Some parents of Big Ten athletes
are threatening to protest the conference’s decision to forego football this
fall. It’s all about the kids,
right? Juniors and seniors having big
years before going into the NFL draft has nothing to do with it, I’m sure.
Part of what makes COVID-19 almost
diabolical is how it affects different age groups. The young who test positive mostly get kind
of sick and recover (with the big exception noted below). Their elders who get sick are far more likely
to die. Given how masses of college
students seem to be partying like it’s 1999, all I can say is they mustn’t care
about their parents or grandparents a whole lot.
Which brings us back to the
complaining football parents. Not only
do they want to gamble with their sons’ health—there are reports of heart
problems for athletes recovered from COVID—but their own as well. You can’t watch your kid play in the NFL if
you’re dead, guys. Yes, it’s possible
you might be able to do it up in heaven, but what if the reception’s bad and
the Big Guy can’t be bothered? What a
bummer to find out the “football” He cares about is the soccer kind.
Then you’ll be stuck on a cloud
with nothing to do on a Sunday afternoon.
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