I thought there was a NCAA rule saying that College football could not play on Sunday?

Question

I can't remember where I heard that, but I could have sworn I did.
If thats true, then how did Baylor and TCU play tonight.

Someone fill me in on what I might be missing.

Thanks.

Answer 1

There's no formal rule saying that. Just an agreement between the NFL and the NCAA, so college games do not compete with the NFL. Since the NFL does not start until next weekend, today was OK.

Answer 2

Two words: Boise State. The only BCS game this year that was worth the hype, was the one with the least. And, another two words: March Madness. Think of the sheer joy of watching Cinderella upstage the dominant schools. With the BCS, that won't happen - and when it does, like this year, it's meaningless with nowhere for Cinderella to go. Do I really want to see USC play Oklahoma, or Florida State square off against LSU? Yawn. As for your playoff plan, I think it's probably a little too complex. Simplicity, like with the NCAA hoops tournament, is key to popular buy-in. If I had my druthers, I'd rescind the rule allowing DIAA games to count, and reduce the number of non-con games to 1 (if any), with an 8-game conference schedule. That would allow for a longer, deeper, and ultimately more meaningful playoff - with the teams much more fresh. It would also restore some meaning and pride to the conference season, removing the ability of schools to stack wins over Sheboygan A&M to secure a meaningless bowl. As for the structure, some combination of conference champs with a sprinkling of "wild cards". I'd prefer a 32-team spread, and of course some folks will complain that this would mean a 14 game slog for at least two of the teams. I'd remind those people that this is happening with the current system - a 12 game schedule, a conference championship game, and then the bowl game adds up to 14 already. The rest of the bowls could continue on, sort of like the NIT - picking from the schools that are bowl-eligible that did not make the tournament.

Answer 3

There is no "rule", it's more of a mutual agreement between the NCAA and NFL that college games will stick to saturdays, as long as the NFL doesn't host any games during Sunday on College Kickoff Weekend.

Answer 4

There was a gentleman's agreement for many years that the NCAA would not play on Sunday and the NFL would not play on Saturday. Since both entities have long since sold their souls to television, they play whenever the television networks tell them to.

Answer 5

Maybe because there were no NFL games tonight. The NFL season starts this coming week, so you won't see any Sunday NCAA games anymore.

Answer 6

there's no written rule. NCAA just had an understanding withthe NFL not to play games on the same day.

Answer 7

You need to understand that the lawyers have decreed that any rule,or law, can be broken if profit is involved. There is a lot of profit in college football.

Answer 8

Only if the NFL isn't playing that weekend, so with the NFL starting next weekend they can play today.

Answer 9

Usually the first week of college football is the exception.

Answer 10

No NFL games scheduled. I don't think its a rule, just an understanding.