Paul Finebaum Reacts To Ed Orgeron's Confidence That Football Will Start On Time

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“To be clear, the decision makers start with the coronavirus and then go to the SEC medical advisory panel,” Dinich said. “But one source told me they expect to make a decision next week, as in by July 31st as to whether or not the season can start on time. If it can't, they might push it back to September 19th or to October 3rd. If you get into October to start the season, the SEC might say okay we're going to a conference only schedule. But equally important, they could go conference only plus one to preserve those (cross conference rivalries). As much as Coach O wants to play, it's really not quite in his hands at this point.”

ESPN radio host Paul Finebaum added his love for Coach O but being optimistic might not be enough at the moment as the college football world will have to rely on data.

“I love his optimism but...and he is the embodiment of a head football coach, optimism is not going to get the season started on time,” Finebaum said. “The numbers are. We all know what's going on. I don't know what will change from today to next week. It's unlikely the spikes are going to stop. Unfortunately they are facing a delay in the college football season.”

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