Announcement today - season is a go!!!

[bwifan]

Not sure what to make of this.

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Was it ever confirmed and stated in public that he signed with an agent? I am not holding out hope on him coming back as the coaches all seem to have moved on as well just curious to whether he signed with an agent and which one

 

[McCloudersportLion]

YIKES

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So, the Big Ten (1) doesn&#39;t have a built-in bye week, (2) has a 21-day suspension of play for players testing positive and (3) has a shutdown threshold of 5% positivity rate on a team.<br><br>Hang on to your butts.</p>&mdash; Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) <a href="">September 16, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[BUFFALO LION]

Any details available yet on fan attendance policies?

Conference guidelines or each school determines?

No fans or public sales. Possibly families of players and staff.

 

[NewEra 2014]

Guys, the BIG does not want to have a season. Step back and look at this logically. Programs were already geared up for an Oct 17 start date. There was no reason to push the first game to Oct 24.

Those of you questioning why playing 9 games in a row in late Oct, Nov, and Dec are safer than dealing with the minimal threat of COVID to college athletes are on to something. It's not safer--the BIG's plan is actually more unsafe for the athletes than a September start would have been.

This is because the BIG asshats do not want to play. Oct 24 just happens to be the last date the BIG could theoretically be eligible for the CFP--the BIG has no intention to actually move forward with this plan. As soon as any bad COVID news hits any college football program, they will shut it down again.

 

[Aardvark86]

So I have not followed the details of other leagues/schools' protocols. Is 21 day time out before return to play after a positive the norm?

 

[BobPSU92]

Guys, the BIG does not want to have a season. Step back and look at this logically. Programs were already geared up for an Oct 17 start date. There was no reason to push the first game to Oct 24.

Those of you questioning why playing 9 games in a row in late Oct, Nov, and Dec are safer than dealing with the minimal threat of COVID to college athletes are on to something. It's not safer--the BIG's plan is actually more unsafe for the athletes than a September start would have been.

This is because the BIG asshats do not want to play. Oct 24 just happens to be the last date the BIG could theoretically be eligible for the CFP--the BIG has no intention to actually move forward with this plan. As soon as any bad COVID news hits any college football program, they will shut it down again.

Once again, f*ck us.

 

[BUFFALO LION]

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[AWS1022]

So who gets in - a 9-0 B1G champ or an 11-1 SEC runner-up?

You have to ask? SEC all day (except for a slight chance if OSU is the 9-0 team)....we’ll hear about the gauntlet the SEC team went through to get to 11-1 while the Big team just took a walk through the park.

 

[AWS1022]

So I have not followed the details of other leagues/schools' protocols. Is 21 day time out before return to play after a positive the norm?

Ha....not even close. The CDC has even lowered the quarantine to 9 days (maybe 10) but definitely not 14 anymore.

 

[Aardvark86]

Ha....not even close. The CDC has even lowered the quarantine to 9 days (maybe 10) but definitely not 14 anymore.

so, the key strategy is to send positives to Columbus?

 

[mn78psu83]

Once again, f*ck us.

 

[ChiTownLion]

CJF coming up next on BTN. Joel Klatt just said "Penn State is right there with Ohio State."

 

[BUFFALO LION]

Are you sure the Championship Game is the 19th? I think it is 8 games in 9 weeks (regular season). That would put the last game on 12/19 with a championship game the day after Xmas

Count again.

 

[ChiTownLion]

WOOO HOOOO, PAT FRIERMUTH JUST ANNOUNCED ON BTN THAT HE IS SO EXCITED TO SUIT UP FOR THE PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS!!!

 

[Aardvark86]

so, the key strategy is to send positives to Columbus?

another strategy would be to have them picket john oneill's house.

 

[JoeBot409]

Makes the B1G eligible for the CFP - have to take what we can get.

If PSU goes 8-0, i'm sure a 9-1 SEC school would make the playoff over PSU.

 

[JoeBot409]

You're right. It's not good enough. Let's boycott!!! 🙄

The rapid testing crap, they are still doubling down on the "it is not safe" bullshit. They are a bunch of chooches.

 

[Player2BNamedL8r]

You have to ask? SEC all day (except for a slight chance if OSU is the 9-0 team)....we’ll hear about the gauntlet the SEC team went through to get to 11-1 while the Big team just took a walk through the park.

So what if tosu is something like 7-0 because a team has to cancel a game? No chance in hell IMO.

 

[jrd23psu]

Stupid. This league is just stupid. Personally, I could care less to watch these meaningless games. 8 games is pathetic and they are starting basically when they should be finishing. I thought Fauci said don't play too deep into the fall; this is basically going to winter. What morons.

