Pundits all over right-wing media did the same. Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk called the Big Ten’s decision “disgusting and pathetic,” and college football figures appearing on Fox News urged universities not to cave to Covid-driven cowardice.
“These football players are very young, strong people physically, so they’re not going to have a problem,” he said. While older Americans and those with underlying health conditions are more likely to die from the Covid-19, the disease infects people of all ages, and can cause serious cases and possibly long-lasting conditions in people of any age.
Indeed, there are numerous scientific and medical arguments against playing college football. There’s the need to reverse the latest rise in cases, as well as the reality that several states with popular teams are currently experiencing some of the worst outbreaks in the country. There is also emerging research showing that a high percentage of patients who recovered from Covid-19 developed myocarditis — a heart condition that exponentially increased their risk of sudden cardiac arrest.
But the political gains of protecting a beloved sport — especially one that’s at the cultural, economic and political heart of many states — are also powerful, said Ryan Bender, an associate professor of finance at Indiana University, who has published numerous papers on the socioeconomics of college football.
They're desperate to prevent his re-election.
Another big hoax forced on all Americans by the Democrats. It's another virus that does kill old and weak people, yet politicans have may it a political virus that is destroying jobs, our economy, and businesses, all for one agenda: defeat Trump. Democrats put politics first.
Blame Trump. He is president and therefore, according to his standards, being the sitting president blame falls on Trump’s shoulders. He had months to help in dealing with this virus and did nothing.
fascists need their boogeymen to blame all their self inflicted problems on.
It’s a vast conspiracy I tell you - so vast that the whole world and all those dead people are in on it!
So they can practice for 20 hours a week and not play football on Saturday?
Some of us aren't 'MAGA' but still believe in freedom of choice. Amazing, I know.
165000 dead and 10% unemployed and he wants to take away funding for SS and Medicare and end healthcare from the ACA, that’s not a conspiracy that real
If it were up to the right, colleges wouldn't exist
True
The Trumps cult doesn’t understand what a pandemic is. They cannot grasp the concept of life & death or that masks stop the spread of germs or putting others first.. they, like their master, think only if themselves.
Amazing, since it's totally on them. The people who run college sports are a lot of things, but they aren't stupid, and they certainly don't give a flying f*ck about what the news wants them to do.
College athletes have poured their blood sweat and tears into preparing for this season and coincidentally those are all methods of transmitting the deadly virus plaguing the country
No football? Thanks Trump!
Not taking responsibility is their brand.
Bought to you by Donald “it’ll just disappear” Trump
Maybe they should look in the mirror 🤔
All Trump points to when asked about how he’s handled covid is China flight bans (though it was here & coming from EU) & ventilators. That was ~5 months ago. He alluded it was a new dem hoax, made mask wearing political, reposts demon sperm Dr. The state of the US is on him.
Trump and the GOP virus 🦠 make everything worse
Typical of the MAGA belief that all of the problems they experience are someone else’s fault. China, immigrants, elites, intellectuals, colleges etc. look in the mirror. College football isn’t going to happen because YOU didn’t believe in public health measures.
Nothing is Trump's fault. He is a perfect human being and president.
I blame Trump. BlameTrump
They could use a mirror.
If 1. Trump had intervened early and stayed the course + MAGAts had stayed at home and worn masks, we might be seeing a different landscape. I am unsurprised that MAGAts blame others for their mistakes.
Ummm. In your last paragraph, you imply that the University of Florida is in Tallahassee. The University of Florida is in Gainesville. Florida State University is in Tallahassee. Unforgivable mistake in these parts.
realDonaldTrump GOPChairwoman GOPLeader SenateGOP senatemajldr This is ALL on DerangedDonald and the complacent GOP TrumpHasNoPlan TrumpVirus TrumpIsANationalDisgrace VoteOutCorruptGOP AmericaStrongerWithBiden
If you’re looking for someone to blame for football getting canceled, you might start with the guy who keeps saying the virus will just magically disappear and then goes golfing.
Yeah, it’s the Trump-haters’ fault. It’s our fault that Trump has chosen to let a pandemic sweep the nation with scarce national intervention to stop it.
The only person to blame is our head-in-the-sand president. With a nation-wide coordinated effort from the start we would have had the pandemic under control by now, like other countries, so jour economy, schools and sports could safely return.
They blame everything on everyone but themselves..but thats what they are told.. I think many people ‘hate’ what’s happening to America if that’s what you mean..we ‘hate’ our familes dying from Covid..we ‘hate’ 40+ million unemployed.. we ‘hate’ America’s loss of global standing
The Trump virus is solely responsible for the suspension of college football.
How about blame the idiot that cried hoax for months smh
Boycotting BLM Sports... Red Yellow Brown White and Pink rich peoples sick of the 'Negroid Insecurity' thursdaymorning
The MAGA world has its finger everywhere except on the pulse of the real world finally waking up to its malicious tricks
If the orange buffoon had taken it seriously from the start the country would be in a much better position.
If you wanted football you should have worn a damn mask.
...they can blame realDonaldTrump for that...how stupid for them to continue ignoring the fact that he is the problem...
Boo hoo...At least America won't be subjected to the next generation of WEAK knee bending Marxists. RIPNFL CollegeFootball BLMMafia NFL
All these pollsters are gonna totally miss the demographic shifts of the ongoing TrumpGOPgenocide.
What MAGA world is too dumb to realize is that businesses can't make problems vanish by blaming others. All that's been lost is because people treat entertainment as more important than life. Those sitting at home crying, you're free to try it yourself. Let me know how it goes.
Maybe they should take a look at Trump and his administration and their lack of a national cohesive plan to deal with COVID.
It is the left and after a year off maybe they will get a new attitude. If not stay gone.
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