So much for regional appeal

Mark Emmert’s reluctance to mandate a common start date to the college football season aside, there’s a likelihood the commissioners want that, anyway.

SEC Commissioner @GregSankey tells us that the communication between college commissioners has never been stronger than it is now. "The notion that one thinks one conference is going to go off and doing something independently isn’t attached to reality."

— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) May 12, 2020

Why?  Three words:  College.  Football.  Playoff.  Sankey and his peers aren’t walking away from that sweet postseason payoff.

The more interesting question is going to be what happens if not all teams within a conference are able to start at the same time.  My guess is they’ll accept what it takes to fashion a credible CFP, whatever that is, but in any event, it’s another indication that college football’s focus has changed, for better or worse.