Paul Finebaum reports the SEC is still planning on playing this season
New reports and information continue to fly in following a busy weekend of news in the world of college sports but the latest from Paul Finebaum should offer some hope to all of us SEC fanatics out there.
While noting the seriousness of the situation following reports that both the Big Ten and the Pac-12 plan to cancel their season — something Dan Patrick reported after speaking with a source with knowledge of the situation, Finebaum shared the latest information he has on the SEC’s plan during his latest appearance on ESPN morning show “Get Up” on Monday morning.
“As far as pushback, yes there is plenty of pushback,” Finebaum said on the show. “I talked to an SEC source yesterday who said, ‘We’re still planning on playing. We have our schedule release coming up in a couple of days.’
“Remember, Friday night the SEC released the two additional conference games, so it just shows the incredible disconnect that we’ve talked about for three months, that is now mushroomed and has literally put everything on edge. As someone else told me early this morning, the college football season is not dead, it’s just on life support right now.”
That’s certainly ominous but it’s interesting that Finebaum and Patrick are essentially reporting the same information, which gives further creditability to both of their reports.
While some may be leaning toward pulling out for the upcoming college football season, the SEC continues to work hard to ensure some college football can be played in the fall.
If Mr. Doom and Gloom is reporting this positive news, then it’s a very good sign SEC will playing. A lot of rumors and news being thrown around that people don’t know who to believe anymore. It’s the America we live in.
UGA 2020 National Champs*
what if we did our own SEC playoff? 1 seed in the W plays the 2 in the E and vice versa, winners in ATL for the chip? UGA might be able to break a 40 year drought…
I’d certainly take it asterisk and all lol
to be honest if we made it back to back I wouldn’t care about it either lol
@tigersforlife………We already have the SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME! We don’t need any SEC playoffs! If you don’t win your side of the SEC. Then you don’t deserve any playoffs. That includes Alabama!!!
If only the SEC plays. Then the SEC CHAMPION is THE CHAMPIONS! But if the big 12 and the ACC play. We have all we need for a true national championship!!! It would be like 2017. With 2 SEC teams in and clemson and the big 12 champion. Ohio State and a few others could temporarily play in the big 12 for this season!!! That is if they want to play!!
PS. But with the SEC and the ACC and the big 12. That is really all we need!!! We really only need the SEC!!!
RUSSIA NOW HAS A WORKING CORONA VIRUS VACCINE!!!
King Negan
ARE THE CHAMPIONS!
The University of Alabama=2020 National Championship !
No asterisk needed.
Never happen. You guys are always the most talented screw ups.
@UGADAWG78…………..If we are the champions. Then there won’t be any of these*************** Out by the season in my book. Even if we are just the SEC CHAMPION. If that is all there is. We are still the champions period!!!! And it will count in my book!!!!
King Negan
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.
How would Spring Football be impacted by the Combine and NFL draft? How many players would opt out of the season? Why risk injury in spring football without the normal 7-8 months of recovery time between seasons? There are serious implications with playing in the Spring.
Spring Football ? There will be so many elite players that do not play in this Spring-ball-scenario. The NFL draft date will not be moved by the NFL. To me Spring-ball is a non-starter in all of these scenarios that have been tossed around. Think of your favorite bowl game in July at 93 degrees…smooth on your tanning oils.
Agreed. That’s why spring ball works for the college little league conferences. Very few of their players are destined for the NFL.
National Title Game: 2020 Fall Champion v. 2021 Spring Champion?
Lol! But please don’t put this out there. The NCAA might see it!
I’m tellin’ ya. Vandy is comin’! :)