Get your asterisks ready...

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32924158/college-football-playoff-champion-crowned-via-covid-related-forfeit-says-new-policy

College Football Playoff champion can be crowned via COVID-related forfeit, new policy states

A new College Football Playoff policy written this week in response to the surging omicron virus allows for a team to advance to the national championship -- and ultimately win it -- by its opponents having to forfeit, according to an updated set of COVID-19 policies the CFP released on Wednesday.

The changes, which were made by the CFP's management committee during a video conference on Tuesday, also provide flexibility for the Jan. 10 national championship game in Indianapolis to be pushed back no later than Jan. 14.

If one team is able to play in the title game and the other can't because of COVID-19 - and the game can't be rescheduled - the team that can't play will forfeit and its opponent will be declared the national champion. If both teams can't play on either the original or rescheduled date, the game will be declared a "no contest" and the CFP National Championship will be vacated for this season.

No. 1 Alabama will face No. 4 Cincinnati at 3:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 31 in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. No. 3 Georgia will face No. 2 Michigan at 7:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 31 in the CFP Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl.

If one of those four semifinalists is unable to participate because of a COVID-19 outbreak, the unavailable team will forfeit the game, and its opponent will advance to the national championship.

"As we prepare for the playoff, it's wise and necessary to put into place additional precautions to protect those who will play and coach the games," CFP executive director Bill Hancock said in a prepared statement. "These policies will better protect our students and staffs while providing clarity in the event worst-case scenarios result."

If both teams are unavailable to play in a semifinal game, it would be declared "no contest" and the winner of the other semifinal game would be declared the CFP national champion.

The CFP's announcement on Wednesday came less than 90 minutes after Alabama announced offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien and offensive line coach Doug Marrone tested positive for COVID-19. According to the statement from coach Nick Saban and athletic trainer Jeff Allen, they have "very mild symptoms" and both are still expected to be able to coach against Cincinnati in the Cotton Bowl.

In the rare instance that three semifinal teams are unable to play, the lone remaining healthy team would win its game by forfeit and be declared the CFP national champion.

A school spokesman for Cincinnati told ESPN last week that the school does not make its team vaccination rate public. On Monday, Saban told reporters that more than 90% of his players have been fully vaccinated and received a booster.

Michigan offensive lineman Andrew Stueber told reporters on Tuesday the team planned to get its booster shots together on Wednesday as a team. A school spokesman for Georgia told ESPN that over 90% of the Bulldogs were fully vaccinated as of the SEC championship game.

The CFP also updated its policies for on-site, as athletic directors at each school have to certify that each person with access to the field on game day has tested negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of the kickoff or has been fully vaccinated. According to the new policies, each school will use the same testing arrangement it used during the regular season, and arrange for testing at the game site.

"We certainly wish we were not in this position," Hancock stated in the news release, "but the only responsible thing is to take whatever actions we can reasonably take to better protect those who play and coach the game."

The CFP also set new COVID-19 policies for the Fiesta and Peach bowls, stating that the CFP, the bowl game and ESPN would try to reschedule the game within one week of the original date. If that doesn't work, the game would be considered a "no contest."

The Rose Bowl, which is contractually bound to the Big Ten and Pac-12, and the Sugar Bowl, which has contracts with the Big 12 and SEC, operate under separate agreements and don't fall under the new CFP guidelines.

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2021/12/21/michigan-football-covid-19-boosters/8990032002/

"A person with knowledge of the situation told The Athletic's Bruce Feldman that the Aggies were down to 38 available scholarship players and that they had three position groups so depleted they couldn’t field a team for a game."

Rutgers (5-7) is taking their place against Wake Forest

and that version of me has had a lot more fun the last 3 seasons

would've been nice to have that for last year's NC game as well

for a few days?

Because I'm pretty sure they didn't even define what "unable to play" is. So they are basically telling teams that they better have their Covid bubble and protocol in place, because they can't rely on the option of postponing due to an outbreak.

And I get why they did that, because they don't want a team with only a couple cases asking to postpone because those cases are to key players on the team. If they wee to postpone like that you could have the other team end up catching more cases in the interim and they'd be pissed.

I don’t want any shenanigans..

and its not that I think they will win I just want to see it play out on the field.

on 1 weeks notice after having been off since end of november.

both mentally and physically.

they arent going down there to play akron or utep

Since there wasn’t another cancellation with a team left hanging, it was either find a 5-7 team who will be completely overmatched, or have a team do two bowl games which would really be weird.

