Tuesday could be D-Day for college football as we know it
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What
The NCAA Board of Governors is a 25-member committee made up of university presidents, athletic directors, conference commissioners, NCAA President Mark Emmert, and five independent members. All levels of NCAA competition are represented, FBS, FCS, Division II, and Division III. They are scheduled to meet on Tuesday, August 4 to decide the status of all fall sports including the FCS football playoffs.
Why
It’s the beginning of August. A decision by the NCAA about whether or not college football gets played this fall needs to happen soon. There is too much money on the line and not much time left to make a decision.
Option 1- Kick the can down the road
The NCAA could do what they did on July 24 and stall for a little more time. Maybe the pandemic will lessen its grip on the country in a few weeks.
Fallout
No one will be happy about it but everyone would understand. It will allow for more behind the scenes politics.
Option 2 – Proceed as planned for now
Whatever schools and conferences are doing now, keep on doing it. The NCAA will provide safety guidelines everyone must follow in order to compete in 2020.
Fallout
This is probably the easiest way to avoid a “civil war,” for now. The problem with that decision is the NCAA would be conceding more power to the conferences. There will be some egos and academic elitists in the room who will find that hard to swallow.
Sources: If the NCAA doesn't go ahead with fall sports championships, the Power Five is talking about holding its own. First step in a long-theorized breakaway from the NCAA? “If I were Emmert, I’d be really worried about it." News with @RossDellenger https://t.co/BwH9Id6JaP
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) August 1, 2020