oldrunner said:
What you are saying is that coach thinks his guys will be more healthy having not played in the spring and thus have an advantage over those who do play in the spring. It could work that way or it could be an advantage for all of a teams depth players to get a lot of experience. The age old argument between experience and execution vs health and fitness will be put to the test. It will be interesting to see how it all turns out. I'm just hoping that there will be some sort of handle on our plague by that time. If not, nobody will be playing.sacstateman said:
oldrunner said:What you are saying is that coach thinks his guys will be more healthy having not played in the spring and thus have an advantage over those who do play in the spring. It could work that way or it could be an advantage for all of a teams depth players to get a lot of experience. The age old argument between experience and execution vs health and fitness will be put to the test. It will be interesting to see how it all turns out. I'm just hoping that there will be some sort of handle on our plague by that time. If not, nobody will be playing.sacstateman said:
That's BS. If your coach is only interested in the welfare of young people, then why would he let them play football at all, much less coach them to do such a harmful thing?sacstateman said:oldrunner said:What you are saying is that coach thinks his guys will be more healthy having not played in the spring and thus have an advantage over those who do play in the spring. It could work that way or it could be an advantage for all of a teams depth players to get a lot of experience. The age old argument between experience and execution vs health and fitness will be put to the test. It will be interesting to see how it all turns out. I'm just hoping that there will be some sort of handle on our plague by that time. If not, nobody will be playing.sacstateman said:
That is not what I said or meant.....Perhaps, our coach is actually looking out for the welfare of our players, not just using them like meat.....Your coach could do the same thing if he wanted to keep kids from suffering from stress injuries from over used bodies....
oldrunner said:That's BS. If your coach is only interested in the welfare of young people, then why would he let them play football at all, much less coach them to do such a harmful thing?sacstateman said:oldrunner said:What you are saying is that coach thinks his guys will be more healthy having not played in the spring and thus have an advantage over those who do play in the spring. It could work that way or it could be an advantage for all of a teams depth players to get a lot of experience. The age old argument between experience and execution vs health and fitness will be put to the test. It will be interesting to see how it all turns out. I'm just hoping that there will be some sort of handle on our plague by that time. If not, nobody will be playing.sacstateman said:
That is not what I said or meant.....Perhaps, our coach is actually looking out for the welfare of our players, not just using them like meat.....Your coach could do the same thing if he wanted to keep kids from suffering from stress injuries from over used bodies....
sacstateman said:oldrunner said:That's BS. If your coach is only interested in the welfare of young people, then why would he let them play football at all, much less coach them to do such a harmful thing?sacstateman said:oldrunner said:What you are saying is that coach thinks his guys will be more healthy having not played in the spring and thus have an advantage over those who do play in the spring. It could work that way or it could be an advantage for all of a teams depth players to get a lot of experience. The age old argument between experience and execution vs health and fitness will be put to the test. It will be interesting to see how it all turns out. I'm just hoping that there will be some sort of handle on our plague by that time. If not, nobody will be playing.sacstateman said:
That is not what I said or meant.....Perhaps, our coach is actually looking out for the welfare of our players, not just using them like meat.....Your coach could do the same thing if he wanted to keep kids from suffering from stress injuries from over used bodies....
I've thought this for many years but you have now confirmed it for me.....You are an idiot oldrunner.....nothing more need to be said......Now I know why you quit posting on the basketball board....because your ego was bruised by knowledgeable fans who weren't buying your BS anymore.....So long moron...
pawildcat said:sacstateman said:oldrunner said:That's BS. If your coach is only interested in the welfare of young people, then why would he let them play football at all, much less coach them to do such a harmful thing?sacstateman said:oldrunner said:What you are saying is that coach thinks his guys will be more healthy having not played in the spring and thus have an advantage over those who do play in the spring. It could work that way or it could be an advantage for all of a teams depth players to get a lot of experience. The age old argument between experience and execution vs health and fitness will be put to the test. It will be interesting to see how it all turns out. I'm just hoping that there will be some sort of handle on our plague by that time. If not, nobody will be playing.sacstateman said:
That is not what I said or meant.....Perhaps, our coach is actually looking out for the welfare of our players, not just using them like meat.....Your coach could do the same thing if he wanted to keep kids from suffering from stress injuries from over used bodies....
I've thought this for many years but you have now confirmed it for me.....You are an idiot oldrunner.....nothing more need to be said......Now I know why you quit posting on the basketball board....because your ego was bruised by knowledgeable fans who weren't buying your BS anymore.....So long moron...
Wow...I know that you have been around the block several times, sacstateman, but I would have hoped you would have kept your eyes open at least one of those times. This is an incredibly naive view you have on your athletic department. Take it from a Penn State fan, you should never take what your favorite athletic department says at face value...
Unless you are actually in the behind the scene meetings discussing this, which I am certain you aren't, you have no idea what the real reason is that your school is not playing football. Sure, there is a concern for the players safety, but I would venture to say that is a small concern.
I'm certain; however, it has nothing to do with money. I mean, it would be crazy to think that one of the top priorities of every college athletics departments, if not the top priority, is money! Certainly that couldn't be the case at Sac St! I mean, so what if Sac St has the highest althetic dept budget in the big sky at just over $31,000,000. And so what that Sac St has to subsidize almost 90% of its athletic dept budget. And what does it matter if no one is coming to the games as evident by the paltry $241,562 in ticket sales last year for all sports! And certainly canceling the football season has nothing to do with other CA state schools, that also subsidize around 90% of their athletic dept budget, currently having discussions about cutting their entire athletic department (UC Riverside).
Yes, student athlete safety is important. But let's be honest, if money was to be made, you can bet Sac St would be playing. Football is expensive and you are not getting a money game this year. I would venture to guess that if Sac St played football this year, it would lose so much money that it would jeopardize the entire athletic department. It sure sounds a lot better, though, if you say you are canceling it for the safety of the student athlete.
I understand that Sac St has more sports than other Big Sky schools, but it is a little crazy to me that their budget is so high. Yes, you have some decent olympic sports teams, but none of them are special (unlike NAU, the second highest athletic budget in the Big Sky, who has won multiple XC NCs over the last several years). While all Big Sky schools are going to have to adapt to the peri- and post-COVID era, yours might have to the most.
sacstateman said:
sacstateman said:
They are, obviously, waiting for something or someone. If I had to guess, there may be a school or two who have not committed yet or a school or two who have not even committed to being in the BSC yet. I would think that those things need to be in place for a schedule to be put together. I'm not sure if Oregon or Washington are even allowing gatherings large enough for a football team to have a full practice.The Dan said:
oldrunner said:They are, obviously, waiting for something or someone. If I had to guess, there may be a school or two who have not committed yet or a school or two who have not even committed to being in the BSC yet. I would think that those things need to be in place for a schedule to be put together. I'm not sure if Oregon or Washington are even allowing gatherings large enough for a football team to have a full practice.The Dan said:
There are some fans in Montana who are thinking that way as well. Although, I can't believe that coach Bobby would go for opting out. Even if both of the Montanas opted out, the rest of the league could still play. If 5 or 6 teams dropped out, it would get a bit dicey.WILDCAT said:oldrunner said:They are, obviously, waiting for something or someone. If I had to guess, there may be a school or two who have not committed yet or a school or two who have not even committed to being in the BSC yet. I would think that those things need to be in place for a schedule to be put together. I'm not sure if Oregon or Washington are even allowing gatherings large enough for a football team to have a full practice.The Dan said:
My money is on Montana. If they dont play then the whole conf wont
