I don't have high hopes for an upcoming season.
I think the Ivys dropping was just the first domino
I don't have high hopes for an upcoming season.
I think the Ivys dropping was just the first domino
Personally, I'm not sure yet...my gut-take is that some conferences will at least try to commence a start to the season. Beyond said attempt: who could know?
Big Ten just decided that it will have a conference only season (for now)
Not very hopeful
It looks not good.
Seems as if the power conferences are gonna start a season having conference-only matches; the NCAA tourney may be completely different, or not happen!
One thing about IVC: if there are international-league matches I will be following some of my fave former-NCAA players; no matter what happens in the USA.
Since you love college volleyball, please, guys, help the Stanford former players to keep alive the men's volleyball program. Players like the Shoji bros, Shaw, Cook and so on started a petition online. The Athletics cut 11 programs because of the financial crisis after the Covid-19.
Since you love college volleyball, please, guys, help the Stanford former players to keep alive the men's volleyball program. Players like the Shoji bros, Shaw, Cook and so on started a petition online. The Athletics cut 11 programs because of the financial crisis after the Covid-19.
Already done...& shared on my facebook platform. It was at ~1700 when I signed-on; was at 6,400+ when I went to bed about 11-12 hours ago. Here's hoping!
Seems as if the power conferences are gonna start a season having conference-only matches; the NCAA tourney may be completely different, or not happen!
One thing about IVC: if there are international-league matches, I will be following some of my fave former-NCAA players; no matter what happens in the USA.
Pac-12 just announced that many Fall sports, including football and women's VB, will be conference-only seasons. They are going to try to begin in September
Already done...& shared on my facebook platform. It was at ~1700 when I signed-on; was at 6,400+ when I went to bed about 11-12 hours ago. Here's hoping!
Thank you so much. May God bless you!
I wish you a lot of positive vibes. Please, guys, sign the petition. I can't lose a piece of my heart.
Thank you so much. May God bless you!
I wish you a lot of positive vibes. Please, guys, sign the petition. I can't lose a piece of my heart.
That petition drive ended, after ~ 2 days and 8 hours, w/ 7,334 supporters: a pretty amazing, and substantial, number/response! Hopefully can do some good.
Support all sports!!! Hope Stanford can sort it out.
Support all sports!!! Hope Stanford can sort it out.
If any American university can "sort it out", it would be Stanford.
Well now: since the SEC has not announced its intentions concerning the Fall season, I will hold off on doing the Florida preview: which was to be my final one
The two conferences starting Fall seasons were covered here.
The SEC has just announced that the start of Women's VB, soccer & cross country will be postponed until August 31, at the earliest. I will do a FL preview then.
Hellvig not returning to Hawaii. How's it looking for other foreign players?
Hellvig not returning to Hawaii. How's it looking for other foreign players?
She's the only one I've seen so far. The govt back tracked on the plan to not allow foreign students who were only enrolled in online classes.... But I feel if there are only online classes for the fall, we may not see college volleyball anyways
The non-uniformity in starting the season...with so many differing conference, institutional, + individual State responses/'plans' for Fall...is just mind-boggling!
The non-uniformity in starting the season...with so many differing conference, institutional, + individual State responses/'plans' for Fall...is just mind-boggling!
I mean when you have a president and his team who don’t have a clue, throw in some governors who don’t have a clue, then ask people to make their own decisions based on people not having a clue, the answer is pretty straight forward.
No season this fall as schools will probably remain online there will be no possibility to get together. Pro sports have more of an economic incentive, but schools in theory don’t (albeit they need people to feel good about not paying athletes).
UPDATE; 16 July: it seems that ~50 % of the power conferences have put off determining if they will go conference matches-only until sometime in September
This gives them time to: 1) arrange future schedules if conference-only; and 2) see where the Covid-19 situation stands in the US in about one + a half months
At this time the two conference-only groups are Pac-12.and B1G.
As long as Trump does nothing to fight Covid-19, I don't see the college leagues starting.