WELP...Looks like we are going to have to find something else to do on Saturday afternoons...8/10/2020 I think we all kind of suspected this was going to happen. But, According to Dan Patrick on his radio show, the decision has already been made. Per DP, tomorrow, both the Big Ten and Pac-12 will announce the cancellation of their entire fall sports schedule, including football.
Dan also is reporting that the ACC and Big XII are on the fence about making that call, and that the SEC is being somewhat stubborn in thinking they can still play...but let's be honest. They are all going to cancel their seasons too, not just because it's the right thing to do (as much as I will miss the hell out of college football), but for more pragmatic and cynical reasons too. How does the CFP work if at least 2 of the 5 Power Five conferences don't even play? Even assuming that "National Championship" game occurs, it would be illegitimate, an asterisk placed next to it...because everyone would know that it was "won" without a good chunk of the competition even playing. It would be worthless. Further, there is the public relations aspect to think about. What kind of damage would it do to a conference that decides to play, as far as recruiting goes? The moms and dads of potential recruits are paying attention...teams in conferences that cancel their season? They can make the claim that they were looking out for the best interests and the health of all of their students, that student welfare, NOT money, is their driving interest...That's a damn good selling point to concerned parents. Any conference that decides to still play, would then have to try to counter-argue that...that somehow playing football wasn't just about the money (even though we all know it is). Basically, they have to know that whether they play football or not is going to be used as part of recruiting pitches for years to come. Better to look like a conference concerned about its students health and welfare, than one whose primary concern is making money from sports...You want to look compassionate, not greedy. SImilarly, I think the networks, the newspapers, would absolutely crush any conference that chose to play, if other Power Five conference chose to back out, for similar reasons as the recruiting rationale. "As the country quarantines itself to deal with COVID-19, the SEC is rejecting the advice of medical professionals...blahblahblah." I think we all kind of expected the college football season to be cancelled, but if what Dan Patrick is reporting is true, it's already been cancelled, and they just haven't announced it yet. SO...assuming that we have a full year off from college football, anyone have any ideas about what we can do with this board to keep it interesting until the 2021 season? Because it might be awhile before we get to actually talk about real college football again... At least we still have the NFL season...maybe.
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