Rutgers knows they are at a huge disadvantage, but still good experience for the team, and good for recruiting to go to a bowl game.

I'm sure it's a good thing from the university's perspective...they get a pay day and some tv exposure. But I could see the players being less than happy about having their vacations interrupted.

Meanwhile memphis just flew all the way out to hawaii to play on christmas eve and now have to turn around and fly home w/o even playing.

Jacksonville doesnt quite have the same appeal to me

from an nc st. player after tonight's game got cancelled...

https://twitter.com/Porter_Rooks/status/1475930357811712001?s=20

Memphis was spending xmas day in hawaii with their families either way, with the season in their rearview mirrors.

NCSU was assumedly bubbled up on Christmas in preparation for today. that blows.

ECU vs. Boston College

Virginia vs. SMU

with all the opt outs and whatnot

leach stays throwing up stinkers in bowl games though

could’ve gave NCState a heads up a few days ago if they were having covid issues

and prob deserved to lose

but I think he realized he would've changed those calls

clock management was atrocious throughout

both teams running on fumes but lots of guts

credit to Purdue for playing without their two best players

Bell, Karlaftis, and Wright out? Who the F is Brock Thompson (I kinda know but not really)

Huge win for Brohm. 9 wins is a big deal for us. Cements him for at least a few more seasons. Excited about next year with an easier schedule

maybe I'm scarred too much but there have been much worse happen to Tennessee, sadly (their last loss in the Music City Bowl actually prompted a rule change).

but it wasn't a great call. whole OL was gassed, Fant (TE) missed his block and basically collapsed after the play, and while Wright had big heart to throw that ball over the line, he's a 5'10, 190 scatback who isn't going to move a pile.

Heupel should have called a run-pass option for Hooker instead of bunching everyone as tight as possible.

Hooker could have iced the game away in the first half but he missed 4 touchdown throws (probably good for him to grow from in 2022) and the defensive depth fell apart late in the game.

doesn't really tarnish the season though. this was about as good as you could have hoped based on the half-dozen starters who transferred out and another year one reset.

all that other stuff may he true but that wasn’t my focus when I posted.

still something to build on for next year.

but he was kind of laying there for a second (I figured he was down). should have let him play to the whistle, so I'm not gonna oppose anyone complaining. sadly, the Ole Miss call when Corral fumbled and they ruled his forward progress was stopped was probably even worse....

I guess I'm more miffed that the Vols wasted two quarters against a team without their All-American WR and NFL defensive end.

play is dead when ref determines forward progress has stopped, doesn't matter if the whistle blow was late. really sucks to lose a game like that but it's not the ref's fault.

is everyone on the field supposed to guess when the play is over based on the ref's inner monologue?

but that's not the ref's fault.

that sounds like some Vegas nonsense.. lol

must be nice to just make shit up, why even have whistles?

>that sounds like some Vegas nonsense.. lol
>
>must be nice to just make shit up, why even have whistles?

make what shit up? that's the rule. not sure what else to tell you.

>whole OL was gassed

giving it all on blitz pickup

https://twitter.com/SharpFootball/status/1476762763674406923

Better coaching, better special teams, better QB, No 1 overall draft pick, lead the country in most explosive AND fewest negative plays...99 times out of 100 that would be enough to feel supremely confident.

Today is the 100th

TO HELL WITH GEORGIA

and wazzou with the biggest no show of bowl season thus far

de laura is one of the more wildly inconsistent qb's i can remember

So Cincinnati it is. Hopefully, they can hit a last second 3 pointer
and get some free throws.

would’ve made for a good 12 team playoff

on the flip we'd get Michigan and Cincy fans complaining about being left out but i'd take that trade off long before these games tonight were played

after having just played no less

didnt happen in 2006 either

LSU/Bama got a rematch because it was like a 9-6 game. As much as I wanted a rematch in 2006, our game was an elimination game in the BCS format. Plus they got it right. Hell the best matchup probably would have been USC vs FL that year.


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you have to give other teams a shot at it and mich certainly earned that

and mich vs sec is a wayyyy better ratings draw than sec vs sec

Slap them up big! ND might put up 50!

>Slap them up big! ND might put up 50!


a bit of good news for marcus freeman and the golden domers tho..


https://247sports.com/college/notre-dame/Article/Peyton-Bowen-commits-Notre-Dame-Marcus-Freeman-analysis-179567148/

He has zero head coaching experience, but is given the keys to a top 5-10
program.

