Stanfurd getting a Bye before the Big Game sucks. But watching the problems the MLB is having after only 1 week of play tells me that football should be cancelled this year. Yes, the mortality rate for young people is low, but what percentage have to live with pulmonary fibrosis afterward giving them constant pain, shortness of breath, and a shorter lifespan? Or how many go on to develop a debilitating stroke or blood clot? How can we say we support our team when we ask them to put their health and livelihood on the line by traveling to a new location every week? How many PAC12 players are we as a fanbase willing to sacrifice due to the elevated risk we're asking them to take on? To be clear, football is a dangerous sport, meaning players have always had to tolerate some risk to their health and livelihood, but where is the line?
If Larry Scott was being truthful about not asking teams to play a Friday night game after a road game, he forgot to tell the scheduler.
Week 3 - Oregon hosts ASU on a Friday night (Oct. 9). In Week 2 Oregon is at Wazzu.
Week 6 - Stanfurd host Wazzu on Friday, Oct. 30. In Week 5, Stanfurd is at Cal.
Week 7 - UW hosts Colorado (Nov. 6). In Week 6, UW is at Oregon.
Week 10 - Utah hosts USC (Nov. 27). In Week 9, Utah is at Cal.
Week 10 - Wazzu hosts UW (Nov. 27). In Week 9, Wazzu is at Oregon State.
Week 11 - Cal hosts UCLA (Dec. 4). In Week 10, Cal is at ASU.
Why Friday night games aren't scheduled for team in the week AFTER a Bye is beyond me. Of all the Friday night games scheduled in 2020, only ONE team has a bye before a Friday night game: Wazzu is at Stanfurd in Week 6 (Oct. 30). Wazzu has a Week 5 bye.
My OSU aversion will be gotten over with the first game. It is usually well in the back of my mind when it's at least 6 weeks or more into the season. The needle jumps to acute right before kickoff....and after the first sign of Bear futility which I pyramid into doom. In rough comparison, it seems WSU games don't have that same effect on me.
Have there been any updates or reports about getting the offense installed? Any interviews with Wilcox or Musgrave? It's a major disadvantage to have a new coordinator without spring practices to get things set up. Maybe he'll start with something similar to what BB had?
Big Game being in October is bad, but at least it is not the first game of the year like UCLA-USC. I am skeptical that we will have a season at all though.
...and the reasoning for moving Big Game to late October is why again? It's not like Furd is having to try to fit in any Notre Dame games or anything...
Stanfurd getting a Bye before the Big Game sucks. But watching the problems the MLB is having after only 1 week of play tells me that football should be cancelled this year. Yes, the mortality rate for young people is low, but what percentage have to live with pulmonary fibrosis afterward giving them constant pain, shortness of breath, and a shorter lifespan? Or how many go on to develop a debilitating stroke or blood clot? How can we say we support our team when we ask them to put their health and livelihood on the line by traveling to a new location every week? How many PAC12 players are we as a fanbase willing to sacrifice due to the elevated risk we're asking them to take on? To be clear, football is a dangerous sport, meaning players have always had to tolerate some risk to their health and livelihood, but where is the line?
Interesting tidbit by Larry Scott is that there is a scenario where they start the season, and if need be finishing it in the spring.
If Larry Scott was being truthful about not asking teams to play a Friday night game after a road game, he forgot to tell the scheduler.
Week 3 - Oregon hosts ASU on a Friday night (Oct. 9). In Week 2 Oregon is at Wazzu.
Week 6 - Stanfurd host Wazzu on Friday, Oct. 30. In Week 5, Stanfurd is at Cal.
Week 7 - UW hosts Colorado (Nov. 6). In Week 6, UW is at Oregon.
Week 10 - Utah hosts USC (Nov. 27). In Week 9, Utah is at Cal.
Week 10 - Wazzu hosts UW (Nov. 27). In Week 9, Wazzu is at Oregon State.
Week 11 - Cal hosts UCLA (Dec. 4). In Week 10, Cal is at ASU.
Why Friday night games aren't scheduled for team in the week AFTER a Bye is beyond me. Of all the Friday night games scheduled in 2020, only ONE team has a bye before a Friday night game: Wazzu is at Stanfurd in Week 6 (Oct. 30). Wazzu has a Week 5 bye.
Sorry, Larry. You're a liar.
Furd with a bye before playing us is BS.
My OSU aversion will be gotten over with the first game. It is usually well in the back of my mind when it's at least 6 weeks or more into the season. The needle jumps to acute right before kickoff....and after the first sign of Bear futility which I pyramid into doom. In rough comparison, it seems WSU games don't have that same effect on me.
PLEASE NOTE: The Friday of Week 11 is actually December 4, not December 5 (which is a Saturday).
Have there been any updates or reports about getting the offense installed? Any interviews with Wilcox or Musgrave? It's a major disadvantage to have a new coordinator without spring practices to get things set up. Maybe he'll start with something similar to what BB had?
Over/Under on how many games football games Cal will actually play this year? Let's set the line at 1.5 (or should it be 0.5?)...
Big Game being in October is bad, but at least it is not the first game of the year like UCLA-USC. I am skeptical that we will have a season at all though.
Why are we playing at Tucson? Shouldn't we be hosting them since we travel to Tempe this year?
You might want to correct "bears hosting OSU and USC" since those are actually road games.
So starting out with OSU an SC on the road?
...and the reasoning for moving Big Game to late October is why again? It's not like Furd is having to try to fit in any Notre Dame games or anything...