The BulleTin • Friday, January 8, 2021 B5
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TODAY
SATURDAY
TONIGHT
HIGH
41°
LOW
19°
Mostly cloudy with a little
snow
Variable cloudiness
ALMANAC
MONDAY
45°
26°
38°
24°
Partly cloudy and colder
TUESDAY
45°
37°
Mostly cloudy
WEDNESDAY
49°
40°
TEMPERATURE
Yesterday Normal
Record
43°
40° 57° in 2015
30°
24° -17° in 1937
PRECIPITATION
24 hours through 5 p.m. yesterday
Trace
Record
0.96" in 1912
Month to date (normal)
0.01" (0.40")
Year to date (normal)
0.01" (0.40")
Barometric pressure at 4 p.m.
30.19"
SUN, MOON AND PLANETS
Rise/Set
Today
Sat.
Sun
7:40am/4:45pm 7:39am/4:46pm
Moon
2:42am/1:06pm 4:00am/1:41pm
Mercury 8:32am/5:36pm 8:33am/5:40pm
Venus
6:26am/3:18pm 6:27am/3:19pm
Mars
11:53am/1:39am 11:50am/1:38am
Jupiter
8:36am/6:02pm 8:33am/5:59pm
Saturn
8:29am/5:52pm 8:26am/5:48pm
Uranus 12:15pm/2:09am 12:12pm/2:05am
New
First
Full
Last
Jan 12
Jan 20
Jan 28
Feb 4
Tonight's sky: Stephen Hawking's birthday
(1942).
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
UV INDEX TODAY
10 a.m.
Noon
2 p.m.
4 p.m.
0
1
1
0
The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index ™ number,
the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 0-2 Low,
3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme.
ROAD CONDITONS
For web cameras of our passes, go to
www.bendbulletin.com/webcams
I-84 at Cabbage Hill: Cloudy Friday with a bit
of snow, mixed at times with rain.
US 20 at Santiam Pass: Cloudy Friday with
snow showers, accumulating an inch or 2.
US 26 at Gov't Camp: Unsettled Friday with
with periods of rain and snow.
US 26 at Ochoco Divide: Cloudy Friday with
several hours of rain and snow.
ORE 58 at Willamette Pass: Snow or rain
turning to snow total, accumulating 2-4 inches.
Roads snow covered.
ORE 138 at Diamond Lake: Chilly today with
periods of snow accumulating 1-3 inches.
SKI REPORT
NATIONAL
Astoria
50/35
Yesterday
Today Saturday
Yesterday
Today Saturday
Yesterday
Today Saturday
City
Hi/Lo/Prec. Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W
City
Hi/Lo/Prec. Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W
City
Hi/Lo/Prec. Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W
Astoria
52/38/0.01 50/35/r
50/42/pc
La Grande
40/33/0.01 41/24/sn 36/24/pc
Portland
52/44/0.27 50/34/r
48/39/pc
Baker City
41/32/Tr
38/19/sn 35/22/pc
La Pine
38/26/0.05 38/17/sn 38/24/c
Prineville
45/30/0.06 41/20/r
38/25/pc
Brookings
53/43/0.04 51/40/r
54/45/pc
Medford
45/31/0.05 48/29/sh 47/34/c
Redmond
48/23/Tr
43/22/c 41/29/pc
Burns
40/26/0.03 37/11/sn 31/14/pc
Newport
54/43/0.02 50/38/r
51/44/pc
Roseburg
52/38/0.14 51/32/sh 47/38/c
Eugene
54/40/0.05 50/31/sh 45/37/c
North Bend
56/42/0.05 51/38/r
54/45/pc
Salem
51/38/0.25 50/31/sh 43/36/pc
Klamath Falls
38/25/0.04 38/17/sn 37/22/c
Ontario
41/33/0.10 39/26/sn 39/27/s
Sisters
42/26/0.09 41/19/sf 39/24/c
Lakeview
40/21/Tr
38/12/sn 33/17/pc
Pendleton
48/40/0.11 38/29/r
40/28/pc
The Dalles
46/36/0.19 47/30/r
41/33/pc
Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice, Tr-trace, Yesterday data as of 5 p.m. yesterday
NATIONAL WEATHER
-0s
0s
10s
20s
30s
40s
50s
60s
70s
80s
90s
100s
110s
NATIONAL
EXTREMES
YESTERDAY (for the
T-storms
Shown are today’s noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
Rain
Showers
Snow
Flurries
Ice
Warm Front
Stationary Front
Cold Front
Source: OnTheSnow.com
NFL
Continued from B3
Minkah Fitzpatrick: Some
people questioned the decision
the Steelers made last season to
deal a first-round pick to Mi-
ami for the playmaking safety
despite an injury to quarter-
back Ben Roethlisberger that
made the playoffs a remote
possibility.
