Screw it, let’s just post it everyday until we play football again.
There will be no fall season and you shouldn't hope for one unless you're okay with needlessly risking lives for the sake of a game.
Of course I want everyone to be SAFE. I wouldn't want anyone to get ill from this virus.
Lol. Love this....
Let’s act like we care about everyone being “safe” when it comes to the game of football.... one of the most violent games in all of sports. Let the kids play and coaches coach if they desire. If you care THAT much about human safety, you are engaged in the wrong sport.
August 8th, 2020 at 10:23 PM ^
Exactly. Also, no one wants to acknowledge it, but ending the lockdowns has already set us on a path to kill 4 or 5000 kids a year beyond what would have happened if we kept the lockdowns going - because child mortality dropped a lot while everyone was bunkering thanks to driving less, etc. So yeah, the "I won't support anything that puts anyone's life at risk" act is not a good look.
Should we ban attendance at all games forever? We know for a fact that people die in traffic accidents going to games among other things that kill at games.
Wouldn't that make us good people? Or does human choice enter into play here as no one is forced to play?
That isn’t the point. One can have nothing to do with the team and not be a fan and yet get sick or even die as a consequence of spread of infection for a game that can be played a few months from now with, hopefully, significantly reduced risk
While I don’t wish illness or injury upon anyone, I believe an individual can do what he or she chooses as long as no one gets sick or injured as a consequence of another’s choices. Wearing a seatbelt in a car or a helmet while riding a motorcycle are examples of activities where one’s choices affect the individual. Drinking alcohol while driving exposes others to risk as do team sports.
Strawman
and if driving deaths were Occurring at as high of a rate as Covid deaths, and driving to a football game had a chance to exponentially increase future subsequent driving deaths, then that probably would be a consideration
Why come to this site when you obviously have contempt for athletics?
You’ve made up your mind. Be gone so the rest of us can enjoy an ounce of hope.
I live in Ann Arbor and have failed to attend no more than a handful of home football games over the last 20 years. We are in the middle of a fucking pandemic where 165,000 have already died. A few months of deferred gratification doesn’t seem like a terribly great sacrifice to make.
“A few months”
Until what, a vaccine? Then it will all be better? Just stop.
How many people were furloughed in March for “just a few weeks” going on months now or not permanent? How about we “shut down for a few weeks to flatten the curve?” How’s that going? We know, we know..,”wash you hands...stay home...social distance...wear a mask...”
but YES, let’s postpone football “for a few months” (it will never happen then).
What is the impact on your life if Michigan doesn’t play football until Sept 2021?
August 8th, 2020 at 10:07 PM ^
That’s just it, no impact on me. But a huge impact on others employed that touch the game. Thousands of people that rely on athletics financially.
“What’s the impact” of my company not advertising on tv for a “few months?” Ask the folks at Comcast laid off this week.
Everything trickles into everything else.
August 8th, 2020 at 10:30 PM ^
College amateurs should play football during a pandemic because adults need to earn a living?
August 8th, 2020 at 11:22 PM ^
If they want to, yes. They all have the option to opt out. Some have.
Trevor Lawrence, the #1 pick wants to play. I was a football player, I wanted to play. I still would.
They are “adults.” We are “adults.” We make choices.
I don’t know if you played on scholarship, but it is not as simple as players saying they want to opt out. Coaches have all of the power in college and can apply significant pressure on players.
While browsing through the roster, I noticed there isn't a #21. I know #11 and #87 are not available but did we "retire" #21?
GO BLUE!!??
Check this out BLUEinRockford:
https://mgoblue.com/sports/2017/6/16/sports-m-footbl-spec-rel-retired-jerseys-html.aspx
Thanks sayoung68?. Very informative link. I knew there was a protocol for retired jerseys but remember some numbers being brought back during some Legends thing. Wonder why #2 hasn't been retired.
I don’t know if this has ever been confirmed, but the only reason I’ve ever heard about #2 not being retired is because Woodson never finished his degree.
Wait till tomorrow or later today for another roster to be released.
I prefer to look at the roster on Mgoblog. The official site lists by academic class and doesn't reflect redshirts outside of 5th yr guys.
There’s some heft on that there o line