It was announced the Texas State Fair has been cancelled. I would say this puts OU’s football season in a holding pattern. It would seem the logical thing for the Big 12 at this point would be to postpone the fall season and play the season in the second semester.
The entire creation of this version of the Big 12 was predicated on keeping the OU-Texas game intact in October at the Texas State Fair. It would make no sense whatsoever to play this game in an empty stadium at another venue. It would make little sense to play Bedlam in an empty stadium as well.
This doesn’t bode well for the college football season to get going as scheduled which is a shame because OU was slated to play at Army and was going to host a pretty decent Tennessee team as well in non-conference play.
These are unchartered waters for the people making these decisions. But I would think the college football season is on the cusp of being delayed four months until after Christmas.
Even in the SEC…why would you play Auburn-Alabama or Florida-Georgia in empty stadiums? The fans, the bands, ESPN Game Day, the bars, and the overall campus hoopla are what make college football so much fun.
The Masters golf championship will be played in November. Our world is upside down.
College football should wait.