I can already tell he is going to be shit.

Close to 3 mins left, 3 TOs....should’ve punted the ball.

How do you go up 28-14 in the first half only to score 7 points
in the second half?

Fock that guy.

god I feel old.

Never heard it in my life

I didn’t catch the name of the kid or the kids fathers name. Must have been some new player that just transferred in via the transfer portal.

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this is pathetic

njigba is that dude though

I am not letting him beat me on fucking off-man and soft zone

smh

>Get your asterisks ready...
>
>https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32924158/college-football-playoff-champion-crowned-via-covid-related-forfeit-says-new-policy
>
>College Football Playoff champion can be crowned via
>COVID-related forfeit, new policy states
>
>A new College Football Playoff policy written this week in
>response to the surging omicron virus allows for a team to
>advance to the national championship -- and ultimately win it
>-- by its opponents having to forfeit, according to an updated
>set of COVID-19 policies the CFP released on Wednesday.
>
>The changes, which were made by the CFP's management committee
>during a video conference on Tuesday, also provide flexibility
>for the Jan. 10 national championship game in Indianapolis to
>be pushed back no later than Jan. 14.
>
>If one team is able to play in the title game and the other
>can't because of COVID-19 - and the game can't be rescheduled
>- the team that can't play will forfeit and its opponent will
>be declared the national champion. If both teams can't play on
>either the original or rescheduled date, the game will be
>declared a "no contest" and the CFP National Championship will
>be vacated for this season.
>
>No. 1 Alabama will face No. 4 Cincinnati at 3:30 p.m. ET on
>Dec. 31 in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the
>Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. No. 3 Georgia will face No. 2
>Michigan at 7:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 31 in the CFP Semifinal at
>the Capital One Orange Bowl.
>
>If one of those four semifinalists is unable to participate
>because of a COVID-19 outbreak, the unavailable team will
>forfeit the game, and its opponent will advance to the
>national championship.
>
>"As we prepare for the playoff, it's wise and necessary to put
>into place additional precautions to protect those who will
>play and coach the games," CFP executive director Bill Hancock
>said in a prepared statement. "These policies will better
>protect our students and staffs while providing clarity in the
>event worst-case scenarios result."
>
>If both teams are unavailable to play in a semifinal game, it
>would be declared "no contest" and the winner of the other
>semifinal game would be declared the CFP national champion.
>
>The CFP's announcement on Wednesday came less than 90 minutes
>after Alabama announced offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien and
>offensive line coach Doug Marrone tested positive for
>COVID-19. According to the statement from coach Nick Saban and
>athletic trainer Jeff Allen, they have "very mild symptoms"
>and both are still expected to be able to coach against
>Cincinnati in the Cotton Bowl.
>
>In the rare instance that three semifinal teams are unable to
>play, the lone remaining healthy team would win its game by
>forfeit and be declared the CFP national champion.
>
>A school spokesman for Cincinnati told ESPN last week that the
>school does not make its team vaccination rate public. On
>Monday, Saban told reporters that more than 90% of his players
>have been fully vaccinated and received a booster.
>
>Michigan offensive lineman Andrew Stueber told reporters on
>Tuesday the team planned to get its booster shots together on
>Wednesday as a team. A school spokesman for Georgia told ESPN
>that over 90% of the Bulldogs were fully vaccinated as of the
>SEC championship game.
>
>The CFP also updated its policies for on-site, as athletic
>directors at each school have to certify that each person with
>access to the field on game day has tested negative for
>COVID-19 within 72 hours of the kickoff or has been fully
>vaccinated. According to the new policies, each school will
>use the same testing arrangement it used during the regular
>season, and arrange for testing at the game site.
>
>"We certainly wish we were not in this position," Hancock
>stated in the news release, "but the only responsible thing is
>to take whatever actions we can reasonably take to better
>protect those who play and coach the game."
>
>The CFP also set new COVID-19 policies for the Fiesta and
>Peach bowls, stating that the CFP, the bowl game and ESPN
>would try to reschedule the game within one week of the
>original date. If that doesn't work, the game would be
>considered a "no contest."
>
>The Rose Bowl, which is contractually bound to the Big Ten and
>Pac-12, and the Sugar Bowl, which has contracts with the Big
>12 and SEC, operate under separate agreements and don't fall
>under the new CFP guidelines.

osu missing half their team and a lame duck coaching staff...this is a scrimmage in a really nice venue.

