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Conference plans to limit exposure by only playing conference teams makes no sense.
Posted on 7/10/20 at 4:49 pm
Posted on 7/10/20 at 4:49 pm
30 years ago when conferences were mostly regional this may have worked but today?
How the frick are you limiting exposure by canceling a game like Bowling Green at Ohio State where BG can bus in but replacing it with a cross division team they will have to fly out to?
I can understand dumping Colorado at A&M but replacing it with an A&M v Florida game does frick all to limit exposure.
Why are they making this shite even more complicated than it needs to be? Just play a set amount of regional division games and if you want more games you can set them up with regional teams. If you have a cross divisional rival you just have to play set that up as an OOC. If you have fricked up divisions like the ACC change them to be as regional as possible for this year only. This shouldn't be that hard for the conferences to figure out.
How the frick are you limiting exposure by canceling a game like Bowling Green at Ohio State where BG can bus in but replacing it with a cross division team they will have to fly out to?
I can understand dumping Colorado at A&M but replacing it with an A&M v Florida game does frick all to limit exposure.
Why are they making this shite even more complicated than it needs to be? Just play a set amount of regional division games and if you want more games you can set them up with regional teams. If you have a cross divisional rival you just have to play set that up as an OOC. If you have fricked up divisions like the ACC change them to be as regional as possible for this year only. This shouldn't be that hard for the conferences to figure out.
This post was edited on 7/10/20 at 4:51 pm
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Posted on 7/10/20 at 4:55 pm to Dr RC
It’s all bullshite man
They just want to limit expenses since we all know they aren’t going to allow fans
They just want to limit expenses since we all know they aren’t going to allow fans
Posted on 7/10/20 at 4:58 pm to Dr RC
IMO, it has to do with all conference members being held to the same conditions. I agree that it is dumb though.
Posted on 7/10/20 at 5:07 pm to Dr RC
Just charades til the entire season is cancelled
Posted on 7/10/20 at 5:11 pm to VADawg
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IMO, it has to do with all conference members being held to the same conditions. I agree that it is dumb though.
I mean it's not really fair to have some teams play less games.
It's not that hard to rationalize it.
Posted on 7/10/20 at 5:17 pm to KosmoCramer
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I mean it's not really fair to have some teams play less games.
If you want a cross conference game set it up as an OOC. Do we really need to have a Bama win over Tennessee for the standings? Does anyone really give a shite if A&M and USCe play?
A&M vs the West and some regional schools is fine. Florida vs the East and some regional schools is fine.
This post was edited on 7/10/20 at 5:19 pm
Posted on 7/10/20 at 5:18 pm to Dr RC
This is the explanation from a B1G coach.
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They're just trying to create flexibility if a team gets a bunch of cases and they can't play one week," said the source. "They want flexibility. Control and flexibility are key. Give yourself maybe two or three weeks of flexibility with 10 games over 13, 14 weeks. … that gives you flexibility to maneuver games around if a team can't play because they get too many cases.
Posted on 7/10/20 at 5:19 pm to Dr RC
I don’t see this entirely about safety. This looks more like a byproduct of knowing that they won’t have as many fans in the stands.
Posted on 7/10/20 at 5:20 pm to Bunk Moreland
Every single school is going to end up with a bunch of cases. We have 100 man rosters. Use them.
Posted on 7/10/20 at 5:24 pm to Bunk Moreland
As if any given two week period is going to matter 
This is just softening the ground for cancelling the season entirely.
This is just softening the ground for cancelling the season entirely. 
Posted on 7/10/20 at 5:25 pm to Dr RC
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How the frick are you limiting exposure by canceling a game like Bowling Green at Ohio State where BG can bus in but replacing it with a cross division team they will have to fly out to?
No one is saying it is.
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This shouldn't be that hard for you to figure out.
Posted on 7/10/20 at 5:26 pm to Dr RC
Leave it up to players and coaches if they want to play and I’m pretty sure they want to play and know the risk. It’s all about dollars. Ohio State won’t have to pay Bowling Green $1.5 million to play. They’re going to rely on TV dollars because fans won’t be in the stands unless they allow enough fans to sit in the luxury seats.
Posted on 7/10/20 at 5:40 pm to Dr RC
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Conference plans to limit exposure by only playing conference teams makes no sense.
It's about being able to control all the teams on a schedule. SEC can say, All SEC teams will do X,Y,Z in order to play. SEC can't control what heathen diseases a school like UL-L will bring to an SEC stadium, or what protocols they will follow.
And since the NCAA isn't going to mandate anything, there is no way all conferences will get on the same page.
Plus, it allowed for all conference teams to have the same bye weeks, which helps if you need to reschedule conference games.
Posted on 7/10/20 at 5:55 pm to Dr RC
I get the sense that it's more about controls and being able to make sure everyone is following the same procedures. But I may be wrong
Posted on 7/10/20 at 6:12 pm to WestCoastAg
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I get the sense that it's more about controls and being able to make sure everyone is following the same procedures. But I may be wrong
I'm sure that in the discussions these are some of the "pros" of a conference only schedule:
1. All teams have same standards for safety et al set by conference
2. Increasing flexibility by adding more bye weeks to reschedule games. This would be to avoid as many forfeits/unplayed games and make it so the conference alone is in charge of making those calls.
3. Mitigating uneven schedules if only some OOC games are cancelled
4. Getting out of paying for "rent a wins" while empty stadiums mean even more lost revenue
5. Limiting extensive travel in some cases (Notre Dame, Nevada, Kent St, Colorado St, Kansas St, Eastern Michigan, UCONN etc)
Sure there's more. Not saying these make it the right call but I'm sure they are the "pro" that came up in discussions.
This post was edited on 7/10/20 at 9:09 pm
Posted on 7/10/20 at 6:28 pm to Dr RC
The Big 10 are allergic to actual competition.
Posted on 7/10/20 at 10:45 pm to wm72
WVU? They are way out of the Big 12!
Posted on 7/11/20 at 6:53 am to Pelican fan99
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It’s all bullshite man
Posted on 7/11/20 at 7:46 am to jodyHighroller
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The Big 10 are allergic to actual competition.
You just had to toss this irrelevant thought into the thread, didn’t you?
This post was edited on 7/11/20 at 7:47 am
Posted on 7/11/20 at 8:30 am to Dr RC
It's all about the Benjamins.
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