On where Day’s concern is with an impact to the season:
- Day’s mindset is where it was basically before. There have been more conversations, but it’s all going to come down to the health providers and authorities. From there, coaches will give input and try to figure it out. Public health and student-athletes welfare is the first priority. There are still too many unknowns right now.
- This whole situation is hopefully a lifetime thing said Day. It’s so unique and you have to just take it day by day. He’s had to adjust because spring was really the first time he felt like he was settling into a pattern. Now, they’ll just go back into the mode of rolling with things as they happen and being flexible. Day praised the staff for how they work through everything.
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On what the meetings are like with the team:
- There are different styles of meetings. They’ll have team meetings, and other informational sessions. They are even having sports psychology stuff. Updates and encouragement are also sprinkled in. Position wise, there are culture, leadership, and motivational talks happening. There are also staff meetings twice a week. It’s a lot of calls and a lot of listening but believes everyone is handling it well.
On working with personal trainers and such during this time:
- Micky Moratti handles all of that stuff. Most importantly though, each kid has to follow the rules on what they can do in their states. They are all unique in where they live and the environment.
On the possible idea of head football coaches taking pay cuts:
- Day believes in times like these, we have to think about others. Gene Smith’s philosophy is that we have the ability to help others in the community and he has the same philosophy. They will continue to do that as long as this goes on.
On how lost revenue during this time could be a catalyst for playoff expansion:
- Anything is worth considering said Day. It’s hard though to deal with anything like that without knowing what the parameters are. The conversations have to be ongoing and look to be creative with everything on the table.
On a timeline of returning to play:
- Day believes six weeks is a good starting point for how much time is needed to ramp up to begin to play. From there you can create models and go from there. A lot of people still need to weigh in on it all and there’s a lot of work to do.