(07-09-2020 08:02 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  So, there's a lot of interesting ways this can go.

If the Big 10, PAC 12, and ACC play conference games only, most of the G5 loses out on one to two massive guarantee contracts. Every single one of those schools is going to claim Force Majure, and try to avoid paying the money.

Where this gets interesting, is what happens next. NC State for example, can't legally claim Force Majure and cancel the Troy game, but go ahead and play Notre Dame instead. Legally, it can't be too unsafe to play Troy, but suddenly safe to play ND. If the P5 attempts to play in the Fall in league games only, I expect numerous lawsuits to be filed by G5 and FCS schools.

However, if the P5 picks up and moves the entire season to Spring, than our entire argument of using the Force Majure clause improperly becomes null because they cancelled all their games in the Fall, not just the ones they felt like not playing. At that point, the G5's are left with a difficult choice. Assuming they can get state clearance, do they chance it out with a late start, play maybe 10 games in the fall, mostly regional, and attempt to profit on Suddenly free television inventory on most of the major networks, even if it means low capacity or no capacity games, or bow to public pressure and move to Spring and just eat the losses, but play when it will almost certainly be safer?

What’s the likelihood that if all conferences cancel their games that it’s up to individual schools to decide if they want to play or not with their governor’s permission? Those schools that choose to play could try to make a patchwork schedule out of schools in their state or other nearby schools who are allowed to play. Here in Georgia with everything being open and Governor Kemp having a super hands off approach, I have to think it would at least be discussed.