NCAA has Canceled ALL Fall Div I, II & III Sponsored Championships w/ Exception of FBS Football
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They keep delaying the decision which tells me the momentum is to cancel. They know that once they make it official there is no going back so they are going to wait as long as possible to actually start canceling things.
is there a way to create a safe "bubble" like environment? i still think its possible but it probably means the athletes take courses online only and their movement is from home to facility and back to home only. they eat at the facility and avoid going to grocery stores and other public places.
it would require a lot of discipline over 3 1/2 months
There are too many schools that would have to do this. Somebody is going to screw it up and it doesn't matter how well you build a bubble, some jackasses will find a way to get around it. Kids want to get laid and no bubble will stop them from doing it.
NCAA cancels Division II and Division III fall championships because of pandemic
And rules requiring COVID-19 testing might wipe out fall sports in those divisions.
By Rachel Blount
Minneapolis Star Tribune
AUGUST 5, 2020 — 11:48PM
The NCAA announced Wednesday it is cancelling national championships in all fall sports at the Division II and III levels, leaving several Minnesota schools with no chance to play for national titles this year. But another NCAA edict — a set of new return-to-sport rules — left some wondering whether they will play at all.
The new rules would require COVID-19 testing of athletes as often as every week in some sports, and results must be received within 72 hours of competition in high-contact sports. Minnesota State Mankato athletic director Kevin Buisman called that “a game-changer” for schools hoping to compete in fall sports. Buisman and Concordia (St. Paul) athletic director Regan McAthie said not every school will be able to comply, which could shut down fall sports entirely.
The NCAA’s Board of Governors was expected to issue a ruling Tuesday on fall sports championships for all divisions. Wednesday, it said each division would decide on its own, with a deadline of Aug. 21. D-II and D-III officials quickly announced they would scrap their championships.
McAthie said the news “was a little bit of a gut punch for all of us” at a school that has won nine NCAA volleyball titles. The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference — which includes Concordia, MSU Mankato and seven other Minnesota schools — will hold meetings in the coming days to discuss how to move forward.
“I definitely think [the season] is in danger,” McAthie said. “One of the things that kept us moving forward with sports in the fall was that up until [Wednesday], the NCAA championships were going to take place in the fall. That was a driving factor for us.
“Now that that’s no longer happening, I definitely think it opens up conversations about, do we compete for conference championships? And is that happening in the fall, or more than likely in the spring, if it happens at all? And there’s still the aspect of the [new rules] and whether or not schools can follow them, and whether schools feel like it’s responsible for them to continue.”
In a statement, the D-II Presidents Council said it made the decision because of “operational, logistical and financial challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.” The Division III Presidents Council released a similar statement, citing “administrative and financial challenges.” The D-III Management Council recommended last month that the Board of Governors call off its fall championships.
Buisman said the news drew a range of emotions from MSU Mankato’s coaches, staff and athletes, including anger, sadness, frustration and anxiety. While he said the cancellation “buckled some knees,” the new rules hit equally hard. The NCAA’s regulations apply to preseason, regular season and postseason competition for all schools.
The rules include regular testing of athletes and staff; covering the cost of COVID-related medical expenses; and observing specific protocols, including use of masks and social distancing. Buisman said some schools will not be able to afford or even obtain testing supplies, and there also is inconsistency between NCAA mandates and state guidelines.
“The NCAA guidance went from ‘you should’ to ‘you must,’ ” Buisman said. “The biggest challenge is with the testing protocols. Are we supposed to do what the state is telling us to do, or the NCAA? In some cases, they’re in conflict with one another.”
Buisman and McAthie both noted that if tests are scarce, schools also would face the issue of whether it is ethical to use them for otherwise healthy student-athletes.
The NSIC’s athletic directors plan to meet Thursday. Its board of directors will meet Monday, and Buisman said the goal is to preserve a season in some form.
“We’re in a different place now than we were last week, in terms of what direction we take on this,” he said. “We’re all committed to trying to salvage competitive opportunities for these fall-sport athletes if we can do it safely.”
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Rachel Blount is a sports reporter for the Star Tribune who covers a variety of topics, including the Olympics, Wild, college sports and horse racing. She has written extensively about Minnesota's Olympic athletes and has covered pro and college hockey since joining the staff in 1990.
rblount@startribune.com
612-673-4389
https://www.startribune.com/ncaa-cancels-division-ii-and-division-iii-fall-championships/572018892/
And rules requiring COVID-19 testing might wipe out fall sports in those divisions.
By Rachel Blount
Minneapolis Star Tribune
AUGUST 5, 2020 — 11:48PM
The NCAA announced Wednesday it is cancelling national championships in all fall sports at the Division II and III levels, leaving several Minnesota schools with no chance to play for national titles this year. But another NCAA edict — a set of new return-to-sport rules — left some wondering whether they will play at all.
