re: How realistic is the idea of playing a game to a 1/4 capacity stadium?

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There are also nets at baseball games and constant reminders Over the PA to be alert for foul balls. The language on a ticket doesn’t absolve the venue of responsibility, proper precautions still have to be take .

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The last time you sat behind the 3B dugout at an MLB game with a net in front of your face was never.

Standard MLB injury waiver and release from liability you accept when you buy a ticket. The same can easily be reworded to fit the current situation and absolve universities, concert promoters, etc.:

"Holder, on behalf of himself/herself and Minor(s), acknowledges and assumes all risks and dangers associated with Holder and/or Minor(s): (i) being a spectator before, during, and after a baseball game (including all warm-ups, practices, pre-game, post-game and between-inning activities, promotions and competitions), and (ii) attending, observing or participating in the Game, in each case, whether any such risk or danger occurs prior to, during or subsequent thereto, including specifically (but not exclusively) the danger of being injured by thrown bats; bat fragments; thrown or batted balls; thrown, dropped, or launched items; projectiles; persons; animals; other hazards or distractions; and any incidents or accidents associated with crowds of people or the negligence or misconduct of other spectators. " St. Louis Cardinals

Actually, you don't realize it, but you made my point for me. The threat of getting a fractured cheekbone at an MLB game is very real. As you point out, the stadium warns fans, has a net behind home plate, etc. Yet they still allow fans to sit packed into some of the most dangerous areas of the stadium...behind the dugouts and down the baselines....with absolutely zero protection. They don't keep those dangerous, exposed seats empty.

In other words, they let the fans assume responsibility for their own safety...as the SEC ultimately will do.