🏈 Breaking this off the virus thread...if the PAC doesn't play football, here's a few teams Bama could play.

[bamachine]

Did they note the location?

No but likely in Arlington, since that venue is already available and it would be convenient for TCU for sure.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

No but likely in Arlington, since that venue is already available and it would be convenient for TCU for sure.

Just wondered, if it ends up being a non-spectator event, they opt to play at TCU. Cut Jerry out.

 

[BamaFan334]

Zachary Evans, #1 running back just enrolled at TCU. We wanted him, but he was a problem child. Maybe we get to see what he's all about Week 1. Let him see what Najee and Trey Sanders, other #1 running backs can do.

 

[mando]

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[bama alum]

Damn...Damn! Damn! Damn!

Stunning CSU announcement bad news for college football in California

The California State University system made a major, stunning announcement Tuesday. It's not good news for college football in the state.

sportsnaut.com

The California State University system made a major, stunning announcement Tuesday. It’s not good news for college football in the state.

CSU Chancellor Timothy White announced that all 23 state universities will not allow students on campus this fall. All classes — barring “some limited exceptions for in-person classroom activities that cannot be delivered virtually” — will be done virtually.

 

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[TerryP]

Did they note the location?

The discussions with other teams have all been about Arlington.

 

[BAMANEWSBOT]

Pac-12 football coaches pitch uniform start to season

Some Pac-12 football coaches are pitching an NCAA-mandated uniform start to the season. Washington coach Jimmy Lake said in a video conference with reporters that he would prefer for all major college teams to begin six weeks of preparation for the season at the same time.

apnews.com

As Pac-12 football coaches pitched an NCAA-mandated uniform start to the season, some of the latest plans to fight the coronavirus in California further muddled how college teams will return to play in the West.

Washington coach Jimmy Lake said Tuesday in a video conference with reporters that he would prefer for all major college teams to begin six weeks of preparation for the season at the same time.

“I’m of the opinion it would be great if the NCAA made a blanket rule for the whole nation of when we would start, and I understand some states may be less hit by this than most. And I’m sure there’s going to be some different opinions on this,” Lake said. “In my opinion, I believe the NCAA should step in and say, ‘OK, here’s the date when everybody can start.’”

Colorado coach Karl Dorrell and Utah’s Kyle Whittingham backed Lake’s idea. For the season to start on time around Labor Day weekend, when Washington is scheduled to host Michigan, teams would need to begin six weeks of conditioning and practice in mid-July.

Meanwhile on Tuesday, a Los Angeles County public health official said, according to The Los Angeles Times, that the county’s stay-at-home order is likely to extend through July. That could leave Pac-12 members USC and UCLA waiting until at least August before they begin preparing.

Also, the chancellor of the California State University system said he expects the vast majority of classes on the system’s 23 campuses to be taught online in the fall. Shortly after that announcement, the California College Athletic Association, an NCAA Division II conference, suspended its fall sports season.

None of the Pac-12 schools are part of the California State University system, but San Jose State, San Diego State and Fresno State are all FBS schools competing in the Mountain West.

The presidents of those three schools and Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson later released a joint statement.

“Certainly, all conversations are led by academics, as well as public health and safety. Within that framework, more determinations are necessary. All three institutions will work closely with the Mountain West. No decisions on athletics have been made.”

Some CSU system schools such as Sacramento State and Cal Poly compete in FCS, Division I’s second tier.

Pac-12 schools California and UCLA are part of the University of California system.

College sports leaders, including NCAA President Mark Emmert, have said college athletes can’t return to campuses that are not open to the rest of the student body. What exactly constitutes an open campus has not been defined.

The NCAA doesn’t have much authority over major college football. Conferences are taking the lead when it comes to how and when the season will start, with the Power Five commissioners at the forefront.

Emmert told ESPN on Tuesday the NCAA will not mandate a start date for football season because state and local authorities will be driving those decisions.

Even Emmert has acknowledged that it is probably not realistic to think that 130 major college football schools across 41 states — all taking different approaches to fighting COVID-19 — will be in position to start competing at the same time.

“I think there should be a blanket start as to when that six-week process or whatever time frame it is to prepare for your season (begins). I think the NCAA should govern that,” said Dorrell, the former UCLA coach who took over at Colorado on Feb. 23.

Whittingham agreed with a uniform start to the season and that all teams should have the same minimum lead time to prepare. He also said he wouldn’t want athletes in some states where restrictions have been loosened to be prohibited from taking part in some training and conditioning supervised by coaches.

