“What does this do to our academic mission?,” he said. “What does it do to our athletic mission? What does it do from a television network standpoint, what does it do from a health and safety standpoint? These are things that you have to be very thoughtful about. But on the flip side, that’s one of the reasons why I left the Vikings to come here is because it makes for exciting times ahead. I’m a big believer that decisions that are being made now are going to impact college athletics literally for the next 25 to 50 years.”