K-State's AD put out these 7 B12 options for football ...
- Thread starter surly
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So they sitout then. BFD, this is a pandemic, they’ll get games in even if it means a few star players are missing it.
This is May 1. Football season is 120 days away. Covid 19 is a serious issue, but I think we are going to find limiting spread is going to be manageable as the summer progresses. It's not like people with Covid 19 are radioactive.
I fully expect ISU will be playing FB on Sep 1 or by Oct 1 at the latest.
I think we'll have football but no fans. Schools are going to want to prevent havinig to shut down again, and inviting 50k-100k into town is a great way to kick off a local outbreak. So we won't fill the stadiums, but the games will be held so that programs can still get their TV money.
I think no fans is a popular statement in the media. But I think there will be fans, maybe limited to ISU Students & Faculty.
Depending on what we learn over the next couple months fans could include:
- People who already had virus if they are immune or not likely to get severe case.
- Limit attendance to people from counties with limited new cases. This requires testing. This seems like a big hurdle, but between 50-60% of Iowans get a flu vaccine annually. So if tests are available, a lot of people can be tested in a 2-3 month window through same means as flu vaccine.
- Limit attendance to 50% capacity- every other seat.
- Implement mitigation strategies to limit risks of spread at events: masks, gloves, taking people's temps at gate, no concessions or cashless concessions, e tickets, no tailgating. MLB and NBA will provide best practices over the summer.
If the season cant start in early September what is going to change that allows the season to start in late September or early October? Seems like it's either full season in fall or a spring season of some sort.
I tend to agree with that also.
We're either ready in early Sept, or probably not at all in the fall most likely.
There is some thought that Covid-19 will have a seasonal aspect like the flu virus. It may be less present or contagious during summer/early fall.
So the window for an abbreviated season plus championship might be Sep/Oct/early Nov vs. later fall
Last time I looked students and faculty are Cyclone fans. So saying "no" fans isn't correct. My guess they could fill 15,000 seats for football. Sure that isn't 60,000- but they will make some noise.
IMO that would be worst case. Like I said earlier, I think things will get figured out over the next 120 days.
There is no way football can be played between December and mid April on the current surface of Jack Trice. The grass field would be an absolute disaster.
Feel like 8th graders could have come up with these options.
Edit: Not that I’m blame the ADs. More that I blame @surly for posting them
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Right now I’d say the only way to avoid a scheduled split season or starting up and having to shut down again due to another outbreak is to start an abbreviated season around mid August. Even with a 10 game regular season I still doubt you’d get the playoffs finished though.
We were a bowl team last year and outside of a couple games the student attendance was not impressive.
I am willing to bet that if it comes to a limited attendance policy the AD will limit it based on donor levels. They aren't going to lose out on donations by not allowing the high rollers football tickets.
