fwiw, from the Denton paper:
Conference USA examining all options as leagues begin cancelling nonconference games
Conference USA examining all options as leagues begin cancelling nonconference games
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What a reasonable solution (maybe throw in a couple regional FCS teams as well), which means not going to happenWithout non conference pay games, and no ticket sales, there is very little reason for G5 schools to take the health risk and play this fall.
I legitimately think the best case scenario, at this point, is the CUSA and Sun Belt come to some sort of scheduling agreement to limit travel, and schedule a 8-10 game season in the spring.
I really don’t think there’s any way we’re playing this fall, given the trajectory of positive cases currently and the little appetite by the powers that be to shut down again.They can play extra conference games to fill the void. And find some regional FCS teams as well. Playing in the spring for the D1 schools would put the nail in the coffin and force many to drop football or drop a division.
But do you agree with that decision if that is the one made?I agree.
It's going to be interesting what gets decided in August. If numbers keep rising, The season probably won't happen. If P5 bails first, G5's and FCS may do a proximty play at your own risk thing. The P5's dropping OOC games is almost an excuse to form their own league and cut G5's out. I don't see the benefit other than delaying the season a bit. Until we have a vaccine or drinkable Lysol, it doesn't matter when or who they play. It's all a moot point.
My bet is a severely shortened schedule (maybe division only) that begins in early March.I am predicting that football will play after November.
ACC is going to a 10+1 schedule with 10 conference games and 1 OOC. SEC is leaning to conference only schedule. It makes me wonder if G5 schools may fill in the +1 for the ACC
wait until the P5 schools find that increasing the number of conference games saves them paying millions of dollars to G5 schools for a beatdown. We may see all the P5 conferences adopt 10 game conference schedules.
On the plus side, schools like vandy may never see another bowl game or winning season.
Screw the money games.Yes, and that will decrease guarantee game money....
I understand the sentiment here and agree with it. However, not sure it deals a death blow to any G5 programs. Losing the buy game money hurts for sure, but it also takes a near guaranteed loss or two off the schedule.
His theory applies to about 25 schools. all of the others need the money games for enough wins to bowl. Vandy and schools like them will never see a bowl again.
UConn’s football schedule further eroded by COVID-driven cancellations; game at Ole Miss is off, games at Virginia and North Carolina in doubt
...The SEC’s decision this week to go to a conference-only, 10-game schedule means the Huskies’ game at Mississippi, scheduled for Oct. 24 at Oxford, Miss., is now off....
IIRC, this is the game that was MT's game at ole miss. A deal was made where UConn got the game but MT was still supposed to receive the originally contracted pay day and for MT the road game at uconn. replaced ole miss This raises the question. Since the $ec is not playing any out of conference games, does this mean our expected check from ole miss for the game at uconn is not going to happen and what does that mean for MT going to UConn. Is that game now off without the Ole Miss money.???
Coaching salaries are going to plummet across the G5.