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A sports columnist on Wednesday hammered Republican lawmakers who are complaining about college football being cancelled even though they spent months doing nothing to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic that so far has killed more than 165,000 Americans.
Appearing on CNN, USA Todays Christine Brennan argued that we could be seeing college football begin right now if public officials had done the necessary work to contain the pandemic earlier this year.
What were hearing from all of these politicians, the temper tantrums that were thrown by people from Jim Jordan to Ben Sasse to Marco Rubio to Ron DeSantis, We want our football!' she said. Where were you in April, guys? Where were you in may? Where were you in June?
Brennan then speculated that many of these politicians are more worried about facing voter backlash instead of missing college football, although she said they have no one but themselves to blame if they take the heat for seasons being cancelled.
Were seeing people arrive to this too late when we could see the warning signs, she said. The Ivy League, five weeks ago today, the Ivy League canceled fall sports. Five weeks ago, they knew exactly what they were doing.
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/where-were-you-in-april-guys-sports-columnist-shreds-gop-senators-tantrums-over-college-football-cancellation/
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)Why in the world would you risk getting something that could kill you, or ruin your lungs and heart? The sad thing is the second string at big schools like Alabama, Clemson and OU need to be seen to have any chance to be drafted. This is about money, both the ticket and tv money AND the alumni money. Alums are threatening the college Presidents and AD's that they will pull their money if they don't play. This at a time when donors are more important than ever to the bottom line.
This is nuts, just plain nuts! What happens if one of these young people develop a lung problem that makes them unable to play pro football? I'll tell you, not only is it a tragedy for the student but the lawsuit against the university will be a multi million dollar one.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)The Republicans have done a whole lot of nothing for six months, and now they're all bent out of shape because reality didn't conform to their fantasies. Instead, they indulged pointless squabbles over testing, tracing, isolating, and the simple countermeasures recommended by the public health professionals. They also encouraged every crackpot idea about quack cures and remedies, which led to even more unnecessary deaths.
But now collitch footbawl is in danger! Code Red! We're gonna have to "both sides" the shit out of this if we're going to fool the voters into not blaming the Republicans for their inaction.
dalton99a
(81,455 posts)bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)colsohlibgal
(5,275 posts)Living in Columbus, where Ohio State is, well it has loads of fanatical fans.....from comments I saw yesterday lots of Trumpsters among them. When a non crazy pointed out that maybe we wouldnt be here if Trump had not called it a hoax while saying it will just go away.....they savaged him, saying Trump had done no such thing.
More proof that Fox News, OAN, etc just filter anything reflecting poorly on their Dumb Orange hero.
crickets
(25,963 posts)TheFarseer
(9,322 posts)Was like a football team lining up for the snap and no one called a play. Coach Trump says just do your own thing and that helmet makes you look like a sissy.
Midnight Writer
(21,751 posts)No one complained that the Music majors would not be able to perform, no one complained that a medical student would have a "lost year", no one complained that the campus libraries would be closed.
obamanut2012
(26,068 posts)I heartily rec her NF books.
malaise
(268,949 posts)Not one of them condemned the Con for the hoax bullshit. Not one condemned him when he supported his gun totting goons and screamed ''liberate Michigan''.