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Post by DFW HOYA on Dec 18, 2019 13:52:00 GMT -5
Just announced: Sep 19: at Harvard Always worth the trip. Maybe this time it won't be 34 degrees and rain.
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Post by RusskyHoya on Mar 29, 2020 12:41:42 GMT -5
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Post by puppydog100 on Apr 4, 2020 9:04:56 GMT -5
Chances are that there will not be any college football next fall. Cannot see starting summer camps on schedule.
107,000 folks jaming into the Big House in Ann Arbor, or 2,500 at Cooper Field is not feasible under current and projected health crisis.
Best case, no non-conference schedule, season will open October 3 for Patriot League play.
Stay healthy, and safe.
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Post by teddy2016 on Apr 7, 2020 7:59:50 GMT -5
if it's determined that there is no football season - because of lack of social distancing at events such as football, then how can you have classroom participation - or large lecture sessions in any academic setting? Universities and colleges will be shut down for fall semester and every ncaa sport is imperiled for '20-21 seasons. Following that logic
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Post by puppydog100 on Apr 7, 2020 9:08:52 GMT -5
teddy 2016, classes don't resume until September, football begins in July.
Big difference between participating in a full contact sport, and attending classes and observing social distancing.
Let's hope this crisis ends soon, and life goes back to something that resembles normal.
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Post by puppydog100 on Apr 10, 2020 9:14:42 GMT -5
Boston College Law School has informed its professors to prepare for online classes this coming fall, hopefully that won't be necessary.
Let's hope there will be in person classes, and football this fall.
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Post by puppydog100 on Apr 10, 2020 17:19:49 GMT -5
Ohio State AD Gene Smith said today that he needs more information from experts on how holding sporting events in empty dtadiums or arenas would ensure the health of student-athletes. The NCAA canceled all spring event because of the outbreak, and no decisions have been made on fall sports, including football.
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Post by teddy2016 on Apr 11, 2020 12:21:47 GMT -5
lets hope school campuses reopen in Fall. even a shortened football season would be welcome
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Post by puppydog100 on Apr 21, 2020 4:44:45 GMT -5
Ivy League Council of President are discussing status of 2020 Ivy League fall sports. A delayed start to 2020 football under consideration, no OC games.
I would think that Patriot League institutions in the states of New York and Mass may also have to rethink schedules if current state guidelines are not revised.
This possibility would put big wholes in GU's schedule. Let's hope for the best.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Apr 21, 2020 7:49:46 GMT -5
Ivy League Council of President are discussing status of 2020 Ivy League fall sports. A delayed start to 2020 football under consideration, no OC games. I would think that Patriot League institutions in the states of New York and Mass may also have to rethink schedules if current state guidelines are not revised. This possibility would put big wholes in GU's schedule. Let's hope for the best. Unpopular opinion, but here it is: the Ivy league experiment did not work for Georgetown. The Ivy schools aren't interested in scheduling these games any more, the Ivy fans aren't interested, and the Georgetown fans haven't been energized about it, either. Thoughts?
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Post by aleutianhoya on Apr 21, 2020 10:10:45 GMT -5
Ivy League Council of President are discussing status of 2020 Ivy League fall sports. A delayed start to 2020 football under consideration, no OC games. I would think that Patriot League institutions in the states of New York and Mass may also have to rethink schedules if current state guidelines are not revised. This possibility would put big wholes in GU's schedule. Let's hope for the best. Unpopular opinion, but here it is: the Ivy league experiment did not work for Georgetown. The Ivy schools aren't interested in scheduling these games any more, the Ivy fans aren't interested, and the Georgetown fans haven't been energized about it, either. Thoughts? I think it's more nuanced than that. Everything goes together. I think the failure to get the "stadium" built in anything approaching a timely fashion is the biggest issue. Fans (ours and theirs) have a certain expectation of what a college football game should look and feel like, and we haven't provided that. Our fans also likely want competitiveness generally and by and large (with exceptions some years) we haven't provided that. And our recruiting (to provide competitiveness) is likely to lag without the stadium and the other financial inducements (schollies or more generous aid). Our fans aren't coming to see Harvard just because it's Harvard...not without a good environment and a decent team.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Apr 21, 2020 12:01:57 GMT -5
I think it's more nuanced than that. Everything goes together. I think the failure to get the "stadium" built in anything approaching a timely fashion is the biggest issue. Fans (ours and theirs) have a certain expectation of what a college football game should look and feel like, and we haven't provided that. Our fans also likely want competitiveness generally and by and large (with exceptions some years) we haven't provided that. And our recruiting (to provide competitiveness) is likely to lag without the stadium and the other financial inducements (schollies or more generous aid). Our fans aren't coming to see Harvard just because it's Harvard...not without a good environment and a decent team. Generally agree, but the other side of the coin is that Ivy schools think very little about Georgetown and the lack of interest in Georgetown as a football opponent is apparent. Not being competitive is an issue, but a Penn or Yale fan isn't clamoring to play Georgetown on their schedules anyway. The schools have spoken--after 2021, Brown is the only scheduled Ivy through 2027. The continued decline of the schedule is not a long term path going forward.
