The 2020 College Football Season

[Bucklion]

Well, now it will be interesting to see what the ACC, SEC, and Big XII do.

I guess it is possible that 1) they play in the Fall and have a National Championshipship game and 2) the winner of the B1G and PAC-12 play a National Championship game in the Spring.....

Another question: If the PAC-12 and B1G play in the Spring, is Ohio State vs Oregon back on?

This is a very interesting point I hadn’t thought of as clearly...when do they then decide that they can’t play 2 seasons that close together “in the name of player safety”.

 

[Thump]

I double d guarantee you that insurance was the issue. As ORD suggested, imagine the cost to OSU’s carrier if Fields was infected. The costs would easily go deep into the millions. Now imagine if it also hit Olave.

it’s distressing to see several taking the position that this is just the sniffles and an overreaction. It’s not.

This.

 

[Powair7s]

This.

For 99.4% of healthy 18-25 year olds this is less than the sniffles. We are treating 20 year olds like NY should have been treating their nursing home patients....it's insane.

 

[Powair7s]

This is a very interesting point I hadn’t thought of as clearly...when do they then decide that they can’t play 2 seasons that close together “in the name of player safety”.

Yes and I wish they would quit blowing smoke up our ass and just rip the band-aid off already.

 

[ShowMeBuck]

My life as a Buckeye fan summed up in one of my all time favorite quotes:

You aren’t paranoid if they really ARE out to get you.

This fucking shit is getting fucking old.

 

[RhodeIslandBuck]

This.

While I would agree that this was about liability primarily, I would also argue that the chances of Justin Fields (or any player for that matter) getting sick outside of the structure put in place by the staff have gone up quite a bit. But at least the university doesn't have to pay for it, right?

 

[sparcboxbuck]

I double d guarantee you that insurance was the issue. As ORD suggested, imagine the cost to OSU’s carrier if Fields was infected. The costs would easily go deep into the millions. Now imagine if it also hit Olave.

it’s distressing to see several taking the position that this is just the sniffles and an overreaction. It’s not.

I don’t think that it was an issue of insurance costs. It was an issue of uncovered liability because I’m 1000% sure that their liability carrier was consulted on coverage and the school was told that no way under the sun was that kind of liability covered at any price.

I was in a fraternity that had to do a liability policy at the national level with two other fraternities on Lloyd’s of London paper because some idiots somewhere in chapters all killed a kid around the same time. Lloyd’s only considered us for the policy if we implemented very strict risk management policies and banned bulk alcohol in the chapter house. And even then, the price that we had to pay was astronomical.

I don’t think Lloyd’s would fuck this chick with Harbaugh’s dick. And they’d fuck anyone.

 

[sparcboxbuck]

While I would agree that this was about liability primarily, I would also argue that the chances of Justin Fields (or any player for that matter) getting sick outside of the structure put in place by the staff have gone up quite a bit. But at least the university doesn't have to pay for it, right?

That’s exactly it. It’s not on their watch so they are absolved of liability.

 

[Jake]

This is a very interesting point I hadn’t thought of as clearly...when do they then decide that they can’t play 2 seasons that close together “in the name of player safety”.

They've already decided - it's not happening. They just threw Spring out there to give fans false hope.

Be glad if we get our annual Spring game back.

 

[Jagdaddy]

I don’t think that it was an issue of insurance costs. It was an issue of uncovered liability because I’m 1000% sure that their liability carrier was consulted on coverage and the school was told that no way under the sun was that kind of liability covered at any price.

I was in a fraternity that had to do a liability policy at the national level with two other fraternities on Lloyd’s of London paper because some idiots somewhere in chapters all killed a kid around the same time. Lloyd’s only considered us for the policy if we implemented very strict risk management policies and banned bulk alcohol in the chapter house. And even then, the price that we had to pay was astronomical.

I don’t think Lloyd’s would fuck this chick with Harbaugh’s dick. And they’d fuck anyone.

Sounds right. I just booked a trip on Expedia (Maui) that probably isn't going to happen (refundable until we're a lot closer to departure) and I didn't even see any option to purchase travel insurance for a few grand of potential liability. I booked it because it's no risk for now, a major deal if we manage to actually do it, and it gets my wife off of my ass about vacation planning for a few weeks.

 

[Systems_id]

While I would agree that this was about liability primarily, I would also argue that the chances of Justin Fields (or any player for that matter) getting sick outside of the structure put in place by the staff have gone up quite a bit. But at least the university doesn't have to pay for it, right?

You think these schools actually give a shit about the athletes?

 

[LovelandBuckeye]

I’m telling you, that reffing in the Clemson game was actually some elaborate dark ritual that opened a rift to a chaos dimension. It’s astounding just how much has gone wrong since that night.

Shits been like those scenes in Ghostbusters where the ghosts walk free. COVID is the Stay Puff marshmallow man of it all.

We just need to cross streams then.

 

[RhodeIslandBuck]

You think these schools actually give a shit about the athletes?

Of course not, only an idiot would, but that's the guise they used to cancel the season, just pointing out the irony.

 

[buckeyebri]

So, I’m busy planning my fall brewery tour. What you guys doing?

 

[Poe McKnoe]

I don’t think that it was an issue of insurance costs. It was an issue of uncovered liability because I’m 1000% sure that their liability carrier was consulted on coverage and the school was told that no way under the sun was that kind of liability covered at any price.

I was in a fraternity that had to do a liability policy at the national level with two other fraternities on Lloyd’s of London paper because some idiots somewhere in chapters all killed a kid around the same time. Lloyd’s only considered us for the policy if we implemented very strict risk management policies and banned bulk alcohol in the chapter house. And even then, the price that we had to pay was astronomical.

I don’t think Lloyd’s would fuck this chick with Harbaugh’s dick. And they’d fuck anyone.

If you want to insure it, there’s an institution out there willing to underwrite it. There’s a reason insurance companies have re-insurance companies. Planes fly around with passengers of unknown origin everyday - they have to worry about COVID AND lower probability of the plane going down. That doesn’t mean anyone is willing to pay that premium. I just don’t understand how you send the general population back and then let players practice 20 hours a week. All of the risk with none of the reward?