How many temper tantrums have you thrown so far? Grow up.

 

[ChiTownLion]

 

[jrd23psu]

Guys, the BIG does not want to have a season. Step back and look at this logically. Programs were already geared up for an Oct 17 start date. There was no reason to push the first game to Oct 24.

Those of you questioning why playing 9 games in a row in late Oct, Nov, and Dec are safer than dealing with the minimal threat of COVID to college athletes are on to something. It's not safer--the BIG's plan is actually more unsafe for the athletes than a September start would have been.

This is because the BIG asshats do not want to play. Oct 24 just happens to be the last date the BIG could theoretically be eligible for the CFP--the BIG has no intention to actually move forward with this plan. As soon as any bad COVID news hits any college football program, they will shut it down again.

Agreed. The B1G hates itself so much they are insisting on cancelling the season twice so they can deal with the aftermath of cancelling the season twice since it went so well the first time. It makes perfect sense if you don't think about it at all.

 

[psu00]

Makes the B1G eligible for the CFP - have to take what we can get.

Only if everything goes perfectly. By needlessly delaying this decision for weeks now the big ten has removed any bye weeks that could act as buffers for any suspended games. Oct 10 start would have allowed 2 bye weeks and flexibility. Oct 24 allows none. Now, if any teams postpone games there will be no making them up.

How do they determine who goes to the championship game if a team plays say 6 games while others play 8? Will the playoff committee pick a big ten team that’s played 7-9 games over the other conferences playing 10-11?

 

[royboy]

No fans or public sales. Possibly families of players and staff.

thanks, gotcha.

just saw this:
Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour said the Big Ten has agreed to have no fans attending football games this season, which will be held on campus throughout the season. The league is working on a plan to allow families of players and staff to attend both home and away games.

Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez said the schedule will be released later this week.

 

[PearlSUJam]

 

[ChiTownLion]

 

[WDLion]

That December 5th game at the Beav is gonna be a tit bit nipply.

December 5 could be warmer than November 5.

 

[Woodpecker]

Stupid. This league is just stupid. Personally, I could care less to watch these meaningless games. 8 games is pathetic and they are starting basically when they should be finishing. I thought Fauci said don't play too deep into the fall; this is basically going to winter. What morons.

You're a wonderfully supportive fan of Penn State football.
I don't think you will be missed.

 

[IANit]

Stupid. This league is just stupid. Personally, I could care less to watch these meaningless games. 8 games is pathetic and they are starting basically when they should be finishing. I thought Fauci said don't play too deep into the fall; this is basically going to winter. What morons.

Suit yourself as far as watching the games. I'll be watching. You do kind of have a point about starting vs. finishing. But based on what we've seen of college students so far most of them who are going to get Covid will probably have had it by then and they'll be testing football players a lot more than the population at large, so I think it doesn't make a lot of sense to have our team sitting out when most others are playing. We tend to think in terms of player health, but the older coaches will probably have more risk than the players in this situation.

 

[ChiTownLion]

 

[ChiTownLion]

 

[HazletonLion]

One advantage is if it snows no one is parking 20 miles away.

 

[NewEra 2014]

Agreed. The B1G hates itself so much they are insisting on cancelling the season twice so they can deal with the aftermath of cancelling the season twice since it went so well the first time. It makes perfect sense if you don't think about it at all.

Exactly what about the BIG's actions to date regarding this matter indicates that they are acting in good faith? How much more evidence do you need that they are incompetent and disingenuous?

They are now getting so much heat that they are kicking the can down the road as far as possible, in hopes that the SEC/ACC/Big 12 seasons blow up before BIG teams ever have to take the field. Then they can promote the narrative that "they tried". They very clearly do not want to play. And they clearly do not care about the welfare of the players if they are going to play for 9 straight weeks. This group of bureaucrats has only been about protecting their own asses the entire time.

I'm not sure why you refuse to see this reality.

 

[Option Bob]

So I have not followed the details of other leagues/schools' protocols. Is 21 day time out before return to play after a positive the norm?

<<The idea behind the 21-day suspension for positive test results is to ensure that Penn State will not be at full strength for its annual back-to-back gauntlet of Ohio State, Michigan, and either Iowa or MSU.>>

<<sarcasm font in use>>

 

[bwifan]

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Meanwhile that clown Des Ho has yet to speak a word about his former coach who knew about the sexual assaults yet did nothing....

 

[ChiTownLion]

 

[ChiTownLion]

So I have not followed the details of other leagues/schools' protocols. Is 21 day time out before return to play after a positive the norm?

 

[ChiTownLion]