Well, I’ve just been told it twice.
And it's already been announced that due to Covid, Bowl games can now be delayed until January 10th.........
Sounds like that could be a good and bad thing for us.
There was a very short window to address the developing situation. It may or may not have worked out, but they completely dropped the ball and now are watching the bowl season crumble at their feet.
There are 80+ teams in Bowls. Given that, the fact that only a handful of games have been effected(to date)....it's not so bad. They'll probably get 37 or 38 of the 43 games in, which again, not so bad.
Yea if its the NCAA who has to get it right. Probably won't happen until 2024 bowl games. Would have been to easy to say take the top 100 teams let those who don't initially make a bowl to be on standby, allow them to continue workouts up to Jan 1rst just in case. Just poor planning. BB season will be next...
NCAA needs to change it's rules to allow ALL teams to have a set number of practices after regular seasons end. The current situation where "good" teams that get a bowl bid are allowed to continue practicing, while "bad" teams can't creates an absurd case of "the rich get richer".
I still can't wrap my head around practice in December is better than playing a bowl game, with practice leading up to it. Goodness gracious, it's 9 months till the season starts. And I even more so cannot understand why players forego the bowl game "to prepare for the NFL draft." What do you think football practice leading up to a bowl game is? They'd rather do pushups with a personal trainer? That whole scenario thumbs its nose at the rest of the team. I don't want to hear anyone say it's dreadful fear of injury.
What you don’t want to hear is the reason they don’t do it…and I bet every player on that team understands and is okay with them doing it
Imagine playing football for 12 years without getting too physically hurt that you are on the cusp of life changing money. You are a guaranteed first round pick set to make millions. You come from absolutely nothing, living in the projects, or trailers, or the streets. Why would you ever, EVER, risk that for a glorified exhibition game that pays your nothing to be there? You are one knee being rolled up on or chop block or blind side from being a millionaire to rehabbing as a rookie as a fifth round pick hoping to stick on.
