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You just knew this was coming...but thought we could get past week 2 first.

 

So ... is that based on anything more than the rumored numbers?

Like it might not be wrong, but without knowing more it is about as right / important / accurate as the other users in this forum who already suspected that might happen.
 

Would not be shocking. If the starting QB and backup QB both have it there would seem to be a really strong likelihood that a lot of other players are also going to be infected which would push them past the threshold setup by the Big Ten.
 

MNVCGUY said:
Would not be shocking. If the starting QB and backup QB both have it there would seem to be a really strong likelihood that a lot of other players are also going to be infected which would push them past the threshold setup by the Big Ten.
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Exactly. My question is if they cannot play this week, will they be able to play the next couple of weeks? Pretty sure with a positive test you are out 21 days per current Big Ten rules.
 
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boofbonser said:
Exactly. My question is if they cannot play this week, will they be able to play the next couple of weeks? Pretty sure with a positive test you are out 21 days per current Big Ten rules.
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If this week gets cancelled due to covid I don't see any possible way they could play the next two games either because of the 21 day window. Only exception might be if they already had a number of guys working through the 21 days who would be coming back and by virtue pushing their numbers back below the threshold. But that seems unlikely.

to be fair though - at this point I think there are only 2 confirmed cases on the roster so who knows if they will get to the threshold that forces a cancellation.
 
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If you’re down to your 4th string QB, how hard are you trying to stay above the 7% rule? Would you rather get your game cancelled, or potentially embarrassed by a mediocre Nebraska team?
 

Big question is how many players are COVID positive and if that makes it so the game can't be played. If they are below that number, and just are trying to avoid playing with their 4th string QB, look for Nebraska to argue the game should be played or considered a forfeit rather than a no contest. Again, this is if Wisconsin is below the rolling percentage needed to cancel the game, if they are above the process is clear that the game is declared a no contest.
 

Neb can argue whatever it thinks ... the rules will be the rules. If it's a no contest, then that's what the rules say and Lincoln can go sit on it.

This works likely in their favor, as Wisconsin would have piss pounded them into dust on the ground. Might not have been a high scoring game, but Neb would've felt the aftershocks on their bodies for the next couple weeks.

I still hope that happens, to be honest. Love seeing a great, pounding run game wear out a defense.
 




Sucks, but it was only a matter of time. Some will argue this is why the B1G should've built in a bye week for rescheduling games, but after watching some of these games over the weekend, I'll argue that teams needed every day of practice they could get leading up to 10/24.
 


5300 new cases and 64 deaths from COVID in Wisconsin in the last 24 hours, both the highest since the pandemic started. It's running rampant there, so it's not surprising to see it affecting the football team.
 



MplsGopher said:
Neb can argue whatever it thinks ... the rules will be the rules. If it's a no contest, then that's what the rules say and Lincoln can go sit on it.

This works likely in their favor, as Wisconsin would have piss pounded them into dust on the ground. Might not have been a high scoring game, but Neb would've felt the aftershocks on their bodies for the next couple weeks.

I still hope that happens, to be honest. Love seeing a great, pounding run game wear out a defense.
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Right? And there are no rules currently that say games will be cancelled and declared a no contest due to a position group being depleted, thus there is an argument to be had in that situation...
 

Jaykay said:
5300 new cases and 64 deaths from COVID in Wisconsin in the last 24 hours, both the highest since the pandemic started. It's running rampant there, so it's not surprising to see it affecting the football team.
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That's unfortunate. Hopefully it's contained around the football team so that they don't have to start canceling games. But....as long as it's only Wisconsin and not a bunch of other B10 teams too....I'll get over it.
 

Taji34 said:
Right? And there are no rules currently that say games will be cancelled and declared a no contest due to a position group being depleted, thus there is an argument to be had in that situation...
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Correct. We played without our special teams this past week. Plus who knows who else (linebackers/O-line)???
 

MplsGopher said:
Neb can argue whatever it thinks ... the rules will be the rules. If it's a no contest, then that's what the rules say and Lincoln can go sit on it.

This works likely in their favor, as Wisconsin would have piss pounded them into dust on the ground. Might not have been a high scoring game, but Neb would've felt the aftershocks on their bodies for the next couple weeks.

I still hope that happens, to be honest. Love seeing a great, pounding run game wear out a defense.
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Disageee, Nebraska absolutely has a decent chance to win if Wisconsin is down to their 4th string QB. Wisconsin did not run the ball well at all against Illinois and their QB will not have the run game to lean on like they have in the past. This is their least talented backfield in the 11 years that I’ve followed Wisconsin closely. Worse than the 2015 backfield when Ogunbawale was their main back. Nebraska also moved the ball very well against OSU and looked much improved offensively.
 

