Will the Media Allow Sports to Start Back?

[ShotgunDawg]

I think Chris Brooks made a great point this morning(one is his few).

He argued that the "if one player gets sick, shut the league down" standard is too high and unattainable. Thus, the media won't allow sports to start back when the risk is even minimal.

We have health care workers being laid off across the country due to lack of business and yet here we are: shut down.

Will the media allow sports to start back?

I don't think it's reasonable to see a safe vaccine till the Fall of 2021, but the world simply can't wait that long.

What's the compromise here?

Let's not make this political. Just purely a thread on how to keep the sports media from being vulture "gotcha" people when things kick back up.

[deadheaddawg]

lol at blaming the media. Good grief

[msstate7]

Let's see what happens when we start back up, soon. If there isn't a mass outbreak, the media won't be able to stop em imo

[deadheaddawg]

Exactly. The owners and decision makers in sports have too much money on the line.

Stop claiming the media is to blame. The media caused a rush on toliet paper and hand sanitizer, but it didn't shut down sports.

[Dawgology]

Exactly. The owners and decision makers in sports have too much money on the line.

Stop claiming the media is to blame. The media caused a rush on toliet paper and hand sanitizer, but it didn't shut down sports.

If you don't believe the media will go crazy over a college athlete or coach getting Covid-19 once everything starts back up then you are just burying your head in the sand. If you can't see how the media has manipulated this thing then you are just in denial. Believing in a benevolent, altruistic media is just as stupid as believing in a benevolent, altruistic government.

[shoeless joe]

Exactly. The owners and decision makers in sports have too much money on the line.

Stop claiming the media is to blame. The media caused a rush on toliet paper and hand sanitizer, but it didn't shut down sports.

He didn’t say the media shut down sports. He said the way the media reacts to this virus may make it difficult for sports to make the decision to start back up.

[confucius say]

It may not be just the media. What happens if the nfl says let's go but governors of states say no games allowed?

[msstate7]

It may not be just the media. What happens if the nfl says let's go but governors of states say no games allowed?

Those governors would never win re-election

[Dawgology]

He didn’t say the media shut down sports. He said the way the media reacts to this virus may make it difficult for sports to make the decision to start back up.

Exactly. The media influences social media and we live in the day and age of cancel culture. The media has been flexing it muscles the past few months.

[confucius say]

Those governors would never win re-election

I thought same thing. What about if it's college and not nfl though? You think enough people would be upset about college football in CA to cost the governor of CA his job if he shut it down?

[deadheaddawg]

If you don't believe the media will go crazy over a college athlete or coach getting Covid-19 once everything starts back up then you are just burying your head in the sand. If you can't see how the media has manipulated this thing then you are just in denial. Believing in a benevolent, altruistic media is just as stupid as believing in a benevolent, altruistic government.

Manipulated it how? Some people say the media has overhyped it. Some say the media has downplayed it. Both are true

The media has manipulated this both ways and everyway in between. You probably think "the media" has overhyped this. If so you probably get your news from media sources that downplayed it.

People tend to find news that fits their own narrative. There is enough out there you can find one to fit your perspective

People talk like the media is some singular source with one objective...and that objective is out to get them. It's conspiracy nonesense because there is media on all sides and in between.

[confucius say]

Exactly. The media influences social media and we live in the day and age of cancel culture. The media has been flexing it muscles the past few months.

Dan Woke-en has been chomping at the bit already.

I do think it will be interesting to see what happens when the first player gets covid though once sports start back.

[Turfdawg67]

I regret opening this thread.

[msstate7]

I thought same thing. What about if it's college and not nfl though? You think enough people would be upset about college football in CA to cost the governor of CA his job if he shut it down?

CA, no. Michigan, Ohio, all sec states though... might as well resign

[StateDawg44]

This thread shoud go well.... just wait until Dantheman chimes in.

[maroonmania]

Exactly. The media influences social media and we live in the day and age of cancel culture. The media has been flexing it muscles the past few months.

Good heavens, just look at the media and talking heads manipulation and grandstanding with the Leach tweet. The 'reporting' media pick things to report on that they believe could create controversy and debate and then the 'talking heads' media take that and run with it to heavily influence opinion.

[fishwater99]

https://www.stereogum.com/2080079/co...qAhZr2efwm6I0w

Fall of 2021.

"Restarting the economy has to be done in stages, and it does have to start with more physical distancing at a work site that allows people who are at lower risk to come back. Certain kinds of construction, or manufacturing or offices, in which you can maintain six-foot distances are more reasonable to start sooner. Larger gatherings — conferences, concerts, sporting events — when people say they’re going to reschedule this conference or graduation event for October 2020, I have no idea how they think that’s a plausible possibility. I think those things will be the last to return. Realistically, we’re talking fall 2021 at the earliest."

[confucius say]

What about sports where you could stay further away from people. Like golf? At least we could watch the masters on tv.

[msstate7]

https://www.stereogum.com/2080079/co...qAhZr2efwm6I0w

Fall of 2021.

"Restarting the economy has to be done in stages, and it does have to start with more physical distancing at a work site that allows people who are at lower risk to come back. Certain kinds of construction, or manufacturing or offices, in which you can maintain six-foot distances are more reasonable to start sooner. Larger gatherings — conferences, concerts, sporting events — when people say they’re going to reschedule this conference or graduation event for October 2020, I have no idea how they think that’s a plausible possibility. I think those things will be the last to return. Realistically, we’re talking fall 2021 at the earliest."

I don't buy this at all. Nfl may not have a butt in a seat, but I bet they play.

[FISHDAWG]

lol at blaming the media. Good grief

do you think it's outside the realm of possibility that the media has influence ? .... now that's an LOL