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Be proactive, being reactive is for losers..
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tpstulane wrote: Mon Aug 10, 2020 1:48 pm SEC and Big 12 next?
https://www.cbssports.com/college-footb ... ules/live/
Although the article says 2 hours ago, it's information and links date to August, 5th, a lifetime ago!
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College presidents worrying about players organizing now.
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President Donald Trump Voices Support for "We Want to Play Movement":

Not sure :confused: if this will help or hurt keeping the season?🤷‍♂️ https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... y-movement
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Unfortunately the students don’t always have the knowledge, maturity and expertise to make the best decisions for themselves and their communities. Imagine Lindsay Scott trying to make not a recruiting decision, but rather a decision about a not fully understood, unprecedented global pandemic that predominately effects others. . . Yeah sorry kids it’s not up to you. If only we had a competent adult leading the country.
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DfromCT wrote: Mon Aug 10, 2020 2:23 pm
tpstulane wrote: Mon Aug 10, 2020 1:48 pm SEC and Big 12 next?
https://www.cbssports.com/college-footb ... ules/live/
Although the article says 2 hours ago, it's information and links date to August, 5th, a lifetime ago!
The NFL, MLB & NBA all have player unions with which to enter into agreements to protect and shield the owners from liability for playing during a pandemic. Through their unions the professional players have made an informed and negotiated choice to play during the pandemic with opt out provisions for those who choose not to play. No such organizational structure exits for now for the representation of college athletes. No one can plausibly argue the NCAA represents first and foremost the interests of college athletes over and above those of its member organizations? And, most college athletes are only 18 to 22 in age.🤷‍♂️
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Conferences say we’re playing football, players say we want money to play football, conferences say we’re not playing football, players now saying “we just want to play football”, …
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dz1 wrote: Mon Aug 10, 2020 3:53 pm Conferences say we’re playing football, players say we want money to play football, conferences say we’re not playing football, players now saying “we just want to play football”, …
Funny how that works.
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Bicoastalwave wrote: Mon Aug 10, 2020 2:56 pm Unfortunately the students don’t always have the knowledge, maturity and expertise to make the best decisions for themselves and their communities. Imagine Lindsay Scott trying to make not a recruiting decision, but rather a decision about a not fully understood, unprecedented global pandemic that predominately effects others. . . Yeah sorry kids it’s not up to you. If only we had a competent adult leading the country.
If the students can vote, then they should be expected to make the appropriate decision for themselves about whether to go to college this year, or whether they should play a sport. If they are overly worried about either, then they are free to sit out.
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Wave755 wrote: Mon Aug 10, 2020 3:07 pm
DfromCT wrote: Mon Aug 10, 2020 2:23 pm
tpstulane wrote: Mon Aug 10, 2020 1:48 pm SEC and Big 12 next?
https://www.cbssports.com/college-footb ... ules/live/
Although the article says 2 hours ago, it's information and links date to August, 5th, a lifetime ago!
The NFL, MLB & NBA all have player unions with which to enter into agreements to protect and shield the owners from liability for playing during a pandemic. Through their unions the professional players have made an informed and negotiated choice to play during the pandemic with opt out provisions for those who choose not to play. No such organizational structure exits for now for the representation of college athletes. No one can plausibly argue the NCAA represents first and foremost the interests of college athletes over and above those of its member organizations? And, most college athletes are only 18 to 22 in age.🤷‍♂️
The NHL and NBA were able to complete an 8 game regular season (NBA) and playoffs only (NHL) due to the fact that they could create a bubble. MLB cannot do so, and is failing as a result. The NFLPA declined the option of creating a bubble for each team. They are doomed to have a short season if there's any season at all. It's not nearly as cut and dried as you make it sound. As TULANES EXPERTS told us, the bubble model is the only model that's worked around the globe for sports. No other model stands a chance. This isn't a game. It's very real, and the last 4 weeks have seen a surge in young people getting the virus.
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Tulane's doc, leading the AAC's pandemic response, says student-athletes satisfied with planning--for now the AAC and SEC getting the green light. Damn the torpedoes--full speed ahead.
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If we go ahead as a loner Conference this would be a great PR error, as the AAC will look as neglecting the student athletes for the almighty dollar. No matter what the Conference says about the student Athletes they still intermingle with the general student bodies of the University. For Fritts to hit hard for students that hold parties and ignore social distancing sounds like an hypocrite if he allows athletes to be put on a pedestal above the rest of the student body for the almighty dollar. Does the University really care about the University no matter what they do can we guarantee the players will not get infected during a game and bring it back to the general student body. They can't the other conferences realyze that and are doing the human thing not only for the athletes but for the University itself!!!
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gbgreenie wrote: Mon Aug 10, 2020 8:21 pm If we go ahead as a loner Conference this would be a great PR error, as the AAC will look as neglecting the student athletes for the almighty dollar. No matter what the Conference says about the student Athletes they still intermingle with the general student bodies of the University. For Fritts to hit hard for students that hold parties and ignore social distancing sounds like an hypocrite if he allows athletes to be put on a pedestal above the rest of the student body for the almighty dollar. Does the University really care about the University no matter what they do can we guarantee the players will not get infected during a game and bring it back to the general student body. They can't the other conferences realyze that and are doing the human thing not only for the athletes but for the University itself!!!
...except that early indicators suggest a lower positivity rate in the controlled team practices than outside of it.

