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Stadium College Football Insider Brett McMurphy published an article this week that lays out potential contingency options for the 2020 College Football season, as discussed with athletic directors around the country.

Some of the options include:
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-Start the season in October or November, concluding in the spring semester.

-Spring football, anyone?

-Universities determine that students may not return to campus in the fall and must take online classes, but allow an exception for student-athletes to return to campus to compete in athletics.

-Cancel early-season non-conference games and play only conference opponents.
Canceling the football season would cause many financial problems for college athletics, as shown by Ross Dellenger who covered LSU Sports back during the 2016-17 cycle.

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The Mick49 months
Many small universities would have to fold their football program. Without the 3-4 big paydays from playing vs LSU etc they won't have the $ to continue operations.
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tigerbutt49 months
To think having crawfish boils and tailgating at the same time? Dream come true!
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Rex Feral49 months
I'm down with only a conference schedule.
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zoom49 months
So women's sports are money pits
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DoubleDown49 months
So are most men’s sports outside of Basketball too. Baseball at most schools is in the Red.
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Walt OReilly49 months
No sense to even go on with life if there isn’t college football. Just take me now Chinese virus.
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Jabontik49 months
Kung Flu
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if this shite goes deep into summer time, no one will care about football b/c we'll be too deep in the Great Depression II
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SomeLSUguy49 months
If that is the case, I will care even more about not having football.
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Spit49 months
This would mean NO rematch with Texas in BR.
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KCT49 months
In the event they can't play the 2020 college football season, I think the most equitable thing they can do is award the 2020 title to whichever team won the championship in 2019. Whichever team that was.
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tigersbh49 months
That makes a lot of sense!
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idlewatcher49 months
lol
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LSU82Cajun49 months
So only athletes go to the physical university. So this means two things colleges are feeder programs for the pros and money makers for the university. Now you pay them a half of the profits( football players only)
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CanebreakCajun49 months
I’m cool with a full season from October to February.
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KennabraTiger49 months
Just keep Football, Men’s Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Gymnastics, and Beach Volleyball. I’ll be happy and so will Title IX-ers
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El Campo Tiger49 months
I rely on women’s volleyball. The arena variety.
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tjtiger949 months
So you want to do away with Mens Golf which won the Natty a few years back?
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chimesstreet49 months
I would miss track and field.
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tigerinthebueche49 months
tell those at a higher risk to stay home. Let the rest of us live our lives.
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Buga49 months
This.
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SLAP9949 months
Maybe we should leave the epidemiology to the experts and not to radio talk show hosts, prime time cable TV pundits, and executive branch lackeys.
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FlyinTiger9349 months
Just push back to November. It can still be hot as hell in early October.
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Steve Janowski49 months
Thanks Title 9! Subtract the remaining Men's programs in the red, LSU athletics would still profit around 52 million.
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crewdepoo49 months
How bout just football. Screw the rest
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crewdepoo49 months
Or football and gymnastics. #title9
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HarveyTunnel49 months
Why not do this every year? October to February sounds great. I am rushing back from several weeks in comfy Colorado to make a Lose the September humid and hot matchups with the North Wyoming A&Ms. All games played in October through December. Playoffs in January/February. Spring game eight weeks later. And here another idea. Lose the bye week before Bama. They play an easy schedule and get two weeks to prepare for one of their two challenging SEC games.
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Tiger in Gatorland49 months
Would seem to be a logistical nightmare with bowls, playoffs, contracts to lengthen the season. I saw shorten it if necessary and less of a break between end of regular season and bowls. Start in October. Conferences need to reduce conf schedules and ensure reasonable parity and should really start these talks now.
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GoldenGuy49 months
Bama fans gonna be upset that they won’t have a cakewalk non-conference schedule this year.
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TDsngumbo49 months
I'd rather start it in October or November and end it in the spring. That way the 2021 offseason would be really short. :dancinbanana:
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Celery49 months
What this article really tells me is that women’s basketball loses $4,000,000 a year.
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