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dobre_shunka said:
There's something in the documents from the initial decision they do not want to be revealed in the discovery phase of the lawsuit by the Nebraska players.
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I kind of doubt their lawsuit is even going to get to that point.

The Big Ten (for whatever reason you might ascribe to it, political or not) tried to strongarm the other conferences into cancelling by getting out ahead of them and cancelling their season. Nobody else except the Pac 12 went along with it, and now that we've had a couple weekends of games + the SEC still appears set to play, they've changed their mind.
 
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05_never_again said:
I kind of doubt their lawsuit is even going to get to that point.

The Big Ten (for whatever reason you might ascribe to it, political or not) tried to strongarm the other conferences into cancelling by getting out ahead of them and cancelling their season. Nobody else except the Pac 12 went along with it, and now that we've had a couple weekends of games + the SEC still appears set to play, they've changed their mind.
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Any word on the PAC12? Are they gonna be the only major conference to not play this year?
 
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VolnJC said:
Any word on the PAC12? Are they gonna be the only major conference to not play this year?
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Pac-12 Insider Has Update On League Following Big Ten News

It sounds like they are entertaining the idea of coming back too, especially if the Big Ten does, but they also currently have a couple state government orders (Cali and Oregon) that forbid teams in those states from playing, even if they wanted to. It seems like if the Big Ten came back in October, the Pac 12 wouldn't be able to match up with them.

Also, given how there seems to be a complete lack of pushback from Pac 12 players, coaches, admins, etc. about not playing, it wouldn't shock me one bit if they didn't play.
 
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05_never_again said:
I kind of doubt their lawsuit is even going to get to that point.

The Big Ten (for whatever reason you might ascribe to it, political or not) tried to strongarm the other conferences into cancelling by getting out ahead of them and cancelling their season. Nobody else except the Pac 12 went along with it, and now that we've had a couple weekends of games + the SEC still appears set to play, they've changed their mind.
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Pac 12 had their own reason for cancelling the season outside of pandemic concerns (the United thing) and were of one accord. You’re dead on with the Big 10 strong arming other conferences angle. On the VQ podcast, they discussed Warren and whether he’s taking undue heat. I’d say no. He was very dismissive of other conferences going the other way and talked a tough game concerning any schools making their own decisions. I think he “resigns” sooner rather than later...and good!
 
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VolnJC said:
Any word on the PAC12? Are they gonna be the only major conference to not play this year?
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Yes...but it’s more from the players movement than pandemic concerns imo.
 
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I was listening to the CBS sports talking head out of Cleveland a week ago Sun morning (can't recall his name), and he was giving the SEC down the road for risking lives, the Big 10 was in it for the kids, blah, blah, blah.

Said that SEC fans were saying that we didn't give two poops what the B-10 did and how narrowminded and hypocritical that was...call me up and explain why you are stupid.

This is EXACTLY why we don't care what YOU hypocrites do. You are all fluff and know-nothingness. I was all for letting Nebraska and Iowa play in the SEC this season just to bust you your little self-absorbed union and expose you for what you really are.

If you don't play, you are gonna take a PR black eye. If you play...another black eye. White cobra to the head. BAM-BAM. This is YOUR bed. Take a nap.




Hating georgia 24/7.
 
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508mikey said:
Thats to late in the year for them to be considered for the CFB Playoffs -- leave them out, they caused it all by being ignorant and arrogant
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If they start on Oct 17, they could play a 10 game season and their week 10 would be same date as SEC CG.
 
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I would like to fine tune the two key paragraphs of that article. Here's how they would read, more honestly:

It looks as if Big Ten football is on its way back. After postponing fall sports, including football, on Aug. 11, the Leaders and Legends conference discovered that most of the football world doesn't, after all, follow them. The embarrassment was legendary.

As a face-saving measure, the Big Ten medical subcommittee presented new testing options on Saturday, all of which were available one month ago when the conference cancelled its season. These "new" testing options appear to give the Big Ten’s steering committee a face (saving) mask as it reverses its really stupid initial move while pretending that science drives its decisions.

Go. Vols.
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
I would like to fine tune the two key paragraphs of that article. Here's how they would read, more honestly:

It looks as if Big Ten football is on its way back. After postponing fall sports, including football, on Aug. 11, the Leaders and Legends conference discovered that most of the football world doesn't, after all, follow them. The embarrassment was legendary.

As a face-saving measure, the Big Ten medical subcommittee presented new testing options on Saturday, all of which were available one month ago when the conference cancelled its season. These "new" testing options appear to give the Big Ten’s steering committee a face (saving) mask as it reverses its really stupid initial move while pretending that science drives its decisions.

Go. Vols.
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Politics drove that decision. They just discovered everyone else isn't willing to jump off the bridge with them, much to their dismay, while they clean the egg off their collective faces.
 
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05_never_again said:
I kind of doubt their lawsuit is even going to get to that point.

The Big Ten (for whatever reason you might ascribe to it, political or not) tried to strongarm the other conferences into cancelling by getting out ahead of them and cancelling their season. Nobody else except the Pac 12 went along with it, and now that we've had a couple weekends of games + the SEC still appears set to play, they've changed their mind.
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PAC 12 just screwed their recruiting for the next few years IMO.
 
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