Can't wait for football and basketball season to start. After all this madness is over with it will be a breath of fresh air! Especially since I really think basketball & FOOTBALL will be good to very good in the upcoming seasons!
there will be a football season. It may not be played with fans, however.I would not bet you will see any football season.
You may not see any football season, from what I have been reading.
LA, NYC and New Orleans is talking about no concerts or spots in there cities until 2021. More might follow.
Spot onI'll start by saying that I think people underrate our squad we have coming back, assuming Kofi returns and Ayo doesn't. That is what I personally consider the "best bet" outcome. With that said, what do you guys expect our preseason rank to be in all scenarios? I'd guess:
Both Kofi and Ayo leave: No votes in either poll
Kofi returns, Ayo leaves: Receiving votes in both polls, POSSIBLY ranked in one
Both Kofi and Ayo return: Preseason 18
I'll start by saying that I think people underrate our squad we have coming back, assuming Kofi returns and Ayo doesn't. That is what I personally consider the "best bet" outcome. With that said, what do you guys expect our preseason rank to be in all scenarios? I'd guess:
Both Kofi and Ayo leave: No votes in either poll
Kofi returns, Ayo leaves: Receiving votes in both polls, POSSIBLY ranked in one
Both Kofi and Ayo return: Preseason 18
Both Kofi and Ayo return: Preseason Top 10, possibly as high as 5th or 6th.I'll start by saying that I think people underrate our squad we have coming back, assuming Kofi returns and Ayo doesn't. That is what I personally consider the "best bet" outcome. With that said, what do you guys expect our preseason rank to be in all scenarios? I'd guess:
Both Kofi and Ayo leave: No votes in either poll
Kofi returns, Ayo leaves: Receiving votes in both polls, POSSIBLY ranked in one
Both Kofi and Ayo return: Preseason 18
Kofi back, Ayo gone - #21
Both back - #11
Darn, now I have to write a newsletter? I really prefer taking random shots. Thank you for your support!I like your thinking and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
With both back we are comfortably a top 15 team, probably top 10. By no means is this a stretch. However, both won’t be back-so it’s a moot point.I like your thinking and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
Its tricky for sure because colleges and schools are creating contingency plans in case fall is not in session physically. Many venues and states are building contigency plans for being closed for rest of year. Tricky times and hopefully will be better soon.No answers from me. Best I can do is guess.
However, the only one above I’m particularly concerned about is if there will be a season next fall/winter.
I firmly believe Miller will be an Illini. If he’s not, I think it will be because there’s no season next year and he goes pro/G League route. I would understand this decision and take your chance when you have it to make a living doing what you love. Prediction, the only way we never see Miller in an Illini uniform is if there’s no season next year.
This is why I understand Ayo if he’s gone and if Kofi decides to take his shot. Times of uncertainty can influence the process. Not sure what lies ahead.
Man in the middle of Kofi is gone next year, no idea on the defensive end. I think he will be back.
Go Illini
I'm not in a college but a high school. We won't be able to reopen until we have wide spread testing, both for active infections and antibodies, so we know who is sick and who isn't. That's the only way we'll be able to reopen daily gatherings of 100+ people like schools and universities. If that can't be figured out, the next academic year as well as the next cycle of sports seasons are in jeopardy.
I don't think the answer is waiting on a vaccine. At best, it will be another 9 months to a year and at worst, they never find one. I think that the answer probably comes with developing successful treatment methods. You don't feel well, you head to the doctor, you get tested and if it's positive you take "XYZ" drug, go home and chill out for a week. That really how HIV was dealt with. It's been over 30 years since the epidemic blew up, there's no vaccine, but they treat it with various therapies and you go on and live a full life, taking proper precautions.Antibody testing is unlikely to be the answer here, unfortunately. Even the best antibody tests are far from perfect, and mass testing of asymptomatic individuals will have a massive amount of false positives. We’ll need a vaccine to really put it behind us.
Miller to sign next week according to sturdy
I'm not in a college but a high school. We won't be able to reopen until we have wide spread testing, both for active infections and antibodies, so we know who is sick and who isn't. That's the only way we'll be able to reopen daily gatherings of 100+ people like schools and universities. If that can't be figured out, the next academic year as well as the next cycle of sports seasons are in jeopardy.
Any sport in which an object is passed between people is unrealistic. Perhaps golf, possibly tennis and other non-contact sports that can adopt incovenient protocols and compete with just camera crews, officials and athletes/coaches/trainers in the area, can probably be made to work. Will people call it unfair or embrace the return of sports to our lives?If we're waiting on a vaccine and that's the baseline for students getting back on campus....the outlook, as relates to sports, is bleak.