2020...we playin' or what??

[Fishhead]

Looking as though there is a real chance we're not having a 2020 football season.  

There is obviously ZERO pro here, and plenty of con.  But I'm thinking...what's the worst thing about it? 

1. Only 2 years of Chase.

2. Myles Brennan...waits his turn when others bolted, only to have it just...not happen.  Right when he FINALLY gets the chance to throw to Chase and Marshall.  

3. Bo...who isn't excited to see what he does with the talent we have on defense??

OK, on second thought....the pros. 

1. It didn't happen in 2019

2. The streak against Alabama is gonna keep on growing. 

 

[dachsie]

Pro #3 - We still be National Champions

[houtiger]

I can keep watching those GREAT games we played last season!

[Hatchertiger]

IF true, it has to be money.  Would be lose more money if we try and play with little fans at the game vs. no season?

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  • The 2020 college football season is likely to be postponed after nationwide conference meetings are expected to take place this week, according to Sports Illustrated.

    On Sunday, ESPN reported that commissioners of the Power Five conferences held an emergency meeting over growing concern fall sports can't be played because of the coronavirus pandemic.

https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_aa386eda-da94-11ea-b21e-6f49ba0cdbf7.html?rewew&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twittertossos&utm_campaign=snd

[Hatchertiger]

Looks like SEC may be the hold out. Wouldn't it be something if the SEC is the only conference that plays football this fall?

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With Big Ten on ‘cusp’ of canceling season, SEC holding firm

Updated Aug 10, 2020; Posted Aug 09, 2020

By John Talty | jtalty@al.com

With the college football season seemingly hanging in the balance, the Southeastern Conference is holding firm.

A sense of panic broke across college football Sunday night amid reports of multiple Power 5 conferences moving closer to canceling their fall seasons. Sports Illustrated reported the Big Ten had already been gauging interest in whether other Power 5 conferences were on board for a uniform decision to be announced later this week. Don’t include the SEC in that group, at least not yet.

https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2020/08/with-big-ten-on-cusp-of-canceling-season-sec-holding-firm.html

[LSUDad]

Joining the fight: Sam Pittman becomes the first SEC coach to publicly support #WeWantToPlay movement

Michael Wayne Bratton | 1 hour ago

 

 

Following the Southeastern Conference’s Friday night release of the additional two games added to the schedule for each league team  — this move was necessary after the league shifted to a conference-only, 10-game schedule for the 2020 season — if there was one SEC team that you could forgive for not wanting to play the season, it would be Arkansas.

Arkansas is coming off consecutive winless seasons in league play and fired its previous head coach less than two years into his tenure in Fayetteville. Facing an uphill battle to be competitive on the field next season, the SEC handed the Razorbacks two games against the teams perceived by most as the best in the SEC East in Florida and Georgia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Despite the added difficulty facing the program, Arkansas AD Hunter Yuracheck joined the #WeWantToPlay movement on Monday morning (it should be noted that Yuracheck has a son on the football team, which should indicate his level of confidence that the players in Fayetteville are in the safest environment possible).

 

Following Yuracheck’s decision to publicly support the player-led movement, Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman has also joined the fight.

 

Pittman has yet to coach the Razorbacks on the field for a single game since taking over for Chad Morris yet this version of Arkansas football already feels like a more competitive program than the one we’ve seen in recent years.

It would be criminal not to let these players actually prove that on the field this fall.

[LSUDad]

Paul Finebaum reports the SEC is still planning on playing this season

Michael Wayne Bratton | 2 hours ago

 

 

New reports and information continue to fly in following a busy weekend of news in the world of college sports but the latest from Paul Finebaum should offer some hope to all of us SEC fanatics out there.

While noting the seriousness of the situation following reports that both the Big Ten and the Pac-12 plan to cancel their season — something Dan Patrick reported after speaking with a source with knowledge of the situation, Finebaum shared the latest information he has on the SEC’s plan during his latest appearance on ESPN morning show “Get Up” on Monday morning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“As far as pushback, yes there is plenty of pushback,” Finebaum said on the show. “I talked to an SEC source yesterday who said, ‘We’re still planning on playing. We have our schedule release coming up in a couple of days.’

