2 bits of recent news:
1. A report of when college basketball may start (11/25 instead of 11/10).
2. NCAA basically furloughs all of their staff. They can’t afford to miss another March Madness.
Does the eGriz board believe 11/25 is feasible? Is it feasible for every team? I believe it is feasible for many, but not everyone. My thought is every Power 6 school (although PAC-12 says they are out until 1/1 and I count the Big East for basketball) can afford a comprehensive testing program and will only play schools that can afford similar protections.
This gets complicated as mid and low-majors won’t have big money guarantee games to fund their testing. For example Montana getting $80k from Arkansas would fund a lot of testing, but if fans aren’t allowed, those big money games have already disappeared and you are stuck with paying for both testing and travel which to me is a non-starter for most non-P6 school budgets.
https://twitter.com/jonrothstein/status/1300917109724262407?s=21
1. A report of when college basketball may start (11/25 instead of 11/10).
2. NCAA basically furloughs all of their staff. They can’t afford to miss another March Madness.
Does the eGriz board believe 11/25 is feasible? Is it feasible for every team? I believe it is feasible for many, but not everyone. My thought is every Power 6 school (although PAC-12 says they are out until 1/1 and I count the Big East for basketball) can afford a comprehensive testing program and will only play schools that can afford similar protections.
This gets complicated as mid and low-majors won’t have big money guarantee games to fund their testing. For example Montana getting $80k from Arkansas would fund a lot of testing, but if fans aren’t allowed, those big money games have already disappeared and you are stuck with paying for both testing and travel which to me is a non-starter for most non-P6 school budgets.
https://twitter.com/jonrothstein/status/1300917109724262407?s=21