Oh how strange this first “post-COVID” season is. Not that it’s a thing of the past by any measure.
Teams that negotiated last year’s strangeness, with lots of experienced talent returning, are reeling. Talking about you, Indiana. Referring to you, Iowa State. And you, North Carolina. And, coach-free Southern California. You’re not alone, the list goes on.
Some teams were just better at adapting last campaign. But for many, most, those results might be/are proving to be a false positive entering this year.
Another pandemic related observation, and a heartening one actually, is that none of these college pigskin throngs gathered to cheer on their beloveds — maskless, back to back, belly to belly, elbow to elbow — have become super spreader events.