Whither College Athletics?
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2020 12:55 pm
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All very true, but the first thing you said is part of the problem. We're already playing catchup (and will be for a while longer) in places where the impact has been felt the most, but as you said, there are too many places where the impact hasn't been felt at that same level which haven't learned that lesson and aren't getting ahead of the curve before it becomes a much h bigger problem for their locations.Polito wrote:Yep my VA peeps are on stay at home lockdown now. Problem is many southern and midwestern states are running around like it's just another day, so they are now having to take these measures - they haven't yet seen the real impact, but they're about to have a rude awakening. This will reach every area of the population, and many in the rural parts don't get it yet. But they will.
That said, it's not the impact of sports economics, it's the impact sports has on the entire economy. It's HUGE. This isn't an afterthought because it's sports - it sounds silly initially, but the impact of college and pro sports to business in this country is enormous. If there's no college football season, let me tell you, NYer's won't believe it or get it right away, but it will have huge sweeping impact to business AND educational institutions around the country.
Losing the NCAAT would be small compared to that, and that fallout of millions lost has yet to be fully felt yet, although this article starts to highlight it - it's big. It would be a devastating blow to our education system funding if those measures have to be taken. All those folks who think sports don't or shouldn't matter to education are also in for a rude awakening when the money dries up. No students on campus, tuition / room & board reimbursements and no athletic revenue = very bad news - ton of lost scholly's / students forced out, and education folks across the nation looking for work w/nowhere to go.
Def get there will be long lasting impact, but we cannot sustain full shutdowns through the summer and into the fall, we simply must do better than next year. And I have to believe we can. Donating all we can to the right orgs, and praying for our med folks/scientists/leaders to make breakthroughs.