Breaking news story with @RossDellenger: Nationwide conference meetings this week are expected to result in the postponement of the 2020 college football season and all fall sports.
Originally Posted by Mecca:
The "We Want to Play" stuff from a marketing standpoint is genius. One side won't read into it and they'll support it because "let's get things back to normal PLAY SOME FOOTBALL!" The other side knows what it's really about and is like "Yeah we support that."
Somebody earned their marketing payday.
Originally Posted by Mecca:
Pretty much, and it's an easy sell because our country is fuckin dumb.
Lol you want football to be cancelled all together and it couldn’t be more obvious. [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26:
Lol you want football to be cancelled all together and it couldn’t be more obvious.
It's not really about want, it's a matter of, is this really a good idea? You can sell me on the NFL that has a players union and can institute a ton of protocols, but college really? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mecca:
It's not really about want, it's a matter of, is this really a good idea? You can sell me on the NFL that has a players union and can institute a ton of protocols, but college really?
Originally Posted by Mecca:
It's not really about want, it's a matter of, is this really a good idea? You can sell me on the NFL that has a players union and can institute a ton of protocols, but college really?
If the players want to play and the coaches want to coach, I say let them.
But then again I’m not getting off to the fear porn, so I understand your concern. [Reply]
When the university presidents of the Big 10 open their campuses to ten of thousands of students in the coming weeks, they'll lose any room to say this was about the kids' safety.