Fitzpatrick elevated a de-
fense that helped Pittsburgh
finish 8-8, meaning the pick
fell to 18th instead of the top
10. Fitzpatrick has had another
strong season with 11 passes
defensed and four intercep-
tions, including a pick-six in
the first game against Cleve-
land.
Chase Young: The No. 2
overall pick in the draft has
had a big rookie season in
Washington. He helped bolster
an already strong defensive line
that has been the strength of
the team and gives it a chance
against Tom Brady and the
Buccaneers.
Young had 7½ sacks and
four forced fumbles. Young
started the season fast and then
hit a lull. But he has seemed to
find his stride late in the sea-
son with four sacks, two forced
fumbles, three fumble recov-
eries and one defensive touch-
down over the final six games.
Jonathan Taylor: After a
slow start to his rookie sea-
son in Indianapolis, ranking
tied for 23rd in rushing with
428 yards in his first 10 games,
Taylor emerged as a star down
the stretch to get the Colts to
the postseason. He ran for 741
yards in the final six games
with 150 against the Raiders
and 253 in the playoff-clinch-
ing win over Jacksonville. Only
Derrick Henry was more pro-
ductive in that stretch and
Taylor finished third on the
season with 1,169 yards. The
Colts will likely need another
big performance to keep pace
with the high-powered Bills on
Saturday.
Chris Godwin and Mike
Evans: The two Tampa Bay
wideouts have been among the
most productive receivers in
the league but never managed
to make it to the playoffs until
Brady arrived in 2020. Evans
is the first player to begin his
career with at least 1,000 yards
receiving in each of his first
seven seasons but is nursing a
left knee injury that leaves his
status in doubt this week. God-
win was slowed a bit by injuries
this season but still has 3,015
yards and 23 TDs over the past
three seasons.
Prospects
Continued from B3
Invitations have also been ex-
tended to defensive tackle Has-
kell Garrett and linebacker Pete
Werner.
There are perhaps 20 play-
ers who could potentially be
drafted in April after play-
ing for the Crimson Tide and
Buckeyes.
Quarterbacks
Ohio State’s Justin Fields
was amazing against Clemson,
throwing six touchdown passes
and showing off accuracy and
arm strength all over the field.
He also displayed poise and
toughness, playing most of the
game after taking a nasty hit to
his side.
That came after an inconsis-
tent and truncated season that
has called into question Fields’
status as the best available QB
behind Trevor Lawrence.
“There’s a lot of buzz around
the league about (BYU’s) Zach
Wilson being the No. 2 pick
in the draft behind Lawrence,”
said Dane Brugler, a draft an-
alyst for The Athletic. “Fields,
with what he did, it changed
that a little bit. He’s making
teams kind of go back and re-
consider.”
The Alabama defense has
Jay LaPrete/AP file
Ohio State defensive back Shaun Wade plays against Indiana in No-
vember in Columbus, Ohio. Wade may have a chance to prove his worth
to NFL scouts if he has any success in defending Alabama receiver
DeVonta Smith in Monday’s championship game.
had some bumpy moments,
but it is still the most talented
group Ohio State has faced,
starting with SEC defensive
player of the year Patrick Sur-
tain III. The junior will prob-
ably be the first cornerback
drafted if he declares.
Plus, Fields will be tested by
Alabama schematically.
“Give (Tide coach) Nick Sa-
ban 10 days to figure you out
and to find your weaknesses,
that’s terrifying,” said Matt
Miller of NFL Draft Scout.
Alabama quarterback Mac
Jones is among the second tier
of quarterbacks in the upcom-
ing draft that includes Florida’s
Kyle Trask and maybe SMU’s
Yesterday
City
Hi/Lo/Prec.
