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The NFL succeeding is the best thing to happen for the SEC.
Posted on 9/20/20 at 11:08 pm
Posted on 9/20/20 at 11:08 pm
Some were obviously surprised to see the SEC wait, but it was clearly the right move.
First the cases have significantly decreased since early August.
Second we now have High School, College, and Professional Football that is all succeeding.
Third the spotlight from the media will now be on the NFL to catch them as opposed to the SEC.
Fourth because the NFL isn't in a bubble and is doing home and away and some of their teams already having fans will help when the SEC is pretty much going 20-25% of fans.
I'll admit I was starting to doubt we'd get to this point back in August. But we just had strong leadership all around to not fold early and then come back when you made a dumb decision. We were patient and that got us the end of the day result we needed. I remember in late July Sankey talking in interviews about the key to getting this done was to delay decisions as late as possible. And we did it!
First the cases have significantly decreased since early August.
Second we now have High School, College, and Professional Football that is all succeeding.
Third the spotlight from the media will now be on the NFL to catch them as opposed to the SEC.
Fourth because the NFL isn't in a bubble and is doing home and away and some of their teams already having fans will help when the SEC is pretty much going 20-25% of fans.
I'll admit I was starting to doubt we'd get to this point back in August. But we just had strong leadership all around to not fold early and then come back when you made a dumb decision. We were patient and that got us the end of the day result we needed. I remember in late July Sankey talking in interviews about the key to getting this done was to delay decisions as late as possible. And we did it!
Posted on 9/20/20 at 11:14 pm to The Winner
I was absolutely convinced there was 0% chance SEC football would be played and have never been happier to be so wrong. Even if we go 0-10, it’s still good to have some semblance of normalcy
Posted on 9/20/20 at 11:25 pm to The Winner
It was going to happen, lots of $ on the line.
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