NVBear78 said:

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Just heard she says she is Ok to play football there if the PAC-12 wants...

Anyone have Gavin on speed dial? Cmon Governor let our young people play.

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I thought the decision not to play was made by the various Schools.

GivemTheAxe said:

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NVBear78 said:

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Just heard she says she is Ok to play football there if the PAC-12 wants...

Anyone have Gavin on speed dial? Cmon Governor let our young people play.

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I thought the decision not to play was made by the various Schools.

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The decision not to play was based on the fact that 6 of the schools did not have authorization to play due to their county or state health officials saying no play.

With the change to the daily testing after the end of this month, it is possible to proceed but the PAC 12 wants 6 weeks of practice before games, so probably the earliest would be mid to late November before actual games could happen.

I wonder if the fires throughout the west will have a disproportionate effect on the pac-12 and when they play. Fire season is just beginning. Many expect it to go on through December and it could actually get worse once the fall winds start kicking in. Smoke from fires has impacted MLB games several times this season. And the respiratory impact of wildfire smoke can create increased risk factors for covid. I'm not sure the Big 10 has these issues.

heartofthebear said:

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I wonder if the fires throughout the west will have a disproportionate effect on the pac-12 and when they play. Fire season is just beginning. Many expect it to go on through December and it could actually get worse once the fall winds start kicking in. Smoke from fires has impacted MLB games several times this season. And the respiratory impact of wildfire smoke can create increased risk factors for covid. I'm not sure the Big 10 has these issues.

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air quality in Berkley was very good today. None of LA can make that statement. golf tournament and pro football was played. Now Oregon is a different story.

My understanding is the fires around the Federal Courthouse in Portland, Oregon have been contained and no major smoke is affecting the surrounding areas.

wifeisafurd said:

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heartofthebear said:

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I wonder if the fires throughout the west will have a disproportionate effect on the pac-12 and when they play. Fire season is just beginning. Many expect it to go on through December and it could actually get worse once the fall winds start kicking in. Smoke from fires has impacted MLB games several times this season. And the respiratory impact of wildfire smoke can create increased risk factors for covid. I'm not sure the Big 10 has these issues.

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air quality in Berkley was very good today. None of LA can make that statement. golf tournament and pro football was played. Now Oregon is a different story.

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Yep. Eugene is 225. Hopefully, a weather change will bring the number down.

If gavin is willing to sign off on dozens of new fracking permits while the state is literally on fire, he certainly wouldn't hesitate to sacrifice a few lives for some football, right?

wifeisafurd said:

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heartofthebear said:

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I wonder if the fires throughout the west will have a disproportionate effect on the pac-12 and when they play. Fire season is just beginning. Many expect it to go on through December and it could actually get worse once the fall winds start kicking in. Smoke from fires has impacted MLB games several times this season. And the respiratory impact of wildfire smoke can create increased risk factors for covid. I'm not sure the Big 10 has these issues.

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air quality in Berkley was very good today. None of LA can make that statement. golf tournament and pro football was played. Now Oregon is a different story.

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Point is that fires in the west may be a game changer when it comes to the tradition of the Pac-12 following the lead of the Big10. The only real weather related problem in Big 10 country is winter. So the Big 10 has an incentive to play before winter hits. But with global climate change, fall is becoming an increasingly hazardous time to play in the west, due to fires. And, save Utah, Colorado and WSU, winter is not such a big factor for Pac-12 teams. So, it would seem that the Pac-12 has more of an incentive to play later and the Big 10 has more of an incentive to play earlier when it comes to weather issues.

There may be many other factors that tie the Big 10 to the Pac 12, but these days weather is playing a bigger factor than tradition in deciding how conferences roll.

The current air quality issues will probably have passed by the time any games are to be played (I think a light storm system will be passing through the Pacific NW in the next couple of days, which should help blow out the smoke) . . . but there could also be more fires in the coming month that create more smoke. That part is hard to predict.