That's the line, but that's not the whole truth. SEC has been rapid testing for months. Illinois and other B1G schools had rapid saliva tests for months. We've been testing for myocarditis since April. Obviously, as more types of tests came out, it got better .... but that is what you expect. By giving themselves time, the SEC/ACC/B12 were lined up ready to play, and never endangered their players. When the PAC followed the B1G, the testing, tracing and heart issues were all being handled just fine.
At the end of the day, the PAC followed the B1G and thought everyone would follow along. Stronger will prevailed in the 3 conferences, and you can be glad they did and forced your conference's hand.