2020 ND Football Schedule Options

[benneboy]

nothing to gain from playing a trash school/program coaching team like these guys

Why is A&M a trash school exactly?

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Why is A&M a trash school exactly?

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[ThePiombino]

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[arahop]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Gary Stoken of the Chic Fil A Kickoff Classic said on the show that Notre Dame has been floated as a week one opponent for Alabama in South Bend, Tuscaloosa or Dallas...and there is a scenario that Virginia-Va Tech play in Atlanta if ACC/SEC goes "Conference +1" schedule</p>— Thom Abraham (@thomabrahamshow) <a href="https://twitter.com/thomabrahamshow/status/1284197800356515840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Don't see Bama traveling north of the Mason Dixon line but I'd be all for playing them in Dallas

 

[irishff1014]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Gary Stoken of the Chic Fil A Kickoff Classic said on the show that Notre Dame has been floated as a week one opponent for Alabama in South Bend, Tuscaloosa or Dallas...and there is a scenario that Virginia-Va Tech play in Atlanta if ACC/SEC goes "Conference +1" schedule</p>— Thom Abraham (@thomabrahamshow) <a href="https://twitter.com/thomabrahamshow/status/1284197800356515840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Are better to play them with minimal practice or more practices?

 

[T Town Tommy]

Not going to happen according to Greg Byrne.

https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2020/07/alabama-notre-dame-in-2020-not-happening-ad-says.html

 

[Circa]

Not going to happen according to Greg Byrne.

https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2020/07/alabama-notre-dame-in-2020-not-happening-ad-says.html

Of course not.
Everyone knows that Alabama needs to spend the whole off season getting ready for an opponent on week 1, then they schedule cupcakes the next week or two, with bye weeks before every semi-hard game... for the rest of the year...!~ We all understand .. Saban is from WV. TOO.
Alabama can't take on a challenge like scheduling Division 1 schools every week of the year. The whole Idea of inter-conference scheduling scares teams that need a break every other week. Nobody can deny the facts that Universities like bama schedule light to start the season.

 

[Irish#1]

WE WANT BAMA

jk

247 with an article on ND Bama opening the season if the Navy game can be rescheduled.

 

[calvegas04]

247 with an article on ND Bama opening the season if the Navy game can be rescheduled.

Not gonna happen unless ND becomes a D2 school, bama isn't about to play a D1 school

 

[Irish#1]

Not gonna happen unless ND becomes a D2 school, bama isn't about to play a D1 school

ND would be a replacement for USC.

 

[Circa]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Alabama decides to play BYU instead of ND to open season, which is too bad because with a country so starved for sports, that could have been the most watched game of all time</p>— Knute Rockne (@Rocknes_Ghost) <a href="https://twitter.com/Rocknes_Ghost/status/1284876512500449280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 19, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[NDdomer2]

Email from ticket office today stating there will be no single ticket sales this year. Also, Jack said he'd like to see start of season delayed and doesn't anticipate a 12 game season.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29512748/notre-dame-ad-jack-swarbrick-wants-delayed-start-8-10-games

 

[Henges24]

Email from ticket office today stating there will be no single ticket sales this year. Also, Jack said he'd like to see start of season delayed and doesn't anticipate a 12 game season.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29512748/notre-dame-ad-jack-swarbrick-wants-delayed-start-8-10-games

Hopefully that's not an indication that he only has 10 games filled...

 

[DogDaysIrish]

Don't see a season being played. Don't see kids going back to school or University or college. Baseball will get it done. Not confident in basketball, but they're off to a good start. Hockey....like it but, meh...whatever. Nor confident in their plan.

 

[Ndaccountant]

Hopefully that's not an indication that he only has 10 games filled...

I think it's a multi step process. There is too much money (and for some, being able to have athletics overall survive) at stake for them to throw the season out right now. They will do whatever it takes to get every last dollar out of the 2020 season.

I think if you look at what has transpired slowly over the last 4 months or so, it's a rather clear picture.

Step 1 was to say there could be an issue, but they think everything will be okay. If there is a problem, they will delay the players returning as long as possible. Admit that 100% stadium capacity is unlikely, but still having a relatively full stadium seems reasonable.

