If the NCAA decides not to have a college football season this fall… I don’t know what I’ll do with myself. That is the best time of year for sports and I really don’t think it’s close. Every single game matters and can impact a the championship. The intensity of rivalries is unmatched by any sport. (Duke North Carolina basketball is close) but nothing matched Bama/LSU games or Michigan/Ohio State or those classic Catholic vs Convict games. I mean I don’t know if I can survive without Bama beating Tennessee. The year will seem pointless if that doesn’t happen.
So I have an idea for states that are open and have seen a decrease in Clovis-19 cases enough to have group gatherings. Say Alabama, Ohio, South Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Florida, Oklahoma are open, they should play a pro style season where the teams who are open to playing games play each other twice(home and home), or just once depending on the amount of teams. If Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, Georgia, Clemson, Ohio St., LSU, Florida, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Texas are all open for students in the fall, they could create their own league for just this fall season. This allows the athletes who would graduate in the fall semester or go pro after the season to showcase their talents. It’s football they can’t really postpone their careers because of the short longevity of their careers in the first place.
An example of a schedule would be: Alabama @ Clemson, Auburn @ Alabama, Alabama @ Texas, Ohio St. @ Alabama, Georgia @ Alabama, Alabama @ LSU, Alabama @ Florida, Oklahoma @ Alabama, Alabama @ Tennessee, Alabama @ Georgia, Ole Miss @ Alabama, Clemson @ Alabama. Now that would be a fun season of football to watch. Pro style season with only 12 games then the top 4 teams record wise play a playoff to decide the champion. We could get Bama vs Clemson 3 times or Bama/Auburn 3 times. Now that gets the fans involved whether they can be at the games or not. Which I think is a terrific idea for sports not lose fans, which will happen if people go a year or more without any sports at all. But let’s hope for college football this fall in any matter we can get it!