Also, there are a LOT of people that are looking for something not COVID or BLM related to take their mind away from the disaster that has been 2020. Play in front of no fans and on TV.

You are going to have a captive audience.
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I'm reasonably impressed with the bubble and protocols which Coach has described in his daily briefings. At least one thing Tulane is doing very right.
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BAYWAVE&Sophandros are SPINELESS COWARDS
YOU NEED LEVERAGE TO BE PROACTIVE!
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6-4-23:Now all of the mistakes Tulane has made finally catches up with them as they descend to CUSAAC.
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golfnut69 wrote: Sat Aug 08, 2020 10:54 am The inmates are running the asylum
Because the Court Jester is running the nation.
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MicMan wrote: Tue Aug 11, 2020 7:29 am
golfnut69 wrote: Sat Aug 08, 2020 10:54 am The inmates are running the asylum
Because the Court Jester is running the nation.
The Jester, seems to be a doing a better job than the Semi Black and the Bumbler did.....
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Does golfnut wear his sheet all day or only at night at bonfire rallies ?
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nawlinspete wrote: Tue Aug 11, 2020 8:53 am Does golfnut wear his sheet all day or only at night at bonfire rallies ?
hmmm last time I saw Sheets in person, was when the fine reps of the Democratic party of Jeff parish showed up to burn crosses on my Families property located at 323 Orion St, Metry,LA 70001 ...all because we had people of "color" dine with us at our picinic table...this happened twice, I am told there was third time, but I was not there to see it happen, therefore I cannot confirm it... I will apologize for the term "semi black"..instead, "The Bi Racial One"...
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golfnut69 wrote: Tue Aug 11, 2020 8:41 am
MicMan wrote: Tue Aug 11, 2020 7:29 am
golfnut69 wrote: Sat Aug 08, 2020 10:54 am The inmates are running the asylum
Because the Court Jester is running the nation.
The Jester, seems to be a doing a better job than the Semi Black and the Bumbler did.....
I could not disagree more. Agent Orange is an agent of divisiveness and mis-information.
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Knock it off with the political and racist crap, There's enough of that in the other thread. Let's stick to the 2020 season or whatever we're calling it.
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The MWC shutting down further cuts down on BYU's schedule. They now have 2 games left!
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Big Ten cancels 2020 football season. https://www.cbssports.com/college-footb ... ring-2021/
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