B1G Parents Protest Outside B1G HQ

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While I doubt any of them have eligibility left; I'd gladly run behind the gal to the far right. She'd easily be able to open up nice running lanes. I'll bet she's from Wisconsin.
 

“Group protests outside White House, demands that ‘fake news’ asteroid should be allowed to strike Earth.”
 


Block M said:
Helicopter parents of adults.
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Stupid take.

I guess it's out of the question to think that perhaps the parents can see firsthand what this is doing to their children, have had in-depth conversations with their kids about the risks and about the benefits of playing, and agree together that there is no reason the students should not be playing.
 


You’re an idiot. Go back to the basement. I am sure you will find some sort racist element in the group. One thing is for certain, Warren will stammer and stutter as he tries to explain. That is if he has guts enough to meet with group.
 

Attacking people with a psychological speaking disability (stuttering). Pathetic
 

There are future NFL careers on the line. Some of the players speaking out are locks to be early picks, but others like Durr and especially St-Juste need to get more on film. Play next year, you say? Sure, but at that point, we’re talking about entering the draft at age 23-24.
 

It is amazing to read how the media (ie ESPN) is covering this. Like you can clearly see it slanted towards that playing is the right decision (not making a stance either way in my opinion of this) to support the SECs decision. Like everything they have covered to the standpoint of the decision has been how upset people are in against it while ignoring anyone who is in support of the B10. I've loved ESPN for years, but man their bias to become more and more apparent as their writing quality has dropped off
 



PitinoFan said:
There are future NFL careers on the line. Some of the players speaking out are locks to be early picks, but others like Durr and especially St-Juste need to get more on film. Play next year, you say? Sure, but at that point, we’re talking about entering the draft at age 23-24.
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Play in the spring, then. Also your whole point assumes that the fall season actually comes to fruition in a meaningful way.
 

upnorthkid said:
It is amazing to read how the media (ie ESPN) is covering this. Like you can clearly see it slanted towards that playing is the right decision (not making a stance either way in my opinion of this) to support the SECs decision. Like everything they have covered to the standpoint of the decision has been how upset people are in against it while ignoring anyone who is in support of the B10. I've loved ESPN for years, but man their bias to become more and more apparent as their writing quality has dropped off
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That's interesting. I guess that would surprise me. I don't watch ESPN anymore, the network has been trash for several years now, but being advocates for the SEC playing and against the B1G for not playing would be counter to their core political slant the last few years, which would include strong advocation for NOT playing. I would guess this situation puts ESPN in a very conflicted position between supporting their "business partner" in the SEC and supporting the hard political lean they've immersed themselves in for several years now.

The dollar must be driving this, without question, if ESPN is lauding the SEC for playing football and criticizing the B1G for not playing.
 

upnorthkid said:
It is amazing to read how the media (ie ESPN) is covering this. Like you can clearly see it slanted towards that playing is the right decision (not making a stance either way in my opinion of this) to support the SECs decision. Like everything they have covered to the standpoint of the decision has been how upset people are in against it while ignoring anyone who is in support of the B10. I've loved ESPN for years, but man their bias to become more and more apparent as their writing quality has dropped off
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ESPN is 100% in bed with the SEC and ACC. They own and operate networks for both those leagues.

I wouldn’t be surprised if they don’t even bid on the rights for the Big Ten in the next round, at the request of those two. And instead work on trying to either pry away Texas and OU from the Big XII, or fold in the Big XII into the group like the ACC.
 

MplsGopher said:
Play in the spring, then. Also your whole point assumes that the fall season actually comes to fruition in a meaningful way.
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You should go tell that to St-Juste on Twitter. He wants to play, and probably isn’t racist. Of course, you can’t relate to his situation while hiding in your mom’s basement waiting for a vaccine we may, or may not get.
 



PitinoFan said:
You should go tell that to St-Juste on Twitter. He wants to play, and probably isn’t racist. Of course, you can’t relate to his situation while hiding in your mom’s basement waiting for a vaccine we may, or may not get.
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If BSJ thinks that playing this fall will have a significant difference from playing this coming January, then I encourage him to seek a transfer. He has earned that right, in my opinion.

Granted, I think that would be an incredibly foolish move, given that it's unlikely the fall seasons of the Foolish 3 will come to fruition in any meaningful way.

Maybe there won't be a vaccine. But regardless, isn't the more prudent decision ... simply to wait a few months?? I don't see how it can't be.
 

If any of the parents do not want their children to play B1G football, they are free to have them transfer under the existing rules. they can always apply for a waiver for immediate eligibility at their new school.

it would be interesting to see if the NCAA was willing to grant a waiver under those grounds.

The bottom line remains the same. if one of their kids gets infected and has negative consequences, the same parents who are yelling "let them play" will turn around and file a lawsuit against the school for not protecting their child.
 