Step 2 was to understand that scheduling complexities in event there is still the potential for disruptions mid-season and protect against losing games. Thus, going conference only made the most sense and it gives the most amount of flexibility and helps ensure schools can still get the $$ associated with media rights for the games. Example, I think the SEC distributed close to $45M to each school last year (not all is media rights, but it was by far the biggest chunk, including bowl games) while the Big 10 was close to $50M. That golden egg needs protected! Admit that stadium capacity might be limited to 50%.

Step 3 - Still try to play 12 games, realizing that unprecendented times call for drastic measures. You can push the season into December by delaying for a few weeks to see if the situation improves. You can delay even further if you reduce the amount of games and/or go conference only. Again, need to get the media rights for the conference games!!

Step 4 - Just hope that you can play any games, continue to push the start date out. Some money is better than no money. Give up on having anyone in the stadium (some places this may be in Step 3 versus Step 4)

Step 5 - Cancel the season at the last possible moment and turn the eye to salvaging whatever they can with basketball.

 

[Irish#1]

Hopefully that's not an indication that he only has 10 games filled...

I think it's a multi step process. There is too much money (and for some, being able to have athletics overall survive) at stake for them to throw the season out right now. They will do whatever it takes to get every last dollar out of the 2020 season.

I think if you look at what has transpired slowly over the last 4 months or so, it's a rather clear picture.

Step 1 was to say there could be an issue, but they think everything will be okay. If there is a problem, they will delay the players returning as long as possible. Admit that 100% stadium capacity is unlikely, but still having a relatively full stadium seems reasonable.

Step 2 was to understand that scheduling complexities in event there is still the potential for disruptions mid-season and protect against losing games. Thus, going conference only made the most sense and it gives the most amount of flexibility and helps ensure schools can still get the $$ associated with media rights for the games. Example, I think the SEC distributed close to $45M to each school last year (not all is media rights, but it was by far the biggest chunk, including bowl games) while the Big 10 was close to $50M. That golden egg needs protected! Admit that stadium capacity might be limited to 50%.

Step 3 - Still try to play 12 games, realizing that unprecendented times call for drastic measures. You can push the season into December by delaying for a few weeks to see if the situation improves. You can delay even further if you reduce the amount of games and/or go conference only. Again, need to get the media rights for the conference games!!

Step 4 - Just hope that you can play any games, continue to push the start date out. Some money is better than no money. Give up on having anyone in the stadium (some places this may be in Step 3 versus Step 4)

Step 5 - Cancel the season at the last possible moment and turn the eye to salvaging whatever they can with basketball.

Kelly said the schedule is the least of their concerns. He didn't give specifics, but said he didn't see a problem in being able to fill a full schedule. That's if the start doesn't get pushed back. He also said ND Bama to open the season was just a rumor. There were no serious discussion with Bama.

IMO, the biggest issue at the moment isn't scheduling for anyone. It's trying to figure out how many fans to admit and keeping them distanced which all goes back to what each state will do.

 

[irishff1014]

I think it's a multi step process. There is too much money (and for some, being able to have athletics overall survive) at stake for them to throw the season out right now. They will do whatever it takes to get every last dollar out of the 2020 season.

I think if you look at what has transpired slowly over the last 4 months or so, it's a rather clear picture.

Step 1 was to say there could be an issue, but they think everything will be okay. If there is a problem, they will delay the players returning as long as possible. Admit that 100% stadium capacity is unlikely, but still having a relatively full stadium seems reasonable.

Step 2 was to understand that scheduling complexities in event there is still the potential for disruptions mid-season and protect against losing games. Thus, going conference only made the most sense and it gives the most amount of flexibility and helps ensure schools can still get the $$ associated with media rights for the games. Example, I think the SEC distributed close to $45M to each school last year (not all is media rights, but it was by far the biggest chunk, including bowl games) while the Big 10 was close to $50M. That golden egg needs protected! Admit that stadium capacity might be limited to 50%.

Step 3 - Still try to play 12 games, realizing that unprecendented times call for drastic measures. You can push the season into December by delaying for a few weeks to see if the situation improves. You can delay even further if you reduce the amount of games and/or go conference only. Again, need to get the media rights for the conference games!!

