mat1992

Why am I not shocked?

Just because you don't want it to happen, doesn't mean it's not going to happen. But that's par for the course. The CAA has been working on a plan. Maybe it's a shitty plan, maybe it's a decent one. Personally, I'm ok either way because spring sports will be playing. There should be a vaccine by then and if they can play, why not play for a limited schedule? Forget the playoffs and just play a CAA title game or play another conference in some sort of special FCS bowl game. A lot of schools who don't play football this season will end up cutting non-revenue sports. Right or wrong.

JMU had 4-5 legit prospects on their own. Probably around 10 overall that were draftable or UFAs including Shane. We didn't really have a prospect other than Shane though I think we have a few OL that could get looks if they have great senior seasons and I'm sure Ricky DeBerry would be on scouts radar screen if he could stay healthy, since he played at Oklahoma. https://draftscout.com/div.php?CFBDivisionId=2&GenPos=FS&DraftYear=2021&sortorder=TSXPos&order=ASC If they don't play in the spring, I really wouldn't worry about upcoming recruits. I think if you graduate and you're not an NFL prospect, playing in a fifth or sixth season of football is probably not the wisest move unless you are a kicker or punter. If there are a few that come back, great. Rob will find a place for them and figure out the ships. That's a lot tougher when you are a spring sport like lacrosse with 12.5 scholarships and a bunch of guys wanting to return. Most probably have to pay their own way. Same might be the case in football, where I think if he can't find ships, he can spread them out or just give partials to some guys, but not the freshmen he's offering full rides to. Let's hope it doesn't come down to that and that they figure out a way to play a limited schedule. In that case, you are basically playing spring football, but for a little longer and against real opponents.

https://towsontigers.com/news/2020/8/7/mens-lacrosse-tiger-talk-shawn-nadelen.aspx

Most pro prospects in the CAA who are seniors won't play. Unless there's a long shot that the NFL moves everything up like the draft and Combine. That could happen if the FBS can't play in the fall. But those kids can't wait. If they want to get a pro look, they need to go to another program, even if it's a short one.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/football/bs-sp-shane-simpson-virginia-20200804-vucqwxjtprelbpbyq7bu5uyyb4-story.html