Rutgers president on Big Ten’s reboot, Trump’s ‘cheap politics’ and college sports in a pandemic
Rutgers president Jonathan Holloway is clear: He's comfortable with the Big Ten's decision to postpone college sports because of the coronavirus.
Rutgers not changing it’s NO Vote
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If this is true, there is more to this story than just athletics and the virus.
Rutgers president on Big Ten’s reboot, Trump’s ‘cheap politics’ and college sports in a pandemic
Rutgers president Jonathan Holloway is clear: He's comfortable with the Big Ten's decision to postpone college sports because of the coronavirus.www.nj.com
For accuracy, the actual quote is: Holloway, in a wide-ranging interview with NJ Advance Media on Thursday, said that trying to play sports during a global pandemic is not worth the risk. He made it clear that Rutgers will not change its vote on resuming college athletics until better testing is in place and the coronavirus is under control in places like Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska.
Yeah it’s all cheap politics. We’re sitting out because our University is on the left and they want Trump out. Very cheap.
One of the soft six or so programs afraid to play. Stay home and let the schools who want to compete play.
Wrong you jackass. Last they counted, 11 votes said "No" to play. If 6 Presidents change their minds, the Conference plays. Otherwise get lost.
Rutgers president on Big Ten’s reboot, Trump’s ‘cheap politics’ and college sports in a pandemic
Rutgers president Jonathan Holloway is clear: He's comfortable with the Big Ten's decision to postpone college sports because of the coronavirus.
Horrible
I'm disappointed but not surprised.
I honestly didn't think the NFL would get to this point without a number of outbreaks that would shut teams down, but they managed to make it work (yes, I get the significant difference that those athletes are paid millions). I was okay with being cautious and letting the NFL be the guinea pig, but now that we see how to live with the virus, we should at least make the attempt to play (even with no fans in the stands).
I honestly didn't think the NFL would get to this point without a number of outbreaks that would shut teams down, but they managed to make it work (yes, I get the significant difference that those athletes are paid millions). I was okay with being cautious and letting the NFL be the guinea pig, but now that we see how to live with the virus, we should at least make the attempt to play (even with no fans in the stands).
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if so and some schools play then we better not get one thin red dime in TV money...
Unless you believe that nj.com fabricated Holloway's quotes, then it's true. There is no if.
Please elaborate on what you think is the missing part of the story.
IMO the open question is, if RU votes no but the vote passes anyway (and there's no reason to believe it would), would Holloway then go with the majority and play?
Silver lining for the Rutgers players is they will have ample spare time to watch SEC and Big 12 football on TV this year and see what it is all about. Hope it doesn't lead to any wanderlust
Steve Politi typos and errors- do they use editors? Amateur hour writing.
Idiotic. Read the quote.
B1G not playing does nothing to get Trump out. Stupid narrative
They're trying to get the story out in real time. Typos happen that way. Get over it.
He probably was more concerned about breaking the story first than practicing good grammar and journalism.
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Mouth breather all hyped up to get his story out to fit his narrative.
That's the question of the day. At lease 6 Presidents will need to change their votes to Play. If the Presidents vote 9-5 (60% requirement) to play in the Fall, does Rutgers sit this season out? If yes, I, as an Alum and fan, have a real problem with the school, the decision and its leadership.
A crossover idiot. Speaking of sitting out, gtf back to your board; we have enough fake news-spewing mouth breathers of our own.
Ironic post is ironic.
Doesn’t sound like he is opposed to playing. He just wants other schools to set up their testing game, and maybe that can happen. There certainly is enough money at stake to pay for it.
Give me some credit, I did spell Journalism right.
Add this to the list of right wing conspiracy theories. Will they never end?
Classic liberal can't do attitude. Pathetic.
Take a deep, breath, calm down, and try being nice to someone, even when you disagree with them.
funny coming from one of the biggest a-holes on this site.
I see that you have not learned anything. It's your choice to behave as you do. Have a nice evening. Go hug someone, and you will feel better.
Well, I had hoped for better from Holloway. I see I was wrong. I should have known.
Agree, a good conference mate would vote yes even if they weren't going to play. Don't see why the teams that want to play should be stopped by the others.
On the bright side, Schiano will have plenty of time to recruit while EVERY OTHER SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY is actually playing games.
No it is a political stance no matter what some think. The simple mention of Trump clearly tells you Holloway and Rutgers has no intention of playing until after the election. Actually most on here k ew that was going to be the case with or without vaccine.
With numbers falling in the "hot" states and once they get the "quick" test readily available the RU vote will change. Until then it is a no go.
So far we've seen an intelligent and thoughtful RU president who is going to err of the side of caution in the midst of a pandemic. The horror!
Sewercuse is playing football and Rutgers is not 😖
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