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Reports: SEC to play 10-game conference schedule, won't start season until Sept. 26
Yahoo ^ | July 30, 2020 | Nick Bromberg

Posted on 07/30/2020 1:48:29 PM PDT by C19fan

The SEC is delaying the start of its college football season. Per multiple reports, the conference is implementing a 10-game conference-only schedule for each team similar to the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12. But unlike those three conferences, the SEC is also moving the start of football season back. The first SEC games will kick off on Sept. 26, three weeks after the original Week 1 start date on Labor Day weekend.

The delay means that the SEC Championship Game won’t be played until Dec. 19 instead of Dec. 5.

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Sports
KEYWORDS: college; covid19; football
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To: C19fan

Don’t care what Communists do in their spare time. NCAA is done for me along with the other kneeling billionaire franchises that have it so tough.


21 posted on 07/30/2020 2:49:13 PM PDT by willyd (I for one welcome our NSA overlords)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

I hope any virtue signalling will bring a 15 yard personal foul.


22 posted on 07/30/2020 2:58:34 PM PDT by vg0va3
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To: C19fan

Pioneer League planning conference-only schedule, also starting 9/26.

If they can stick to it...

Dunno...


23 posted on 07/30/2020 3:03:53 PM PDT by karnage
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To: scottinoc

Those cupcakes are able to pay for their entire programs with a game or two against the SEC. they don’t generate enough money to have teams playing other cupcakes.


24 posted on 07/30/2020 3:12:11 PM PDT by wgmalabama
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To: Old Yeller

Time for conditioning.


25 posted on 07/30/2020 3:20:12 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: wgmalabama

“Those cupcakes are able to pay for their entire programs with a game or two against the SEC. they don’t generate enough money to have teams playing other cupcakes.”

Completely true!


26 posted on 07/30/2020 3:21:02 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: C19fan

If you believe they will play all 10 games on this schedule, I have got some bridges you may enjoy buying.


27 posted on 07/30/2020 3:33:24 PM PDT by CharleysPride (Triton 2038!)
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To: dfwgator

And chances for smaller school athletes to get scouted. Lou Holtz thinks it’s a bad idea. Was on Fox last week.


28 posted on 07/30/2020 3:34:25 PM PDT by Fledermaus (ONLY A MORON THINKS 6 FEET IS A MAGIC NUMBER!)
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To: DeplorableGirl

Sounds like we are picking up you and Ole Miss. Rough for a team trying to get its feet back under it.


29 posted on 07/30/2020 3:59:59 PM PDT by tnlibertarian
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To: C19fan

Only way a 10 game conference schedule would work is if the champion had a guaranteed spot in the playoffs. Too much chance for 2 or 3 loss champion excluded from the playoffs by inferior teams with ‘better’ records.


30 posted on 07/30/2020 4:02:13 PM PDT by tnlibertarian
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To: tnlibertarian

So what. Don’t lose 2 or 3 games. Unless you feel that the SEC is entitled to a playoff berth, which they aren’t.

Maybe this season (if there is one) would be a good opportunity for an expanded playoff with all the conference champions.


31 posted on 07/30/2020 4:40:14 PM PDT by wrcase
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To: C19fan

What are the odds the season gets cancelled just before Sept 26?

Because...second wave.


32 posted on 07/30/2020 5:05:56 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: married21

See ya on the field...10 games. Let’s hope they let them play!


33 posted on 08/01/2020 3:22:02 AM PDT by DeplorableGirl
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To: tnlibertarian

I remember the “bad ole days” when LSU was astonishingly bad so there is hope!!
And hopefully there will be a season cuz we’re just reloading!


34 posted on 08/01/2020 3:26:09 AM PDT by DeplorableGirl
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