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Louisville football: Initial thoughts on ACC schedule

By Presley Meyer

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - OCTOBER 19: Micale Cunningham #6 of the Louisville Cardinals runs with the ball while defended by Isaiah Simmons #11 of the Clemson Tigers at Cardinal Stadium on October 19, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - OCTOBER 19: Micale Cunningham #6 of the Louisville Cardinals runs with the ball while defended by Isaiah Simmons #11 of the Clemson Tigers at Cardinal Stadium on October 19, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 09: Micale Cunningham #3 of the Louisville Cardinals looks on against the Miami Hurricanes during the first half at Hard Rock Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 09: Micale Cunningham #3 of the Louisville Cardinals looks on against the Miami Hurricanes during the first half at Hard Rock Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

This makes no sense for Louisville football, or anyone else

Okay, so maybe from a money perspective, this makes sense.

There is absolutely no feasible way for power five teams to fill up stadiums this season, and it’s looking less likely by the day that teams will be able to put butts in seats at all.

So, what’s the next logical option, then? To maximize profit by extending the conference schedule, and get out of pay game contracts during a season where schools are hemmorhaging money. The ACC and, more than likely, other power five conferences will have the ability to salvage some money by squeezing every drop possible out of TV contract money. Additionally, the ACC wisely added Notre Dame, bringing viewers from one of the more widespread fan bases in the country, and splitting that NBC TV contract revenue in doing so.

Ultimately, however, this decision goes against anything and everything that we have heard about preventing the spread of coronavirus as far as practical social distancing and testing of players.

The ACC is taking away, for instance, games like Louisville vs. Western Kentucky, Louisville vs. Eastern Kentucky, Clemson vs. The Citadel, etc. where teams can minimize travel and stay within the same state.

Instead, Miami is shipping off to Pittsburgh, Syracuse travels to Georgia Tech and hosts Clemson, and plenty of other head-scratching decisions.

The lesser-funded non-power five teams are left to fend for themselves, while the big-name schools plan to continue to travel with no standardized quarantining and testing protocols.

I get it, but I don’t like it.

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