>osu missing half their team and a lame duck coaching
>staff...this is a scrimmage in a really nice venue.

>a lame duck coaching
>staff

you missed a pretty epic second half

>you missed a pretty epic second half

didn't bet nearly enough on it though

especially against a team that has no explosive advantages

you just cant take these games seriously anymore

saved by that fumble but you know you can double a slot receiver when he is the best player on the field

or just playing your regular coverages like some dumbasses

but this D is horrible

some very much needed positive momentum for next season

sucks that we couldnt see olave and wilson along with njigba for a few more games

in the country and top 5 overall rated hs player and he’s just an afterthought on your team. Also disgusting how you keep poaching these PA guys. But then again, I can’t blame them when they’re pretty much guaranteed to play with a much better QB in a much better offensive system.

>in the country and top 5 overall rated hs player and he’s
>just an afterthought on your team.

>in the country and top 5 overall rated hs player and he’s
>just an afterthought on your team. Also disgusting how you
>keep poaching these PA guys. But then again, I can’t blame
>them when they’re pretty much guaranteed to play with a much
>better QB in a much better offensive system.


its gotta be pretty cool having a former NFL WR as your position coach...the dolphins gave him a pretty decent chunk of money too iirc, he wasnt a scrub.

(i wasnt a huge fan of his when he was at TOSU bc he had some very unkind things to say about Terrelle Pryor, but considering how things turned out, his comments were accurate and true)

No one likes when players sit out for bowl games. But this injury should be Exhibit 1-A for why players have every right to get themselves ready for the draft.

#SugarBowl

There was nothing for him to gain by playing tonight, outside of self-interest.

I don't knock his decision. It's a shame that his wish to play one more game in college came with such consequence.

>There was nothing for him to gain by playing tonight, outside
>of self-interest.

if the players want to opt out thats fine...if they wanna stay and play with their teammates that should be fine too.

At this point, it's easy to criticize Corral's decision because he got hurt. He made a bold choice to play alongside his teammates. And given the stakes, he made a bold decision. You have to respect his heart, even if his choice wasn't the best long-term decision.

My post was fueled somewhat by Herbstreit's comments about modern players being entitled for dropping out of bowl games.

Either way, if the player is making an informed decision that reflects their personal values, then they deserve the right to make that decision.

But pundits and fans' criticism of players who hold out of bowl games is selfish and upholds a standard of amateurism that hasn't existed in at least a generation.

It's FBS. Everyone's entitled. The players have the right to be 'entitled' too.

Cristobal and Riley to those same standards?

No, of course not. Pride is nice but it isn’t going to feed your family when you tear an ACL in the Weed Eater or Mayonnaise Bowl and you go from a 3rd round pick to a UDFA.

Of course they would have that opinion because espn bankrolls the majority of these bowls and stand to lose the most when people stop watching.

Between NIL and the transfer window I hope not long


And maybe this is the lapsed "fan" in me, but when Wan'dale Robinson goes to Kentucky and balls out after two years full of potential at Nebraska, or Adria Martinez decides to cash in his COVID year by going to hang with his GF at Kansas State instead of a 5th year at NU, I see it as only a positive


These schools shouldn't be able to hold these kids hostage because they're two credit years into an engineering degree or whatever the case may be. Let 'em live same as the rest of us



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I think in general I'm just tired of the opt out commentary. Every kid has to make their own decision and it's really no one else's business or place to judge.

I will say that I don't really understand the 'meaningless bowl game' stuff because if games with playoff implications are the only games with any meaning then 95% of the games played throughout the season would also be considered meaningless. One could argue that playoff games don't really hold all that much meaning in the grand scheme of life either.

I'd expect that pretty soon we start seeing players opt out midseason once they feel their draft stock is solidified. This isn't going to remain an issue specific to bowl games only.





>At this point, it's easy to criticize Corral's decision
>because he got hurt. He made a bold choice to play alongside
>his teammates. And given the stakes, he made a bold decision.
>You have to respect his heart, even if his choice wasn't the
>best long-term decision.
>
>My post was fueled somewhat by Herbstreit's comments about
>modern players being entitled for dropping out of bowl games.
>
>Either way, if the player is making an informed decision that
>reflects their personal values, then they deserve the right to
>make that decision.
>
>But pundits and fans' criticism of players who hold out of
>bowl games is selfish and upholds a standard of amateurism
>that hasn't existed in at least a generation.
>
>It's FBS. Everyone's entitled. The players have the right to
>be 'entitled' too.

or be just wanted to finish the season with his team.

