Thought experiment for 2121
Happy holidays, hope all are well. To distract anyone who needs it from the holidays, here’s a sci fi thought experiment.
A family member (Michigan PhD) is one of the world experts in AI and Esports. Several of his students are gunning to be the first in the world to be head coaches in professional sports. They have no or relatively little athletic experience outside of video games.
In 2121, will Michigan football be more likely to have a coach who’s tie is to Michigan football as a player or a gamer? Or both...???
December 24th, 2020 at 2:34 PM ^
In 2121 we finally make the playoff, beat Temple but inevitably lose to the Temples of Syrinx
December 24th, 2020 at 2:43 PM ^
Why am I thinking about 2121 when I'll be dead and buried before we even get to 2050
December 24th, 2020 at 2:44 PM ^
This is yet another reminder of why I am so happy that I will be long dead before this century comes to a close.
December 24th, 2020 at 2:48 PM ^
You think we'll have an NCAA 2120 game? Only 100 years until I can play college football games again!
December 24th, 2020 at 2:51 PM ^
Quantum Coaching.
Bama will be bagging in multiple dimensions.
OSU fans will be shitting into virtual coolers.
December 24th, 2020 at 2:59 PM ^
"OSU fans will be shitting into virtual coolers."
Moms will be very angry.
December 24th, 2020 at 2:55 PM ^
I think by 2121 we'll all just be complete immersed in our VR worlds. Obviously in our world Michigan football wins the national title every year
December 24th, 2020 at 3:49 PM ^
Logged in just to show my avatar
December 24th, 2020 at 3:15 PM ^
Morrie's wigs don't come off. They are tested against hurricane winds.
December 24th, 2020 at 3:18 PM ^
There won't be Michigan football in 2121. Or anywhere else, for that matter.
December 24th, 2020 at 3:20 PM ^
Sweet Jesus
December 24th, 2020 at 3:27 PM ^
Pretty sure the transformation of the name Fuddruckers will be complete by that time.
December 24th, 2020 at 6:25 PM ^
It will be well on its way. Nicely done ufer.
December 24th, 2020 at 3:37 PM ^
there will not be football in 2121. it will either be too violent or nowhere near violent enough -- that i don't know.
December 24th, 2020 at 3:44 PM ^
I don't know, but I sure hope we at least have flying cars. And high-quality sex robots.
December 24th, 2020 at 4:55 PM ^
We (humans) will all be gone by then, long live the paramecium!
December 24th, 2020 at 5:12 PM ^
I know people sometimes joke about "a kid who's played Madden a few times could be a better playcaller," but this concept is objectively stupid. Playing esports/video games doesn't really at all translate to being an actual football coach
December 25th, 2020 at 2:21 AM ^
It's really not dumb. Look at any front office or Moneyball and you'll see that the nerds are higher up than you or I will ever be
December 24th, 2020 at 5:21 PM ^
"IN THE YEAR 2525.....ER, 2121....."
I wouldn't even begin to theorize what the sport will be by then...
December 24th, 2020 at 6:01 PM ^
In 2121, football will be played by large robots. The job of coaches will be to program and maintain those robots.
December 24th, 2020 at 6:08 PM ^
Football will only be played on Remulat by 2121. Although, there is a league on Earth that insists they are from France that will also play.
December 24th, 2020 at 7:21 PM ^
2121? Holy hell let's figure next year out first lol.
For fun though I'll say it's more likely we've devolved into a society ran by chimpanzees than having coach from Michigan. Slowly getting over that shtick.
December 24th, 2020 at 7:23 PM ^
This is why the 20th century was superior to the 21st century. We never would've had these conversations back then. Nor was there a surfeit of reality television, Tik Tok, Insta, Finsta, Parler, Twitter, Facebook, Smart phones, selfies, stupid shit that people do because they see it on Insta, Finsta, Twitter, and Facebook, like eating Tide Pods, Youtube and all the people who have their own channels that bring absolutely nothing good into our lives, and last but not least, influencers who make their living.....influencing???? FFS. Make it stop.
December 24th, 2020 at 7:58 PM ^
We have never met but i like this OP and we should be friends.
December 24th, 2020 at 10:19 PM ^
2121 is interesting, but does anyone want to speculate on the year 212121? Geologically speaking it's just around the corner!
December 25th, 2020 at 3:51 AM ^
In 2021 my consciousness will exist uploaded to a neural net bathed in liquid nitrogen. In this consciousness, I will be an omniscient, omnipotent demiurge, and I will also be the coach of Michigan football. Every season, in Columbus, I will defeat Urban Meyer with a suffocating defensive line to win the Big 10 and go on to the Rose Bowl against Pete Carrol. Lloyd Carr will be my DC.
December 25th, 2020 at 9:49 AM ^
Where is THE_KNOWLEDGE ?