Just a guess..... UNLV cancels 9/5 game against La Tech, we pick up La Tech to replace Alabama A&M and everyone is happy $$$.

Then we get two FBS wins and finish undefeated!!!

SFA_03 said:

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Then we get two FBS wins and finish undefeated!!!

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Good job 03. This is the kind of unbridled optimism that I expect from the rest of you this offseason.

Bring it, ready to kick some pony a**.

Bummer. Bummer. Bummer.

That's a real bummer.

If it's safe to play, and who knows if Sept 25th is safer than a Sept 5th game, then a big time opponent early in the season could be a huge marketing win. It'll be one of the only games on.

U r right Texan who knows if sept 5 or sept 25 Would be better.. regardless don't think many fans are going to the early games because of compacity limits.. it would be great to get a BiG 12 team and I think we got a good chance.. I would have to guess TCU because they lost 2 games and Coach has TCU as a headlining team in our big summer camp.. and our coaches were helping TCU put on one of their camps up in the Metroplex.. So our coaches have a god relationship..

As long as it works out better than last time where we lost about half our starting lineup to injury...probably the worst coaching(not personal) decision Clint Conque could've made was starting Zach after he had been injured the week before.

Oh no I agree. I see the value in these games. And it can certainly be argued that any non conference game is a risk because you can potentially see stars get hurt against Texas college just as easy as they would against Alabama.
I kind of wish we would go for lower tier power 5 schools a little more often though, just to keep it more fair.
Kansas, Iowa State(well not now), Vanderbilt.
I know schools upset the top tier teams all the time but if we played the lower tier ones we get just as big of a payday, a lot closer to our level of talent, and still good exposure against power 5 talent.

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SMU moved their game with Texas State up from 9/5 to 8/29. Sun Belt is keeping full schedule as of now.

Not sure why, but I wonder if schools are starting to move stills scheduled games to other weekends to try to find teams available for other weekends where games are cancelled.

Still doubt we get these in, but we're getting pretty close to normal football time now.

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Personally I have a feeling that 8/29 is going to be safer than 9/29.

End of August is when our local schools are planning to go back to full time in person, give or take.

Id expect increased number of cases in late September vs the numbers we see at the end of this month.

2020 is gonna be a weird year for sports.
Will 2-0* schools still count as undefeated seasons?
Will coaches on the hot seat be given literally a free year because they don't have a chance to turn it around?
Will everyone be granted an additional year of eligibility after being unable to play a full season?

Serious question. If this season is cancelled does it count as our probation year or would they push it back?

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SFA_03 said:

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Serious question. If this season is cancelled does it count as our probation year or would they push it back?

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I would think it would push back, but that's just my guess.

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That would be my guess as well, but I think we'd have good reason to challenge it.

Given that the purpose of said punishments is to make schools forego practice & games to up academic process, I'd say mission accomplished.

But the only thing you can count on from the NCAA is the absolute worst decisions possible.

Similar to the KTRE story posted above, a Sports Illustrated story has this quote.

"But not all D-I fall sports will survive. According to an NCAA policy released Wednesday, fall championships will be canceled in sports without at least 50% of members participating. Field hockey and men's water polo are expected to fall under that mark, and FCS football is dangerously close, too (six FCS conferences have already folded the tent)."

D1 is expected to vote to have their fall championships (that does not mean bowl games). But, you have to have enough teams. Right now, FCS is real close to not making the cut for playoffs. Southland could still have the season.

So NCAA says every team has to honor scholarships if they have sports and players can opt out of season without penalty. Do you think Southland schools stay in knowing they could be on the hook financially if seasons are canceled?

Sounds like the fall FCS playoffs are being cancelled because they dropped below 50%. This is because Ivy League and SWAC are counted in the 50% figure even though they participate in different playoffs/do regular season only.

So basically the Southland has to decide whether it wants to play regular season only and heck, crown a national champion I guess.

On the downside, if it's not safe, it's simply not safe. And spring could be safer.

If it is safe enough to play, Southland needs to call TV partners and ask for an increased deal for the season, because they'll be one of only a few games available on Saturdays, especially early season.

To add a little bit of postseason flair without running afoul of NCAA rules, maybe the Southland's week 12 games could be one vs two, three vs four, all the way to determine conference finish and provide another week of games.

Nothing keeps SFA from competing for a conference championship, we just can't go to postseason playoffs.

Canceling FCS playoffs doesn't necessarily hurt SFA this year since we were not playing in them anyway. The way I see it hurting is if without the potential of the playoff revenue split if the SLC decides the season is still worth. My guess is yes, but it's just another in a long list of knocks.

UCA and Arkansas state just added a game today, so I'm guessing that the Southland is planning to play.