I respect either decision. I used to be against it but its a business decision and should be respected.

Pitt fans were mad at Pickett. The back up broke his collarbone on the second series. I doubt Pickett could improve his draft stock with a bowl win so it made perfect sense for him to sit out.

yeah they are nice.

But I always feel a little embarrassed for liking anything associated with a school that has a Confederate soldier as a mascot. #Murica

and helmets of the entire SEC.

Caleb's time is NOW!

I think JT should tranfer from UGA. he aint getting that job back.

its hard for me to think like a 5 star QB teenager these days but... why not transfer to Arizona, or Colorado? Oregon St? You could've been the clear cut starter at half the Pac 12 schools, and you go to a Georgia school where you know you'll not be given any preferential treatment.

but at the same time he couldnt beat out a walk on.

>its hard for me to think like a 5 star QB teenager these days
>but... why not transfer to Arizona, or Colorado? Oregon St?
>You could've been the clear cut starter at half the Pac 12
>schools, and you go to a Georgia school where you know you'll
>not be given any preferential treatment.
>
>but at the same time he couldnt beat out a walk on.

so why would he feel that he couldn't go just about anywhere and be the main guy?

he was a heisman frontrunner heading into this season. it was laughable to me but also had me thinking that maybe I was wrong? like how could I be so far off on this kid?

his entire situation never made sense to me. he came in as a 5 star all recruit kid in the same breath as fields and lawrence and from day 1 i just never understood the rating. maybe it's just white sc qb effect?

slovis was also a heisman front runner and is now looking at a new start with pitt.

some type of measurement. it's def flawed, like picking the #1 draft.

josh jacobs was a 3 star RB coming from OK. he wasn't even recruited by OU. it was clear when he got to Bama, that he was a star even with all the folks ahead of him.

its why Josh Rosen was 5 star. it honestly reminds me of why (prior to Tua and Mac) Alabama QB's were so fucking awful in the pros, because they had such a high level talent of offense and defense to play with.

I think when you play at these Alabama-like high schools you really dwarf your skillset, and your weaknesses. Then they get highlighted when your teams offense is matched with another teams defensive skillset.

but yeah, i think 3x is right about the ego and being told you can go anywhere.

dude if you are leaving USC because a kid from Scottsdale who played at a below mediocre football program, perhaps you shouldnt travel to the south to finish your career. take your ass to Tucson or something.

He is about to be Rosen’d by Miami.

JT is really good at what exactly?

tate martell is probably the poster child for what being part of a powerhouse HS football program can do for your rating.

At ucla that never lost his job to a guy nicknamed The Mailman. Rosen alls improved throughout his college career and had some great games where he carried his team.

i dont think i ever saw this guy play a snap and i guess good for him for making money while being on scholarship but you usually see these high profile guys at least play a little bit before they move on. what a world class imposter

>i dont think i ever saw this guy play a snap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAfQTNcKnS4

he got a few series' at qb in this game and it's worth skimming through to find them cause they're quite funny as i recall. dude was just absolutely dreadful.

hard to believe that urban actually took haskins off the field for tate in goal line situations against mich. but it really happened.

ya'll are talking about JT Daniels, I forgot he was alive

no idea.

also not sure why Caleb would consider UGA. seems like he's running from competition at OU since they have a guy coming in, but running to it at UGA.

so I don't think it's that. and he's too good to be at Georgia because Kirby doesn't develop quarterbacks for the NFL.

yeah, Kirby handcuffs his qbs.

but it looks like the whole damn team is leaving

feel kinda bad for OU fans

it's a whole mess fr.

