Swampy: I don’t know what to think about a school that has two secret scrimmages if the NCAA rules make the program ineligible to have an exhibition game. I am understanding that it is a one-for-one trade-off. You can have two exhibition games or one secret scrimmage and one exhibition or two secret scrimmages. My guide to figure things out has always been “follow the trail of money and you shall find the truth.” An exhibition game generates revenue via ticket sales, food/beverage sales and flyer product sales. A secret scrimmage provides zero revenue and has travel expenses. So, I would think that two secret scrimmages would be a hard sell to administration. A secret scrimmage is not even a recruiting opportunity. But, the coach can sell one secret scrimmage as a learning/coaching opportunity. It is my understanding that a coach can stop play at anytime to exercise a coaching minute with the squad. That is a big advantage. You can’t realistically do that in an exhibition game.
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