Step 4 - Just hope that you can play any games, continue to push the start date out. Some money is better than no money. Give up on having anyone in the stadium (some places this may be in Step 3 versus Step 4)

Step 5 - Cancel the season at the last possible moment and turn the eye to salvaging whatever they can with basketball.

Your step to is going to be a problem with the attendance. States and cities are going to dictate to the teams if they can have fans or not. New Jersey just yesterday said the Giants/Jets and Rutgers could have fans. We have enough political threads around here but you never know which politician is going to jump on the bandwagon next.

 

[NDohio]

In regards to the schedule, I thought the most interesting thing BK said on Dan Patrick yesterday was about the bubble. Right now college football players are living in the bubble and attempting to control the spread of Covid has been fairly successful. He is completely confident in ND vs Navy being able to be played. However, once the season starts then college football players will be leaving the bubble and that is when all bets are off on whether the teams can continue to control the spread. That is when the season will be in jeopardy.

 

[Ndaccountant]

Kelly said the schedule is the least of their concerns. He didn't give specifics, but said he didn't see a problem in being able to fill a full schedule. That's if the start doesn't get pushed back. He also said ND Bama to open the season was just a rumor. There were no serious discussion with Bama.

IMO, the biggest issue at the moment isn't scheduling for anyone. It's trying to figure out how many fans to admit and keeping them distanced which all goes back to what each state will do.

Let me clear the air on this, b/c I am confused with the reply.

Are you talking specifically ND's schedule or the rest of CFB w/r/t the approach taken? My comments were for CFB at large, not specifically to ND.

It's much easier for conferences to among themselves rather than trying to work with other schools. For example, take Wisconsin. Let's say the Big 10 didn't go conference only. A bunch of Indiana players come down with Covid and the team has to self isolate and the game on Sep 4th between UW and IU gets canceled. Well, good look finding time in both IU and UW schedule to fit that game in. But with the ND game cancelled (among others), it gives the conference some wiggle room.

I think there is so many unknowns, it's about make sure they can actually play the games and protect the conference over protecting individual OOC games. Just my $.02

 

[Ndaccountant]

Your step to is going to be a problem with the attendance. States and cities are going to dictate to the teams if they can have fans or not. New Jersey just yesterday said the Giants/Jets and Rutgers could have fans. We have enough political threads around here but you never know which politician is going to jump on the bandwagon next.

Oh, I know. They are past step 1. They are on step 2/3 right now. Step 1 is gone, whether the other conferences want to admit that or not.

 

[stpeteirish]

In regards to the schedule, I thought the most interesting thing BK said on Dan Patrick yesterday was about the bubble. Right now college football players are living in the bubble and attempting to control the spread of Covid has been fairly successful. He is completely confident in ND vs Navy being able to be played. However, once the season starts then college football players will be leaving the bubble and that is when all bets are off on whether the teams can continue to control the spread. That is when the season will be in jeopardy.

yeah those mid-week team wide covid tests are going to be nailbiters.

 

[NDdomer2]

I think New Jersey and New York have already announced there will be no fans at games. Cali has announced football will be in late winter/spring and Texas has postponed season start for their two largest division schools.

 

[Irish#1]

Let me clear the air on this, b/c I am confused with the reply.

Are you talking specifically ND's schedule or the rest of CFB w/r/t the approach taken? My comments were for CFB at large, not specifically to ND.

It's much easier for conferences to among themselves rather than trying to work with other schools. For example, take Wisconsin. Let's say the Big 10 didn't go conference only. A bunch of Indiana players come down with Covid and the team has to self isolate and the game on Sep 4th between UW and IU gets canceled. Well, good look finding time in both IU and UW schedule to fit that game in. But with the ND game cancelled (among others), it gives the conference some wiggle room.

I think there is so many unknowns, it's about make sure they can actually play the games and protect the conference over protecting individual OOC games. Just my $.02

I was speaking strictly about ND's schedule. Agree playing a conference only is much easier. If something like the IU/Wiscy happens, I see the conference simply cancelling the game and not trying to get it rescheduled.