 

“Remember, Friday night the SEC released the two additional conference games, so it just shows the incredible disconnect that we’ve talked about for three months, that is now mushroomed and has literally put everything on edge. As someone else told me early this morning, the college football season is not dead, it’s just on life support right now.”

That’s certainly ominous but it’s interesting that Finebaum and Patrick are essentially reporting the same information, which gives further creditability to both of their reports.

While some may be leaning toward pulling out for the upcoming college football season, the SEC continues to work hard to ensure some college football can be played in the fall.

[Hatchertiger]

Big 10 pulled the plug today.

EDIT: That is not official.

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The Free Press reported that the Big Ten is expected to announce its decision Tuesday.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/football/2020/08/10/big-ten-cancels-college-football-season-sec-schedule-greg-sankey/3335816001/

 

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[Hatchertiger]

The plot thickens or it could be nothing at all?

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The Southeastern Conference presidents will meet later Monday afternoon, and it is expected the school leaders will discuss plans for fall athletics, multiple sources confirmed with The Advocate. 

The SEC's 14 athletic directors are holding a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday. If they make a decision on whether to postpone or cancel the football season, it is possible, but not certain, that the presidents could vote on the motion Monday afternoon.

The presidents meeting was not previously scheduled.

https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_21f01b4a-db25-11ea-ba9b-730887f5ea42.html

[LSUDad]

 

Parents of some LSU football players support playing a season

 

 

LSU running back Tyrion Davis-Price (No. 3) (Source: Josh Auzenne/WAFB-TV) 

By Jacques Doucet and Josh Auzenne | August 10, 2020 at 5:45 PM CDT - Updated August 10 at 8:08 PM 

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Many people, especially college football players and their parents, are wondering if the SEC will cancel its football season.

Officials say “the sky isn’t falling” when it comes to LSU and the SEC playing football this fall. The situation could be stabilizing a bit in the wake of strong media reports and speculation about everyone canceling at once. The SEC and other conferences are still fighting to play but whether they do or not is yet to be seen.

 

 

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Parents of LSU players weigh in on college football status

The parents of at least two LSU Tigers say their kids want to play and they support them 100% on that decision.

Former Southern Lab star and now sophomore running back Tyrion Davis-Price, along with junior booming kickoff specialist Avery Atkins, are just two Tigers who are ready to play.

“I understand their safety is important,” said Stacie Davis-Price, mother of LSU running back Tyrion Davis-Price. “Of course, we’re concerned with our son’s health, like any other parent would be. But it would be devastating ... it would be devastating not to have a season. Not just for us, for Tyrion, just for the whole city and state of Louisiana. Just thinking about everything and everyone that’s involved.”

“I honestly want him to play,” added Ty Davis-Price, Tyrion’s father. “Like my wife was saying, I know it’s a safety issue but I believe they have everything there. I trust in the system that they have there set up for the kids.”

“They’re getting the best attention in every category,” said Jack Atkins, father of LSU placekicker Avery Atkins. “If he came home, he’s not going to get that. He is going to be worse off coming home. Those kids are as protected as they could possibly be. And, here’s the thing, they’re where they want to be. They want to be around their teammates, they want to be around their coaches. I’m trying to figure out what all this is about because these are the people that are the most extreme not at risk. These people don’t even know they have it half the time and then they’re over it by the time they get a test result.”

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LSU athletic director Scott Woodward released a statement about the upcoming season:

“We remain steadfast in our approach in the Southeastern Conference, taking all the available time to gather as much information as possible in order to make informed decisions. We are united in our process and our focus on the safety and well-being of our student-athletes. The recent flood of reports surrounding college athletics does not alter that approach. As we have said since the beginning, we are patiently working through each and every variable following the direction of our Return to Safety and Medical Guidance Task Force. I believe our student-athletes want to play. We owe it to them to make every effort to do so safely.”

