Bocephus said:
Reality is that if you do not have 100 percent of typical ticket sales for football, a lot of athletic departments are not financially viable. There will be football in the fall bc there has to be. It's a pipe dream to think 25 percent capacity is realistic in any way shape or form. You do that, and you will have 10 teams playing football in 2021. That is reality
I like how this is "reality" in a thread where our own athletic director is in a video interview stating that they are preparing for other possibilities.
And even ignoring that, your numbers aren't realistic in the slightest. As long as the TV deals are in place, 75% of the major conference schools will still be able to field a football team next year. This idea that one season at even reduced capacity will suddenly leave us with 10 athletic programs standing in 2021 is about as chicken little as you can get.
All of that being said, the talk of some athletic directors that as the amount of time left to make the decision continues to dwindle that we might have to plan for reduced capacity leads even more likelihood to delaying the decision entirely to make it more likely for 100% fan attendance and either starting the season late with conference-only or starting in January. It will make things logistically really tough for athletic departments for a season, but the reward would potentially be worth it.