ESPNU radio cited Dr. Shapiro( Chair of B1G Presidents ?) stating B1G will play football this fall, unless government prevents it. It was implied that it was an all or none scenario but I would bet if Illinois , New Jersey, and Maryland are closed down , solidarity would breakdown with OSU,PSU,Iowa , NU(red) and others playing
Dr Shapiro on B1g FB
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Hope everything works out and we see football soon. Maybe if we can make a bowl, by that time a vaccine will be available and we can put all of this pandemic behind us and actually root in person/not just on tv. Did anybody else see that Pete Nance's brother in the nba is very hesitant to head back to playing games? He evidently has been treated for crohn's. Scary situations. I'd tend to think a bunch of ncaa football players have similar preexisting disorders. Makes the whole situation very dangerous.
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Here's the Daily story on the "Conversation with the President," though there's no mention of football. Morty is planning for a Sept. 22 start of classes, as planned.
Schapiro talks fall plans
I watched a couple of Bundesliga games last Saturday, and it was bizarre not to have people in the stands. You could hear the players shouting (albeit in German) but celebrations after goals were greeted by mostly silence and physical distancing. Better than no soccer at all but definitely not the same.
I can remember many years when the Cats practiced socially distant tackling techniques.
If the state of Illinois is still closed down in the Fall, NU can always do what Governor Pritzker does and go up to Wisconsin.
Is there any meaning to the "little g" in the thread title or is it just a typo? (It certainly looks funny.)
But certainly not lockdown
