What will colleges do without football $$$

[Cloaca du jour 2,064]

Not looking good...losing students...losing revenues..losing sports...

[Drizzay 645]

The pyramid scheme that is big college will come crumbling down.  Lots of overpaid admin's will find out the hard way.

[shorepatrol 1,737]

Same thing as pro sports which aren't going to be played this year because the election. Come back next year. 

[Hardcore troubadour 12,629]

It will be a great opportunity for the athletes to concentrate on their academics. It’s not all downside. 

[shorepatrol 1,737]

17 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

It will be a great opportunity for the athletes to concentrate on their academics. It’s not all downside. 

The cure for cancer and capitalism will surely come from these fine cultured folks. 

[BiffTannen 651]

B1G has canceled non-conf schedule for 2020. 

I can live without the NFL. I NEED college football. 

[supermike80 1,285]

College BBall will be killed next.   

[TimmySmith 2,782]

CFB won't be played. At least in the fall. I could see a Spring season. 

[BiffTannen 651]

3 minutes ago, TimmySmith said:

CFB won't be played. At least in the fall. I could see a Spring season. 

That would be awesome, but I doubt they do it. 

[TimmySmith 2,782]

30 minutes ago, BiffTannen said:

That would be awesome, but I doubt they do it. 

They all have indoor practice facilities.  So practice Mid jan to mid Feb. Start games in March. March April May season. June Bowl games. No month long break, which is nonsense anyway.

[TBayXXXVII 2,115]

47 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

College BBall will be killed next.   

Basketball has a chance if there's a vaccine come the new year.  They'll just play only conference games.  I'm hoping for a vaccine by then because I want to see baseball.

[supermike80 1,285]

Just now, TBayXXXVII said:

Basketball has a chance if there's a vaccine come the new year.  They'll just play only conference games.  I'm hoping for a vaccine by then because I want to see baseball.

I want to see it all..but I sincerely doubt there will be any organized sports.  I wouldnt be shocked if baseball cannot finish.

[TBayXXXVII 2,115]

9 minutes ago, TimmySmith said:

They all have indoor practice facilities.  So practice Mid jan to mid Feb. Start games in March. March April May season. June Bowl games. No month long break, which is nonsense anyway.

I highly doubt that happens.  Kids graduate in May.  Can't have kids playing who aren't students.

[RLLD 3,455]

They can likely make it past the election.  If Biden wins everything will be allowed to return to normal, if Trump wins expect an elongated problem, coupled with all kids of lawsuit-related actions from the Dems to attempt another coup

[TBayXXXVII 2,115]

1 minute ago, supermike80 said:

I want to see it all..but I sincerely doubt there will be any organized sports.  I wouldnt be shocked if baseball cannot finish.

I meant college basketball, that's what you meant with "College BBall"?   As far as the pro sports, I'm willing to bet that none of them play this calendar year.  Well, they may start, but they won't finish.  I mean, the only way they can play the season is if everyone... players, coaches, staff, and all associated people (such as refs and what not), get tested for the virus and stay isolated from everyone for 3 weeks.  Then, as a group, they stay isolated from everyone else for the duration of the season.  There's a 0% chance that will ever happen.  All it takes is one false negative test for the fit to hit the shan.

 

I think you were right back in the day when you doubted the NFL season.  I'm definitely thinking that's what is going to happen.

[supermike80 1,285]

1 minute ago, TBayXXXVII said:

I meant college basketball, that's what you meant with "College BBall"?   As far as the pro sports, I'm willing to bet that none of them play this calendar year.  Well, they may start, but they won't finish.  I mean, the only way they can play the season is if everyone... players, coaches, staff, and all associated people (such as refs and what not), get tested for the virus and stay isolated from everyone for 3 weeks.  Then, as a group, they stay isolated from everyone else for the duration of the season.  There's a 0% chance that will ever happen.  All it takes is one false negative test for the fit to hit the shan.

 

I think you were right back in the day when you doubted the NFL season.  I'm definitely thinking that's what is going to happen.

