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The MAC cancels its fall football season
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Oh, it was a real question. Ok, 6 months of this hasn't made a difference but what the hell I've been drinking and I'm bored.
They're not playing this season because of risk to the players, there is a risk but I have no doubt the season would go on if this were some magical virus that didn't spread to anyone over 22.
They aren't playing because it take hundreds of other people to make football games happen, support staff, facilities, coaches, etc. All of those people are potentially much older, most have families they go home to, most have older very high risk family members. Of course the guys who are low risk and are going to make millions on football want to play, I was selfish and dumb at that age too, but it's not about them this time.
it's been exposed for years. just the legs are finally starting to get kicked out from underneath.. the huge difference in punishments, suspensions, waivers and the like should have been the push but this will be the shove maybe.
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It sucks. There's no other way around it. You appear to still be in the early stages of dealing with the situation: denial, anger and bargaining. And that's fine. I hope you will eventually come around, but if you don't, so be it.
College football is a massive, massive industry. These universities know exactly what kind of impact not playing will have. These discussions and decisions are not being made lightly. You're naive if you think they're not considering every angle they can. I'm sure a player's willingness to participate is taken into consideration, but a college football game requires more than just 22 guys willing to play.
the 1918 is a prime example... end of WW1 and a flu pandemic yet we still had college FB, we still played ball during H1N1, Ebola, Sars, etc...
I don't know that playing football during what ended up being a devastating pandemic is making the point you think it is.
as posted in the linked tweet the risk is still there no matter what for everyone even if they don't play ball. you can still pick it up from anywhere anyone even if they don't play... let me guess you would want to ban motorcycles because they have a huge increased risk of death due to what would be an other wise minor accident in a car??
Yeah, I have risk of getting shot everyday too, but obviously that risk goes up if I'm playing with a loaded gun. Not hard to understand that there are different levels of risk and exposure.
I don't know why you're talking about motorcycles, give me a few more drinks and I'll see if I can figure it out and get back to you.
they point is the fame still went on even with out all the devastating pandemic and the effects from the war.. and we are much more capable medically wise then we were then..
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I am fine with them cancelling fall football as long as they cancel in person classes. What is the point of cancelling football if these people are going to class anyway.
As for all the player demand stuff...I wish the power 5 would get together and get the NFL by the balls. If you want to draft our college athletes, you pay millions into this bucket. That bucket is spread out to pay athletes and insure them for a few years after they graduate without eliminating other sports. We need solutions.
As for all the player demand stuff...I wish the power 5 would get together and get the NFL by the balls. If you want to draft our college athletes, you pay millions into this bucket. That bucket is spread out to pay athletes and insure them for a few years after they graduate without eliminating other sports. We need solutions.
Coronavirus is everywhere because people aren't taking it seriously.
there are risks everyday in life yet we still live, these guys and everyone around them want to play ball let them. in what way does it effect you.. thats what I am getting at if your so concerned about it stay home and live in a bubble, but others are ready to get on with life.
JFC dude. It’s not happening. Just accept it and move on. It’s a ******* GAME
Getting on with life is easier when people stop spreading the virus.
and it's going to be everywhere going forward from now on too. it's a virus do you really thing it is just going to go away just because. it will always have a small foot hold somewhere at this point. stop living in complete fear over everything and live.
I wouldn't be surprised if that happens as soon as the season is cancelled. You couldn't do it before cancelling football and not look like complete hypocrites.
It's going to be everywhere as long as people keep spreading it. Stop spreading it.
People have been doing this for months and it's exactly why we can't have football now. Maybe people like you will figure it out before we lose spring football too. I'm not optimistic.
who says I'm spreading it... I live in a county with less then 90 cases total. the surrounding counties are all less then 100 too and all of those are mainly long term care facilities, with maybe 1 or 2 current hospitalizations. except for work I barely have to go anywhere since the Fiancee works at walmart and does the shopping after her shift. coworkers wife even works at the local hospital and they are hardly concerned about it any more..
