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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDo you think think there will be riots in trumpland when they cancel NCAA Football & NFL?
If you think the trump-humpers are mad right now, imagine how pissed they're going to be here shortly when they find out that NCAA Football is cancelled and then right behind that the NFL will probably close. They're going to be having breakdowns in Walmart and in Applebees on an epic level.
Many NCAA Divisions have already cancelled non-conference games and are struggling with limiting crowds to 25% or less, and its apparent to many athletic directors that there will be no college football. Right after that I suspect the NFL will shutter for the season as well.
I know a lot of people here don't give a flip about sports and that's cool, but just know that when you hear that all sports are gone for the year, t-humpers are going to lose it.
Be safe out there.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,224 posts)And claim the NFL deserved to get cancelled because of all those players who kneeled.
Phoenix61
(17,023 posts)HotTeaBag
(1,206 posts)Roll Tide !!!
Phoenix61
(17,023 posts)GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)Look for us to give you guys a battle if there is a season. This is not your fathers Kentucky.
You guys will probably pull it out, but the days of 70-7 are over!
Have a nice weekend.
genxlib
(5,546 posts)Go Hurricanes!
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)school. The rest is second rate when compare to the UF.
genxlib
(5,546 posts)But I wont actually argue that point. Except for maybe a few departments like marine biology and music. In general, both schools are better now than they were 30+years ago when I was there.
But at least I didnt have to go to school in Gainesville!
To tell you the truth, my daughter just graduated from high school and we were in the unenviable position of trying to convince her it was a great place to go. Being an in state student, it was really the best value for her. But alas, I was unconvincing and she decided to spend my money elsewhere. She starts at Ohio State next month.
So truce. We play for the same team as far as politics go. That is all that matters to me now.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)But I must admit the Florida is an exceptional institution of higher leaning. Second best in the conference behind Vanderbilt.
And also perhaps the best value in the country for what they offer.
My godson is a senior in HS doing dual enrollment. He will have an associate degree when he graduates HS and plans on making an engineer. I really hope he gets accepted to Florida. Besides his academics he will be an Eagle Scout.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Miami is actually renowned in several areas, as the Miami alum pointed out.
The biggest burden for schools like Florida and the UK, being public Universities (Miami is private), is republican politicians over the last few decades constantly cutting funding.
One risk that your godson runs, being a top student in high school, is not realizing that a true college pace is daunting fast and demanding. Many top students overload themselves with classes as entering first years, I advise kids to take the minimum course load to qualify as fully enrolled during their first session (either semester or trimester), that allows them to gain a feel for college life without a brutal course load while trying to do that. No one in college do your wash for you, or tell you when to eat or go to class, or when to study. A person has to give themselves a chance to experiment with best methods, that is difficult with a big class load. Also, the professors in advanced classes that top students take can be quirky, they may have students buy books and pamphlets, but test exclusively from their class notes, so a student has to read the printed material AND understand the gist of class notes. I even had a professor that had a thing about calculators, it was either solve difficult calculations on a slide rule or longhand, to the exact significant digits he called for - so a person had to calculate each transition number exactly correctly. My view on calculators is that if a person doesnt know how to do the calculation, a calculator is useless. Another issue is some college professors are just horrible at teaching undeveloped minds, they dont know how to present complex material in a way that students can visualize.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)He was voted by his peers to lead their study group and he is a pretty serious kid. He loves math.
I guess when in dual enrollment the kids can pick the courses of study they want and he picked tough ones suited to his desires.
I also have to add his parents are conservative, his mother being a real trump fan. I think his dad will vote for Biden but keeps his mouth closed at home. Theyve been friends for 25 years and politics are not talk when all 4 of us are together. Love them and the kids too much to cut them out of my life.
Anyway, my point is that my godson is shaping up to be a liberal democrat! To his mothers consternation. She tries but he is really an independent thinker. Like to think I had something to do with that.