Yeah.....I know what you meant...Who cares about college baseball?  LOL

[TBayXXXVII 2,115]

3 minutes ago, RLLD said:

They can likely make it past the election.  If Biden wins everything will be allowed to return to normal, if Trump wins expect an elongated problem, coupled with all kids of lawsuit-related actions from the Dems to attempt another coup

I agree with this.  Trump wins... the vaccine will take longer to come out.  Biden wins, the vaccine will be available November 10th.

[TBayXXXVII 2,115]

Just now, supermike80 said:

Yeah.....I know what you meant...Who cares about college baseball?  LOL

SACRILEGIOUS!!!!  You sir, into the pits of fire!!!  

[edjr 5,561]

What will NFL owners do without games? 

[BiffTannen 651]

30 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

I highly doubt that happens.  Kids graduate in May.  Can't have kids playing who aren't students.

 

Some would already be drafted and you can bet NFL teams are not going to want their new investment playing more college games.

[supermike80 1,285]

24 minutes ago, RLLD said:

They can likely make it past the election.  If Biden wins everything will be allowed to return to normal, if Trump wins expect an elongated problem, coupled with all kids of lawsuit-related actions from the Dems to attempt another coup

You're utterly insane if you believe that.

If Biden wins, the entire US economy will shut down.  National mandate to close crap everywhere.  There is nothing more attractive than a population dependent on governmental handouts which the democrats favor and republicans hate.

You have this 100% backwards.

[TBayXXXVII 2,115]

2 minutes ago, BiffTannen said:

 

Some would already be drafted and you can bet NFL teams are not going to want their new investment playing more college games.

I don't think there'll be an NFL season.  Hence, there won't be an NFL draft.  I honestly don't see how the league could come up with a fair draft system if there is no season.

[TimmySmith 2,782]

5 minutes ago, BiffTannen said:

Some would already be drafted and you can bet NFL teams are not going to want their new investment playing more college games.

Draft would obviously be pushed back until after the season.  What would they be drafting on without a season?

[TBayXXXVII 2,115]

2 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

You're utterly insane if you believe that.

If Biden wins, the entire US economy will shut down.  National mandate to close crap everywhere.  There is nothing more attractive than a population dependent on governmental handouts which the democrats favor and republicans hate.

You have this 100% backwards.

I think it's somewhere in the middle.  Things will slowly, but eventually go back to normal.  The Dems, during that time frame will start rolling out their socialist agendas and as soon as enough of them are in place, boom... back to normal.

Besides, there can't be a national mandate to close crap everywhere, the Dems just told us that Trump didn't have that power. 

[supermike80 1,285]

Just now, TBayXXXVII said:

I think it's somewhere in the middle.  Things will slowly, but eventually go back to normal.  The Dems, during that time frame will start rolling out their socialist agendas and as soon as enough of them are in place, boom... back to normal.

Besides, there can't be a national mandate to close crap everywhere, the Dems just told us that Trump didn't have that power. 

If you don't...spend some time on FBG.

They have been BEGGING for Trump to call for a national shutdown. They are utterly terrified of this thing. Terrified.   They call you names and cant believe how horrible of a person you are for wanting things to return to normal.  Millions of deaths, millions more to come, and almost 99.9% of this is Trump's fault.

So trust me, the left desperately wants a national shutdown

[TBayXXXVII 2,115]

1 minute ago, TimmySmith said:

Draft would obviously be pushed back until after the season.  What would they be drafting on without a season?

I'm saying that there won't be a 2020 NFL season and because of that, there won't be a draft in 2021.  Even if college plays in the spring in 2021, it won't matter because there'll be no 2020 NFL season to set a draft order.

[TBayXXXVII 2,115]

1 minute ago, supermike80 said:

If you don't...spend some time on FBG.

They have been BEGGING for Trump to call for a national shutdown. They are utterly terrified of this thing. Terrified.   They call you names and cant believe how horrible of a person you are for wanting things to return to normal.  Millions of deaths, millions more to come, and almost 99.9% of this is Trump's fault.

So trust me, the left desperately wants a national shutdown

LOL, no, I'm not saying that they don't want that.  I'm saying that the Dems told us that Trump didn't have the power force everyone to open.  So, the converse must be true.  That Biden wouldn't have the power to force everyone to shut down.  

