CFP semi-final: #1 Michigan against a school named after a type of Chili or #2 Michigan vs. a team who couldn't even win the SEC

[Fox Wismic]

[romad1]

7 hours ago, Fox Wismic said:

 

Holy crow! That looks fantastic

[Fox Wismic]

Thanks. I probably could've done better had I taken more time but it was fun putting together.

[Fox Wismic]

How about this? Few schools are good in ALL FOUR major sports. The southern and coastal teams don't know what hockey is. The northern teams don't have 10 months a year to play baseball. Many BB schools don't have much of a football team and vice versa. MICHIGAN excels in ALL of them.

[lordstanley]

1 hour ago, Fox Wismic said:

How about this? Few schools are good in ALL FOUR major sports. The southern and coastal teams don't know what hockey is. The northern teams don't have 10 months a year to play baseball. Many BB schools don't have much of a football team and vice versa. MICHIGAN excels in ALL of them.

Tremendous

[romad1]

8 hours ago, Fox Wismic said:

How about this? Few schools are good in ALL FOUR major sports. The southern and coastal teams don't know what hockey is. The northern teams don't have 10 months a year to play baseball. Many BB schools don't have much of a football team and vice versa. MICHIGAN excels in ALL of them.

How is Georgia's hockey team?

[Fox Wismic]

Georgia may have the best hockey team in the south, but that's like saying Dopey is tallest of the seven dwarfs. They only play other southern teams.

[Hongbit]

On 12/16/2021 at 9:27 PM, Fox Wismic said:

How about this? Few schools are good in ALL FOUR major sports. The southern and coastal teams don't know what hockey is. The northern teams don't have 10 months a year to play baseball. Many BB schools don't have much of a football team and vice versa. MICHIGAN excels in ALL of them.

There are only 2 major sports in college.   

[romad1]

Premise fail?

if College sports are judged on being a feeder system for the pros…

NCAA is doing good at providing talent for NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA

i don’t know how well it does providing talent for MLS

but probably lousy at providing talent for 

UEFA

and whatever league controls cricket

[Fox Wismic]

2 hours ago, Hongbit said:

There are only 2 major sports in college.   

Which one besides hockey?

[Hongbit]

1 hour ago, romad1 said:

Premise fail?

if College sports are judged on being a feeder system for the pros…

NCAA is doing good at providing talent for NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA

i don’t know how well it does providing talent for MLS

but probably lousy at providing talent for 

UEFA

and whatever league controls cricket

That is fine logic but there are still only 2 major college sports.   

[romad1]

Is this their starter? 

https://www.si.com/college/georgia/news/jt-daniels-tests-positive-for-covid-19

guess not.  I gather they thought he might get playing time in the CFP game.

[SkyBlue]

On 12/14/2021 at 7:05 PM, Motor City Sonics said:

I am not a vegetarian but I used to walk over to the Grit all the time.   Still there,  still on Prince Ave?   

Yes, brought my daughter and her husband there a week ago Saturday.  She is vegatarian we aren't, but I love their breakfasts, as did she, Grit was the highlight of the weekend for her (it was a massive beer share weekend which she rarely drinks).

[romad1]

Covid may actually put this game at risk

[Hongbit]

5 minutes ago, romad1 said:

Covid may actually put this game at risk

It would take something monumental for the powers that be in college football to postpone this game. 

13 hours ago, romad1 said:

Is this their starter? 

https://www.si.com/college/georgia/news/jt-daniels-tests-positive-for-covid-19

guess not.  I gather they thought he might get playing time in the CFP game.

There is some behind the scenes drama going on.  He was the starter and was injured and rumor is that the family and coaching staff had a different view on when he was ready to play.  Word is that  Kirby chose to just wash his hands of the situation and go with Stetson Bennett.  

[buddha]

20 minutes ago, romad1 said:

Covid may actually put this game at risk

or worse, covid takes a few of michigan's players away.  michigan isnt very deep at a lot of spots.

[RandyMarsh]

I guess Michigan is going as a team to get their booster shots today so that's good. 

[lordstanley]

1 hour ago, romad1 said:

Covid may actually put this game at risk

Out an abundance of caution, the NCAA should cancel the semis round and have the title game between #1 and #2. 🙂

[lordstanley]

I’d like to see one of the O-linemen lift this sucker 

 

 

[buddha]

texas a & m dropping out of the gator bowl because of covid in the team.  

the same thing could happen to the playoff games, but those would surely be rescheduled.

[romad1]

This all seems very surreal.  But, Covid has been surreal.

https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/cfp-committee-semifinals-will-not-be-rescheduled-if-team-can't-play-it-forfeits

[romad1]

The actual press release

https://collegefootballplayoff.com/news/2021/12/22/covid-policy.aspx

Quote

Actions Taken to Protect Student-Athlete Health and Safety

IRVING, Texas – The College Football Playoff (CFP) Management Committee today announced a series of new actions it will take to protect student-athlete health and safety as the omicron virus has spread in advance of the College Football Playoff.

