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Manny’s tweet: is the ACC working hard to get us a game for this SAT?

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423Hurricane said:
If you look at the ACC schedule for the next 2 weeks, the most logical solution is for UNC to move their game next Sat with WCU and play us. 12/5 was the original date to begin with. There are many more options for 12/12 being that there are only 3 games scheduled with 4 teams we will not have played with no game scheduled.
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You're in violation of CIS Code 1.1: You are making a sensible comment. To the dungeon with you!
 
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OriginalCanesCanesCanes said:


Maybe I’m reading too much into this, but I think this is Manny’s way of telling Mike Harley, and the rest of the fan base, that something is in the works about getting a game scheduled and there could be an imminent announcement.

Am I reading this incorrectly, or just reading too much into it? What do you all think? How do you see it?
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Bring me Dook.
 
Interesting.... From the Noles Rivals site -

It sounds as if there's a chance the Seminoles can still play at Duke this Saturday, but it's far from a sure thing. From a numbers standpoint, FSU likely will need some players to return from injury -- which is possible -- but also not have any other players test positive or be affected by contact tracing.

Who knows how that will work out? And just pursuing that would mean another week of uncertainty for a group of players who have been through the ringer for 12 straight months.

Since last November, these Seminoles have endured yet another coaching change, new demands and expectations, months of isolation, practicing and working out with COVID protocols, not being able to go home during the season, seeing many friends leave the program, several embarrassing losses, and now they've had two consecutive games postponed on game day.

You think you were frustrated about how these last two Saturdays have gone, imagine how these players must be feeling. They're putting in all of this time, going through all of the pain associated with practice, and then not getting the reward of actually playing the games. It simply has to be brutal for them, and for a coaching staff that seemingly can never catch a break.

So are they really going to get back to work this week preparing for another game that might not take place? With the thought in the back of their minds that the last game they played -- back on Nov. 14 against N.C. State -- might end up being the final time they play this season?

That seems like a tough ask.

I'm certain there are many in the FSU camp who want to just pull the plug and put this miserable 2020 season to rest. Let the injured players get healthy. Let the coaches focus all of their energy on putting together a better roster for 2021. Let the few remaining players who are not in line with the new regime figure out their next steps.

And let the fan base move on to basketball season.

I'm not suggesting that FSU should call off the Duke game on Monday just because it doesn't seem worth the effort. (Although truthfully, you have to wonder how much the Blue Devils want to keep playing. They are 2-7 and have given up 56 points in each of their last two losses, to North Carolina and Georgia Tech.)

But it sure seems like there would have to be some really enticing carrot to keep going down this path.

The ACC and its television partners undoubtedly want every possible game to be played. That's precious revenue at a time when everyone is trying to minimize their losses. But you have to wonder if the FSU administration even wants to keep trudging forward, if it only means playing one more game on the road (with all of the associated costs).

If the ACC would step up and tell Clemson it has to return to Tallahassee on Dec. 12 -- which would mean the Seminoles could recoup about $2 million in lost revenue -- that would be one thing.

If the Virginia game could be rescheduled for the weekend of Dec. 19, that would be another. That game not only would be another financial boost, but it's a game FSU would have a decent chance of winning. And the Seminoles clearly have a solid chance of beating a Duke team that seems to be playing out the string.

So if all -- or even just two -- of those games were still solidly on the table, you can see the motivation to continue.

The athletics department would be driven by the revenue, which would mean avoiding more painful cuts down the road. (We're quite literally talking about saving jobs and salaries.) And the coaches and players could be inspired by the chance to finish the season on a positive note, at least in a couple of those games.

But if a road trip to Duke is the only game left, and that's not even a sure thing -- which it's not -- does it really make sense to do all of this for another week?

As badly as we all wanted to salvage the 2020 season just a few months ago, if the only thing left is a potential contest between a pair of less-than-inspired two-win teams — and even that is in limbo — we might have finally reached the point where it's more trouble than it's worth.
 
Hoyacane1620 said:
Interesting.... From the Noles Rivals site -

It sounds as if there's a chance the Seminoles can still play at Duke this Saturday, but it's far from a sure thing. From a numbers standpoint, FSU likely will need some players to return from injury -- which is possible -- but also not have any other players test positive or be affected by contact tracing.

Who knows how that will work out? And just pursuing that would mean another week of uncertainty for a group of players who have been through the ringer for 12 straight months.

Since last November, these Seminoles have endured yet another coaching change, new demands and expectations, months of isolation, practicing and working out with COVID protocols, not being able to go home during the season, seeing many friends leave the program, several embarrassing losses, and now they've had two consecutive games postponed on game day.

You think you were frustrated about how these last two Saturdays have gone, imagine how these players must be feeling. They're putting in all of this time, going through all of the pain associated with practice, and then not getting the reward of actually playing the games. It simply has to be brutal for them, and for a coaching staff that seemingly can never catch a break.

So are they really going to get back to work this week preparing for another game that might not take place? With the thought in the back of their minds that the last game they played -- back on Nov. 14 against N.C. State -- might end up being the final time they play this season?

That seems like a tough ask.

I'm certain there are many in the FSU camp who want to just pull the plug and put this miserable 2020 season to rest. Let the injured players get healthy. Let the coaches focus all of their energy on putting together a better roster for 2021. Let the few remaining players who are not in line with the new regime figure out their next steps.

And let the fan base move on to basketball season.

I'm not suggesting that FSU should call off the Duke game on Monday just because it doesn't seem worth the effort. (Although truthfully, you have to wonder how much the Blue Devils want to keep playing. They are 2-7 and have given up 56 points in each of their last two losses, to North Carolina and Georgia Tech.)

But it sure seems like there would have to be some really enticing carrot to keep going down this path.

The ACC and its television partners undoubtedly want every possible game to be played. That's precious revenue at a time when everyone is trying to minimize their losses. But you have to wonder if the FSU administration even wants to keep trudging forward, if it only means playing one more game on the road (with all of the associated costs).

If the ACC would step up and tell Clemson it has to return to Tallahassee on Dec. 12 -- which would mean the Seminoles could recoup about $2 million in lost revenue -- that would be one thing.

If the Virginia game could be rescheduled for the weekend of Dec. 19, that would be another. That game not only would be another financial boost, but it's a game FSU would have a decent chance of winning. And the Seminoles clearly have a solid chance of beating a Duke team that seems to be playing out the string.

So if all -- or even just two -- of those games were still solidly on the table, you can see the motivation to continue.

The athletics department would be driven by the revenue, which would mean avoiding more painful cuts down the road. (We're quite literally talking about saving jobs and salaries.) And the coaches and players could be inspired by the chance to finish the season on a positive note, at least in a couple of those games.

But if a road trip to Duke is the only game left, and that's not even a sure thing -- which it's not -- does it really make sense to do all of this for another week?

As badly as we all wanted to salvage the 2020 season just a few months ago, if the only thing left is a potential contest between a pair of less-than-inspired two-win teams — and even that is in limbo — we might have finally reached the point where it's more trouble than it's worth.
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Watch these clowns take this right until the last minute so they end up ******** Duke by not playing and making them travel, and also us, because it looks like Duke might be our best bet to get a game in this Saturday.
 
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