[supermike80 1,285]

5 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

LOL, no, I'm not saying that they don't want that.  I'm saying that the Dems told us that Trump didn't have the power force everyone to open.  So, the converse must be true.  That Biden wouldn't have the power to force everyone to shut down.  

Well you should know it doesn't work that way.  

You're not allowed to sexually harass women wither, unless you are the democratic nominee for President.  Then somehow, it's all forgotten and forgiven

[TBayXXXVII 2,115]

2 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

Well you should know it doesn't work that way.  

You're not allowed to sexually harass women wither, unless you are the democratic nominee for President.  Then somehow, it's all forgotten and forgiven

I know, that's why I really truly, hate them.  They are such garbage people.

[MTSkiBum 1,594]

Back to the topic, there are probably only 30-40 schools that make money on college football and 300-400 that lose money. There are alot more Utep's, Montana States, Northern Iowa's, etc. than there are Alabama's, Ohio States.

 

Over all shutting down college football would help reduce college costs.

[Hardcore troubadour 12,629]

The players can spend more time with their kids

[KSB2424 3,083]

Bye bye Olympic sports like swimming, wrestling, etc 

[TimmySmith 2,782]

12 minutes ago, MTSkiBum said:

Back to the topic, there are probably only 30-40 schools that make money on college football and 300-400 that lose money. There are alot more Utep's, Montana States, Northern Iowa's, etc. than there are Alabama's, Ohio States.

 

Over all shutting down college football would help reduce college costs.

Colleges lose money playing football, but make money off of football overall.  Just like colleges break even on current students, and make money on alumni. 

[MTSkiBum 1,594]

1 hour ago, TimmySmith said:

Colleges lose money playing football, but make money off of football overall.  Just like colleges break even on current students, and make money on alumni. 

Do you think Montana State or Utep make money off of football?

 

My brother had a football scholarship to South Dakota school of mines and later transferred to play football at Montana Tech and had a small scholarship there. 

There are hundreds and hundreds of schools that lose money on football and only a few that make money.

[lod001 1,237]

lay off lower level employees, raise tuition and give the football coach and higher ups big raises.

[lod001 1,237]

1 hour ago, supermike80 said:

If you don't...spend some time on FBG.

They have been BEGGING for Trump to call for a national shutdown. They are utterly terrified of this thing. Terrified.   They call you names and cant believe how horrible of a person you are for wanting things to return to normal.  Millions of deaths, millions more to come, and almost 99.9% of this is Trump's fault.

So trust me, the left desperately wants a national shutdown

They are all retarded losers. Just flew from covid infested area and back. No problems.

[Hardcore troubadour 12,629]

2 minutes ago, lod001 said:

lay off lower level employees, raise tuition and give the football coach and higher ups big raises.

I worked at a college. Those lower level employees better not be anyone who cleans up after these kids. Their pristine colleges will look like the super dome after Katrina if they do. 

[TimmySmith 2,782]

1 hour ago, MTSkiBum said:

Do you think Montana State or Utep make money off of football?

My brother had a football scholarship to South Dakota school of mines and later transferred to play football at Montana Tech and had a small scholarship there. 

There are hundreds and hundreds of schools that lose money on football and only a few that make money.

There was an article a couple of years ago that said nearly 100% of money raised by colleges is based on football and football related events.  As true at Harvard as it is at Bama.

[MTSkiBum 1,594]

7 minutes ago, TimmySmith said:

There was an article a couple of years ago that said nearly 100% of money raised by colleges is based on football and football related events.  As true at Harvard as it is at Bama.

 

https://www.ibtimes.com/college-football-public-universities-spend-millions-stadiums-despite-slim-chance-2258669

The payoff for all that investment? Nearly three quarters of all Division I football programs now run deficits, which are eventually covered by the rising tuition and student fees.

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2013/05/07/ncaa-finances-subsidies/2142443/

Just 23 of 228 athletics departments at NCAA Division I public schools generated enough money on their own to cover their expenses in 2012. Of that group, 16 also received some type of subsidy — and 10 of those 16 athletics departments received more subsidy money in 2012 than they did in 2011.

 

 

[Hardcore troubadour 12,629]

They highest paid state employee in Alabama is Nick Saban. And it’s not even close.