Former LSU players are also watching this situation closely, hoping their Tigers can take the field this fall.

Former LSU running back Nick Brossette was playing in the XFL when the pandemic struck. He said he knows how badly the players want the chance to have a season.

Meanwhile, former LSU quarterback Brandon Harris, now an analyst with the Texas Longhorns, had hoped to be in Tiger Stadium this September when the Longhorns planned for a rematch of last year’s game in Austin.

The game between the Tigers and Longhorns won’t happen and now the current LSU players have to be wondering if the 10-game SEC slate will be played either.

SEC officials reiterated they will take their time with this decision, evaluate the situation for themselves, and not be pressured by outside forces.

[LSUDad]

 

 

[LSUDad]

Bingo!

 

Steve Spurrier delivers great quote about SEC and ACC playing for national title

Adam Spencer | 2 hours ago

 

 

 

Steve Spurrier, AKA the Head Ball Coach, has never been shy about sharing his opinions.

On Tuesday night, he delivered another great quote when speaking to Florida reporter Pat Dooley. This one involves the 2020 national championship.

Per Dooley, Spurrier said the SEC and ACC should play their seasons and then have their champions play for the national title since that’s usually how it works out, anyway:

 

Indeed, after LSU-Clemson in 2019, there have been a number of Alabama-Clemson matchups for a title over the years.

The Big 12, of course, is still among the Power 5 conferences looking to play this fall, even after the Big Ten and Pac-12 postponed their fall sports seasons. We’ll see what happens, but an ACC-SEC title-game matchup is once again a strong possibility.

[LSUDad]

Another round of realignment coming? ESPN Big Ten alums want Nebraska gone: 'Get the hell out!'

Michael Wayne Bratton | 9 minutes ago

 

 

Just when it looked like the NCAA’s leadership appeared to be the worst-run organization in college sports, the Big Ten has decided to give the NCAA a run for its money.

The lack of direction and leadership displayed by the Big Ten in recent days has to be concerning for fans of that league as it appears individual coaches and players from across the conference had no idea the cord could be pulled on their fall season until this weekend — literally days after the league’s fall schedule was released.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Following the Big Ten’s decision to cancel its fall football season, Nebraska has expressed interest in playing this fall despite the conference’s decision to cancel the season.

 

At least one Nebraska outlet is asking if it’s time to end the school’s relationship with the Big Ten and return to the Big 12.

Well, if you gauge the temperature of that move by listening to Northwestern alum Michael Wilbon, of ESPN “Pardon The Interruption” fame, the Big Ten should give Nebraska the boot.

 

“You know what? The Big Ten has operated for 116 years, most of them damn successful without Nebraska, which has been around for the last nine,” Wilbon said during the most recent episode of his show. “I got a lot of friends from Nebraska, starting with my dear friend Mike Gleason, he’s just gonna have to plug your ears up, because you know what I hope somebody on that call set to Nebraska’s representatives, even as President? ‘Get the hell out!’

“If you want to turn and tuck tail after you receive $52 million of guaranteed TV money every year, then go, go somewhere else. What is what an inflated sense of self in Nebraska football program has that hasn’t done a damn thing in like a decade or more, they’ve done nothing. And now they want to tuck tail? I hope somebody said, ‘Get out!'”

 

Apparently, Michigan alum and ESPN analyst Desmond Howard agrees.

Check out his reaction to Nebraska on Wednesday:

 

Now would be a good time for the leaders of the Big Ten to step up and calm these waters. However, based on what we’ve seen from the Big Ten’s leaders in recent days, that won’t be happening.

[LSUDad]

SEC coaches, athletic directors speak out in support of pushing forward with 2020 college football season

By Barrett Sallee

 

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It's been a bizarre 72 hours in college football. Conferences have canceled seasons, others have stayed the course, players have organized together and rumors about the future of the 2020 season have swirled rapidly. The SEC is all-systems-go toward the start of the conference-only season on Sept. 26. That's the plan as of now, at least. 

