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Tdemling6 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:04 pm Y'all, don't watch what's happening to winter sports as far as cancelations and try to apply it to what could happen in lacrosse. Basketball and hockey are inside games. Lacrosse is outside. And lacrosse has more guys on a roster. In CBB one positive test means the whole team quarantine because there is fewer players and they are inside an enclosed area. Lacrosse won't be like that and hopefully, this thing is died down much more by Feb. Should peak fully around Thanksgiving and the Christmas and New Years' holidays and then fall drastically.

Cancelations in winter sports have no bearing on decisions about spring sports at all. If a school or conference for some reason looks at them similar then a leadership change is needed. Let the boys play!

hofstrapride1 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 27, 2020 11:05 am If there were ever a time for season to start later and extend Championship Weekend into June it is 2021. If we open in March would allow time for vaccine rollout to get going and increase our odds of having more fans at games later in season. Has anyone heard any buzz about considering this? Either way starting in early February would be bad idea and should at least move to later in February.

JBFortunato wrote: ↑Fri Nov 27, 2020 5:02 pm

hofstrapride1 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 27, 2020 11:05 am If there were ever a time for season to start later and extend Championship Weekend into June it is 2021. If we open in March would allow time for vaccine rollout to get going and increase our odds of having more fans at games later in season. Has anyone heard any buzz about considering this? Either way starting in early February would be bad idea and should at least move to later in February.

I disagree, I think the season should start on time or even a bit earlier than usual. We have learned that no matter what any particular program or professional team does to limit spread of the virus, it goes where it wants and infections happen. There WILL be cancelled and rescheduled games during this lacrosse season if it proceeds, and the more time you leave for that eventuality the more likely it is that a full-ish season will be played by most programs, and that some kind of NCAA postseason will take place.

The good news is that most NCAA lacrosse players will have been exposed to the virus by February 1st one way or the other - being on a campus, travel, socializing with friends and family over the holidays - and thus I believe that we will see fewer infections, and fewer postponements, than we have in other sports.

If these college presidents and ADs can muster the courage - and money - to move forward with a season, I believe it will go relatively well.

Cheers!

FannOLax wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:44 pm Anyone here getting real news from a son who is D1 (or D2 or D3 for that matter) lax player? Or maybe from a source within a college athletics department? It's easy to speculate, and recent vaccine announcements give cause for optimism, but I'd love to hear what the current thinking really is now at colleges & universities with men's lacrosse. Thanks.

molo wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 1:29 pm Even the NFL and major college football are struggling to get through this season. With a new surge on the way, I cannot believe the nonrevenue spring sports will happen in 2021. If--more realistically when--the 2021 season is shelved, what will the NCAA do about extra years for players who will have missed this year? Will players get another extra year?

Tdemling6 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:04 pm Y'all, don't watch what's happening to winter sports as far as cancelations and try to apply it to what could happen in lacrosse. Basketball and hockey are inside games. Lacrosse is outside. And lacrosse has more guys on a roster. In CBB one positive test means the whole team quarantine because there is fewer players and they are inside an enclosed area. Lacrosse won't be like that and hopefully, this thing is died down much more by Feb. Should peak fully around Thanksgiving and the Christmas and New Years' holidays and then fall drastically.

Cancelations in winter sports have no bearing on decisions about spring sports at all. If a school or conference for some reason looks at them similar then a leadership change is needed. Let the boys play!

PulpExposure wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 2:56 pm

Tdemling6 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:04 pm Y'all, don't watch what's happening to winter sports as far as cancelations and try to apply it to what could happen in lacrosse. Basketball and hockey are inside games. Lacrosse is outside. And lacrosse has more guys on a roster. In CBB one positive test means the whole team quarantine because there is fewer players and they are inside an enclosed area. Lacrosse won't be like that and hopefully, this thing is died down much more by Feb. Should peak fully around Thanksgiving and the Christmas and New Years' holidays and then fall drastically.

Cancelations in winter sports have no bearing on decisions about spring sports at all. If a school or conference for some reason looks at them similar then a leadership change is needed. Let the boys play!

NJ just cancelled youth and high school indoor sports for the winter. Outdoor sports are okay - and was clear that while gatherings outside must be 25 or less, this number doesn't apply to outdoor sports except for the number of spectators.

