2020 The Game that Wasn't

[billbeck451]

well they know that they have peaked a couple of weeks ago and that UL is hitting their stride and that LL was going have a 100 yrd rushing game. Make them forfeit the game, pay all UL expenses for the game and no bowl game. Hit them in the pocketbook

[dg71]

This really smells. Even if the Covid issue is true, its the conference championship. Here we are in a season where most teams have had postponements and played games into mid December and we have bowl games going into January...CMON MAN! I call BS. Where is our Commissioner on this?

[GoneGolfin]

We did it when we played them. We played them at home with something like 11 players out with covid didn't we?

They key here is "entire position group". I do not believe we had an entire position group out. And it was nowhere near 11 players for the Coastal Carolina game.

So, my question still remains. In such a situation where an entire position group is out, does the affected program have a choice to play the game? Or is it a conference rule that the game is automatically canceled with no recourse.

Brian

[Hatch]

Am I the only one that clicked on this thread title thinking we might be recruiting the next Japanese sumo wrestling sensation to convert as an offensive lineman?

[ZoomZoom]

Next chance we get, release the Kraken on CCU. If Napier takes his foot off their throat shame on him.

[billbeck451]

well every student body in the world is going to call them the chicken ____s for ever more. Students have long memories when it come to things like this

[SlickRick]

They key here is "entire position group". I do not believe we had an entire position group out. And it was nowhere near 11 players for the Coastal Carolina game.

So, my question still remains.

Brian

Right, very convenient.

[ZoomZoom]

Next chance we get, release the Kraken on CCU. If Napier takes his foot off their throat shame on him.

But CCU doesn’t care, they just went all in on Tulsa.

[Rainman66]

For everyone upset with the Sun Belt conference, Let me just say, that the SBC follows just about every rule the SEC does, and sure enough the SEC and Big 10 both have the same protocol in place for deciding champions if the championship game can not be played with Co-Champions.

The ACC protocol would have award Coastal the championship based on regular season standings, ya'll would really be mad at keith Gill if that was the case.

Pac-12 and Big 12 both would fill in the next available team, like Oregon did for Washington earlier this week. Texas was designated the fill in if either team could not play.

Understand and agree that the SBC is following the protocol that was set. Doesn't mean someone isn't gaming the protocol.

There is literally no downside for CCU to this outcome. They are co-champions, which still qualifies them for a NY6. All reward and no risk.

[CajunFun]

You leave my girlfriend out of this.

[Cajun Power]

Scott: ‘I’m sure this is disappointing for everyone at Coastal Carolina as well.’

Maggard: ‘I’ll let everyone draw their own conclusions.’

(Paraphrasing, but that was the gist of it.)

[ragin50]

Scott: ‘I’m sure this is disappointing for everyone at Coastal Carolina as well.’

Maggard: ‘I’ll let everyone draw their own conclusions.’

(Paraphrasing, but that was the gist of it.)

Maggard's silence was deafening. He knows what really happened.