scooby,
I'm in lockstep with you on the notion that the NCAA won't be playing in the fall. We've already got Herbstreit out there saying as much.
As to the question if the NCAA could handle it? Honestly? No. I read an article the other day that had some quotes from Scott Stricklin, FU's AD. He basically said it would crack the foundations of college football. Many programs would go belly up. Coaches would be let go because their salaries simply couldn't be paid without the top line revenue from tickets sales and TV contracts. Training & support staff would be let go for the same reason. If it looks like this does impact the season, by early summer, stadium personnel, groundskeepers, maintenance and facilities folks would be furloughed. It would be a cascade effect.
If this does indeed happen, nothing would ever be the same. I think in the wake of this, the days of the multi million dollar coaching salary will see its twilight. It would take college football years to recover, and some programs would never come back.
The Kentucky Derby, the Masters, Wimbledon have all be cancelled. When you look at the lost revenue from that it makes your head spin.
I'm going to leave my personal opinion out of this, just stating the facts. As we sit here in early April, I think it's a real longshot that we see football in the fall. Not because of the virus, but because of the lawyers and societal pressure. The real tell tale sign is going to be if we don't have spring football of any kind. If they don't manage to have spring practices and the scrimmage games, the handwriting is on the wall for the fall.
Be safe Scooby.
