Will COVID-19 be the needle that finally bursts the sports bubble?

SEC going to a 10-game, conference-only schedule.

SEC football schedule 2020: 10-game, conference-only slate begins Sept. 26 with two open dates

This is really going to hurt those schools like ULM that rely on guarantee money from SEC losses (or wins if they play Arkansas) to fund the athletics department.

 

So the SEC saw the ACC’s plan and said, “We don’t care if we get blamed for the cancellation of the four rivalry games.” I admire that.
The thing about the SEC plan that doesn’t look good is that it appears to have no off weeks once it gets going. That’s risky. It assumes things will really calm down after an initial return-to-campus spike. But I’m not sure there is a good way to do this. Every plan is dangerous.

 

From my email update:

This afternoon, the SEC Presidents and Chancellors voted to play a 10-game conference game only 2020 football schedule, starting Saturday, Sept. 26 and ending Saturday, Dec. 5. Each team will have one mid-season open week, with Saturday, December 12, being held open for the purpose of rescheduling games if needed, and the SEC Championship Game moving to Saturday, Dec. 19.

 

SEC starts late, on Sept. 26. Each team has an open date and there is a league wide open date on Dec. 12.

 

I see what you did there ...

 

HOT TAKEZ!

 

"Liked!?!" The word is "LOVED," @Elliotte Friedman - get it right.

 

It can never be shaved.

Removal must be done in a manner allowing for its burly, musky majesty to remain intact.

It will be taken off in one piece, like an accessory on an Elliotte Potato Head, and placed into a sealed case having an insert, humidity controlled environment for future generations to marvel at on 8th grade field trips.

 

I've been assuming for months he's done. No reason at all to play unless he just really, really wants to.