Coronavirus Pandemic Impacts

[tblack33]

Not going to help us. Paulsen only recruits smart kids who graduate. Kentucky will make out like a bandit without any standardized tests.

Except only two Paulsen recruits have ever graduated from George Mason.

 

[FreeGunston12]

Except only two Paulsen recruits have ever graduated from George Mason.

Not sure that's an accurate count. I would assume Grayer, Boyd, Kier, Wilson, and Livingston all "graduated". Add Reuter in there if you like.

 

[tblack33]

Not sure that's an accurate count. I would assume Grayer, Boyd, Kier, Wilson, and Livingston all "graduated". Add Reuter in there if you like.

Just kidding, I’m wrong.

 

[GMUgemini]

Just kidding, I’m wrong.

Unless Livingston didn't graduate, it's not an accurate count. Also, AJ, Boyd, Greene, and Calixte will all finish their careers at Mason next year, so if Boyd and AJ haven't graduated yet, they will by the time the season is over.

Also, yes, Jared Reuter graduated.

 

[tblack33]

Unless Livingston didn't graduate, it's not an accurate count. Also, AJ, Boyd, Greene, and Calixte will all finish their careers at Mason next year, so if Boyd and AJ haven't graduated yet, they will by the time the season is over.

Also, yes, Jared Reuter graduated.

Yeah I was wrong, and who knows with summer classes and credits and what not, some of those guys may have already gotten bachelors and working on Masters this year.

 

[GMUgemini]

Yeah I was wrong, and who knows with summer classes and credits and what not, some of those guys may have already gotten bachelors and working on Masters this year.

We've had the conversation between the difference between graduating from Mason and finishing their eligibility here, but I suspect we'll see fewer players finish their eligibility at the same place they started it as these new rules come into effect (this includes the new NIL regulations).

 

[gmutom]

Yeah I was wrong...

So disappointed by this admission. The first rule on sports message boards is to never — under any circumstances —admit you were not right. I expect better, tblack.

 

[GreenLantern]

So disappointed by this admission. The first rule on sports message boards is to never — under any circumstances —admit you were not right. I expect better, tblack.

This only applied to the Politics thread.

 

[Pablo]

Brett McMurphy
@Brett_McMurphy
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Notre Dame’s student body only had 58 positive COVID tests b/w Aug. 3-Aug. 16. Then on just Monday Aug. 17, school reported additional 89 positive tests

 

[GSII]

Bubble everything!

 

[Pablo]

Brett McMurphy
@Brett_McMurphy
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Notre Dame president Father John Jenkins said ND moving undergrad classes to remote instruction for at least 2 weeks. “If these steps (to slow virus spread) are not taken, we will send students home like we did last spring,” Jenkins said. In other words: no students, no football

 

[Pablo]

Brett McMurphy
@Brett_McMurphy
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One day after Appalachian State’s fall semester began, school reported a cluster of 11 positive COVID tests (7 football student-athletes & 4 staff members). Football practice has been suspended indefinitely

 

[Pablo]

Jon Rothstein
@JonRothstein
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7h

Source: Many college basketball coaches and administrators believe that current non-conference schedules will dissolve due to COVID-19 and teams will look to play regionalized games in pods or bubbles to fulfill any hope of non-conference basketball before league play.
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Jon Rothstein
@JonRothstein
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Sources: Following the success of the NBA restart, Orlando has emerged as a prime location to play multiple early season college basketball tournaments in a bubble type setting.

 

[Pablo]

Brett McMurphy
@Brett_McMurphy
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Iowa is eliminating 4 sports - men’s gymnastics, men’s & women’s swimming & diving, & men’s tennis - at end of 2020-21 academic year


https://twitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/status/1296809278972469249?s=20

 

[Pablo]

Brett McMurphy
@Brett_McMurphy
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2h

NCAA officially approves to allow fall sport student-athletes to compete in any amount of competitions this year - whether season in fall or moved to spring - & it will not count as a year of eligibility, sources told @Stadium

 

[Pablo]

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-b...llege-basketball-teams-prospects-disadvantage:

"More than ever given these unusual circumstances, we can expect players to fall through the cracks in the 2021 and possibly 2022 classes. Without coaches present at the biggest tournaments and events all spring and summer, there are fewer chances for recruiters to stumble upon a steal in a side gym in July. There are fewer breakout performances at the high-stakes events like Peach Jam, akin to those we've seen in the past from guys like Malcolm Brogdon and Jeremy Lamb. There is certainly no Anthony Davis, who came out of nowhere in April of his junior year to take the country by storm.

