Athletes spoke up loudly this year. Photo: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images If there was one consistent thing about the way sports treated the early days of the pandemic, it was the overarching presumption that the entire situation was temporary. Every decision was made with the hope, and belief, that all sports had to do is make it through one season, and once that was over, they could get back to normal.
We’ve also witnessed college-football drone shots and college-basketball camerapeople standing where fans would usually be. Best of all, we’ve been able to hear the sound of the actual athletes, rather than background noise. It has given the broadcasts a documentary feel that was already becoming more familiar before the pandemic. Games have increasingly felt like made-for-television events in recent years, and even more so without the fans there.
4. Somehow, even less power for collegiate athletes. At one point this summer, it looked like this could be a revolutionary moment for college athletes. When the Pac-12 was preparing to begin its season, a group of star players made a list of demands, some reasonable, some unrealistic, all of which represented an important first step toward thousands of unpaid laborers in a billion-dollar industry finally having some skin in the game.
7. A lingering economic recession. There is every reason to believe that owners who claim they’re losing big money during the pandemic are being disingenuous. Nonetheless, owners discovered that crying poor amid empty stands has gained some traction among the public. Already the baseball off-season Hot Stove has been frigid, with nearly no deals, and the NBA is projecting massive losses with no fans in attendance. This is a very, very bad off-season to be a free agent.
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