(07-30-2020 03:54 PM)Wedge Wrote:  

(07-30-2020 03:49 PM)CoastalJuan Wrote:  Conference only makes a lot of sense, just from a logistics standpoint.

The expectation is that teams are going to be crapping out left and right. If two teams in the same conference have to skip the week, the conference can marry up the two unmatched teams and keep rolling.

If that happens OOC, all of a sudden ADs are making phone calls, drawing up contracts, negotiating return games, etc. Hard to put together in 1-2 weeks.

That's it.

Look at what MLB has gone through this week. Their protocols should have kept the Marlins from playing on Sunday, but they played anyway, and now both the Marlins and Phillies have canceled all games for a week (at least).

If/when things like this happen in the college football season, keeping the schedule in conference allows cancellation and schedule change decisions to be made by someone the conference has agreed upon, whether it's the commissioner or the conference's athletic directors.

Exactly. Decisions can be made on the fly, and is gives you the best chance to play the most games.

As an ECU fan, I hate that we lost the SC game this year, but I get it. Till next time.