Football Guru 25 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) Do any of you think the IHSAA will pull a last minute decision to cancel scrimmages and seasons? Edited August 14, 2020 by Football Guru 25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshallCounty Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAC_Coach Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Will this be posted every week? It is either cancelled or not, asking and hoping for an outcome does not sway the process. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian72 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 I think you have to watch the data and how many teams have to cancel or suspend the season. Since it has come this far it would be unfair to pull the plug today. Now if next weeks teams are reporting positive cases all over you may need to look at the data. Several schools are not playing a scrimmage to protect their team and staff. Each school/corporation has their thoughts and best way to handle the situation. We need to respect the people making those decisions. Plus now you need to players and staff to adhere to the guidelines and not do anything stupid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Wan Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 At this point if teams can get 5 games in I will so excited about that. I think we are at a place where they want to play, but it will be schools choices more so than the Ihsaa at this point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julio Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 No, why does everybody think that the season will be cancelled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Football Guru 25 Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 9 minutes ago, Julio said: No, why does everybody think that the season will be cancelled. Did you really just ask that?? Sarcasm is one thing but stupidity is another!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStatGuy Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Football Guru 25 said: Do any of you think the IHSAA will pull a last minute decision to cancel scrimmages and seasons? No. I think when the season does get shut down, itll happen during week.. Not day of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gipper Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 it's hard telling. I was shocked to the MAC give up when they did and even more so when the Big Ten and PAC 12 did a few days later. As for the Big XII, they say they evaluated the research differently, and as Bull Shannon (bald bailiff from Night Court in the 1980s) would say...OOOOKAY! I'm not pulling for cancelations, suspensions, or worse yet CONTRACTIONS, but there is a serious thing going on. Don't bother quoting me any BS statistics as viruses act in a way we can't comprehend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 I don't think the IHSAA is going to pull anything until tournament time rolls around. They have left decisions to local officials and local officials are working hard to get things in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julio Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 So if we are 100% positive the season will end, why don’t they just call it off now. The topic is about canceling the season, not shortening the season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbat Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 6 minutes ago, tango said: I don't think the IHSAA is going to pull anything until tournament time rolls around. They have left decisions to local officials and local officials are working hard to get things in place. I think you are correct. Just like what happened with youth baseball this summer and what's happening with youth football. My boys' travel baseball teams stayed intact this summer and picked up games with other programs that stayed intact and found USSSA or local tournaments that had enough teams compete to make it viable for tournaments to still function. In some cases, there might only be a total of five teams in a division whereas, in the past there may have been a dozen, and the tournament would run just a couple of days instead of three or even four days, but they played. In this case, for the season, you leave it to the teams to schedule their own games and handle their own delays/cancellations/etc. By the time the regular season ends, you take a look at the landscape. It may end up that it's an unofficial post-season that doesn't see a state tourney or an abbreviated tourney where you see something like something up to regionals or maybe even starting with modified regionals that turns into something more like a bowl series or, if everyone's still standing, you move forward with the state tourney. If no one's left standing, then it looks kind of like some youth baseball leagues looked this past summer ... about half the games of a regular season and no all-star tourney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impartial_Observer Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 I just got off the phone with the home AD for our scrimmage tonight. He said everyday we move forward the more confident he is we will play. And the were shut down for two weeks in July with a positive test. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian72 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 It will be like major league baseball. A game may be called off at any time Student behavior will determine if the season plays out They are saying the 2nd wave this winter is coming - no idea but that is why many colleges are done by Thanksgiving and not going back to February Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 1 hour ago, foxbat said: In this case, for the season, you leave it to the teams to schedule their own games and handle their own delays/cancellations/etc. By the time the regular season ends, you take a look at the landscape. It may end up that it's an unofficial post-season that doesn't see a state tourney or an abbreviated tourney where you see something like something up to regionals or maybe even starting with modified regionals that turns into something more like a bowl series or, if everyone's still standing, you move forward with the state tourney. If no one's left standing, then it looks kind of like some youth baseball leagues looked this past summer ... about half the games of a regular season and no all-star tourney. Yep. I'm just spit-balling, but if COVID restrictions start to ease up and stadiums can bring in more fans, then I think it is more likely we see a "normal" tournament. If not, then the IHSAA has less incentive to conduct the tournament. They makes their football money in 3 weekends - Regional, Semi-State & State. If the fans are limited to 250/500/750 at game, then the IHSAA isn't going to make enough to justify doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan32 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, tango said: Yep. I'm just spit-balling, but if COVID restrictions start to ease up and stadiums can bring in more fans, then I think it is more likely we see a "normal" tournament. If not, then the IHSAA has less incentive to conduct the tournament. They makes their football money in 3 weekends - Regional, Semi-State & State. If the fans are limited to 250/500/750 at game, then the IHSAA isn't going to make enough to justify doing it. On a related note, it looks like Dubois County HD is going to allow 50% capacity at Southridge. Gibson to be announced soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDGiant93 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 The IHSAA isn't going to do a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaSalle Lions 1976 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 South Bend is going to allow 600 fans per game...they will still have to sell tickets to get to that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballer_02 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 5 minutes ago, BDGiant93 said: The IHSAA isn't going to do a thing. They need that $$$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDGiant93 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Just now, footballer_02 said: They need that $$$ Not to get political, but they're like the Governor. Push it all on the local folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballer_02 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 1 minute ago, BDGiant93 said: Not to get political, but they're like the Governor. Push it all on the local folks. Agreed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimeqb Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Short answer: No. We can keep speculating and even distorting things to fit our viewpoint, but all we can do is look at data. Right now the biggest thing is we have entered the last two weeks of Phase 4.5 (set to expire Aug. 27) https://www.regenstrief.org/covid-dashboard/ If you check out the data the state has said is most important (hospitalizations, ICU utilization, and deaths) there are a lot of green arrows in the trend data by county. (Allen County and Lake seem to be the main outliers). The question is if these trends continue, will the state move to Phase 5 and open up games to more spectators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDGiant93 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Just now, oldtimeqb said: Short answer: No. We can keep speculating and even distorting things to fit our viewpoint, but all we can do is look at data. Right now the biggest thing is we have entered the last two weeks of Phase 4.5 (set to expire Aug. 27) https://www.regenstrief.org/covid-dashboard/ If you check out the data the state has said is most important (hospitalizations, ICU utilization, and deaths) there are a lot of green arrows in the trend data by county. (Allen County and Lake seem to be the main outliers). The question is if these trends continue, will the state move to Phase 5 and open up games to more spectators. Marion County Department of Public Health will not be that aggressive even if the state moves to Phase 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor77 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 14 minutes ago, BDGiant93 said: Not to get political, but they're like the Governor. Push it all on the local folks. Shouldn’t this be a local issue anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian72 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 27 minutes ago, LaSalle Lions 1976 said: South Bend is going to allow 600 fans per game...they will still have to sell tickets to get to that that includes the band and the cheerleaders in the stands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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