Yesterday, in principle:
– TexAgs (@TexAgs) August 10, 2020
Word of the day: Internecine.
DOES HAIL MARY WORK? When we woke up yesterday, all the signs pointed to the Big Ten canceling the football season with hopes of playing in the spring.
Then almost everyone was directly affected by a potential cancellation extreme piss and published that extreme pissiness.
And conference leadership seems to be listening.
Update: starts to feel like more delay than cancel in B1G and P12. https://t.co/Lf8P6C1emM
– Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) 11 August 2020
I expect no news from tonight # B1G, per sources. More meetings in the morning, sources say. In all my years dealing with the Big Ten, I can not remember a day when the league seemed more divided (presidents vs. coaches). Surely presidents could vote against a full proposal
– Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) 11 August 2020
I will be honest, when I saw the #WeWantToPlay tweets rolling in players, the messages from parents and the statements and interviews of coaches, I really did not think it would do much.
I was clearly very wrong – that in this case is really a wonderful twist of events. We may not end up with a season of football in college yet, but at least it seems much more likely that we will try it a few more weeks.
All of this was fueled by the Big Ten’s impressive move to cancel their season. More than 24 hours after the first reports published by ESPN, Yahoo Sports and SI about the potential plans of the Big Ten, the conference has not yet made an announcement and is now gripped in an internal battle that goes public on Monday . From top politicians to the league’s own coaches, a variety of characters express their support strongly for a 2020 season, some of them specifically targeting Big Ten and Commissioner Kevin Warren.
“Kevin faced a lot more blowback today than he thought he would,” says a source from the sector. ‘It may not change its position, but it has at least slowed down the train. It may still end up in the same destination, but this has slowed them down. ”
If the Big Ten decides not to cancel the fall season tomorrow, I will consider a completed Hail Mary touchdown to cut in the late lead of The Very Bad Virus.
Well, we’ll need a side kick …
LEADERSHIP PERSONALIZES. Leading a team of #tens and young adults in one of the most unique periods in modern human history may not be easy, but by all accounts it seems Jonathon Cooper was born to do this.
At the last training before fall camp, captain @ JonathonCooper7 gave this message to his teammates. pic.twitter.com/AkITri5AKG
– Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) August 10, 2020
I would feel bad for any player if the season was canceled, but Cooper would be at the top of the list of heartbeats if he did not have his last ride. That guy worked too hard for here.
CAN CREATIVE CAN. There has been some wild speculation that if the Big Ten cancels their season, Ohio State could try other options to play some face of a season on its own.
Unfortunately, we even asked current players and assistant coaches openly that the team join the SEC when things go south (pun intended).
I’m in !! Call it quits. https://t.co/8dySKqv5yY
– Brian Hartline (@brianhartline) August 10, 2020
It sounds crazy – and it probably is! – but based on Ryan Day’s remarks to ESPN yesterday, maybe it’s not entirely out of the question either?
We need to look at each option. If that’s the only option at the moment, we need to examine it, see if that’s something we can do. Because if it is and that is best for our children, then we need to look at it and do it.
– Day on possible play without the B1G
– Eleven Warriors (@ 11W) August 10, 2020
When push comes to shove, it sounds like the Buckeyes might not be the only school. Scott Frost said he thinks Nebraska would look for other options outside of the Big Ten if the conference cancels its season.
Cut back, these coming weeks will be wild.
SONG OF THE DAY. “Deer” by Manchester Orchestra.
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