Great kid. As is his older brother who is also a godson although academics arent his thing. He will end up working with his hands.
Have a good weekend.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)liberaltrucker
(9,130 posts)GaYellowDawg
(4,451 posts)Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)Nevilledog
(51,241 posts)Miss hockey and will miss college football. My two favorites.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)is going to stink.
Nevilledog
(51,241 posts)I do have 4 good college games saved on the DVR from last year. I'll just watch and pretend.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Leagues have held out hoping for actual games, but it is becoming more obvious that wont happen. Leagues could try the NBA/WNBA route if the NBA experiment works.
Nevilledog
(51,241 posts)But..... The NHL just announced 30+ players testing positive.
I think we just need to pull off the bandaid quickly and say no sports til next year.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Wait another two weeks until a critical mass of players get tested.
Nevilledog
(51,241 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Nevilledog
(51,241 posts)We do watch NASCAR, but that sport uniquely is fine without fans. Crowd sizes have dwindled so much the last few years that you really don't see a difference...lol
Thekaspervote
(32,813 posts)PJMcK
(22,060 posts)They'll bitch and moan and sports-talk radio should be hilarious to listen to.
In the end, what are they going to do? Riot over football? What are we? Europeans? (Just kidding.)
We can't have mass assemblies again until a reliable and effective vaccine is developed, 350 million doses are manufactured and Americans get their shots. Of course, some fools will refuse to be vaccinated. Oh, well, that's their problem. Until then, putting lots of people together will nearly always result in transmissions of the virus. We've already seen it happen.
I strongly believe that we're no where near the end of this global health crisis and due to Trump's complete failure to lead, we are going to have severe problems in all parts of our society for at least 1 to 2 years, probably longer.
RockRaven
(15,051 posts)everyone had just worn a fucking mask from day one. But nooooooooooooo, they had to follow the Dotardly Leader.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)We could have the economy back to full tilt and have sports, if people had just covered their nose and mouth when near others.
Yavin4
(35,453 posts)Just ask the NY Jets.
ProfessorGAC
(65,319 posts)Stallion
(6,476 posts)no problem with the 6 feet rule
Plus we've already lived through the Death Penalty
ProfessorGAC
(65,319 posts)BS, PhD, MS in stats all at schools that have either never, or not in my lifetime even had a football team.
The MBA came from a Big 10 school. But, I was getting it ages 39-42. Wasn't exactly all that interested in school spirit.
So, for the other 3 schools, no social distancing issues at games. There are no games!l
genxlib
(5,546 posts)My guess is that they would first postpone play into the spring.
I doubt things will be improved enough to matter by then but at least that gives them flexibility.
And it keeps hope alive that they will have a season.
rsdsharp
(9,223 posts)If one player on the offensive or defensive line has it, and doesnt know it, the offense and defense have a good chance of getting it. Offensive line play is up close, face to face, with lots of heavy breathing. If one guy has it, and then transmits it to the guy across from him, they both go back to their respective huddles. It will take a couple of weeks to spread, but it will be catastrophic.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)It sucks. I love UGA Football, but we are living through the damn plague.
Stallion
(6,476 posts)I haven't bought season tickets for the first time in 55 years. I want to think that healthy athletes might be able to work through this--but what about the 350 pound linemen and the plus 60 Coaching Staffs and personnel? To me its a morality issue-I can't support playing under these conditions if it results in death and long term disability. So I've basically dropped-out following my teams for 5 months. I'm going to miss it though--and College athletics are going to undergo a radical change in ALL sports-it may never be the same
onethatcares
(16,204 posts)that the Lombardi trophy should just be given to brady and the t b bucs.
Good one!
hauckeye
(637 posts)However, Im really thinking the season will be cancelled. My teams: Iowa Hawkeyes and Green Bay Packers
former9thward
(32,111 posts)Wow. What world do you live in?
Tipperary
(6,930 posts)Thank you.