Abilene
53/31/0.00
Akron
34/33/0.02
Albany
30/21/0.00
Albuquerque
52/25/0.00
Anchorage
26/21/0.04
Atlanta
46/36/0.18
Atlantic City
46/33/0.00
Austin
63/45/0.00
Baltimore
47/34/0.00
Billings
39/33/0.05
Birmingham
49/41/0.10
Bismarck
36/30/0.00
Boise
43/33/0.18
Boston
42/31/0.00
Bridgeport, CT 41/30/0.00
Buffalo
32/31/Tr
Burlington, VT
29/22/0.00
Caribou, ME
29/21/Tr
Charleston, SC 56/31/0.00
Charlotte
48/30/0.00
Chattanooga
43/36/0.14
Cheyenne
48/19/0.00
Chicago
38/33/0.00
Cincinnati
39/34/0.00
Cleveland
35/34/Tr
Colorado Springs 46/20/0.00
Columbia, MO
35/33/Tr
Columbia, SC
52/27/0.13
Columbus, GA
49/39/0.29
Columbus, OH
37/32/0.00
Concord, NH
36/26/Tr
Corpus Christi
70/40/0.00
Dallas
48/45/0.01
Dayton
38/33/0.00
Denver
45/20/0.00
Des Moines
33/27/0.00
Detroit
36/33/0.00
Duluth
31/14/0.00
El Paso
61/26/0.00
Fairbanks
3/-10/0.00
Fargo
24/19/0.00
Flagstaff
59/17/0.00
Grand Rapids
37/32/0.00
Green Bay
34/24/0.00
Greensboro
45/27/0.00
Harrisburg
44/35/0.00
Hartford, CT
41/29/0.00
Helena
35/30/0.14
Honolulu
79/71/0.02
Houston
60/47/0.00
Huntsville
46/37/0.38
Indianapolis
38/33/0.00
Jackson, MS
51/48/0.42
Jacksonville
71/39/0.02
Today
Hi/Lo/W
46/29/pc
35/25/c
32/16/pc
51/27/s
30/23/sn
45/32/sh
46/29/c
57/33/s
42/28/c
38/25/pc
44/31/c
36/27/c
40/26/sn
40/25/s
41/25/pc
29/22/pc
26/16/pc
21/19/sn
53/37/sh
39/29/r
43/32/sn
38/17/s
35/27/pc
36/26/c
33/28/pc
43/22/s
35/26/c
42/33/sh
49/34/c
36/26/c
34/19/s
63/41/s
49/33/pc
33/24/c
44/21/pc
31/19/c
33/25/pc
24/18/c
63/33/s
11/-1/pc
28/22/c
49/21/pc
31/18/pc
30/23/pc
35/27/sn
41/27/c
41/22/s
39/22/s
82/68/pc
56/36/s
42/29/c
32/24/c
45/30/c
59/39/pc
Amsterdam
Athens
Auckland
Baghdad
Bangkok
Beijing
Beirut
Berlin
Bogota
Budapest
Buenos Aires
Cabo San Lucas
Cairo
Calgary
Cancun
Dublin
Edinburgh
Geneva
Harare
Hong Kong
Istanbul
Jerusalem
Johannesburg
Lima
Lisbon
London
Madrid
Manila
41/31/sn
66/60/c
72/63/sh
68/39/pc
89/68/pc
26/10/s
72/58/pc
35/31/sn
65/47/c
38/25/c
82/69/s
80/58/s
75/54/pc
31/16/s
81/58/pc
36/24/pc
32/21/pc
37/28/pc
81/61/t
55/45/s
63/57/pc
62/46/s
76/59/t
79/70/c
49/36/c
37/30/sn
34/30/sn
85/74/pc
Saturday
Hi/Lo/W
47/32/c
38/26/pc
31/19/pc
48/26/c
32/24/c
45/28/s
46/28/pc
54/40/pc
44/28/pc
38/23/pc
43/26/s
36/24/pc
37/24/pc
35/26/pc
38/26/pc
35/26/s
26/18/pc
26/15/c
54/34/s
48/26/s
43/27/pc
31/16/pc
35/24/c
35/22/pc
35/27/pc
34/20/sn
35/24/c
50/28/s
48/28/s
37/23/pc
32/18/s
60/53/c
49/36/pc
35/22/pc
33/19/sn
26/16/c
36/23/pc
28/17/c
64/32/s
8/0/pc
29/16/pc
40/17/s
33/21/pc
31/22/c
45/22/s
43/29/s
36/22/s
34/19/pc
82/69/pc
56/40/s
40/25/pc
33/20/pc
47/26/pc
55/31/s
City
Juneau
Kansas City
Lansing
Las Vegas
Lexington
Lincoln
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Louisville
Madison, WI
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Nashville
New Orleans
New York City
Newark, NJ
Norfolk, VA
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Orlando
Palm Springs
Peoria
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland, ME
Providence
Raleigh
Rapid City
Reno
Richmond
Rochester, NY
Sacramento
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Antonio
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose
Santa Fe
Savannah
Seattle
Sioux Falls
Spokane
Springfi eld, MO
Tampa
Tucson
Tulsa
Washington, DC
Wichita
Yakima
Yuma
Yesterday
Hi/Lo/Prec.
