App versus Campbell- 9/26

[AppinVA]

Something doesn't smell right...

https://bigsouthsports.com/news/2020/8/ ... asons.aspx

The Big South is pushing football to the spring for what will probably be an abbreviated season (conference games) but they are allowing teams to play up to 4 games (non-conference) this fall. It's an odd model, but has some merit for their situation.

Big South Model...Feel free to go make any money you can this Fall and we’ll play for a conference champion in the Spring.

Exactly.

If that’s what they need to do to survive, I have no problem with it.

[AtlAppMan]

The mountaineers and the Irish would make for some prime time fun. Who on this board would travel to see that game (assuming we could get all the tickets we could consume) and not be afraid of the COVID monster?

I would do that one.

[bigdaddyg]

So Campbell is just trying to play a few random non-conference games in the fall with hopes of resuming and playing again in the Spring? Interesting. Can we really afford to pay anyone?

[GregPercussion]

So Campbell is just trying to play a few random non-conference games in the fall with hopes of resuming and playing again in the Spring? Interesting. Can we really afford to pay anyone?

I'd assume that's why we're playing Campbell instead of a SOCON opponent maybe. Campbell would take less money vs SOCON to play us.

[appstate77]

I get the feeling a third shoe may fall as well.

[WataugaMan]

I was looking at Campbell's schedule from last season, they're a fairly decent FCS team after all. Off top of my head they beat Mercer, Presbyterian, Gardner Webb (something west carolina can't do), and a few others.

[AppDawg]

UVA is available as of this evening when VMI
Backed out. News out of Samford is looking like they also may back out of their game with Florida State. Both of those games were slated for Sept 19th.

There has been no news from our AD that we will be backing out of the game with F$U.

The Southern Conference Council of Presidents announced Thursday that the league will not have fall conference competition due to health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing for nonconference contests if desired. It is the intention to move the fall sports’ regular-season competition and championships to the spring.

I certainly understand a decision hasn’t officially been made. However, your AD was non committal about the game by saying “We’ve got some decisions to be made there (FSU game), but no decision has been made today. I promise you this will be a late night and an early morning again trying to figure that out.”

Hence, my statement “Samford MAY back out...”

AND.... Samford Backs Out.

Hello, Seminoles....

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.tallah ... 5587250002

[NewApp]

UVA is available as of this evening when VMI
Backed out. News out of Samford is looking like they also may back out of their game with Florida State. Both of those games were slated for Sept 19th.

There has been no news from our AD that we will be backing out of the game with F$U.

The Southern Conference Council of Presidents announced Thursday that the league will not have fall conference competition due to health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing for nonconference contests if desired. It is the intention to move the fall sports’ regular-season competition and championships to the spring.

I certainly understand a decision hasn’t officially been made. However, your AD was non committal about the game by saying “We’ve got some decisions to be made there (FSU game), but no decision has been made today. I promise you this will be a late night and an early morning again trying to figure that out.”

Hence, my statement “Samford MAY back out...”

AND.... Samford Backs Out.

Hello, Seminoles....

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.tallah ... 5587250002

In our dreams.

[bcoach]

I don't know how a conference is going to play in the spring and again in the fall. That is a lot of games in one year for a kids body. I think that is just a bad plan.

[WataugaMan]

I don't know how a conference is going to play in the spring and again in the fall. That is a lot of games in one year for a kids body. I think that is just a bad plan.

It's called blowing smoke.

[appstate24]

I don't know how a conference is going to play in the spring and again in the fall. That is a lot of games in one year for a kids body. I think that is just a bad plan.

It's called blowing smoke.

Exactly... spring football ain’t happening.

[biggie]

I don't know how a conference is going to play in the spring and again in the fall. That is a lot of games in one year for a kids body. I think that is just a bad plan.

It's called blowing smoke.

Exactly... spring football ain’t happening.

In the big south case it is still the same number of games probably less with a shortened spring conf schedule.

But still spring football probably won’t happen.

[WASU 93]

I don't know how a conference is going to play in the spring and again in the fall. That is a lot of games in one year for a kids body. I think that is just a bad plan.

It's called blowing smoke.

Exactly... spring football ain’t happening.

In the big south case it is still the same number of games probably less with a shortened spring conf schedule.

But still spring football probably won’t happen.

We played 45 games in a three-year stretch in 05' to 07'. Each season those games were played in a 4-month stretch.
If it were to happen, and they played 4 games now, had time for recovery, then played a 7-game conference slate in the Spring, it's possible. Especially, if they play in place of Spring Practice.