As you’re aware Notre Dame is scheduled to start the 2020 college football season in Dublin, Ireland in what is now known as Week Zero in the sport. The last Saturday in August is currently set to see Notre Dame take on Navy at Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
Last week news came out that Dublin was banning gatherings of 5000 people or more through August. We covered that and told you the news that will be coming at some point because of that.
Now we sit here with you almost an entire week later and we have no news. Still.
In fact Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk is insisting that the game is still on:
“it is way too early to speculate on what happens in the season opener. Let’s just wait and see what happens. We’re in no hurry to make a final decision.” – Navy AD Chet Gladchuk to Annapolis Gazette
Uhh, Chet. This isn’t all that complicated.
We sit here on the evening of April 27 with no real end in sight to the stoppage of sports aside from golf being played anytime soon. Some colleges are already planning on having their fall classes be conducted all online and not at their campuses but there is still plenty of time?
I didn’t understand in the article that the Ireland government told Gladchuk that the Ireland ban on 5000 or more in a gathering doesn’t currently apply to sporting events. So you mean to tell me that coronavirus is a big sports fan and is willing to keep to itself and not spread at a sporting event?
Logic would tell you that ruling or way of thinking will change before long. Then would you send both teams across the Atlantic Ocean to play a football game in front of a minimal amount of fans?
I’m guessing not.
Incredibly dumb logic here for Ireland to have a different set of rules for mass gatherings for sporting events compared to non-sporting events.
I wish I was wrong but it’s just a matter of time until this game is unfortunately moved to the states. Now let’s just hope that’s all it is and not cancelled or pushed back significantly.