The new rules would require COVID-19 testing of athletes as often as every week in some sports, and results must be received within 72 hours of competition in high-contact sports. Minnesota State Mankato athletic director Kevin Buisman called that “a game-changer” for schools hoping to compete in fall sports. Buisman and Concordia (St. Paul) athletic director Regan McAthie said not every school will be able to comply, which could shut down fall sports entirely.
The NCAA’s Board of Governors was expected to issue a ruling Tuesday on fall sports championships for all divisions. Wednesday, it said each division would decide on its own, with a deadline of Aug. 21. D-II and D-III officials quickly announced they would scrap their championships.
McAthie said the news “was a little bit of a gut punch for all of us” at a school that has won nine NCAA volleyball titles. The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference — which includes Concordia, MSU Mankato and seven other Minnesota schools — will hold meetings in the coming days to discuss how to move forward.
“I definitely think [the season] is in danger,” McAthie said. “One of the things that kept us moving forward with sports in the fall was that up until [Wednesday], the NCAA championships were going to take place in the fall. That was a driving factor for us.
“Now that that’s no longer happening, I definitely think it opens up conversations about, do we compete for conference championships? And is that happening in the fall, or more than likely in the spring, if it happens at all? And there’s still the aspect of the [new rules] and whether or not schools can follow them, and whether schools feel like it’s responsible for them to continue.”
In a statement, the D-II Presidents Council said it made the decision because of “operational, logistical and financial challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.” The Division III Presidents Council released a similar statement, citing “administrative and financial challenges.” The D-III Management Council recommended last month that the Board of Governors call off its fall championships.
Buisman said the news drew a range of emotions from MSU Mankato’s coaches, staff and athletes, including anger, sadness, frustration and anxiety. While he said the cancellation “buckled some knees,” the new rules hit equally hard. The NCAA’s regulations apply to preseason, regular season and postseason competition for all schools.
The rules include regular testing of athletes and staff; covering the cost of COVID-related medical expenses; and observing specific protocols, including use of masks and social distancing. Buisman said some schools will not be able to afford or even obtain testing supplies, and there also is inconsistency between NCAA mandates and state guidelines.
“The NCAA guidance went from ‘you should’ to ‘you must,’ ” Buisman said. “The biggest challenge is with the testing protocols. Are we supposed to do what the state is telling us to do, or the NCAA? In some cases, they’re in conflict with one another.”
Buisman and McAthie both noted that if tests are scarce, schools also would face the issue of whether it is ethical to use them for otherwise healthy student-athletes.
The NSIC’s athletic directors plan to meet Thursday. Its board of directors will meet Monday, and Buisman said the goal is to preserve a season in some form.
“We’re in a different place now than we were last week, in terms of what direction we take on this,” he said. “We’re all committed to trying to salvage competitive opportunities for these fall-sport athletes if we can do it safely.”
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Rachel Blount is a sports reporter for the Star Tribune who covers a variety of topics, including the Olympics, Wild, college sports and horse racing. She has written extensively about Minnesota's Olympic athletes and has covered pro and college hockey since joining the staff in 1990.
rblount@startribune.com
612-673-4389
https://www.startribune.com/ncaa-cancels-division-ii-and-division-iii-fall-championships/572018892/
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Money money money money money......MONEY
What a complete joke, pay these people already. It’s apparent they are no longer amateur student athletes...
85 kids basically fund entire AD departments at the power 5 schools. They probably should be paid.
Less than zero chance. To keep your football team away from other students, taking courses remotely, while they play football... then you have 100% fully-fledged employees.
The first smart step is Name, Image and Likeness.
You're probably right. It would require a ton of discipline from all 65 Power 5 teams
With 30 MLB teams, we had 2 teams very early (the Marlins & Cardinals) allegedly go to bars/casinos, get infected, where they messed things up.
No, they don’t. Put a different 85 FBS-quality players in Hawkeye uniforms at Kinnick, and same money flows in. It is Kinnick and the uniform and the atmosphere and the swarm and and and...that we pay for. Not the players.
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August 14 Update:
ALL Div I, Div II & Div III fall NCAA sponsored championships have been canceled (ie, there won't be a national champion).
With ONE exception: FBS Football.
Makes sense.
ALL Div I, Div II & Div III fall NCAA sponsored championships have been canceled (ie, there won't be a national champion).
With ONE exception: FBS Football.
Makes sense.
I think its important to remind everyone that it was deemed unsafe to play fall sports and that is why, with the exception of a few conferences in one sport, ALL Div I, Div II and Div III fall sports have been canceled.
What does this say about FBS football that it is the only sport in all of Div I, II and III still trying to move forward?
What does this say about FBS football that it is the only sport in all of Div I, II and III still trying to move forward?
for better or worse, the B1G listened to the medical experts and the lawyers (future liabilities) and made their decision.
