FCS Spring Playoffs....🤔

[aggierattler]

UPDATE AS OF 9/16/20 @ 6:22 PM

DI Council Approves Changes to FCS Championship

>The FCS championship will be conducted from April 18 through May 15, with 16 instead of 24 teams.

>Fall competitions will be considered when determining the field for the spring championship. The championship framework must be approved by the Division I Board of Directors, which meets next week.

>The playing and practice season model for 2020-21 provides flexibility for practice time periods and permits up to eight regular-season games to occur during a period of not more than 13 weeks in the spring, with the last regular-season game occurring not later than April 17.

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[aggieforlife]

We need to ask Hilton are we playing Football in spring or not my nephew seems to think so early Morning weight lifting and meetings some thing is up...

[trues]

I don't think he knows the answer to that yet. But they have to make a decision soon so the staff can prepare for the spring season.

[trues]

Sept 16, 2020 19:07:04 GMT -5 aggierattler said:

UPDATE AS OF 9/16/20 @ 6:22 PM

DI Council Approves Changes to FCS Championship

>The FCS championship will be conducted from April 18 through May 15, with 16 instead of 24 teams.

>Fall competitions will be considered when determining the field for the spring championship. The championship framework must be approved by the Division I Board of Directors, which meets next week.

>The playing and practice season model for 2020-21 provides flexibility for practice time periods and permits up to eight regular-season games to occur during a period of not more than 13 weeks in the spring, with the last regular-season game occurring not later than April 17.

LINK to the entire article: collegead.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=61c4fe7ac5a0a938837995044&id=986b7f9d97&e=5d714817b0

With the FCS allowing championship there is a 50/50 chance the celebration will happen but the contract would had expire by 2021

[Aggie Monster]

Thats very short turnaround for playoff team going into the Fall. All just so you can be called somewhat of a "paper champion" because the season and playoffs are short. I guess that doesn't matter to players, since they just want to play play play

[Bornthrilla]

Sept 17, 2020 6:57:42 GMT -5 Aggie Monster said:

Thats very short turnaround for playoff team going into the Fall. All just so you can be called somewhat of a "paper champion" because the season and playoffs are short. I guess that doesn't matter to players, since they just want to play play play

That's why I have constantly said to find a way to play 4-6 games NOW, before the end of the year, and then return back for a real season in fall 2021.

Keep your same offseason and signing period dates. The NCAA has already ruled that 2020 will not count against player eligibility, so we need to find a way to salvage these last three months.

[trues]

Sept 17, 2020 7:13:39 GMT -5 Bornthrilla said:

Sept 17, 2020 6:57:42 GMT -5 Aggie Monster said:

Thats very short turnaround for playoff team going into the Fall. All just so you can be called somewhat of a "paper champion" because the season and playoffs are short. I guess that doesn't matter to players, since they just want to play play play

That's why I have constantly said to find a way to play 4-6 games NOW, before the end of the year, and then return back for a real season in fall 2021.

Keep your same offseason and signing period dates. The NCAA has already ruled that 2020 will not count against player eligibility, so we need to find a way to salvage these last three months.

That's not going to happen you can talk until you turn blue the SWAC and MEAC has laid out there format for the spring games.

[DECKS]

Sept 16, 2020 12:38:30 GMT -5 Aggie One said:

Unless there is a spring Celebration Bowl to go to (which I seriously doubt would occur), there is no logical reason in my mind for the MEAC to divide into divisional play and then a championship game.

The original idea of championship game may have sounded good at the time but I doubt a championship game would draw flies in the midst of a pandemic.

If you're going to play in the spring at all, simply let everyone play a full seven game conference schedule with the winner going to the playoffs and everyone else attempting to finish impressively enough for an at large birth and call it a day.

Just my opinion.

MEAC gave up its AQ so there could be no auto bid for conference champ. We'd have to hope for an at large bid. Of course that's not possible with this schedule. Need to get rid of championship game!
Commish as usual is following the SWAC. Hopefully there will be a CB?

[A&T-roy]

Sept 18, 2020 6:36:34 GMT -5 DECKS said:

Sept 16, 2020 12:38:30 GMT -5 Aggie One said:

Unless there is a spring Celebration Bowl to go to (which I seriously doubt would occur), there is no logical reason in my mind for the MEAC to divide into divisional play and then a championship game.

The original idea of championship game may have sounded good at the time but I doubt a championship game would draw flies in the midst of a pandemic.

If you're going to play in the spring at all, simply let everyone play a full seven game conference schedule with the winner going to the playoffs and everyone else attempting to finish impressively enough for an at large birth and call it a day.

Just my opinion.

MEAC gave up its AQ so there could be no auto bid for conference champ. We'd have to hope for an at large bid. Of course that's not possible with this schedule. Need to get rid of championship game!
Commish as usual is following the SWAC. Hopefully there will be a CB?

They're trying to do the CB.

We'll see what happens.

[DECKS]

All things considered I'd rather remain in the MEAC but on the flip side I'm happy as hail we will no longer be under Dr. Dennis Thomas's leadership.