[Farm93]

Some odds and ends from COVID-land.

Alabama’s OC Bill O’Brien tested positive and has mild symptoms, and is isolating, though he is expected to rejoin the team by the national semifinal game.

WSU is opponent-less for the Sun Bowl after Miami had to withdraw due to COVID.  They are willing to play anyone.

The military bowl scheduled for Tuesday between Boston College and East Carolina (anyone remember the band’s show about East Carolina after we played them in the 1995 liberty bowl?) was cancelled after a COVID outbreak in BC.

The Fenway bowl schedule for Dec. 29 between Virginia and SMU was cancelled after a COVID outbreak at UVA.

BC

So far it has been a bunch of who cares type bowl games, but we are now closing in on the bigger bowls.

There is Utah, so excited to be playing in the Rose Bowl, but what if that doesn't happen.   That would be so disappointing. 

And in these bigger bowl games the alums actually travel.   Could you imagine spending thousands on airfare, hotels, rental cars, vacation time from work, and more just to discover the game is cancelled?  One might get the bowl ticket cost refunded (maybe??) but the rest of the costs will remain.

[Farm93]

Some odds and ends from COVID-land.

Alabama’s OC Bill O’Brien tested positive and has mild symptoms, and is isolating, though he is expected to rejoin the team by the national semifinal game.

WSU is opponent-less for the Sun Bowl after Miami had to withdraw due to COVID.  They are willing to play anyone.

The military bowl scheduled for Tuesday between Boston College and East Carolina (anyone remember the band’s show about East Carolina after we played them in the 1995 liberty bowl?) was cancelled after a COVID outbreak in BC.

The Fenway bowl schedule for Dec. 29 between Virginia and SMU was cancelled after a COVID outbreak at UVA.

BC

So far it has been a bunch of who cares type bowl games, but we are now closing in on the bigger bowls.

There is Utah, so excited to be playing in the Rose Bowl, but what if that doesn't happen.   That would be so disappointing. 

And in these bigger bowl games the alums actually travel.   Could you imagine spending thousands on airfare, hotels, rental cars, vacation time from work, and more just to discover the game is cancelled?  One might get the bowl ticket cost refunded (maybe??) but the rest of the costs will remain.