"As we prepare for the Playoff, it's wise and necessary to put into place additional precautions to protect those who will play and coach the games," said Bill Hancock, Executive Director of the CFP. "These policies will better protect our students and staffs while providing clarity in the event worst-case scenarios result."

The changes were based on a recommendation from the Management Committee during a video conference yesterday, December 21, 2021.

The following are the policies for the Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl and Peach Bowl if an institution determines that it is unable to compete in the game because an insufficient number of athletes are available to play because of COVID-19. 
 

1. Fiesta and Peach Bowls – The CFP, bowl game and ESPN shall attempt to identify an alternate date for the game within one week of the scheduled date; if no date can be identified, the game would be considered no contest.
   
2. Playoff Semifinals (Cotton and Orange Bowls) if one team is unavailable to play – The unavailable team shall forfeit the game and its opponent would advance to the national championship game.
   
3. Playoff Semifinals (Cotton and Orange Bowls) if both teams are unavailable to play in one semifinal – The semifinal game would be declared "no contest" and the team winning the other semifinal game would be declared the CFP National Champion.
   
4. Playoff Semifinals (Cotton and Orange Bowls) if three teams are unavailable to play – The semifinal game in which two teams are unable to play would be declared "no contest." In the other semifinal game, the team unable to play shall forfeit the game and its opponent would be declared CFP National Champion.
   
5. CFP National Championship – If the team's unavailability is determined after the Playoff Semifinals have been conducted, the national championship game in Indianapolis may be rescheduled to no later than Friday, January 14. If one team is able to play and the other is not and the game cannot be rescheduled or is rescheduled and cannot be played, then the team unable to play shall forfeit the game and the other team shall be declared CFP National Champion. If both teams are unable to play on either an original or rescheduled date, then the game shall be declared "no contest" and the CFP National Championship shall be vacated for this season.

Following are other policies that shall be in place for this year's games:
 

1. Teams' travel to bowl sites – Teams have the option to arrive at the bowl site not later than two days before the game, rather than the customary five days before the game. (For example, not later than Wednesday before a Friday game.)
   
2. Bowl events – Attendance at events at the game sites will be optional for student-athletes, institutions' staff members, bands and spirit squads.
   
3. News conferences – Media access to coaches, staff and student-athletes will be virtual.
   
4. Access to the playing field – Non-essential personnel will not have access to the field and sidelines pre- and post-game. (For clarity, this includes, but is not limited to, institutions' friends and family and bowls' "special guests" and sponsors.)
   
5. Testing arrangement. Each institution will use the testing arrangement that it used during the regular season. The institution will arrange for testing at the game site.
   
6. Acceptance of opponent's protocol. Each conference has agreed to accept each other conference's testing protocol.
   
7. Certification. The director of athletics and the institution's chief medical officer must certify that each person with access to the playing field on game day has tested negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of the kickoff or has been fully vaccinated.
   
8. Health and Safety. To provide the best chance of health and safety, the participating institutions are encouraged to ensure that student-athletes and staff take prudent measures and follow medical recommendations to help prevent the contraction or transmission of COVID before, during and after they travel to the game sites.

"We certainly wish we were not in this position," said Hancock, "but the only responsible thing is to take whatever actions we can reasonably take to better protect those who play and coach the game."

 

[Hongbit]

18 minutes ago, romad1 said:

This all seems very surreal.  But, Covid has been surreal.

https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/cfp-committee-semifinals-will-not-be-rescheduled-if-team-can't-play-it-forfeits

I’m shocked.   I wonder if their TV partners and corporate sponsors as still going to pay the committee tens of millions of dollars if they don’t play these games.   I’m guessing these folks have a very different view of the lengths they should go to try and play.  

[buddha]

1 hour ago, Hongbit said:

I’m shocked.   I wonder if their TV partners and corporate sponsors as still going to pay the committee tens of millions of dollars if they don’t play these games.   I’m guessing these folks have a very different view of the lengths they should go to try and play.  

it would be a shame if one of the team's is devastated by covid and cant play a decent lineup.  nobody wants to see a bunch of walkons play against the other team's best playwrs.

[Hongbit]

12 minutes ago, buddha said:

it would be a shame if one of the team's is devastated by covid and cant play a decent lineup.  nobody wants to see a bunch of walkons play against the other team's best playwrs.

That is still a better alternative than not getting a chance to play and being forced to forfeit.    

The first choice should be to postpone a week.   Awarding a title or even a spot in the final via cancellation is a nuclear option and should be off the table.