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Post by hsaxon on Jul 2, 2020 14:39:14 GMT -5
I heard an unofficial report that the Georgetown football team will play five (5) games this season.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jul 2, 2020 15:02:25 GMT -5
I heard an unofficial report that the Georgetown football team will play five (5) games this season. This assumes most of the following, none confirmed: 1. Marist cancelled their opener. 2. Dayton cancelled their road trip. 3. The Ivies are going to a spring schedule, so those two games are out. 4. Holy Cross isn't traveling to Washington. 5. GU is not allowed to travel to San Diego.
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Post by RusskyHoya on Jul 3, 2020 16:41:28 GMT -5
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Post by Problem of Dog on Jul 3, 2020 17:33:02 GMT -5
For the most seamless, standard look/feel of a football season, I don't see how there's any option other than the spring.
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Post by puppydog100 on Jul 6, 2020 9:41:21 GMT -5
The health and safety of our student athletes should be our number 1 concern. Can anyone give me one good reason why GU should be playing football this fall?
Many NBA and MLB players are testing positive in very controlled environments, Clemsons players returned to campus, I believe 39 have tested positive. The cost of frequent CORVID testing of our student athletes is prohibitive.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Jul 9, 2020 10:17:38 GMT -5
Yep, move to a spring only Patriot league schedule and keep up the recruiting!
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jul 9, 2020 11:39:21 GMT -5
"Not so fast, my friend."--Lee Corso
Putting aside the logistical constraints of scheduling football, field hockey, men's and women's lacrosse games, and potetntially a soccer game or two on Cooper Field on Saturdays in the spring, there's an NCAA bylaw issue. If a conference champion does not participate in the playoffs because they didn't play in the fall, that conference loses its playoff autobid. Not a big deal in the Ivy League (or GU, for that matter), but a big deal in the Patriot League, which fought for an autobid and added 60 scholarships for all its schools (except one) so it could better compete in the playoffs.
Conferences are slow to get autobids (the MAAC never had it, for example) and there would be no guarantees the NCAA would return it anytime soon. For some PL schools, it's an important recruiting tool.
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Post by RusskyHoya on Jul 9, 2020 22:19:54 GMT -5
"Not so fast, my friend."--Lee CorsoPutting aside the logistical constraints of scheduling football, field hockey, men's and women's lacrosse games, and potetntially a soccer game or two on Cooper Field on Saturdays in the spring, there's an NCAA bylaw issue. If a conference champion does not participate in the playoffs because they didn't play in the fall, that conference loses its playoff autobid. Not a big deal in the Ivy League (or GU, for that matter), but a big deal in the Patriot League, which fought for an autobid and added 60 scholarships for all its schools (except one) so it could better compete in the playoffs. Conferences are slow to get autobids (the MAAC never had it, for example) and there would be no guarantees the NCAA would return it anytime soon. For some PL schools, it's an important recruiting tool. "We didn't unnecessarily risk your health or potentially even your life" is also a potentially powerful recruiting tool. A lot can change in a few months, of course, but given the direction all the indicators are pointing right now, I would expect to see all manner of cancellation and creative arrangements, with the usual order of things suspended due to exigent circumstances. The NCAA has enough PR black eyes to deal with without making themselves look like they are punishing schools or conferences for prioritizing safety in the midst of a pandemic.
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