The situation could prove beneficial for low- and mid-major schools, which generally see their local prospects before high-major schools, and then lose them to higher levels when the players gain national recognition. But for now, there will be players in need of exposure who simply couldn't get it this spring and summer."

"Recruiting timelines generally could have been impacted by the pandemic in one of two ways. They could have been delayed until prospects could take visits to campus and until coaches could watch players in person again. Or they could have sped up, with prospects content with their current offers and visits making decisions earlier than usual.

It's been mostly the latter. By the end of this week, there will be roughly 50 prospects ranked in the ESPN 100 who have already committed. Players have been flying off the board over the past couple of weeks, and a few more are scheduled to make decisions this week.

Having at least half of the top 100 already committed at this point is unusual. But players who already had a good number of high-major offers or had already taken several visits have been committing, as have players who spent much of the past few months on Zoom calls with coaching staffs. Many prospects simply felt comfortable with the schools already on their list and made a decision to end their recruitments."

 

[Pablo]

Brett McMurphy
@Brett_McMurphy
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Big 12 commish Bob Bowlsby tells @ChipBrown247 if there is no football in the fall at Big 12 schools “it’s likely” there will not be any sports played for entire 2020-21 academic year “based on what I’ve heard from our campuses”

 

[tblack33]

Brett McMurphy
@Brett_McMurphy
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Big 12 commish Bob Bowlsby tells @ChipBrown247 if there is no football in the fall at Big 12 schools “it’s likely” there will not be any sports played for entire 2020-21 academic year “based on what I’ve heard from our campuses”

Im curious to the thought process behind this sentiment. There’s no way all of the basketball programs in the big 12 are floated on football money.

 

[Pablo]

Im curious to the thought process behind this sentiment. There’s no way all of the basketball programs in the big 12 are floated on football money.

He was not implying that football must be played in order to fund basketball and other sports. Rather, he was referring to the safety concerns as discussed by the Big 12 Board of Directors Chairman - https://bleacherreport.com/articles...cfb-season-likely-no-sports-played-in-2020-21:

"Big 12 Board of Directors Chairman Victor Boschini from TCU released a statement August 12 about the decision-making process and left open the possibility for the decision to be reversed:

'Our student-athletes want to compete, and it is the board's collective opinion that sports can be conducted safely and in concert with the best interests of their well-being. We remain vigilant in monitoring the trends and effects of COVID-19 as we learn more about the virus. If at any point our scientists and doctors conclude that our institutions cannot provide a safe and appropriate environment for our participants, we will change course.'"

 

[GMUgemini]

He was not implying that football must be played in order to fund basketball and other sports. Rather, he was referring to the safety concerns as discussed by the Big 12 Board of Directors Chairman - https://bleacherreport.com/articles...cfb-season-likely-no-sports-played-in-2020-21:

"Big 12 Board of Directors Chairman Victor Boschini from TCU released a statement August 12 about the decision-making process and left open the possibility for the decision to be reversed:

'Our student-athletes want to compete, and it is the board's collective opinion that sports can be conducted safely and in concert with the best interests of their well-being. We remain vigilant in monitoring the trends and effects of COVID-19 as we learn more about the virus. If at any point our scientists and doctors conclude that our institutions cannot provide a safe and appropriate environment for our participants, we will change course.'"

I'm not exactly sure what data they're looking at, but not a single professional sport in this country has been able to maintain a non-bubble schedule playing in home markets with or without fans, and not have spread among their players/staff -- MLS went out of the bubble this week and already they're starting to see positive tests again.