One Advantage of Not Playing This Year...

KissMyAg · Post by **KissMyAg** » September 14th, 2020, 1:24 pm

There is one advantage for the MWC (minus AFA) to not play this year - we can keep scholly's for next year. Another big advantage for us is we aren't in massive debt like our other MWC peers, so... we will not play catch up as much as our other friends in the MWC in years to come.

Post by **aggies22** » September 14th, 2020, 1:46 pm

There is no advantage to not playing. The decision not to play and the eligibility freeze is a curse to us all.

ViAggie · Post by **ViAggie** » September 14th, 2020, 2:02 pm

I think it certainly hurts more than it helps, we'll find out I guess

NavyBlueAggie · Post by **NavyBlueAggie** » September 14th, 2020, 2:06 pm

Appears many schools quickly agreed with their conferences to cancel the 2020 football season. It also seems that some of the quick to cancel aggression is now being replaced by... where will the the football T V money come from now?

GameFAQSAggie · Post by **GameFAQSAggie** » September 14th, 2020, 2:20 pm

No advantage. The schools that do play still get their scholies for next year. The rule for next year will be, for both schools that do and don't play this year, 85 plus unlimited seniors. 2022 will be down to 85 including seniors.

Post by **aggies22** » September 14th, 2020, 3:33 pm

GameFAQSAggie wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2020, 2:20 pm
No advantage. The schools that do play still get their scholies for next year. The rule for next year will be, for both schools that do and don't play this year, 85 plus unlimited seniors. 2022 will be down to 85 including seniors.

Did you see that somewhere? I would think the numbers are messed up for at least 4 years as the freeze involves all players not just seniors. Kids that are true freshmen right now and take a redshirt at some point in their careers won't be seniors for 6 years.

GameFAQSAggie · Post by **GameFAQSAggie** » September 14th, 2020, 3:37 pm

aggies22 wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2020, 3:33 pm

GameFAQSAggie wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2020, 2:20 pm
No advantage. The schools that do play still get their scholies for next year. The rule for next year will be, for both schools that do and don't play this year, 85 plus unlimited seniors. 2022 will be down to 85 including seniors.
Did you see that somewhere? I would think the numbers are messed up for at least 4 years as the freeze involves all players not just seniors. Kids that are true freshmen right now and take a redshirt at some point in their careers won't be seniors for 6 years.

I heard it on the radio in an interview with Kyle Whittingham.

Aggie formerly in Hawaii · Post by **Aggie formerly in Hawaii** » September 14th, 2020, 4:08 pm

aggies22 wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2020, 1:46 pm
There is no advantage to not playing. The decision not to play and the eligibility freeze is a curse to us all.

Yeah I would agree it is a curse. As we get older, we forget how long a year is to a teenager. You think a potential recruit who is deciding on a school is more likely to go to a place they just spent a season watching or a place that didn't play? Not saying we can't win those recruiting battles, but it seems like a massive disadvantage.

Post by **aggies22** » September 14th, 2020, 4:12 pm

Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2020, 4:08 pm

aggies22 wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2020, 1:46 pm
There is no advantage to not playing. The decision not to play and the eligibility freeze is a curse to us all.
Yeah I would agree it is a curse. As we get older, we forget how long a year is to a teenager. You think a potential recruit who is deciding where to is more likely to go to a place they just spent a season watching or a place that didn't play? Not saying we can't win those recruiting battles, but it seems like a massive disadvantage.

Massive disadvantage is putting it mildly.

Aggie formerly in Hawaii · Post by **Aggie formerly in Hawaii** » September 14th, 2020, 4:14 pm

aggies22 wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2020, 4:12 pm

Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2020, 4:08 pm

aggies22 wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2020, 1:46 pm
There is no advantage to not playing. The decision not to play and the eligibility freeze is a curse to us all.
Yeah I would agree it is a curse. As we get older, we forget how long a year is to a teenager. You think a potential recruit who is deciding where to is more likely to go to a place they just spent a season watching or a place that didn't play? Not saying we can't win those recruiting battles, but it seems like a massive disadvantage.
Massive disadvantage is putting it mildly.

Agreed. It is a shame they couldn't at least put something together even if it was a 4 game schedule against local teams. Just shutting it all down for a year is crazy.

Yossarian · Post by **Yossarian** » September 14th, 2020, 5:04 pm

The one advantage is that USU football could rest assured that they will not contribute to the countless tens of thousands of people that are still to die in the upcoming Covid-19 flare-ups.

sneed · Post by **sneed** » September 14th, 2020, 6:18 pm

Yossarian wrote:The one advantage is that USU football could rest assured that they will not contribute to the countless tens of thousands of people that are still to die in the upcoming Covid-19 flare-ups.

I’m guessing it will actually be the opposite. Kids don’t seem to be getting as sick as others so these athletes just lost their biggest incentive to be cautious (and wont be tested all the time so they won’t know if they have it). More kids to spread the wonderful virus!

Aggie formerly in Hawaii · Post by **Aggie formerly in Hawaii** » September 14th, 2020, 7:00 pm

sneed wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2020, 6:18 pm

Yossarian wrote:The one advantage is that USU football could rest assured that they will not contribute to the countless tens of thousands of people that are still to die in the upcoming Covid-19 flare-ups.
I’m guessing it will actually be the opposite. Kids don’t seem to be getting as sick as others so these athletes just lost their biggest incentive to be cautious (and wont be tested all the time so they won’t know if they have it). More kids to spread the wonderful virus!

He is joking.

blueaggie · Post by **blueaggie** » September 14th, 2020, 7:31 pm

He is not joking. He is right.

slcagg · Post by **slcagg** » September 14th, 2020, 8:41 pm

blueaggie wrote: ↑
September 14th, 2020, 7:31 pm
He is not joking. He is right.

Wait I’m lost who is joking and who is right?

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