41/37/0.26
38/34/0.01
36/31/0.01
57/39/0.00
40/30/0.02
36/33/0.01
42/39/0.75
75/45/0.00
42/31/0.00
29/21/Tr
43/41/0.20
77/52/0.00
35/28/0.00
24/22/0.00
41/35/0.01
54/51/0.80
41/31/0.00
44/32/0.00
47/37/0.00
40/37/Tr
35/32/0.04
74/52/0.00
75/47/0.00
34/24/0.00
45/33/0.00
71/44/0.00
34/30/Tr
41/32/Tr
42/32/0.00
49/28/0.00
37/12/0.00
48/21/Tr
48/26/0.00
30/29/Tr
53/40/0.00
39/33/0.00
43/21/0.00
65/45/0.00
68/46/0.00
58/47/0.00
59/40/0.00
51/21/0.00
60/38/0.06
49/39/0.00
32/29/Tr
39/34/0.24
36/33/0.33
72/52/0.00
74/39/0.00
42/37/0.16
48/34/0.00
39/35/0.01
43/29/0.00
72/47/0.00
Today
Hi/Lo/W
40/35/r
35/25/c
30/17/pc
60/39/pc
37/24/c
34/22/c
44/28/c
71/50/s
38/29/c
29/18/c
42/30/c
77/56/pc
34/28/pc
25/14/pc
41/30/c
52/38/pc
42/27/s
43/27/s
43/36/r
42/28/pc
33/23/c
68/44/pc
77/50/pc
32/22/c
41/28/pc
70/43/s
34/22/pc
35/21/s
42/23/s
37/29/sn
35/21/c
53/24/c
39/30/r
27/22/c
60/39/pc
35/28/c
39/27/pc
59/36/s
67/46/s
58/45/pc
62/42/pc
48/22/s
55/39/c
47/34/r
32/20/c
38/29/sn
35/24/c
66/50/pc
74/40/s
41/25/c
42/30/c
39/25/c
44/25/sn
72/40/pc
Saturday
Hi/Lo/W
40/36/r
35/22/c
32/19/pc
58/36/s
34/20/pc
33/22/c
43/26/pc
71/51/s
37/24/pc
28/18/c
39/28/pc
69/49/s
34/23/c
26/20/c
38/25/pc
52/38/s
39/28/s
40/27/s
44/34/s
43/28/c
31/21/c
61/38/s
74/47/s
30/21/c
42/29/s
68/41/s
37/23/s
33/23/pc
37/25/pc
47/25/s
33/21/sn
45/23/pc
45/27/pc
34/26/s
59/34/pc
35/25/c
34/21/sf
55/43/pc
68/47/s
59/44/pc
62/38/pc
43/20/c
54/34/s
46/39/c
32/24/c
36/28/c
36/22/pc
59/42/pc
69/34/s
44/25/pc
45/31/pc
41/24/c
40/31/c
71/44/s
87/66/0.08
69/48/0.00
30/12/0.00
23/21/0.23
82/60/0.00
77/54/0.00
66/58/0.00
42/32/0.13
21/16/0.28
25/23/0.00
39/34/0.08
90/77/0.00
48/36/0.08
88/57/0.00
86/72/0.12
25/5/0.21
11/1/0.00
25/18/0.00
81/77/0.71
32/28/0.29
71/61/0.12
52/51/0.92
72/53/0.00
54/40/0.00
30/27/0.00
48/36/0.00
39/32/0.00
34/33/0.32
87/68/t
71/49/pc
26/12/s
26/17/c
81/59/s
78/65/t
66/53/pc
36/27/s
19/13/sf
25/15/s
38/29/c
85/77/t
51/39/c
84/54/s
82/69/t
23/9/sf
15/1/s
31/22/pc
83/77/t
33/25/sf
72/59/pc
50/43/r
76/51/s
42/32/pc
28/22/pc
45/36/r
36/27/pc
34/28/sn
84/71/t
69/48/pc
29/12/s
20/12/c
79/60/pc
71/60/pc
68/50/pc
38/29/pc
23/22/pc
28/17/c
38/28/c
83/77/t
48/43/r
82/51/s
79/68/t
24/9/sf
21/3/s
38/22/pc
81/75/sh
30/23/c
75/63/pc
52/47/c
73/52/pc
44/31/s
36/22/c
45/39/pc
35/24/pc