On Monday, Multiple SEC coaches and athletic directors released statements addressing the sport's future as the status of college football as a whole remains in limbo.

"I want to play, but I want to play for the players' sake, the value they can create for themselves," Alabama coach Nick Saban told ESPN. "I know I'll be criticized no matter what I say, that I don't care about player safety. Look, players are a lot safer with us than they are running around at home. We have around a 2% positive ratio on our team since the Fourth of July. It's a lot higher than that in society. We act like these guys can't get this unless they play football. They can get it anywhere, whether they're in a bar or just hanging out."

Florida coach Dan Mullen, who is entering his third season leading the GayTurds, also chimed in on where he stands on the issue via his Twitter account.

"I am so proud of our players. Their commitment to medical guidelines to stay safe has showed their resolve in preparing the right way for the season," Mullen tweeted. "They deserve to play this fall. They have worked so hard for this. Let's fight for them and find a way. #WeWantToPlay"

First-year Mississippi State coach Mike Leach, who's never scared of a hot mic, found a way to weave dogs into the conversation. 

"I think I'm not supposed to say anything, but I'm not a big fan," Leach said of the Big Ten leaning toward postponing its season. "I think we need to make sure that we're right and we're following the science on (COVID-19). People want to live their lives sand we need to aggressively pursue that as much as we can. Right now college football hasn't decided whether they're the dog or the vehicle. They don't know if they're going to stay."

 

Administrators are also making their voices heard. LSU athletic director Scott Woodward issued a statement on Monday regarding the status of the season.

"We remain steadfast in our approach in the Southeastern Conference, taking all the available time to gather as much information as possible in order to make informed decisions," he said. "We are united in our process and our focus on the safety and well-being of our student-athletes. The recent flood of reports surrounding college athletics does not alter that approach. As we have said since the beginning, we are patiently working through each and every variable following the direction of our Return to Safety and Medical Guidance Task Force. I believe our student-athletes want to play. We owe it to them to make every effort to do so safely."

That statement came on the heels of commissioner Greg Sankey's Twitter statement.

"Best advice I've received since COVID-19: "Be patient. Take time when making decisions. This is all new and you'll gain better information each day.' "[The} SEC has been deliberate at each step since March...slowed return to practice...delayed first game to respect start of fall semester, developed testing protocols ... we know concerns remain," he wrote. "We have never had a FB season in a COVID-19 environment. Can we play? I don't know. We haven't stopped trying. We support, educate and care for student-athletes every day, and will continue to do so ... every day."

LSU coach Ed Orgeron spoke at length about playing this fall and how the SEC has handled this process on Tuesday morning on Fox News Channel.

"Our players want to play, I do believe the SEC wants to play," Orgeron said. "I do have to give it to our commissioner for waiting to get the most information and making the correct decision for our football team and I do believe he will make that."

Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek issued a statement on his Twitter account, throwing his support behind the #WeWantToPlay campaign ... which happens to include his son.

"On behalf of the @RazorbackFB team (that includes my son) and each of @ArkRazorbacks student-athletes that I represent, serve, support, care for, fight for and love. #WeWantToPlay," Yurachek said. 

What will the SEC decide? Well, that's up to the school presidents more than the athletic directors and coaches. But it's clear where the people on the athletics side fall in the growing college football debate.

[LSUDad]

Big 12 officially moving forward with plans to play in the fall, releases updated football schedule

Michael Wayne Bratton | 3 minutes ago

 

 

Great news for college football fans across the country, the Big 12 is officially moving forward with plans to play this fall.

This decision may have very well saved football not only in the Big 12 but in the SEC and ACC, too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Big 12 came to their decision on Tuesday night and plan to continue to monitor the situation according to TCU Chancellor Victor Boschini.

 

“The Board continues to believe that the health and well-being of our student-athletes must guide all decisions” commented Board of Directors Chairman and TCU Chancellor Victor Boschini. “To that end the Board has consistently relied on the advice and counsel of top medical experts to determine the viability of available options. Our student-athletes want to compete, and it is the Board’s collective opinion that sports can be conducted safely and in concert with the best interests of their well-being. We remain vigilant in monitoring the trends and effects of COVID 19 as we learn more about the virus. If at any point our scientists and doctors conclude that our institutions cannot provide a safe and appropriate environment for our participants, we will change course.”

