re: The obvious solution to this mess is to reschedule for Nov. 19

Or, if it has a bearing on the SEC race, why not push back the SEC Champ Game a week to allow the game to be played. Set everything back one week. I think they did this after September 11 (but of course for all conference games that had been cancelled). The only issue I guess would be the release of the playoff teams by one week but who gives a shite, there is like 6 weeks of nothingness in between there anyway.