Big 10 Football Season to Start Thanksgiving Week?

[RUbacker]

WTF is the Big Ten doing???? How is this option “safer” than starting in September.

What an epic disaster this is turning out to be for the Big Ten

agreed. The leaders of the big 10 are not acting like leaders. They messed this up. I miss the previous big 10 leadership.

 

[Knight Shift]

 

[Knight Shift]

How realistic is the Big Ten playing football in November?

Reports that the Big Ten could start football around Thanksgiving planted the seed of possibility. Sources told Yahoo Sports that isn’t happening, but it does open up a conversation.

sports.yahoo.com

The push to play at some point in the calendar year of 2020 is being led by Wisconsin’s Paul Chryst, Ohio State’s Ryan Day, Penn State’s James Franklin, Nebraska’s Scott Frost and Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh. Four of those five coaches would be among the favorites to win the league this year

Before booking your Thanksgiving weekend in Madison or Ann Arbor, just remember that if it was up to the coaches and athletic directors, the Big Ten would still be attempting to play its regular schedule this fall.

This is a decision that lies with the Big Ten presidents. Not the coaches. Not the athletic directors. And not the league office. If the presidents do it, they’ll have to articulate clearly – not the specialty of the league these days – what’s so different playing in late November as opposed to early September.

There haven’t exactly been waves of protest from Michigan State, Indiana, Rutgers and Maryland. Just because schools haven’t been vocal doesn’t mean their opinions don’t matter.

 

[50 yd line RR]

The Big Ten really looking bad here. Obviously a lot of strong personalities in the room., which is fine. Although when they reach a consensus they need to be united with the decision.If they hadn’t come to an agreement they never should have cancelled the season when they did.. With all the leaks (as others have noted here) its all to reminiscent of the old Big East. Not a good look for the most prominent academic /athletic conference in the country. Get your act together boys and girls.

 

[mikemarc1]

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Because the virus knows what grade the students are in. This decision again makes NO SENSE to me

 

[TommyGunn]

One thing's for sure in my mind. Kevin Warren is in over his head. Should be gone before the start of next season. Unless of course other politics come into play, as I'm sure they will.

 

[RUBOB72]

So when you breakdown the B1G by party affiliation it comes out as : 8 Dem states and 6 Rep states ... hmmm.. what was the vote breakdown by team presidents or is that still an unknown?

 

[HeavenUniv.]

Have no idea if this means anything, but Northwestern just announced no freshmen or sophomores on campus until January. Northwestern is chair of conference leaders.

 

[jtung230]

B1G leadership is fine unless you think it’s a football school that plays academics.

 

[50 yd line RR]

They don’t look to “fine” right about now they look like a horses ass!

 

[RUfromSoCal?]

grown men living on the words of a tweets from some idiot who calls himself "Sir Yacht"..... sad days...