Schedule Discussion...

[STATEgrad04]

So the SEC has determined that the SEC will play a conference only schedule...My question is does the SEC control only the conference schedule, or does the SEC offices have a say in who our OOC opponents are? If not, My other question is what is keeping individual universities from independently scheduling an OOC game that fits both schools schedule. If we decide that we want to play NC State, and NC State wants to work with us to accomplish this in one of our "off weeks", why couldnt this be done? Would be like "the Game of Change" situation to some degree. You could even call it an exhibition game so that its not "official". No conference liability at that point, only the schools liability, which I am sure they are handling anyway. Would create more face time/t.v. time for the schools and would give players more experience/resume boosting opportunities. Just some random thoughts I had on the non-working Friday morning.

 

[Go Budaw]

So the SEC has determined that the SEC will play a conference only schedule...My question is does the SEC control only the conference schedule, or does the SEC offices have a say in who our OOC opponents are? If not, My other question is what is keeping individual universities from independently scheduling an OOC game that fits both schools schedule. If we decide that we want to play NC State, and NC State wants to work with us to accomplish this in one of our "off weeks", why couldnt this be done? Would be like "the Game of Change" situation to some degree. You could even call it an exhibition game so that its not "official". No conference liability at that point, only the schools liability, which I am sure they are handling anyway. Would create more face time/t.v. time for the schools and would give players more experience/resume boosting opportunities. Just some random thoughts I had on the non-working Friday morning.

The SEC controls it 100%....no school can act on such an initiative without prior approval from the SEC, which will be 100% denied. The schedule will be set with 2 open dates that are explicitly planned for potential rescheduling, therefore no other games will be allowed to be scheduled on those dates. Not even to mention, the last thing the SEC wants is for any school to force a cancellation or reschedule of a conference game due to a COVID outbreak that results from a game played against a nonconference opponent.

 

[thekimmer]

This is a unique situation and as such the SEC member schools have all agreed to a 10 game conference only schedule. So in this special circumstance the answer is yes, the SEC does have a say in who you play, or not play, in OOC.