LISTEN TO CHRIS SCHNEIDER’S RENEGADE RADIO SPORTS UPDATES AROUND :30-:40 PAST THE HOUR, FROM 6:30 AM TO 6:30 PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. CHRIS IS PLAYING PORTIONS OF HIS CLASSIC INTERVIEWS WITH SPORTS GREATS LIKE ROGER STAUBACH, LOU HOLTZ, BOBBY BOWDEN AND MANY OTHER LEGENDS AND HALL OF FAMERS IN THE SPORTS UPDATES!
OHIO ST. IS STUDYING SOCIAL DISTANCING MODELS TO FIGURE OUT HOW MANY FANS THEY COULD SAFELY GET INTO STANDS THIS COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON. THE BUCKEYES USUALLY PACK IN OVER 100,000 FOR GAMES, SOCIAL DISTANCING MIGHT CUT THAT DOWN AS LOW AS 20 THOUSAND.
THE NHL IS MOVING INTO PHASE 2 OF ITS COMEBACK PLAN. PHASE 2 WILL ALLOW PLAYERS TO TRAIN IN SMALL GROUPS AT TEAM FACILITIES. THE NHL COMEBACK PLAN INCLUDES ABANDONING THE REST OF THE REGULAR SEASON AND GOING DIRECTLY INTO THE PLAYOFFS. HOCKEY HAS BEEN SHUTDOWN SINCE MARCH 12TH. IT WOULD BE A 24 TEAM, CONFERENCE BASED PLAYOFF FORMAT. THE GAMES WOULD BE PLAYED AT TWO OR FOUR DIFFERENT SITES, IN EMPTY ARENAS. CHICAGO, COLUMBUS, DALLAS, EDMONTON, VEGAS, L.A., MINNEAPOLIS, PITTSBURGH, TORONTO AND VANCOUVER ARE BEING CONSIDERED FOR THE SITES.
NFL OWNERS HAVE OFFICIALLY EXPANDED THE PLAYOFFS TO 14 TEAMS, THAT WILL ADD TO LEAGUE REVENUES BY MILLIONS. BOTH THE AFC & NFL WILL HAVE 3 WILDCARD TEAMS NOW, 7 PLAYOFF TEAMS PER CONFERENCE.
– THERE WILL BE 6 WILD CARD GAMES EACH SEASON
– WILD CARD GAMES WILL BE PLAYED IN A TRIPLE-HEADER
– ONLY THE #1 SEED WILL GET A FIRST ROUND BYE NOW, IN PAST YEARS THE #2 SEED ALSO RECEIVED A FIRST ROUND BYE
– NOW THE #2 SEED IN EACH LEAGUE WILL HAVE TO PLAY THE #7 SEED ON WILDCARD WEEKEND
– EVERY SUPER BOWL TEAM FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS HAS HAD A FIRST ROUND BYE
– #2 SEEDS HAVE WON THE LAST 2 SUPER BOWLS, FIVE IN ALL SINCE 2002.