Home Games, 2020

[redfred]

More than any of the other conferences, the B1G is controlled by its collection of University Presidents, even more so now that Jim Delaney's retired.

It was the Presidents who made the initial decision, and it was the Presidents who misjudged the push-back they'd receive afterwards. They assumed everybody was eventually going to follow suit. Once it became clear that the other Big Dawg powers were going to play come hell or high water AND (most importantly) bring in the big TV bucks for their schools, the Presidents found themselves between a rock and a hard place with no real choice but to relent.

Anyone who thinks this was all on a league commissioner in his first six months on the job doesn't understand the wonderful world of academic leadership in colleges and universities.

^^^^^^^^this.

 

[LinvingProog]

A Commissioner has a job to effectively represent the needs of the athletes and conference sports teams and to gather the evidence to support a position with the university administrators. Obviously ths was not a win for Kevin Warren. I think he failed at his first big test as commissioner. But he will have other opportunities to screw up, so for now he will have job security.

 

[Jimbosc]

Warren was a big part of the B1G looking like a monkey humping a football - he is on a much shorter rope going forward. But some of these schools like Michigan are going to punish their own first (Michigan's president is likely getting canned for opposing football being played - and only voted to play under that threat).

 

[Doc Holiday]

Like I stated before...the Big 10 backed themselves into a corner and painted all the routes out with a fresh coat of "cover your butt blue"...we can really thank the University and States Atty. General's office for lending a hand in no small part to any form of a return to playing but we also should thank the ACC, SEC and dear God must I say it....the big 12 for pushing ahead and thereby putting added pressure on the right spot...that we might have been sitting while they run the tables and play a National Championship game without us....the whole thing was just too much to take...the big shots in the conference started applying pressure and Warren's house of cards folded....no way in hell is the Ohio State's, Michigan's and Penn St. Big shots gonna sit by and let a NC be crowned without a dog in that fight...period end of story !
Sure the whole law suit by the players, the Atty General's office complaint that the Big 10 might not be in compliance with the State's Non-profit laws....had something to do with it but let's face facts..the reality of it boils down to "well hell if they can still play......by God so are we.....they ain't leaving us outta this without one of us getting a shot at the title"
They can claim all they want about student athletes safety, but bottom line....that's just more smoke up our bums....don't fool yourself, this was just as much about getting punched in the throat and not being able to punch back as it is all the other factors combined.
In my eyes Warren's stance was doomed from the start....it was just a matter of all the little ducks getting in line.
I'm just glad it didn't take too long and get to a point where there was no use in playing....that could have happened just as easily when you start having pencil pushing politicians dragging their feet getting involved as we know all to well.

DOC HOLIDAY.

 

[Doc Holiday]

Warren was a big part of the B1G looking like a monkey humping a football - he is on a much shorter rope going forward. But some of these schools like Michigan are going to punish their own first (Michigan's president is likely getting canned for opposing football being played - and only voted to play under that threat).

Oh no kidding.... If he lasts into the new year I will be shocked.
Oh the visual image that creates and I know you said Warren but ...the Michigan President... looking like a Monkey....on that football...... priceless...just priceless.
2..nope 3 Gold Stars for you making me laugh this morning !

P.S. And if your wondering....NO I DON'T CARE WHO THAT REMARK OFFENDS ! ....there did I make that clear enough ...good I hope so.

DOC HOLIDAY.

 

[charlie]

You know Buddy, I have told you this before I know but sometimes your insight into things is actually so freakin spot on that I shake my head and wonder if your not some sort of super secret mega agent James Bond 007 guy with listening devices that actually look like a fly on the wall....about things that I know the truth behind because of friendship with people involved and I know for a fact you were not in the room at the time some of this crap happened....it truly scares me a little sometimes....

Good one .....you get 5 Gold Stars for this one buddy and that's the most I ever give out !

DOC HOLIDAY.

I buy quality tea leaves.

 

[Crusader Husker]

There is a streak that is going to end for sure. The old people yelling,
SIT DOWN!!!!!