What a grift.

and ryan day was coaching for FSU and CJ stroud was their qb

wtf I thought the game would be this week? NEXT Monday? cmon

>Get your asterisks ready...
>
>https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32924158/college-football-playoff-champion-crowned-via-covid-related-forfeit-says-new-policy
>
>College Football Playoff champion can be crowned via
>COVID-related forfeit, new policy states
>
>A new College Football Playoff policy written this week in
>response to the surging omicron virus allows for a team to
>advance to the national championship -- and ultimately win it
>-- by its opponents having to forfeit, according to an updated
>set of COVID-19 policies the CFP released on Wednesday.
>
>The changes, which were made by the CFP's management committee
>during a video conference on Tuesday, also provide flexibility
>for the Jan. 10 national championship game in Indianapolis to
>be pushed back no later than Jan. 14.
>
>If one team is able to play in the title game and the other
>can't because of COVID-19 - and the game can't be rescheduled
>- the team that can't play will forfeit and its opponent will
>be declared the national champion. If both teams can't play on
>either the original or rescheduled date, the game will be
>declared a "no contest" and the CFP National Championship will
>be vacated for this season.
>
>No. 1 Alabama will face No. 4 Cincinnati at 3:30 p.m. ET on
>Dec. 31 in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the
>Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. No. 3 Georgia will face No. 2
>Michigan at 7:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 31 in the CFP Semifinal at
>the Capital One Orange Bowl.
>
>If one of those four semifinalists is unable to participate
>because of a COVID-19 outbreak, the unavailable team will
>forfeit the game, and its opponent will advance to the
>national championship.
>
>"As we prepare for the playoff, it's wise and necessary to put
>into place additional precautions to protect those who will
>play and coach the games," CFP executive director Bill Hancock
>said in a prepared statement. "These policies will better
>protect our students and staffs while providing clarity in the
>event worst-case scenarios result."
>
>If both teams are unavailable to play in a semifinal game, it
>would be declared "no contest" and the winner of the other
>semifinal game would be declared the CFP national champion.
>
>The CFP's announcement on Wednesday came less than 90 minutes
>after Alabama announced offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien and
>offensive line coach Doug Marrone tested positive for
>COVID-19. According to the statement from coach Nick Saban and
>athletic trainer Jeff Allen, they have "very mild symptoms"
>and both are still expected to be able to coach against
>Cincinnati in the Cotton Bowl.
>
>In the rare instance that three semifinal teams are unable to
>play, the lone remaining healthy team would win its game by
>forfeit and be declared the CFP national champion.
>
>A school spokesman for Cincinnati told ESPN last week that the
>school does not make its team vaccination rate public. On
>Monday, Saban told reporters that more than 90% of his players
>have been fully vaccinated and received a booster.
>
>Michigan offensive lineman Andrew Stueber told reporters on
>Tuesday the team planned to get its booster shots together on
>Wednesday as a team. A school spokesman for Georgia told ESPN
>that over 90% of the Bulldogs were fully vaccinated as of the
>SEC championship game.
>
>The CFP also updated its policies for on-site, as athletic
>directors at each school have to certify that each person with
>access to the field on game day has tested negative for
>COVID-19 within 72 hours of the kickoff or has been fully
>vaccinated. According to the new policies, each school will
>use the same testing arrangement it used during the regular
>season, and arrange for testing at the game site.
>
>"We certainly wish we were not in this position," Hancock
>stated in the news release, "but the only responsible thing is
>to take whatever actions we can reasonably take to better
>protect those who play and coach the game."
>
>The CFP also set new COVID-19 policies for the Fiesta and
>Peach bowls, stating that the CFP, the bowl game and ESPN
>would try to reschedule the game within one week of the
>original date. If that doesn't work, the game would be
>considered a "no contest."
>
>The Rose Bowl, which is contractually bound to the Big Ten and
>Pac-12, and the Sugar Bowl, which has contracts with the Big
>12 and SEC, operate under separate agreements and don't fall
>under the new CFP guidelines.

amazing to think we used to have a SIX WEEK layoff for big 10 teams prior to a January bowl game.

it does feel like a long time.

Or maybe it just feels that way to me since I want to completely forget that Michigan performance against Georgia...

I wonder if they are really going to stay retired...

just some bullshit i was thinking about while pregaming for the last college football game of the year :(

the other ain't happening

probably go back to tv.

I think it will tough for any big time school to justify hiring either one as a head coach at this point.

I did like Urb on tv. Saban is good too.

>I did like Urb on tv.

not sure why the AD went to bat in front of the *state legislature* for such a well known dickhead but i guess it all worked out in the end

Timmy Chang was also c/o 2000 like i am and in the high school days i was constantly checking USA Today rankings to see where we came in every week. i remember the St. Louis High blurbs having these unbelievable numbers every week, and i made it a point to follow his career through college. loved watching him play and i hope he succeeds, bc for some reason cfb in general is more fun when Hawaii is good.