“There’s imbalances and inequities all across the board in the NCAA, facility-wise, recruiting bases,” Whittingham said. “Nothing’s equal when you really look at it, and so I would hate to see athletes just sitting around that you could be training and getting ready for the season just because other places aren’t quite yet to that point.”

Knowing the season could be delayed or disrupted by the pandemic, conferences and schools are looking into all sorts of contingency plans.

USC coach Clay Helton said Monday the Pac-12 has talked about playing an all-conference, 11-game football schedule if necessary, but any decisions on what the upcoming season will look like are still weeks away from being made.

“I think where we are is the definition of a fluid situation,” Stanford coach David Shaw said Monday.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

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[mando]

“I’m of the opinion it would be great if the NCAA made a blanket rule for the whole nation

This is where the politics of the area will come into play. The Pac-12 is trying to level the playing field because they know CA and the west coast will hold off on opening things up more than other regions.

I think the USC AD's message is more about trying to save face when he is "forced" to cancel it?

 

[It Takes Eleven]

I bet the binder on TCU is sitting on a shelf by now.

 

[TerryP]

I think the USC AD's message is more about trying to save face when he is "forced" to cancel it?

@50+yeartidefan I believe mano's hitting the nail on the head here.

There are two people I know within the USC athletic system have both shared their doubts and have indicated the discussions aren't promising. I've been hearing this for three weeks now which is why I started looking at opponents (then starting this thread...)

Here's something to strongly consider. The Public Health Director of LA said 'with all certainty' the stay at home orders would be extended three months. She said that yesterday.

While USC is a private school they'll be in an interesting predicament if the PHD is saying one thing and they move in a different direction. California, if anything, is unpredictable.

 

[planomateo]

Mayor of LA wants a bailout too. Lack of taxes and other collections will further cripple them. Imagine the same will be said for San Fran and the surrounding burbs.

College football champ gonna have an * this year.

 

[TerryP]

I sort of hate putting it this way, but it carries meaning...

Consider the optics of a private school like USC opening while the public schools around them are closed.

 

[TerryP]

Lack of taxes and other collections will further cripple them.

My gut instinct tells me the PAC finds a way to play this fall. If they didn't ... it's my opinion we'll be looking at a conference crippled much like SMU was with their death penalty. It would take several years to recover. Geez, consider the numbers we'd see hit the transfer portal AND be approved. Consider how this would impact their recruiting for the upcoming class (and beyond.)

 

[MunchyOs]

Man I love the Barner hatred on this thread. Great job guys!!!!! Roll Tide..

I seriously hate those fucking twats. I already couldn't stand them, but when I heard what Stan White said after the barn finagled that win over Oregon last season, that pushed it to another level. As the game clock hit 0:00, he shouted "this is just another sign that the pendulum is swinging east in the state of Alabama!" Fuck every last one of them. If the season absolutely must be cancelled, there will be at least be some solace in the fact that their program will be set back. All programs would feel the hurt (from a lost season) in some way, shape or form, but their's would really take a hit. And that doesn't hurt my feelings one bit.

 

[TerryP]

Ailment:

heard Stan White

Symptom:

I seriously hate those fucking twats.

 

[MunchyOs]

My gut instinct tells me the PAC finds a way to play this fall. If they didn't ... it's my opinion we'll be looking at a conference crippled much like SMU was with their death penalty. It would take several years to recover. Geez, consider the numbers we'd see hit the transfer portal AND be approved. Consider how this would impact their recruiting for the upcoming class (and beyond.)

Exactly. The loss of a season is absolutely devastating, no matter what the reason is. SMU still feels the ripple effects to this day of receiving the death penalty in the late 1980's. I could easily see the entire Pac-12 come crumbling down if they didn't play this season. Catastrophic doesn't even begin to cover it.

 

[BamaFan334]

My gut instinct tells me the PAC finds a way to play this fall. If they didn't ... it's my opinion we'll be looking at a conference crippled much like SMU was with their death penalty. It would take several years to recover. Geez, consider the numbers we'd see hit the transfer portal AND be approved. Consider how this would impact their recruiting for the upcoming class (and beyond.)

I wonder if Bru McCoy is enjoying that transfer from Texas now? On the other hand you wonder how good Bryce Young is feeling about his decision to come East as well.

 

[JoshB]

If LA is talking about extending its quarantine three more months its gonna make things a lot more hard for USC and UCLA.