Aa noted by wisconsin state covid numbers, hard to be surprised. Plus that campus' reputation as party central means you know it's happening. Hard to avoid without putting the team in a bubble.
 

die hard gopher said:
Disageee, Nebraska absolutely has a decent chance to win if Wisconsin is down to their 4th string QB. Wisconsin did not run the ball well at all against Illinois and their QB will not have the run game to lean on like they have in the past. This is their least talented backfield in the 11 years that I’ve followed Wisconsin closely. Worse than the 2015 backfield when Ogunbawale was their main back. Nebraska also moved the ball very well against OSU and looked much improved offensively.
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FWIW, I wasn't declaring that Wisconsin would win, let alone win big.

I meant, literally, physically, they were going to piss pound Nebraska's D, with punishing runs, all night long. Might not lead to many points, but it would lead to Neb's D being battered and bruised at the end of the game. Talking by: huge OL (potentially 6 in the formation, at times), TE, and FB.
 

GopherLady said:
You just knew this was coming...but thought we could get past week 2 first.

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I have a hard time believing this game will be cancelled. If I'm interpreting the rule correctly, it's really difficult to get above that 5% rolling 7-game average for player positives. It would have to be a nasty outbreak.
 

Urbandale said:
I have a hard time believing this game will be cancelled. If I'm interpreting the rule correctly, it's really difficult to get above that 5% rolling 7-game average for player positives. It would have to be a nasty outbreak.
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On a roster of 100 people it is 6 people testing positive 7 days in a row?
 

badgers don't want to play this game. Take two games off and get your phemon back and run the table to the conference championship
 

With all due respect to the tweet/title in the OP, the phrase "...may not be played. Stay tuned" could be applied to any Big 10 football game scheduled in 2020.
 

Some guy said:
On a roster of 100 people it is 6 people testing positive 7 days in a row?
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I believe that once an individual has tested positive twice, he is put in Covid protocol and is no longer tested and thus only counts for those two days as part of the rolling averages. I posted a lengthy piece about the numbers in the Mertz thread. As always, I'm prepared to be corrected if someone has better information.
 

I thought the minimum to qualify for B1G title was 6 games. If the QB room misses 3 games then 8-3=5.

If the Gophers find a defense could we win the West by the two sweetest words in the English language...De Fault?
 


bonin21 said:
Someone said Mertz can play against UM because that's day 22.
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It would depend on when the 21 days starts. We first heard about him testing positive when, Sunday? So if the 21 days is from the first positive test, and not the confirmation, then it depends on if the test was on Saturday or Sunday AND if the day of the first positive counts in the 21 days. If it does, and he tested positive Saturday then yes their game vs Michigan is day 22 and theoretically he could play. If the 21 days doesn't start until the day after the positive test, or he tested positive on Sunday, their Michigan game is day 21 and he would not be able to play.

If the 21 days starts after the 2nd positive, the confirmation, then it doesn't matter because it sounds like the results were received tuesday or late Monday. In either case in this situation he's out until a few days after their Michigan game.
 

forever a gopher said:
If you’re down to your 4th string QB, how hard are you trying to stay above the 7% rule? Would you rather get your game cancelled, or potentially embarrassed by a mediocre Nebraska team?
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well . we had zero kickers and punters and oline. it sucked.
 

st.paultransplantGOPHER said:
well . we had zero kickers and punters and oline. it sucked.
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The OL issues had nothing to do with Covid, and the unit generally played decently given the opponent. Agree that while playing without kicking specialists is safe, it's a huge competitive disadvantage.

The defense felt like it was missing about 70% of the players at times.
 

Players who already tested positive months ago aren’t being tested now.

Remember when Wisconsin paused football and men’s hockey workouts in September? The Badgers did so because of rising cases.

The Big Ten has a policy that doesn’t require athletes to be tested within 90 days of their recovery from the virus. The Wisconsin State Journal reported that 56 football players had tested positive for the virus from early June through Oct. 26.

How many of those 56 are being tested now? It matters because the 170 could become smaller very quickly if those players aren’t being tested.

It’ll be worth watching over the next several days. Remember:

» It’s really hard to have a Team Positivity Rate hit 5% for a week, unless you’re testing way below the limit or you have a massive outbreak.

» It’s not hard to have a Population Positivity Rate hit 7.5% for a week, but that doesn’t necessarily shut down a team.

» We don’t know if Wisconsin’s issue is TPR or PPR. If it’s TPR, the Badgers will have major problems for a month. If it’s PPR, perhaps not.

The math is crucial.

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How can a Big Ten football game get canceled due to COVID?

What would it take for a Big Ten football game to canceled due to COVID-19? The answer mostly comes down to math.
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