How ordinary and topsy-turvy has this pandemic season in school soccer been? So ordinary, playoff berths are at the line Saturday and the most productive bets to get into the four-team box are Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Notre Dame. Wait, that isn’t ordinary in any respect. But the entirety else has been extra three-sheets-to-the-wind than your Uncle Earl at after-hours karaoke, OK? Conferences opening play on utterly other schedules. Countless recreation postponements and cancellations, together with no less than 3 of the latter (Purdue-Indiana, Michigan-Iowa, Michigan State-Maryland) within the Big Ten all through this newfangled “Champions Week.” Star avid gamers opting out. Star coaches checking out certain. On and on, but right here we're. Before the playoff variety committee