Quote:The Commissioner did it because it was the right thing to do. If anything, he was listening to other coaches and AD's. I don't think it had anything to do about being mad at Florida. Butch Jones, as well as other head coaches and ADs, said the SEC had to reschedule. Like Butch Jones said, "[T]he SEC will do the right thing." And they did. I didn't say the Commissioner made up a rule on the fly, he just used his powers to interpret SEC teams play 8 conference games to mean they MUST play them to qualify for the SEC Championship.


Before he made that interpretation, there was absolutely no reason to believe Florida couldn't go to the title game without rescheduling.


I'm pretty sure if it was required the whole time then the SEC Commissioner would have just said it in the beginning, not all this well hey they should probably play talk LOL. If you watched him during the Tenn/TAMU broadcast, he never said it was required or that they had to play the game to qualify for the championship. He said he "desires" that they reschedule. Only after backlash from LSU, Tenn, football pundits, fans, coaches, and ADs did he come out and say the SEC requires it.

 

UT and Butch Jones would have been extremely upset if they missed out on the SEC Championship Game after playing a full schedule in favor of a team that played only seven conference games. Of course UT was in favor of rescheduling the game. But the SEC Commissioner said nothing about talking to other schools not named UF and LSU. What did he say at the UT/TAMU game?

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