Nebraska Parents Sue the B1G

Wamu said:
Before I listen to what "the great" Clay Travis has to say is he associated with the Huskers in any way? Wondering if what he's saying is completely unbiased. If he's associated with the school don't care to watch.
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Clay Travis is an SEC conference homer fan.
 
rfjeff9 said:
I thought so too. I can't wait to see how this plays out, season or no. It smells fishy to so many of us, and if these presidents get deposed, then shit is going to hit the fan.
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Report Reveals How Many Big Ten ADs Wanted To Play Football

Here's how many Big Ten athletic directors wanted to play football during the 2020 fall season, according to a report.
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Not a big surprise, but " according to a new report from the Omaha World-Herald, every Big Ten athletic director wanted to try to play football this fall "

Continued... " Warren was aware, for example, that every Big Ten athletic director was in favor of playing a fall football season. (Nebraska AD Bill) Moos said he, Ohio State’s, Penn State’s and Michigan’s A.D.s pushed hardest, but there was unanimous agreement, Moos said, in wanting to play. "
 
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yeah I get why ADs want to play, they understand how they need the money in the most worst way to balance out all sports. Again, this all came down from Presidents.. I would be interested in knowing which Presidents carry the biggest sticks to have made Warren cancel the season so fast.
 
wazzu31 said:
Good one Corky.
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Blackshirts BLVD said:
thespun.com

Report Reveals How Many Big Ten ADs Wanted To Play Football

Here's how many Big Ten athletic directors wanted to play football during the 2020 fall season, according to a report.
thespun.com thespun.com

Not a big surprise, but " according to a new report from the Omaha World-Herald, every Big Ten athletic director wanted to try to play football this fall "

Continued... " Warren was aware, for example, that every Big Ten athletic director was in favor of playing a fall football season. (Nebraska AD Bill) Moos said he, Ohio State’s, Penn State’s and Michigan’s A.D.s pushed hardest, but there was unanimous agreement, Moos said, in wanting to play. "
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I get the AD’s wanting to play, but Warren isn’t their employee so really what the AD’s want is irrelevant.
 
 
I could respect a position by the Big Ten of no conference sanctioned sports until there is a widely available vaccine. I have no idea what this Thanksgiving/January 7th talk is about unless we’re trying to predict the availability of said vaccine, but that seems like a fool’s errand. If myocarditis is the primary concern, doesn’t that imply waiting until there is a vaccine? Why not then just cancel the season outright?

If we’re not committing to that then why not stick with the modified conference only plan that was to start today? The Big Ten probably had better protocols and testing infrastructure (with the medical centers attached to each university) than the other conferences.
 
Swurv said:
I could respect a position by the Big Ten of no conference sanctioned sports until there is a widely available vaccine. I have no idea what this Thanksgiving/January 7th talk is about unless we’re trying to predict the availability of said vaccine, but that seems like a fool’s errand. If myocarditis is the primary concern, doesn’t that imply waiting until there is a vaccine? Why not then just cancel the season outright?

If we’re not committing to that then why not stick with the modified conference only plan that was to start tomorrow? The Big Ten probably had better protocols and testing infrastructure (with the medical centers attached to each university) than the other conferences.
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I think there are other things that could happen besides a vaccine that could bring about play — rapid-fire, reliable testing and a one-size-fits-most treatment method like with the flu. But personally, as awkward as the decision-making was, the decision itself (to postpone) is one I agree with. We just don’t know enough about the disease to just throw players/coaches/support staff out there and see what happens, whether we’re talking myocarditis or lung scarring or anything else.

As for the “why aren’t we playing this weekend” question, if we did Maryland-Iowa would have been postponed since both teams have shut down practice. MSU-Minnesota and Nebraska-Rutgers would also have been in danger. And that’s before any possible in-game/in-trip spread. In hindsight, starting later like the SEC would have been a better strategy, but I think the result would be the same. There have already been three games postponed (TCU-SMU, NC State-Va. Tech, Troy-ULM).

I just think playing an amateur contact sport right now is dumb and it’s only being forced due to the money involved. Stuff like golf, tennis, soccer, even volleyball makes more sense right now. Now, if players were paid (an hourly fee for 20 hours of in-week activity, a game check plus bonuses for achievements and a cut if money made off their likeness) and could collectively bargain their work conditions I’d change my tune. In that case, you could bubble them. But now, nah.

And the “transparency” thing is bogus IMO — the people who are mad are angry at the result and would be regardless of the process. Plus, the why (being in a global pandemic) is really quite simple.
 
Swurv said:
I could respect a position by the Big Ten of no conference sanctioned sports until there is a widely available vaccine. I have no idea what this Thanksgiving/January 7th talk is about unless we’re trying to predict the availability of said vaccine, but that seems like a fool’s errand. If myocarditis is the primary concern, doesn’t that imply waiting until there is a vaccine? Why not then just cancel the season outright?

If we’re not committing to that then why not stick with the modified conference only plan that was to start today? The Big Ten probably had better protocols and testing infrastructure (with the medical centers attached to each university) than the other conferences.
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If a person in position of power won’t allow an athlete to play because of Covid but force them to take a Covid vaccine that person should be shot.
 
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