Here. We. Go.
They were also the first ones to cancel their basketball tourneys and some thought they were over-reacting at the time. 3-4 days later, everything was shut down.AggieLumberjack said:
They won't be the only ones. This will just start the domino effect.
jrgypsum said:
This may be the time / opportunity for US Universities to look at refocusing on their core mission - to educate their customers.
Why not just get rid of all organized sports and be done with it.
Set up a structure outside the University to develop pro talent.
Club sports can still continue and support themselves, but let's get real about the role of an University.
Alpha Texan said:
If protestors were able to gather in masses without spreading COVID like doctors and experts say, then surely neither will having fans at football games, let alone having football with limited fans.
Hey Nav said:
https://www.si.com/college/alabama/bamacentral/ivy-league-cancels-fall-sports-seasons-blackwell
All fall sports. The linked article says that only Penn and Cornell are allowing the entire student body to return for the fall semester.
Not surprised by the decision. I hate 2020 on so many levels.
God help us.Quote:
Can't wait for 2020 2.0 huh?
You know, I'd find a football season from November to February very refreshing. The Damnyankees can just freeze their baguettes off.Quote:
Just wait until November!!!
That's like saying, "Why not get back to what the girl scouts are all about and get away from these cookie sales." You're not going to like what happens to your academic funding if you start taking away all athletics.jrgypsum said:
This may be the time / opportunity for US Universities to look at refocusing on their core mission - to educate their customers.
Why not just get rid of all organized sports and be done with it.
Set up a structure outside the University to develop pro talent.
Club sports can still continue and support themselves, but let's get real about the role of an University.
As long as we're getting rid of sports lets cancel all other extra-curricular activities as well. The Corps is unnecessary. FLO's are unnecessary. So are Frats and Sororities. Aggie Ranglers, don't need them. Should probably remove all the ping-pong tables in the Commons while we're at it. Why are we even wasting money watering the grass on campus? That's not academic...jrgypsum said:
This may be the time / opportunity for US Universities to look at refocusing on their core mission - to educate their customers.
Why not just get rid of all organized sports and be done with it.
Set up a structure outside the University to develop pro talent.
Club sports can still continue and support themselves, but let's get real about the role of an University.
Exactly. Ivy League Football is not a comparison to the industry that FBS Football is. It's as much of the US economy as any other business. It's not nearly the same decision to keep the lights off this fall.texag101 said:
Easy choice for the Ivys since they lose money on football. SEC....not so easy.
Unlike other Division I-FCS teams who play an 11-game schedule, football teams in the Ivy League only play a 10-game schedule and their conference champion has an automatic bid to the Division I-FCS playoffs, but they do not go due to the Ivy League itself abstaining from football post-season competition since the 1950s.wbt5845 said:
Don't the Ivy League schools only play each other in their regular season? Then their champ goes to the FCS playoffs?
EDIT: their champ didnt even go to FCS playoffs last year.ivy league is not an automatic qualifier.
F4GIB71 said:
They played football in the Ivy League?
AGCAK said:
Here. We. Go.