32/27/sf
INTERNATIONAL
48 contiguous states)
National high: 79°
at Fillmore, CA
National low: -15°
at Crested Butte, CO
Precipitation: 1.06"
at Arkadelphia, AR
In inches as of 5 p.m. yesterday
Ski resort
New snow
Base
Anthony Lakes Mtn
0
34-34
Hoodoo Ski Area
3
56-58
Mt. Ashland
4
40-49
Mt. Bachelor
2
74-79
Mt. Hood Meadows
1
84-123
Mt. Hood Ski Bowl
3
24-42
Timberline Lodge
5
101-101
Willamette Pass
0
24-24
Aspen / Snowmass, CO
0
24-38
Mammoth Mtn. Ski, CA
0
30-44
Squaw Valley, CA
0
39-64
Park City Mountain, UT
2
24-27
Sun Valley, ID
1
35-42
Sunny
TRAVEL WEATHER
Umatilla
Seaside
Hood
42/28
49/34
River
Rufus
Hermiston
Cannon Beach
41/28
47/27 Arlington
Hillsboro Portland 47/30
Meacham Lostine
50/35
50/32 50/34
33/21
Wasco 46/29
41/25 Enterprise
Pendleton
The Dalles
CENTRAL: Cloudy Fri- Tillamook
40/24
46/26
38/29
Sandy
47/30
McMinnville
day with a few periods 50/33
Joseph
Heppner
La Grande
47/35
Maupin
Government
50/33
of light rain and snow.
41/24
38/22
Camp
44/23 Condon 37/28
Union
Partial clearing Friday Lincoln City
41/25
44/29
40/23
Salem
49/36
Spray
night.
Granite
Warm Springs
50/31
Madras
43/24
Albany
37/16
Newport
Baker City
43/22
42/21
Mitchell
50/38
50/31
38/19
WEST: Windy at times
Camp Sherman
40/21
Redmond
Corvallis
John
Yachats
Unity
Friday with a few
41/19
43/22
50/31
Day
Prineville
38/16
periods of rain. Partial 49/37
Ontario
Sisters
41/20
Paulina
39/18
39/26
clearing Friday night
Florence
Eugene 41/19
39/17
Brothers
Bend
Vale
with areas of fog
51/39
50/31
41/19
38/18
Sunriver
39/25
forming.
Nyssa
40/18
Hampton
Cottage
La Pine
40/25
Juntura
Oakridge
Grove
38/17
38/17
OREGON EXTREMES Coos Bay
Burns
38/19
47/30
49/32
Fort Rock
51/39
Riley 37/11
YESTERDAY
Crescent
39/15
37/12
High: 56°
38/16
Bandon
Roseburg
Christmas Valley
Jordan Valley
at North Bend
Beaver
Frenchglen
Silver
51/39
51/32
40/16
39/20
Low: 14°
Marsh
Lake
40/17
Port Orford
37/12
40/15
at Crater Lake
Grants
Burns Junction
Paisley
52/41
Pass
41/17
Chiloquin
38/12
50/36
Rome
Medford
37/15
Gold Beach
48/29
42/20
52/43
Klamath
Fields
Ashland
McDermitt
Lakeview
Falls
Brookings
42/17
47/29
38/17
39/16
51/40
38/12
-10s
56°
37°
Low clouds
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
EAST: Chilly Friday
with periods rain and
snow, followed by
partial clearing Friday
night.
