Just for something to talk about and let’s hope it doesn’t happen but what will happen to college sports if fall football is interrupted or even cancelled. In all FBS schools, this funds all of the other non revenue sports and totally out of control football coaching salaries. For some schools, particularly in the Big10 and SEC, the football salary budgets have grown out of control and fully rely on packed stadiums of 80,000+ and conference TV revenue. What happens to the PSUs and OSUs $100mm+ revenue budgets? My sense is they spend as much as they make so there is not a big cushion or sports endowment. Do the head guys take salary cuts? Do some assistants get furloughed? Could it stress out some schools where they need to drop sports? Just amazing to think about a Michigan for instance and all of the lost revenue associated with 106,000 fans on Saturday in the fall.
College Football - The Money Machine
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It's not important right now. There are priorities, and sports isn't one of them. The colleges are there to educate young people. What's of more importance is how the kids will be able to return to school in the fall and get their educations. If that even happens. Hopefully it does. Let the sports take a one year hiatus until this virus is gone completely.
I know I, for one, will not be attending any Pitt sports events in the fall and winter if this virus isn't completely eradicated from the U.S. by that time. It won't matter to me if they're even being held. And I'm not the only one thinking this way.
I know I, for one, will not be attending any Pitt sports events in the fall and winter if this virus isn't completely eradicated from the U.S. by that time. It won't matter to me if they're even being held. And I'm not the only one thinking this way.
I hear what you are saying and education and saving lives are most important. But people need positive ways to occupy their time and we can't just sit in our homes for 12-18 months with no entertainment. People will go crazy and the economy will turn into a depression.
Our country has always had to allow for risk. Otherwise we wouldn't drive, we would shut down on flu season, etc. It is way too early to say what things will look like by the fall but it is likely the virus will still be around and we will also need to be trying to get back to as normal a life as possible. Not an easy decision...
What you're saying is very true. I'm thinking that we also need to be aware of a possible re-outbreak of this thing in the fall after the warm summer months are over. It's going to be tough for a while and I think this will change the way Americans live substantially. I have my plans already made for a vacation in late July and into early August and I sure hope we're in better shape then than now.
Hoping we get that vaccine sooner rather than later.
Agree on the second wave. I may be showing my ignorance but I have been thinking it might be beneficial to purposely infect people once the curve is flattened. It would have to be in controlled locations with medical treatment readily available. Repurposed cruise ships could be used for this. Honestly if it is going to be around from now on I would almost rather get it over with and get infected instead of waiting for the vaccine.
There is almost no chance fans will be allowed to attend games next season. If there is a season, and that's a BIG if, it will be played in empty stadiums. Tons of lost revenue. I think you will see some olympic sports programs go by the wayside. Also, I wouldn't be surprised to see the NCAA to allow EA Sports to start making football and basketball games with real players so they can start getting that revenue.
Have to wonder how many of these coaching contracts have force majeure clauses in them.
No season means a high decrease in revenue. This could be a reset point for those huge contracts which don't seem so important right now.
No season means a high decrease in revenue. This could be a reset point for those huge contracts which don't seem so important right now.
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