things are changing so rapidly. I suspect it will all end in a cancellation of fall sports and a resumption in the spring for specific sports. I'm optimistic there will be a vaccine available late this year. Then as spring continues more companies will bring their vaccine to the market and everyone can feel safer about returning to some form of normalcy. I do wonder if colleges will make it mandatory to take the vaccine before coming back to school?
I agree on vaccines being available. Several candidates look good (J&J, Pfizer, AZ/Oxford and likely others). I’m not sure why they don’t move all sports to spring 2021, much better chance to get the full football season in which is critical to many athletic departments.
Not enough facilities to handle all sports during the winter/spring. There is only so much grass to go around. In addition, the weight training facilities and medical staff. It would be a logistical nightmare. And how do you handle the College Cup tournament if some schools play in the fall and some play in the spring?
All true. But football pays the bills for all sports at the top D1 schools, and they would potentially have to drop some sports this year if they moved it out. But they are already losing a ton of money with fans not likely to be at football games. Or think of the mid-tier football programs who play 2 to 3 money games each year that make all their athletic programs viable (get paid to go to Alabama or USC). I just don’t know how they get through fall football this year, or how some of the mid-tier schools make the economics work. Hope I am wrong, but I suspect we could see a lot of schools dropping sports, or going to D2 or D3 with lower scholarship (or none) requirements. I would hate to be a college athletic director, difficult spot right now.
Some schools have enough grass for all. Big South does - I've seen it. Some don't.
Pac 12 soccer - coach's aren't coaching until August 15.
Anti virals may be out by October
Agree. Scientists are working collaboratively on a global level to solve this. They will get there, they just need a little more time to run through the current trials (to ensure they work and they are safe), and for some still in the development process, to get into trials. Most public focus has been on vaccines, but antivirals that effectively treat this are coming and will have a huge impact for our return to normal.
Exactly!
What does your DD think...? Is the prevailing opinion that it will move forward or be cancelled or nobody has any idea?
www.ncaa.org
Every player can opt out which they should to preserve their eligibility.Board directs each division to safeguard student-athlete well-being, scholarships and eligibility
The NCAA Board of Governors has directed schools and conferences to meet specific requirements if they are to conduct NCAA fall sports during the preseason, regular
