Dan Patrick reports the Big Ten and Pac-12 plan to cancel their seasons, the SEC is working to save the CFB season
We’ve all made the “It just means more” jokes after the Southeastern Conference adopted those words years ago but there’s no joke about the importance college football plays to the lives of many not only in the South but around the nation.
According to Dan Patrick, the SEC is doing everything that it can to save the college football season from slipping away after the Big Ten and the Pac-12 have decided to cancel their upcoming football seasons.
Patrick reported the latest on the college football season from a source with knowledge of the situation during his Monday show.
Here is what Patrick shared live on the air after speaking with his source.
“The Big 10 and the Pac-12 will cancel their football seasons (Tuesday),” Patrick said on the air. “The ACC and the Big 12 are on the fence. The SEC is trying to get a delay to get teams join them. The SEC is looking at exclusive TV contracts.”
Patrick then asked a question about the SEC’s commitment to keeping the season together following this news.
“So the SEC might go alone and bring in other schools?” Patrick asked. ‘That’s the latest, they are trying to buy time… to see if the ACC or the Big 12 will go along with them.'”
Patrick is also reporting that Nebraska and Iowa out of the Big Ten voted against canceling the college football season, while the rest of the Big Ten schools voted for it.
Here is the clip of the segment shared by “The Dan Patrick Show,” on Monday.
DP was told an hour ago that the Big 10 and Pac 12 will cancel their football seasons tomorrow… The ACC and the Big 12 are on the fence.. And the SEC is trying to get teams to join them for a season.
Watch live: https://t.co/sMaeXQkLfl pic.twitter.com/oSUNGMTEqw
— Dan Patrick Show (@dpshow) August 10, 2020
Pin drop.
Only for those that believe false media reports. We will know today for sure if Patrick is correct. I don’t think he is.
Well, if the SEC is the lone conference to play a season, the boost to ratings could be substantial.
Just proves the real national champion belongs in the SEC.
the SEC will have massive ratings and will enjoy massive success if they can get this done safely and with player’s safety in mind. ratings will be through the roof now that they won’t have to compete against the others for airtime. I think it makes sense if the colleges themselves are open for in-person classes (most have a mix of both with safety measures in place). every SEC school is doing this, so we’ll see what happens. We knew the Pac-12 wouldn’t play because the CA schools wouldn’t open, and the Oregon schools wanted to but couldn’t because of restrictions.
Posted this on the Finebaum article.
The Big10 is likely trying to help the PAC 12 whose season is in doubt. Those two Confs have very strong ties. The PAC12 is likely moving to the Spring and the Big10 is trying to drag everyone else there too.
If the SEC, ACC, and Big12 play this yr, there will be little interest in Spring ball with only a down PAC12 and B10. Likely less money too, which is why the B10 is trying to work with/ force every one else to move also. Three of the four playoff tms were likely to be from the SEC, ACC, and Big12 (SEC Champ, Clem, OU) anyway so let the Big and PAC go it alone. We’d have a great playoff still and once a winner is crowned, Spring ball is obsolete.
Ironic given the B10 went to a 10-gm sked without informing anyone else. Though I suspect they’ve been working in unison with the PAC12 the entire time.
Probably the most logical explanation I’ve seen.
Those ratings if the SEC can play when the B10 & P12 don’t…oh my
plus the talent gap that will grow if people transfer in so they can play… the SEC will continue to grow its lead over the others, especially if they can do it safely
Just think of the Ultra-Mega Buck-TV-$$$ the SEC can make, if this scenario is correct. Amazing.
Yup! That recruiting will be insane. I mean, if you’re a coach from the SEC/ACC/Big 12, you can walk into a room and say something about how that Big10/Pac12 coach doesn’t really want you to play football, isn’t that what you always wanted to do?
We may see the top 10 recruiting rankings look like:
SEC
SEC
SEC
SEC
ACC
SEC
SEC
BIG 12
SEC
BIG 12
A college football season where only the SEC and ACC is playing? It does not make sense. It would be kinda fun but with no true National Champion, what’s the point?
Yea, but if you add the Big12 to those 2, we’d absolutely have a valid national champ provided we get the season in.
I mean…other than Ohio St, what school from the Pac12 or Big10 had a real shot at the title?
Patrick’s information was clearly wrong. The Big 10 hasn’t taken any votes. The 12-2 thing is the schools medical staffs saying they are ready to go. That’s it. There is still time to get ready.