Money.... the b1g likely struck a deal with democrats to print them some cash or to forgive debts... all in the name of debts owed by the dems for producing all those whiny liberals, progressives, and socialists.
The SEC depends massively on football. Hugely. They will play some sort of season.
This may be the fracture we've been waiting on for a while, where another alliance is formed, ramshackled together and ironed out later, that rivals or replaces the NCAA... because I make my own wager the b1g and pac turn to the ncaa before this is over.