There's that too....the networks that have "rights" to the big 10 aren't going to be interested in NU going and playing someone without getting their "cut". Lots of moving parts. Very little time.
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You think there was a pandemic clause? And that it included provisions that no program could look for other opportunities if the Conference decides to cancel football? Doubtful.
Maybe. They spent millions of dollars on lawyers trying to think of everything they could. There's probably reference to war, civil unrest, natural disaster, etc. The words "force majeure" are probably in there somewhere to catch any unforseen, unthinkable situations...like a global pandemic.
I’m sure there is some general language to cover the unpredictable, but it seems unlikely that they would include language that would forbid a member from pursuing their own interests under such circumstances. And what attorneys would let an organization sign off on something like that? Incompetent ones.
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With our schedules we seem to have qualified under similar sections already: "Admission of Former Powerhouses Seeking to Re-Emerge; Consequences", and "New-Entrants Previously Acquiring Titles at Expense of Existing Members; Ex Post Facto Remedies."
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Joining a conference is, almost by definition, waiving your ability to "pursue your own interests" with the idea that we are greater as a whole. Obviously, this is a weird situation. The only way NU plays is if the Big 10 expressly signs off on it. I just don't see that happening but I really hope the big 10 does.
Even then...who are we going to play? The ACC and (I think) SEC already have their schedules, right? Does the Big 12?
Some programs are still looking for noncon games. And there was a report that the service academies are looking for opponents. What’s BYU’s status? They’re still independent aren’t they? I don’t recall.
And there may be other programs that want to play but their conferences canceled.
Exactly what I was about to say.
If the Big Ten says they are playing in the spring, you can't really have a Big Ten team or four go off and play a fall season and then dis the conference in the spring. And equally impossible, you can't play a fall season and then turn around and play a spring season -- and another next fall.
If the Big Ten says they're playing in the spring -- even if it doesn't ultimately happen -- no teams are going anywhere in the fall. And I tend to think that's exactly how this will play out.
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I never always agreed with him, bit you can bet your a** this wouldn't have happened on Jim Delaney's watch
Uh... I think if you're right there will just be depression.
I think you are right...its much easier said than done. Hope it happens though. Eligibility as Frost stated would be a huge question.
One thing that may help is that the Big 10 does not share non-league revenue...and the only reason the non-league games were cancelled without a fight is because the Big 10 added a few games to everyone's schedule.
A lot of gray area here, but it would be great if they could pull it off. Spring football has way too many problems, so I don't see that succeeding. Even if it is planned, it will be a total dud.
A lot of gray area here, but it would be great if they could pull it off. Spring football has way too many problems, so I don't see that succeeding. Even if it is planned, it will be a total dud.
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