Ex Lurker
(3,816 posts)Yeehah
(4,597 posts)Yes, bread and circuses, blah blah blah, but I love watching football on Sundays and throughout the season.
But no football will give me the opportunity to find something productive to do instead.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)to giving the brain a relative break. At least, I have found that works for me.
gopiscrap
(23,766 posts)rufus dog
(8,419 posts)But Go Devils. And to piss you off even more. The best PAC-12 game day and game experience is Husky Stadium. UCLA comes in second.
For a crazy fact. Last year during the media day responses, Leach claimed his favorite musical artist was Neil Young. How friggen ignorant is that racist asshole?
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)Other than so many great opportunities to wager against them, specifically the Washington game every year.
The Huskies did blow that one big lead, though. Still ticks me off.
gopiscrap
(23,766 posts)Tipperary
(6,930 posts)Have those seasons been cancelled?
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)the UGA AD hinted that we're heading towards no sports.
Tipperary
(6,930 posts)But I have not heard that about the NFL, at least as yet.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,858 posts)I follow Ohio State, but whatever.
I can live without sports if it means others get to LIVE.
Steelrolled
(2,022 posts)but I imagine that not many people will notice any difference.
PTWB
(4,131 posts)I imagine just as many Democrats are sports fans as Republicans. Probably more, actually, as we tend to outnumber them on the whole.
Stallion
(6,476 posts)some of the huge state schools require $1,000-10,000+ donations per seat to their universities just for the right to purchase FB or BB season tickets. Same thing in the NFL, NBA and MLB. They are the ones in the stands hostile to BLM kneeling by players and even band members
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)I'm a rabid fan but I won't go crazy and start screaming conspiracy theories.
Steelrolled
(2,022 posts)way of turning sports into a red/blue state thing.
Just another way to build the walls a little big higher /s
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,475 posts)madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)For my enjoyment. These young men and women have many years ahead of them and I do not want to see that taken away.
quickesst
(6,283 posts).... and a lifelong Democrat, I wouldn't expect any calls from Joe Biden's people seeking your advice on campaign strategy if I were you. Sacrificing your allies in order to take out your adversaries is probably a no-no.
Being a member of several college sports discussion boards in the middle of trumpland, I can assure you the cancellation of college football for a season is in the cellar as to reasons for trumper's to riot.
"Be safe out there."
Stallion
(6,476 posts)on Covid.
Some cruisers have had 4-5 cruises cancelled one right after the other since March-thinking this is all a hoax. And the cruise lines keep their deposits waiting to cancel the cruise 30 days out when it is obvious that it is not possible to safely social distance or protect yourself on a cruise ship. One guy cracked me up about 3 months ago saying I live in Bugtussle Tennessee and we have no Covid in our County--nevermind a cruise ship generally has passengers from about 100 countries and every state in the Union
I just can't deal with the ignorance any more on these sites
quickesst
(6,283 posts)I have never been on a cruise in my entire life, nor have I ever contemplated going on a cruise, therefore my knowledge of cruises and how the pandemic is affecting them is limited to what I see on the news. As far as 247Sports goes, I receive player and staff interviews, stats, profiles, and updates. I have never engaged in their discussion forums. I pretty much limit my engagement to Hawgs Illustrated, hogville, and rivals. I know who is a Trumper on these boards , and there is usually a separate political forum which I do not engage in, but as far as sports are concerned, the worst I've heard from a person who I know is a Trumper is, " I'm really pissed off about not having a season, but, what are you gonna do?" Or some variation thereof . Pretty much the same sentiment the left leaners on the board have. Anyone who wants to jump on the rebel flag idiots, have at it with my blessing. The point I'm trying to make is completely different.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)I went to an SEC school. Many of the supporters of my school are truly deplorable. But the irony is the worst of them have never set foot on campus. They are just hillbillies who grew up as rabid fans.
Our fan base would better off without them.
roamer65
(36,747 posts)It just may invoke a few epiphanies.