1G school opted to play fall football if the conference decides to play spring. I'm not sure if the conference could do anything to stop that or not. Could increase the Gophers' chances of winning a B1G championship, though. Maybe this...

I'm sure we're going to agree to disagree, which is fine. Besides, it's looking more and more like a moot point. For me saying black students' lives are being devalued means that the decision is being made knowing it will disproportionately affect BIPOC people and making the decision anyway...

Say what you will, but I think this is the kiss of death. Just like Bateman leaving will spur other players to leave other teams, UConn canceling as an FBS will give other colleges that aren't as supportive towards athletics an excuse to cancel the season. Think MN under Maturi. He'd probably...

To answer Sid's question - NO. Not for the long term. If they did that teams that are closer to a bunch of P5 schools would have a huge advantage w/ strength of schedule. Not to mention teams can only have one FCS scholarship opponent count toward Bowl eligibility. The Gophers would struggle...

He is implying that the universities are making the decisions they are because they don't value black lives. Again, I don't care if football was exclusively white, exclusively black, something else or exactly what it is. They would do everything in their power to keep it going simply because...

Yes, and players are guaranteed scholarships and can't get run off of teams, right? I think a lot of players who sit out the year will find themselves persona non grata when they come back (except for anyone that has a specific health issue, like Casey O'Brien if he wasn't a senior). Teams...

To me this makes no sense. They won't be able to be in their stands because of social distancing. Plus, on the field they will not be able to march because just the 6' bubbles will take up most of the field. Not to mention, there probably won't be fans anyway. Just pipe in music for a year.

I understand why Horton's half season is seen as better than others, but simply on a W-L they were 2-3 under Horton. So from that standpoint, not much better than most other years. I freely admit, when you take into account where the team was before Horton, it's still amazing they won those...

That's awesome! Thanks for doing that! I would have thought one would be higher for the Gophers and the other would have been higher for the visitors. So weird. Wonder why that is, or if it's just a coincidence?

The stadium can certainly handle the weather (don't forget the Seattle Vikings game was sub-zero). Minnesota is the least of anyone's concerns. As others have mentioned, the rest of the B1G stadiums are not meant to be open during the hard winter. I would bet either the season will end when...