University of Arizona president says fall football increasingly unlikely, more answers needed

[Veritas]

Well, I certainly think at some point the conferences will decide whether they are going to have a conference season or not, but the NCAA is going to have to decide on whether there will be fall football, spring football or no football. I can't imagine a scenario where the SEC plays in the fall and the Big Ten in the spring. And of course the conferences have no say over whether their member schools open or play sports in a pandemic. I could see a possible (but unklikely) scenario where the NCAA and the Big Ten announce that there will be spring football, but one or more member institutions don't play because the law in their states or the administration of their university won't allow it.

Highly unlikely to the point where I want to say totally unlikely. There just is no way a Big Ten school is going to turn down that kind of money. Our politicians may not be total sluts, but we are talking serious, serious financial sums here for those guys and gals to say "No thank you" to.

 

[Veritas]

It's going to be politicians and not the NCAA, football conferences, or university presidents who will have the final decision whether or not there will be college football in the the fall, and how and when it's going to be played.


Governors to fans: Stay at home if you want football in 2020

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, as highlighted by Yahoo Sports, are among those to recently communicate that the public's willingness to stay at home could ultimately make the difference over whether or not college football is played this fall.

“If you’re eager for a fall football season coming up, what we’re doing today gives us a better chance of being able to do that as well,” Ivey said, per Alabama Political Reporter.

“If you want to see football this fall, you better be staying home now,” said Ricketts, according to News Channel Nebraska.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom does not believe stadiums in his state will be open to fans by August and September.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti issued similar remarks, stating that he "can't imagine" that public-health professionals will permit fans to gather in sports venues by that point in time.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom Does Not Expect Fans to Be at 2020 Football Games

"I am not anticipating that happing in this state," Newsom said regarding having fans in stadium this fall, according to tweet by Lindsay Thiry, who covers the Rams for ESPN. "Let me tell you why. We've all seen the headlines the last couple days in Asia where they were opening up certain businesses, and now they're starting to roll back on those openings because they're starting to see some spread, there's a boomerang."

It's going to be politicians and not the NCAA, football conferences, or university presidents who will have the final decision whether or not there will be college football in the the fall, and how and when it's going to be played.


Governors to fans: Stay at home if you want football in 2020

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, as highlighted by Yahoo Sports, are among those to recently communicate that the public's willingness to stay at home could ultimately make the difference over whether or not college football is played this fall.

“If you’re eager for a fall football season coming up, what we’re doing today gives us a better chance of being able to do that as well,” Ivey said, per Alabama Political Reporter.

“If you want to see football this fall, you better be staying home now,” said Ricketts, according to News Channel Nebraska.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom does not believe stadiums in his state will be open to fans by August and September.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti issued similar remarks, stating that he "can't imagine" that public-health professionals will permit fans to gather in sports venues by that point in time.

https://247sports.com/LongFormArtic...-didnt-develop-into-NFL-Draft-stars-146333663



California Governor Gavin Newsom Does Not Expect Fans to Be at 2020 Football Games

"I am not anticipating that happing in this state," Newsom said regarding having fans in stadium this fall, according to tweet by Lindsay Thiry, who covers the Rams for ESPN. "Let me tell you why. We've all seen the headlines the last couple days in Asia where they were opening up certain businesses, and now they're starting to roll back on those openings because they're starting to see some spread, there's a boomerang."

I'm not understanding scenarios like what you are posting here. Some states will be taking tens of millions of dollars for playing football and others will say no to that? USC, UCLA, Stanfort and Cal will all forgo that coin each and the state will make up the difference? The players from those schools will transfer to play elsewhere and the reputations of those schools as football programs will be eliminated? Ain't going to happen. If one power conference will play, every school will play.

 

[Flecknation]

If hockey is coming back in june why cant we have football in September. We will definitely be out of lockdown and quarantine by then. Other countries are starting to lift the restrictions

 

[Rouser]

Exactly. His statement makes no sense. If the students are back on campus, why couldn't they play football? Assuming the students are back in the fall, the worst case scenario when it comes to football would be playing in front of no fans, or reduced numbers of fans.

The problem is that football players are rubbing against each other and breathing all over each other while the students are... oh wait ?

 

[short ornery norwegian]

as far as who is making the decision - a lot of states are under stay-at-home orders. those are issued by Governors.

If - for instance - the Governor of California said "no games," then someone would have to challenge his authority in court, which could get messy.

the conferences, the TV Networks and the NCAA can make all the decisions they want, but if the Governor of a state says "No" and cites their executive authority, that is a pretty high hurdle to climb.

 

[BigGopher69]

There is risk in everything we do in life, by fall we have to resume normal life, we cannot waste precious years on this earth hiding from a slightly more deadly flu