MplsGopher said:
Play in the spring, then. Also your whole point assumes that the fall season actually comes to fruition in a meaningful way.
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Yup. These guys will get their shot. In my opinion, if there is spring football there will be a supplemental draft. I also think the NFL will have an expanded combine as well...(look at me, having confidence the NFL does something right.)
On a related note...I think the upcoming autumn football season falls apart. It'll be a mess with a lot of questions and problems. Warren may come out of this looking okay.
There...I've put myself out there on a long, skinny limb.
 

short ornery norwegian said:
The bottom line remains the same. if one of their kids gets infected and has negative consequences, the same parents who are yelling "let them play" will turn around and file a lawsuit against the school for not protecting their child.
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Doesn't work that way, it's called "Assumption of Risk." By electing to play fb, the FB player assumes the risk of getting infected. So if the player gets infected while playing fb it is a risk the player assumed by electing play. That's why if someone gets injured playing fb the player cannot sue the school, the fb program or the person that injured the player, because the injured player assumed the risk of getting injured when he elected to play fb.
 

GO4INLALALAND said:
Doesn't work that way, it's called "Assumption of Risk." By electing to play fb, the FB player assumes the risk of getting infected. So if the player gets infected while playing fb it is a risk the player assumed by electing play. That's why if someone gets injured playing fb the player cannot sue the school, the fb program or the person that injured the player, because the injured player assumed the risk of getting injured when he elected to play fb.
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LOL no.

Evidenced by the fact that some schools were asking players to sign formal waivers. If it was like you say, those wouldn’t have been needed.

And then those waivers were shot down by some senators and the NCAA.
 


Ogee Oglethorpe said:
That's interesting. I guess that would surprise me. I don't watch ESPN anymore, the network has been trash for several years now, but being advocates for the SEC playing and against the B1G for not playing would be counter to their core political slant the last few years, which would include strong advocation for NOT playing. I would guess this situation puts ESPN in a very conflicted position between supporting their "business partner" in the SEC and supporting the hard political lean they've immersed themselves in for several years now.

The dollar must be driving this, without question, if ESPN is lauding the SEC for playing football and criticizing the B1G for not playing.
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Yes and yes. Folks that make their living off college football probably quite conflicted.
 

Block M said:
Its too bad the P5 conferences did not work together and reach a consensus before the season. This schism--not the virus itself--is the biggest disaster for college football.
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There's not much reason to think they would.

Conferences themselves largely determine scheduling and such all on their own, they ganerally don't have to work together outside NCAA rules committees and such.
 

GO4INLALALAND said:
Doesn't work that way, it's called "Assumption of Risk." By electing to play fb, the FB player assumes the risk of getting infected. So if the player gets infected while playing fb it is a risk the player assumed by electing play. That's why if someone gets injured playing fb the player cannot sue the school, the fb program or the person that injured the player, because the injured player assumed the risk of getting injured when he elected to play fb.
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You also could never prove you contacted COVID by playing football. You could have contacted it anywhere at any time.
 

Livingat45north said:
You also could never prove you contacted COVID by playing football. You could have contacted it anywhere at any time.
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Nonsense. There seems to be some prevailing thought that if they play ball and test positive, there's no question they got it from playing football somehow.
 

MplsGopher said:
LOL no.

Evidenced by the fact that some schools were asking players to sign formal waivers. If it was like you say, those wouldn’t have been needed.

And then those waivers were shot down by some senators and the NCAA.
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The waivers are just a further CYA move.
 

Ogee Oglethorpe said:
Nonsense. There seems to be some prevailing thought that if they play ball and test positive, there's no question they got it from playing football somehow.
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Just call the football game a riot, maybe they can burn something down at halftime, and then they're immune to catching COVID. Problem solved, season saved.
 

Due to all the impatient etc. I'm waiting for the XFL league (or whatever Johnson calls it), to turn it into a minor league where players can drop out of college or not even go to college at all to play in this league before jetting off to the NFL.
 

#2Gopher said:
Due to all the impatient etc. I'm waiting for the XFL league (or whatever Johnson calls it), to turn it into a minor league where players can drop out of college or not even go to college at all to play in this league before jetting off to the NFL.
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Would love that.
 

#2Gopher said:
Due to all the impatient etc. I'm waiting for the XFL league (or whatever Johnson calls it), to turn it into a minor league where players can drop out of college or not even go to college at all to play in this league before jetting off to the NFL.
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The only way that will happen is if we're still not playing college football a year from now.
 

howeda7 said:
The only way that will happen is if we're still not playing college football a year from now.
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Well if they want to be paid by the school that does not even make money it seems like a great chance to skip school for those that do not care about academics but celebrate like crazy when they do a hat reveal and get that scholarship.
 

perhaps the reason Gabel sent out the memo was something that Biden said or didn’t say. Or maybe Warren has more influence than we think.
 

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