The Big 12 has committed to testing its football players three times a week for COVID-19.

Following this news, Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby issued the following statement

“The virus continues to evolve and medical professionals are learning more with each passing week. Opinions vary regarding the best path forward, as we’ve seen throughout higher education and our society overall, but we are comfortable in our institutions’ ability to provide a structured training environment, rigorous testing and surveillance, hospital quality sanitation and mitigation practices that optimize the health and safety of our student-athletes. We believe all of this combines to create an ideal learning and training situation during this time of COVID-19. Ultimately, our student-athletes have indicated their desire to compete in the sports they love this season and it is up to all of us to deliver a safe, medically sound, and structured academic and athletic environment for accomplishing that outcome.”

Following this news, the Big 12 has released a new fall schedule.

Big 12’s new football schedule

 

[Hatchertiger]

The Big 12 minus 2 LOL

[LSUDad]

Tennessee bans on-campus tailgating, expecting significant reduced capacity in Neyland Stadium

Michael Wayne Bratton | 21 minutes ago

 

We’ve got news from Rocky Top as Tennessee Chancellor Donde Plowman broke some tough news on Thursday.

According to Plowman, on-campus tailgating has been banned for the coming football season and Neyland Stadium is facing significantly reduced capacity if the SEC football season goes forward as planned.

In a recent video conference shared to YouTube, Plowman shared the following information.

“We have questions about fans in Neyland Stadium, and whether tailgating will be banned,” Plowman said in the video to Tennessee students and facility. “We don’t know what will happen with football yet. We’re hopeful the team will get to play.

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“If they do, it will not be to a full stadium. And there will likely be significant reduced capacity. If we do play football, we won’t have tailgating on campus. Football has no bearing on whether or not classes transition are moved to online.”

This news isn’t going to stop Tennessee fans from enjoying the games how they chose to do so this year on Rocky Top and on the lake with the Vol Navy pulling up to the stadium but it is yet another reminder that this fall season is going to, unfortunately, be unlikely any other in recent history.

[LSUDad]

 

ALABAMA AND NOTRE DAME COVID TESTS SHOW LOW POSITIVITY RATE FOR STUDENTS

by MICHAEL SHAMBURGERabout 5 hours ago2Comments

 

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The Big Ten and PAC-12 decision to cancel the fall football season was very premature. The example of how things should be done is currently being set by the SEC, ACC, and Big 12 who have all stayed strong in their efforts to play football this fall.

With kids returning to college campuses around the country, there are bound to be outbreaks and the Coronabro media members who have been pushing liability as the reason the Big Ten and PAC-12 canceled continue to push that narrative while ignoring that hundreds of thousands of other college students are assuming the same risks that athletes are assuming. Those students aren’t going to be getting tested as regularly as the athletes on campus.

So, with students returning, it may be expected that they would do so with high positivity rates, but that is not the case for Alabama or Notre Dame.

The University of Alabama required that students be tested 14 days prior to returning to campus. Those students in the state of Alabama could go to one of 14 testing sites and those located out of state were allowed to use mail-in tests.

Per AL.com, of the 30,000 University of Alabama students that had been tested as of Wednesday, the percent of positive tests amounted to 0.83. That is a total of 249 positive tests out of 30,000 students.

Notre Dame, who will be playing football in the ACC this fall, had the same type of results.

Notre Dame tested nearly 12,000 students before the start of classes on August 10th and only 33 students returned a positive result. That’s 99.7% of students who were returning to campus COVID-free.

Does it still make sense to cancel college football?

To me, it definitely does not make sense to have already canceled the season. Waiting, like the ACC, Big 12, and SEC are doing, until after students return to campus to make a decision is what should be done.

