In this thought experiment, let's pretend that all (or most) programs play their entire scheduled season. Will we end up considering it to have been a real season? Consider that most conferences will play amongst themselves, with the Big Ten doing so at a different time from late fall through early winter.
I don't see how most bowls could be played given the challenges tied to travel and crossing various state lines. And how could a playoff happen or a national champion be crowned when all of the conferences involved won't be playing at the same time? How would it make sense to award a Heisman Trophy when many schools won't be playing and a huge chunk of staying in the mix for award consideration will be not contracting the virus and missing a couple of games in quarantine? Even the NCAA has told players that if they choose to play this year, they don't have to count it against their eligibility.
This sort of reminds me of the Writers Guild strike from 2007/2008. A bunch of television series kind of tried to have that season and abbreviated it, with many of them mostly treating the events of their stunted seasons like they never happened.
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states need to toughen up and drop all the fear.
Maybe even count it twice.
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games. Georgia, Auburn, LSU, TAMU (1/2).
It is inevitable that there will be key players that won't be able to play due to Covid thus affecting the "expected" outcome of games. There are bound to be more young 2nd tier players opting out "due to Covid" to maintain a year of eligibility.
When it comes to picking the Final 4, how are they going to differentiate with no inter-conference games and 2 Power 5 conferences sitting out(at this point).
I'm sure if we get to the bowls with the season as currently configured, the media will have a tough time calling it a NC game with a straight face. But I'm sure, they will grin and bear it.
Champion otherwise? I see too many issues. Maybe only conference championships. Otherwise, some early teams may have to sit for weeks to wait for the bowl championship series to start. When in February or April?
Don’t see it happening.
Win %. (Screw the NCAA).
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