If the Group of 5 and FCS schools don't get those big paydays from the ND's, Bama, etc., it could have a significant financial impact on those schools athletic programs to the point where they could be dropped by the school. If that happens the FBS schools will have to start filling their schedules with more competitive teams rather than playing the cupcakes, the SEC likes to do.

 

[Ndaccountant]

I was speaking strictly about ND's schedule. Agree playing a conference only is much easier. If something like the IU/Wiscy happens, I see the conference simply cancelling the game and not trying to get it rescheduled.

If the Group of 5 and FCS schools don't get those big paydays from the ND's, Bama, etc., it could have a significant financial impact on those schools athletic programs to the point where they could be dropped by the school. If that happens the FBS schools will have to start filling their schedules with more competitive teams rather than playing the cupcakes, the SEC likes to do.

Yep. I believe both the SWAC and MEAC have already cancelled the fall season for FCS conferences, with 5 in total for the FCS.

 

[BeauBenken]

https://irishsportsdaily.com/forums/1/topics/49072


Matt Freeman is reporting that he has spoken with sources around the SEC, ACC, and ND today and it seems like a one month delay is inevitable and potentially the last chance to save the season.


ND would be expected to play a full ACC schedule including potentially playing in an ACC Championship game.


Also according to one source, one SEC team might be close to shutting things down and sending their team home.

 

[zelezo vlk]

https://irishsportsdaily.com/forums/1/topics/49072


Matt Freeman is reporting that he has spoken with sources around the SEC, ACC, and ND today and it seems like a one month delay is inevitable and potentially the last chance to save the season.


ND would be expected to play a full ACC schedule including potentially playing in an ACC Championship game.


Also according to one source, one SEC team might be close to shutting things down and sending their team home.

Unless it's a team that's in an absolute hotbed (Florida maybe?), then my money would be on Vandy.

 

[KizerWilhelm]

https://irishsportsdaily.com/forums/1/topics/49072


Matt Freeman is reporting that he has spoken with sources around the SEC, ACC, and ND today and it seems like a one month delay is inevitable and potentially the last chance to save the season.


ND would be expected to play a full ACC schedule including potentially playing in an ACC Championship game.


Also according to one source, one SEC team might be close to shutting things down and sending their team home.

"Would be expected" by whom? If he means we expect to play all-ACC because all our other opponents pull out, that's believable. If he means the ACC would expect ND to play an all-ACC schedule, that just doesn't seem believable to me.

Unless it's a team that's in an absolute hotbed (Florida maybe?), then my money would be on Vandy.

My thought was Arkansas, because of a combination of corona hotbed and the high likelihood they would go winless against an all-SEC slate in any case. (also, that would explain why an ND beat writer would know it)

 

[BeauBenken]

"Would be expected" by whom? If he means we expect to play all-ACC because all our other opponents pull out, that's believable. If he means the ACC would expect ND to play an all-ACC schedule, that just doesn't seem believable to me.



My thought was Arkansas, because of a combination of corona hotbed and the high likelihood they would go winless against an all-SEC slate in any case. (also, that would explain why an ND beat writer would know it)

All ACC schedule because if you want to play an 8-10 game schedule, that's pretty much all you can get.

 

[Pops Freshenmeyer]

https://irishsportsdaily.com/forums/1/topics/49072


Matt Freeman is reporting that he has spoken with sources around the SEC, ACC, and ND today and it seems like a one month delay is inevitable and potentially the last chance to save the season.


ND would be expected to play a full ACC schedule including potentially playing in an ACC Championship game.


Also according to one source, one SEC team might be close to shutting things down and sending their team home.

So there is no possibility of playing the season in the spring?

IMO, that means no season this year. Which fucking sucks.

 

[Irish#1]

So there is no possibility of playing the season in the spring?

IMO, that means no season this year. Which fucking sucks.

IMO, there is no way a spring season happens.

1. Not enough recovery time between it and the 2021 season unless summer and fall camps get pushed back.
2. Schools up north don't want to be playing outside in February.
3. Kids that were planning on trying to get drafted next spring won't want to risk injury.
4. Spring practice is the time where you spend most of your time getting the new and younger players more work. That goes away with a spring season.