Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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One (the pandemic) leads to the other (lawsuits).
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Let’s say some college football player with excellent pro prospects gets sick and suffers permanent lung damage or even dies. Don’t you think there would be lawyers eager to sue the school for not canceling the season and asking for what the player could potentially have earned for himself and his family over a career? And there might be big penalties added because the college knew they were risking lives by continuing the season. We could be talking $100 million settlements for some players. I assure you, in colleges and universities, Risk Management companies and directors have a huge influence. Most colleges would rather give you what you want—whether or not you have a strong case—rather than risk a lawsuit. They HATE lawsuits. We might not like it, but that’s the way it is. (I’ve spent my career as a university teacher.) |
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So why can't the postpone the football season to the second semester instead of the first semester? There is a strong possibility that a vaccine will be out by than and if that doesn't happen, they can make the decision to cancel the season at that point.
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Perhaps they have discussed moving the football season to the spring semester but it is just not public yet.
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So true.
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I don't see any way there is spring football. You can't expect these players to play a full season, then go straight to training camp for next fall - it's just not going to happen.
If by some chance they do play, the quality will be terrible. Any player that has a shot at the NFL will not play when the draft will only be months away - they need to get ready, and any injury would leave them no time to recover in time for the draft. They should just call it what it is - a cancellation of sports for the full 2020 season. |
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things are not looking good for those weekly football betting cards...just saying |
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Otherwise Universities could be setting themselves up for financial disaster. |
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It is the virus, s------.
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I’ve read that cancellation of the football season for the Power 5 will result in a loss of $60 million.
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I will probably go into a deep depression for not being able to watch my buckeyes. These college presidents need to make decisions on education issues not football, because they have no idea about football. Most of them are Geeks.....
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Where is the evidence that the money schools make from football actually benefits the students? It seems to me that the tuition costs keep going up and up, and the students have to borrow more and more money to pay for it. Do students at schools that have good football teams pay lower tuition? I think the answer is to eliminate the Government loan programs.
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Feel sorry for kids who get out of school and cannot buy a house or live like their parents did due to huge loan payments. |
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Here is UW's most recent revenues & expenses by sport. Men's Sports Revenue Expense P/(L) Football 90,769,486 40,412,322 50,357,164 Basketball 21,701,869 8,572,032 13,129,837 Ice Hockey 6,169,929 5,502,475 667,454 Golf 76,672 811,610 (734,938) Soccer 1,019,966 2,159,531 (1,139,565) Swimming 364,578 1,689,407 (1,324,829) Tennis 256,434 2,073,001 (1,816,567) Track, X-Country 785,739 2,568,107 (1,782,368) Wrestling 355,953 1,587,302 (1,231,349) Other 228,112 1,814,850 (1,586,738) Men's Totals 121,728,738 67,190,637 54,538,101 Women's Sports Revenue Expense P/(L) Basketball 2,070,214 4,364,051 (2,293,837) Golf 191,074 892,825 (701,751) Ice Hockey 864,494 3,151,623 (2,287,129) Rowing 642,284 3,531,067 (2,888,783) Soccer 980,332 2,311,270 (1,330,938) Softball 828,547 2,669,148 (1,840,601) Swimming 284,717 1,777,482 (1,492,765) Tennis 195,422 1,935,961 (1,740,539) Track, X-Country 948,306 2,912,630 (1,964,324) Volleyball 2,144,716 3,119,937 (975,221) Womens Totals 9,150,106 26,665,994 (17,515,888) Combined Totals 130,878,844 93,856,631 37,022,213 |
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