Middle aged man rant ahead:
This should seem obvious, but if there are no NCAA Division II or III fall sport Championships, it's only a matter of time before all Division II or III fall sports will be cancelled too...what's the point of playing football in September, October and November, if nobody gets to play for the National Championship in December? But, therein lies the sheer hypocrisy of the NCAA, as an organization. It's not safe for Division II or III schools to play fall sports, but apparently, it's perfectly safe, as long as certain precautions are taken, for D1 level schools to play fall sports...especially football. It's almost like the NCAA recognizes that there is an incredible amount of money at stake in D1 football, that isn't at stake for D2 or D3 athletes... I mean, D2 and D3 schools play fall sports...but they aren't big business to those schools in quite the same way it's a big business for schools like Michigan, USC, Alabama, Texas, etc. What is considered "safe" depends entirely on how much money you are talking about...D3 schools can shut down fall sports entirely in the name of safety, but a D1 school? It's perfectly safe! We'll just play without fans! Don't want to mess with our TV deals, after all! Either playing college football can be played safely with precautions taken, or it can't be played safely. It shouldn't depend on which Division you are in. I am not arguing that the NCAA should shut the football season down for Division I/FBS teams. I am only pointing out the difference in position the NCAA takes, depending on which Division is being handled, and that the most likely reason for that difference in position, is based on the amount of money that is in play, that it's not out of concern that athletes in any of the NCAA's divisions are more susceptible to COVID than athletes in the other divisions. Either football is safe, or it isn't. All 3 divisions should play by the same logic coming from the NCAA. NOTE: Edited to add Division II schools, as the NCAA has just cancelled their fall sports championship events as well.
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