College football 2020 offseason thread

They do indeed look similar to USC. Both look like most of their clases — but not all — will be online or hybrid. Few in-person only. So they’re not in an exclusively online-only mode. The Cal State System is the online-only deal. I had missed the UC System announcement.

 

Also, tap, I saw a statement from the University of Arizona's president a day or two ago that, if COVID outbreaks continue like they are in his state, there's "no way" they'll have in-person classes in Tucson.

At some point soon, a Power Five conference will dial back fall football ... maybe just the nonconference games to start. The Pac-12 would be a good bet.

 

Saw that one.
It's simply not feasible. Never has been.

 

Who gets to tell Dabo?

 

After the revolt by his players and a review by Oklahoma State, Mike Gundy has agreed to a $1 million pay cut and other contract changes. It wasn’t completely clear to me whether the pay cut was for more than this season.

OSU coach Mike Gundy accepts $1 million pay cut, other contract adjustments

 

I'm a man! I'm 40! I'm a million bucks poorer!

 

Before this agreement, if they had whacked him at the end of 2020, he would have received $19.68 million. (I think.) Now, whacking him this year costs them $10 million. That’s a big difference.
That’s one expensive t-shirt.

 

Interesting thing from The Athletic. They clearly had no interest in finding out whether Gundy used the n-word three decades ago.

Holder said former Colorado player Alfred Williams was not contacted during the course of their investigation. The College Football Hall of Famer has alleged that Gundy twice called him a racist slur during Colorado’s 41-17 win against Oklahoma State in 1989 when Gundy was the team’s senior quarterback. Williams has said he’s still seeking an apology from Gundy and has “at least 20 people” who corroborate his claim. Holder said he didn’t feel they needed to look into that matter.

“That was 31 years ago,” Holder said. “That was resolved at that time. I think everyone’s moved forward since then. … I mean, once you start doing that, where else are you gonna go? I don’t know. I don’t know that there’s necessarily a good answer for it. I just didn’t feel the need to do that. I read the news account at the time. Mike Gundy addressed it, denied it and moved on.”

So you can make the argument that says, "Hey. It's a long time ago. We can't hold everybody accountable for everything they've ever said." That's not an absurd argument.
But in this case, you have to try to figure it out -- if for no reason than to see if your coach is a liar. Ask Gundy about it. If he maintains his denial, reach out to Alfred Williams and others. If you find 10 people who were there and heard it and say he said it and Gundy is still maintaining he didn't say it, then you know he has lied to you in 2020.
Isn't that worth finding out?
Not to Oklahoma State. They don't want to know.
It was not "resolved at the time." Gundy said he didn't say it; Colorado players said he said it. Is that resolution?

 

Lightening the mood a little bit:

 

Texas State Fair cancelled. But not OU-TX...or Grambling-Prairie View...

 

Did they not announce moving to the spring yet?