# College Football 2020: We Doing This Or What? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 14, 2020, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2020-we-doing-this-or-what/915265 "2020-07-14T01:02:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2020-we-doing-this-or-what/915265/82 "2020-08-29T16:29:55Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > n comparison it is ridiculous to worry about the relatively small number of possible cases among football players playing football–who will be as likely to get it out socializing as playing football. Yeah, I don’t think that there’ll be many cases of college players getting COVID while playing. They’ll get it from being college students, doing what 18-22 year olds do. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2020-we-doing-this-or-what/915265/83 "2020-09-03T22:00:54Z")
35% of Big-10 athletes who tested positive for COVID had inflammation of the heart muscle. I’m sure myocarditis isn’t a concern, right? > **[Penn State clarifies doctor's comments on Covid-19 and myocarditis | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/03/health/penn-state-big-10-myocarditis-covid-spt-trnd/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2VrGffNUm4z54ie5hFRTHY5BnDGVSh32DvJY1R0kRipfKxIUbn_LqzGL8)** > > Penn State University on Thursday clarified the remarks of the school's director of athletic medicine about how many Big Ten athletes who tested positive for coronavirus now show signs of inflammation of the heart muscle. ---
**Author:** ![RetroVertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2020-we-doing-this-or-what/915265/84 "2020-09-04T04:08:01Z")
I get the joke, but not having these rent-a-wins for these smaller schools will have a huge impact on program budgets. A Wofford game against Bama or Clemson pays for a lot of Volleyball. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2020, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2020-we-doing-this-or-what/915265/85 "2020-09-05T04:40:43Z")
Yeah, I think college sports are going to look a lot different in a couple years. There’s a lot of high school football not being played and that’ll hurt a lot of schools. Football drives college sports revenue at most schools and thus pays for a lot of those non revenue sports. What’s the quality of college football going to look like next year with everyone having so much time off? ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2020, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2020-we-doing-this-or-what/915265/86 "2020-09-16T13:41:17Z")
Big Ten is coming back. October 24 seems a bit late, but we will take what we can get. > **[Big Ten football reverses decision, will return to play in late October](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/09/16/big-ten-football-resumes/)** > > The Big Ten will have medical protocols that include daily coronavirus testing and enhanced cardiac screening. ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2020-we-doing-this-or-what/915265/87 "2020-09-16T15:30:21Z")
An eight game schedule is going to go into mid-December (assuming no open weeks). I hope the fans up there dress warm. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2020-we-doing-this-or-what/915265/88 "2020-09-16T15:40:32Z")
No fans…no problem. Except for players & officials, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2020-we-doing-this-or-what/915265/89 "2020-09-16T22:56:40Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > LSU coach Ed Orgeron says that the country “needs football” at this time. > **[Orgeron: 'Most' of his team has contracted virus](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29892180/lsu-coach-ed-orgeron-most-team-contracted-coronavirus)** > > Although he said he didn't know the exact percentage, LSU coach Ed Orgeron said Tuesday that "most of our players" have caught the coronavirus. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2020-we-doing-this-or-what/915265/90 "2020-10-15T01:46:53Z")
Coach Nick Saban and the athletic director Greg Byrne at the University of Alabama have both tested positive for Covid-19: > **[Alabama's Saban, AD test positive for COVID-19](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30116627/alabama-football-coach-nick-saban-athletic-director-greg-byrne-test-positive-covid-19)** > > Alabama coach Nick Saban tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, and he is self-isolating at home while continuing to oversee his team's practices via Zoom. Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne was informed of his own positive test Wednesday. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2020-we-doing-this-or-what/915265/91 "2020-10-19T15:49:56Z")
Since my thread never took off, I’ll count this as the official NCAA College Football thread, lol. Saban’s recovery almost makes me wonder if he didn’t get a false positive. Whatever it was, the Tide had no problems with the Bulldogs. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2020-we-doing-this-or-what/915265/92 "2020-10-19T15:51:35Z")
Wait, what about exams? I thought we couldn’t have an 8-team or 16-team playoff because…academics. What gives? Oh that’s right: Big10, Pac12, SEC, etc realize, no season, no gazillions. But, but…academics! ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2020-we-doing-this-or-what/915265/93 "2020-10-19T16:21:46Z")
Was it just 3 weeks ago that the big story was how Mike Leach was totally disrupting the SEC? Things sure changed quickly. I don’t think it matters if the playoffs have 2 teams or 24, it’s going to be Clemson v Alabama. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2020-we-doing-this-or-what/915265/94 "2020-10-20T01:44:58Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Wait, what about exams? I thought we couldn’t have an 8-team or 16-team playoff because…academics. We can’t have an 8-team or larger playoff because the NCAA would want to run it, and control the money made from it as a result, and the Power 5 schools know from the experience of the men’s basketball tournament that it wouldn’t be in their best interests. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2020-we-doing-this-or-what/915265/95 "2020-11-13T13:16:16Z")
Hats off to Western Michigan for pulling off the [fake spike play.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B25QRqsoac) Coolest thing I’ve seen for quite a while. ---
**Author:** ![Hermitian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hermitian/32/470_2.png) [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2020-we-doing-this-or-what/915265/96 "2020-11-13T13:53:18Z")
I’ve seen this posted on the internet several times. I don’t follow football much, so help me understand this play. Why did they “need” to spike the ball? It looked like the clock was already stopped. Obviously a spike was needed so much that Toledo didn’t really even pretend to defend. It seems that this is really more of an indication of bad playing on Toledo’s part than super sneaky on Western Michigan’s part. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2020-we-doing-this-or-what/915265/97 "2020-11-13T13:55:23Z")
In college football the clock stops for a first down long enough to move the chains then starts again on the referee’s whistle. Spiking the ball would be an incomplete pass, stopping the clock until the ball is snapped again. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2020-we-doing-this-or-what/915265/98 "2020-11-14T03:27:41Z")
Dan Marino’s fake spike (against the Jets?) is maybe _the_ highlight of his career. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2020-we-doing-this-or-what/915265/99 "2020-11-14T15:23:18Z")
Here’s how nuts this season is: Cal had to cancel its game last week against Washington, as COVID struck the defensive line, and they couldn’t field a unit. And due to the City of Berkeley’s especially restrictive protocols, it was looking very doubtful that they’d be cleared to play this week against Arizona State. But hooray! They jumped through all the hoops and cleared all the hurdles…but then ASU got hit by the virus (including head coach Herm Edwards) and _they_ cancelled. So the Bears have another week off. But wait! Utah cancelled their game against UCLA! So why don’t the Bears play the Bruins? And that’s exactly what they’re doing. Cal is flying to Pasadena for a Sunday morning game. It feels like this is the sandlot pickup conference. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2020-we-doing-this-or-what/915265/100 "2021-02-22T16:07:49Z")
This Deion Sanders theft story keeps getting weirder and changing. [Deion Sanders victorious in Jackson State coaching debut as postgame theft confusion overshadows win - CBSSports.com](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/deion-sanders-victorious-in-jackson-state-coaching-debut-as-postgame-theft-confusion-overshadows-win/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab&utm_content=algorithm) My guess is that someone really did move his stuff for safekeeping and that Deion who loves the spotlight is milking this for attention for this tiny school [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2020-we-doing-this-or-what/915265.md?page=4)