THURSDAY
57°
37°
A thick cloud cover and
breezy
Rather cloudy
OREGON WEATHER
Bend Municipal Airport through 5 p.m. yest.
High
Low
SUNDAY
Shane Buechele.
Jones has been superb, but
he doesn’t have athletic traits
comparable to Fields and Law-
rence. Jones is surrounded by
top-end talent, and offensive
coordinator Steve Sarkisian has
done a good job of scheming
receivers open and creating
mismatches.
“He’s a very, very difficult
evaluation because how do
you separate him from just an
elite situation,” Brugler said of
Jones.
Especially on the heels of
former Alabama star Tua Ta-
govailoa’s rookie NFL season,
which was solid but far from
spectacular.
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Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) scrambles against
the Pittsburgh Steelers last Sunday in Cleveland. Mayfield leads the
short-handed Browns against the Steelers in the wild-card round. The
Browns’ last playoff appearance was in 2002.
Wade’s world
Ohio State cornerback
Shaun Wade made the
All-America team, but that was
a generous evaluation based on
reputation and last year’s play
when he was a nickelback and
slot corner.
His move to the outside this
season has been spotty at best
and indicative of Ohio State’s
cornerback play in general.
Now, he gets to face Smith,
a sure first-rounder, and the
gemstone of Alabama’s prolific
passing game.
“If I’m Alabama and Steve
Sarkisian, I’m getting DeVonta
Smith on (Wade’s) side of the
field as much as humanly pos-
sible because no one has been
able to stop him,” Miller said.
Brugler said Wade’s future
might still lie at safety.
“At the same time, if he goes
out there and performs at a
high level against Smith, then
all of a sudden that’s a differ-
ent conversation,” Brugler said.
“But based on what we’ve seen
from Shaun Wade this year, it
just doesn’t seem like a realistic
possibility.”
In the trenches
Alabama defensive tackle
Christian Barmore is a third-
team All-American and a
third-year sophomore, so he is
no sure thing to enter the draft.
The 310-pounder has not
played at a consistently high
level that would make him a
lock first-rounder. Still, Brugler
said the defensive line class is
thin at the top of this draft and
Barmore has a chance to be
best of the bunch.
Barmore will face a good
test in Ohio State’s interior line.
All-America guard Wyatt Da-
vis and Meyers are likely Day 2
draft picks with bottom of the
first-round potential.
Sermon delivers
Ohio State running back
Trey Sermon has gone on a re-
markable late-season tear with
636 yards rushing in his last
three games. He should ex-
pect to see a lot of linebackers
Dylan Moses and Christian
Harris, the top two tacklers for
the Crimson Tide.
Nagy said Sermon looked
like a potential starting NFL
running back before injuring
his knee last season while at
Oklahoma.
“He’s gotten his opportunity
these past few weeks there for
Ohio State and he’s taken full
advantage of those, but to do it
against a Nick Saban defense in
a national championship game
would just be that next level for
him,” Nagy said.
Q: Is there a threshold
the OSAA has to reach to
return to sanctioned sports,
or do all counties have to be
open for sports to return?
A: We have talked about
it with our board. Does
there need to be a percent-
age of schools that are able
to? As of yet, we haven’t
done that. It has been more
of the approach we took in
Season 1 — if you can do it,
then let’s do it.
Q: If sports like volleyball
(indoor sport) and football
(currently prohibited) can-
not go on Feb. 22, could we
see those sports move or
canceled?
A: We talked a lot about
that when we met with the
board in December and
we shuffled the seasons
around. Certainly the out-
door activities we feel good
about. Those indoor ones
or football, or basketball
and wrestling later in the
year that are still prohibited,
if something doesn’t change
at that point and they are
still prohibited, then what
are our options? Options
would include moving
them again.
Q: With schedules al-
ready cut to the bare bones,
can seasons be condensed
anymore or will there have
to be decisions to cancel the
seasons?
A: We condensed them a
little bit in August, and then
condensed them again. I
think you get to the point
where you can only con-
dense something so much.
I don’t know that we are
there; if we aren’t, then we
are really close. It is really
interesting because the nar-
rative has changed as we
have talked with people.
Early on it was ‘we want
eight weeks.’
As time has gone on and
because of the mandates
and things we haven’t been
able to play, some of those
responses have changed to
‘we just want to play any-
thing.’
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