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 tk13:
He could be right about the expenses thing if the university is doing everything virtually, but the "social distancing is highly unlikely" thing is a complete guess. As opposed to what? Being on a football team and sharing a locker room with 100 other guys?
It's a desperate take, in reaction to what is probably his first huge disappointment in life. [Reply]
I've been pretty tilted about idiots not doing the right thing, this is borderline Schadenfreude for me. This should have been over by July god damnit. [Reply]
Young college kids aren't going to follow the rules, so if you're piss your pants frightened over people getting it you don't play. Simple as that [Reply]
If a player dies because of COVID related complications that can be traced to football related activities, it’s going to make conferences and universities look even worse (beyond already exploiting players by paying them nothing or not allowing them to profit off their likeness currently) by prioritizing profit over health.
Just 2 years ago Maryland’s administration was pretty much forced out because a football player died without proper medical attention during practice. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rams Fan:
I mean, what did you expect?
If a player dies because of COVID related complications that can be traced to football related activities, it’s going to make conferences and universities look even worse (beyond already exploiting players by paying them nothing or not allowing them to profit off their likeness currently) by prioritizing profit over health.
Just 2 years ago Maryland’s administration was pretty much forced out because a football player died without proper medical attention during practice.
This is in addition to the fact that NCAA came out a few days ago and said that schools can't force athletes to sign liability waivers for COVID. [Reply]
Originally Posted by EPodolak:
It's a desperate take, in reaction to what is probably his first huge disappointment in life.
Actually, I looked it up and the NCAA declared this week that they must cover any medical expenses for any players who get COVID... so unless something changes with this move, Lawrence isn't right. [Reply]
Lawrence and some of these other players might have just been setting everyone up. Got everyone paying attention to his tweet, now the buzz tonight is Lawrence and several other star players turning that "we want to play" hashtag to basically push for an NCAA player's union.