This is a good sign for the spring honestly. But it really sucks for the kids who play basketball, wrestle, swim, etc.

pcowlax wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 3:15 pm

PulpExposure wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 2:56 pm

Tdemling6 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:04 pm Y'all, don't watch what's happening to winter sports as far as cancelations and try to apply it to what could happen in lacrosse. Basketball and hockey are inside games. Lacrosse is outside. And lacrosse has more guys on a roster. In CBB one positive test means the whole team quarantine because there is fewer players and they are inside an enclosed area. Lacrosse won't be like that and hopefully, this thing is died down much more by Feb. Should peak fully around Thanksgiving and the Christmas and New Years' holidays and then fall drastically.

Cancelations in winter sports have no bearing on decisions about spring sports at all. If a school or conference for some reason looks at them similar then a leadership change is needed. Let the boys play!

NJ just cancelled youth and high school indoor sports for the winter. Outdoor sports are okay - and was clear that while gatherings outside must be 25 or less, this number doesn't apply to outdoor sports except for the number of spectators.

This is a good sign for the spring honestly. But it really sucks for the kids who play basketball, wrestle, swim, etc.

I’m not sure what this means. What outdoor winter sports are they talking about? There are no outdoor high school winter sports outside of ski teams.

pcowlax wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 3:15 pm

PulpExposure wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 2:56 pm

Tdemling6 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:04 pm Y'all, don't watch what's happening to winter sports as far as cancelations and try to apply it to what could happen in lacrosse. Basketball and hockey are inside games. Lacrosse is outside. And lacrosse has more guys on a roster. In CBB one positive test means the whole team quarantine because there is fewer players and they are inside an enclosed area. Lacrosse won't be like that and hopefully, this thing is died down much more by Feb. Should peak fully around Thanksgiving and the Christmas and New Years' holidays and then fall drastically.

Cancelations in winter sports have no bearing on decisions about spring sports at all. If a school or conference for some reason looks at them similar then a leadership change is needed. Let the boys play!

NJ just cancelled youth and high school indoor sports for the winter. Outdoor sports are okay - and was clear that while gatherings outside must be 25 or less, this number doesn't apply to outdoor sports except for the number of spectators.

This is a good sign for the spring honestly. But it really sucks for the kids who play basketball, wrestle, swim, etc.

I’m not sure what this means. What outdoor winter sports are they talking about? There are no outdoor high school winter sports outside of ski teams.

Dr. Edward Lifshitz, medical director for the state's Communicable Disease Service, said indoor youth sports have been linked to many new cases of COVID-19. He cited youth hockey as being traced to more than 100 cases.

molo wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 1:29 pm Even the NFL and major college football are struggling to get through this season. With a new surge on the way, I cannot believe the nonrevenue spring sports will happen in 2021. If--more realistically when--the 2021 season is shelved, what will the NCAA do about extra years for players who will have missed this year? Will players get another extra year?

molo wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 1:29 pm Even the NFL and major college football are struggling to get through this season. With a new surge on the way, I cannot believe the nonrevenue spring sports will happen in 2021. If--more realistically when--the 2021 season is shelved, what will the NCAA do about extra years for players who will have missed this year? Will players get another extra year?

hofstrapride1 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 03, 2020 8:01 am

molo wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 1:29 pm Even the NFL and major college football are struggling to get through this season. With a new surge on the way, I cannot believe the nonrevenue spring sports will happen in 2021. If--more realistically when--the 2021 season is shelved, what will the NCAA do about extra years for players who will have missed this year? Will players get another extra year?

I completely disagree. If an indoor sport like college basketball can happen as cases surge, certainly outdoor sports can take place and by March conditions should be better as vaccine gets rolled out. The players were already denied much of a 2020 season and am sure they will do everything possible to make sure they can safely return to the field.

FMUBart wrote: ↑Thu Dec 03, 2020 10:18 am

hofstrapride1 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 03, 2020 8:01 am

molo wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 1:29 pm Even the NFL and major college football are struggling to get through this season. With a new surge on the way, I cannot believe the nonrevenue spring sports will happen in 2021. If--more realistically when--the 2021 season is shelved, what will the NCAA do about extra years for players who will have missed this year? Will players get another extra year?

I completely disagree. If an indoor sport like college basketball can happen as cases surge, certainly outdoor sports can take place and by March conditions should be better as vaccine gets rolled out. The players were already denied much of a 2020 season and am sure they will do everything possible to make sure they can safely return to the field.

+1 But don't let common sense get in the way of hysteria!!

HooDat wrote: ↑Thu Dec 03, 2020 4:11 pm anyone care to say out loud why the Ivy League would be in a completely different category? Or list a few other leagues that may be in similar categories?