 

The data, to this point, suggests that the conferences that are moving forward will be able to play their seasons. As for the Big Ten and PAC-12, they’ll be watching from the sidelines.

[LSUDad]

NCAA cancels all Division 1 fall championships: SEC football, College Football Playoff pushing forward

SDS Staff | 54 minutes ago

 

Big news from the NCAA on Thursday as the organization has announced that fall championships governed by the NCAA have been postponed. This news comes on the same day the College Football Playoff announced it is moving forward as scheduled — even without the Big Ten and the Pac-12.

It’s important to note the NCAA does not run the College Football Playoff, so college football remains unimpacted by this decision.

What this means is other men’s and women’s sports won’t have championships this fall. The NCAA will allow the sports affected to go on, it just doesn’t plan on holding championships for these sports.

NCAA President Mark Emmert explained the decision in the video below:

 

 

[LSUDad]

June 20th of this year, as with every year, we have a high school reunion. We had around 100 people attend. No masks, most shook hands, etc. I keep up with around 75% of those who attended. None has come down with Covid. I called my friend that’s in charge of putting it on, she too has not seen anyone that has reported on the virus. 
This is kind of odd? To add, I left there, went to Ga for a couple weeks, then to Charleston, Sc. 
 

I talked with a Coach last night, his son coaches up in the Dallas area. The kids go into classrooms on Monday, Tuesday no classroom, Wednesday in class, Thursday no classroom, then, in class Friday. Seems like a good way, they clean them entire school Tuesday, Thursday and the weekend. I’ll let you know how it works. 
 

 

[dachsie]

On 8/12/2020 at 1:25 PM, Hatchertiger said:

The Big 12 minus 2 LOL

AKA Little dozen

[LSUDad]

Remember this guy? 
 

Ex-LSU, current Oregon State president asked what the Pac-12 sees that the SEC doesn't: 'Reality'

SDS Staff | 17 hours ago

 

The Pac-12 canceled its season earlier this week due to the uncertainty of the coronavirus. Meanwhile, the SEC is marching toward having a season one day at a time, along with the ACC and Big 12.

The SEC is scheduled to start practice on August 17th and start its Week 1 games on September 26th.

Former LSU president F. King Alexander holds the same position at Oregon State, and he assumed office on July 1, 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

In an interview with OregonLive.com, Alexander was asked what the Pac-12 sees that the SEC doesn’t see. He said, “It think, probably, reality.”

[Hatchertiger]

F'ng King still butt hurt we ran his arse out of here! Tiger > Beaver

[dachsie]

Well, we know how he would have voted if he had been here

[Hatchertiger]

On 8/13/2020 at 3:35 PM, LSUDad said:

 

ALABAMA AND NOTRE DAME COVID TESTS SHOW LOW POSITIVITY RATE FOR STUDENTS

by MICHAEL SHAMBURGERabout 5 hours ago2Comments

So, with students returning, it may be expected that they would do so with high positivity rates, but that is not the case for Alabama or Notre Dame.

The University of Alabama required that students be tested 14 days prior to returning to campus. Those students in the state of Alabama could go to one of 14 testing sites and those located out of state were allowed to use mail-in tests.

Per AL.com, of the 30,000 University of Alabama students that had been tested as of Wednesday, the percent of positive tests amounted to 0.83. That is a total of 249 positive tests out of 30,000 students.

Notre Dame, who will be playing football in the ACC this fall, had the same type of results.

Notre Dame tested nearly 12,000 students before the start of classes on August 10th and only 33 students returned a positive result. That’s 99.7% of students who were returning to campus COVID-free.

Does it still make sense to cancel college football?

To me, it definitely does not make sense to have already canceled the season. Waiting, like the ACC, Big 12, and SEC are doing, until after students return to campus to make a decision is what should be done.

 

 

Well that didn't last very long at Notre Dame.  Apparently an off campus party where no social distancing and no masks were worn is being blamed. Did the entire student body show up?

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/notre-dame-suspends-in-person-classes-after-virus-cases-surge/ar-BB187bLl?OCID=ansmsnnews11