We are the masters of “A&I” and will adjust and improvise as necessary for our academic and athletic success. The College will be working out the remote class operations and our coaching staff is formulating an ‘off-term’ strength and conditioning program as well as a remote meeting schedule that will allow us to prepare collectively from home.And . . .
(T) his will all work out – we’ll trust and rely on each other to do what is necessary to prepare ourselves for each other and our programs.
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Brown Athletic Director Jack Hayes did a half-hour video podcast that opens with a comparison between the current situation in college athletics and what happened after 911 and Hurricane Katrina. Find the full video HERE. Of particular interest are his thoughts about restored spring season eligibility for graduating seniors in the clip below:Green Alert Take: While Hayes mentions the NCAA deciding to give another year to graduating spring season athletes he's understandably guarded in his comments about what the Ivy League will ultimately rule.
Green Alert Take II: Asked about winter athletes who did not have a chance to complete their championship seasons, Hayes points out just a few of the reasons why bringing them back would be extremely problematic.
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Sports Illustrated writer Pat Forde, who has a son and a daughter whose college swimming seasons were ended abruptly – the son a senior whose college career is effectively over – has a thoughtful, first-person piece about how hard this is for everyone. Read it HERE.
