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redstatebluegirl

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2. If a player who is slated to make millions in the NFL gets COVID 19 and has one of the

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Wed Sep 16, 2020, 09:42 AM

Sep 2020

serious lifetime issues related to it, heart and lung problems for example, he could sue the University till the cows come home for not keeping him safe.

This need for sports no matter what is nuts. I love football, always have, but these young people should not be asked to endanger their lives for a damn game. What is even more important, most of these players are Black and most of the donors, alumni who are screaming for them to play are white, this should cause us all to pause.

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Big Ten football reverses decision, will return to play in late October [View all] still_one Sep 2020 OP

Money Money Money still_one Sep 2020 #1

If a player who is slated to make millions in the NFL gets COVID 19 and has one of the redstatebluegirl Sep 2020 #2

If they take classes or live in dorms, then LisaL Sep 2020 #4

They don't live in the same dorms the other students do and my understanding is redstatebluegirl Sep 2020 #5

Bookmarking. n/t rzemanfl Sep 2020 #10

This Is True, Ma'am The Magistrate Sep 2020 #11

Thank you. redstatebluegirl Sep 2020 #17

Thank you. redstatebluegirl Sep 2020 #18

I Agree They Are Being Endangered To No Good Purpose, Ma'am The Magistrate Sep 2020 #21

most of them don't have open campuses dsc Sep 2020 #20

Fuck that, the player is an adult, he made the decision. nt USALiberal Sep 2020 #8

Bread and circuses just like Rome. roamer65 Sep 2020 #13

I called this two weeks ago genxlib Sep 2020 #3

I agree. Since Atlas now leads his task force he is full herd immunity still_one Sep 2020 #6

Lots of "important" people wanted to play TheFarseer Sep 2020 #15

Doesn't this paragraph from their statement suggest the real risks to athletes are not known? ok_cpu Sep 2020 #7

I'm gonna have to take the L on football greenjar_01 Sep 2020 #9

Huge win for Rump, unfortunately. Nothing Biden can do really. If he comes out against this it is Celerity Sep 2020 #12

Bread and circuses. roamer65 Sep 2020 #14

I would hope the PAC12 stays cancelled. roamer65 Sep 2020 #16

If you live anyplace near a Big 10 campus you are now screwed. davsand Sep 2020 #19

They are going to look pretty stupid ScratchCat Sep 2020 #22

Football is the big money-maker that supports a lot of money-losing sports. Klaralven Sep 2020 #23

And this changes my TV-viewing plans not at all... Aristus Sep 2020 #24

I think this is a greed driven pipe dream. Greybnk48 Sep 2020 #25

"Our focus... was to ensure the health and safety of our student athletes" sarisataka Sep 2020 #26

People from Wisconsin have to quarantine if visiting Ohio. Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2020 #27