The comment, ‘one death is too much’ seems to make the point that if a single thing goes wrong, the universities have failed us all. We forget what kids just out of high school are doing if not in a job or school. When at home from college all the bad influences are there with almost no structure. Saban is right. Do these kids get a job at a grocery store? Do they sit at home and take on-line classes? Do they get requests to do covid risky activities multiple times per day? Where do they workout, or do they skip that for a year? If they are on campus then why not the structure of football?
This was done in the interest of the athletes; however, with the exception of the demand letter from some players, I don’t think there was much input from all the athletes. Do we really believe this is the outcome many athletes wanted? I think they want to support worthy causes but I also expect more than anything most would prefer to play football even with a host of unknowns. It will be interesting how many athletes voice thanks for this move. I also think we are learning that when the stress is up and the chips are down, that is not the ideal time to make demands that almost do not have limits. Saban makes a good point.
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