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The NFL is the only one with a big enough TV deal to pull

Posted on: May 13, 2020 at 10:41:22 CT

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off an entire season without fans or significantly reduced fans in the stands.

People are so hard up for new entertainment is suspect TV rating would be through the roof. Not a NASCAR fan but I bet their race this week shatters viewing records.

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I really do hope team sports make it in 2020 but I doubt it. - Carlos Rossi KC - 5/13 10:30:34

I Think the NFL will play (nm) - Hickeytime MU

- 5/13 11:03:13

I do too just because of the money involved, but the - Carlos Rossi KC - 5/13 11:07:55

Yep (nm) - Hickeytime MU

- 5/13 11:27:50

Do we shut down the season when the flu hits a locker room? - DHighlander NWMSU - 5/13 11:14:31

I agree 100%, but the perception of COVID is so much worse - Carlos Rossi KC - 5/13 11:20:10

The flu kills perfectly healthy young people every year. - DHighlander NWMSU - 5/13 11:32:23

The baseball season being pitched will be a flop, no one - tigertix MU - 5/13 10:56:43

false(nm) - MizzouAstro MU

- 5/13 11:35:23

Not true. Ratings will be higher than in years, maybe ever - alwaysright MU - 5/13 11:10:13

BS(nm) - meatiger MU - 5/13 11:03:27

That may be true in regular times. But compared to today - DHighlander NWMSU - 5/13 11:01:45

I disagree. We are so starved for sports I would watch as - Carlos Rossi KC - 5/13 10:58:20

If Trout get's the Rona he might have to sit out a game - dangertim MU

- 5/13 10:55:58

The problem is that will happen in 2021, 2022, etc - tiger4real MU - 5/13 10:41:12

Outside of certain danger groups this thing is pretty benign - DHighlander NWMSU - 5/13 10:45:05

A lot will & need the paycheck, may be a different story for - tigerdb MU - 5/13 10:56:20

He has a greater risk getting injured working out - tiger4real MU - 5/13 11:08:51

The point is that it's an ADDITIONAL risk - hell, he could - tigerdb MU - 5/13 11:26:24

I was thinking more about the league minimum guys who - DHighlander NWMSU - 5/13 10:59:38

yeah, league minumum, guys with 1 year left & guys with 7 - tigerdb MU - 5/13 11:27:24

Give fans the freedom to attend (or not) too - tiger4real MU - 5/13 10:51:02

Has any athlete even been sick from it? - meatiger MU - 5/13 10:33:30

One of the Nets players showed symptoms. - tgr MU

- 5/13 10:39:13

I think the fact that 3 out of 4 players were asymptomatic - BigSlickTiger MU - 5/13 10:51:03

Doesn’t the fact that three of four were completely - DHighlander NWMSU - 5/13 11:05:59

Daily testing would definitely have to be part of the plan, - Carlos Rossi KC - 5/13 10:56:33

Players have very short careers in which to make their money - DHighlander NWMSU - 5/13 11:11:13

I agree if players are given the choice, but will they be - Carlos Rossi KC - 5/13 11:14:06

Do we quarantine teams for the flu? For this demographic - DHighlander NWMSU - 5/13 11:16:14

There have been a number who have reported positive. I dont - DHighlander NWMSU - 5/13 10:38:00

Kevin Durant is a pretty high profile name who had it.(nm) - Carlos Rossi KC - 5/13 10:37:16

I meant sick - meatiger MU - 5/13 10:38:02

I don't know how sick he was. But either way if you test - Carlos Rossi KC - 5/13 10:40:31

NBA had some players test positive for it in March.(nm) - AllThingsKC KC - 5/13 10:36:31

I think his question was whether they had symptoms or not. - tgr MU

- 5/13 10:38:14

lets just hope it is one year if - SEC_BIG_GAMEHUNTER SEC - 5/13 10:33:10

I see MLB trying it and games starting, but then I see - Carlos Rossi KC - 5/13 10:36:17

The NFL is the only one with a big enough TV deal to pull - DHighlander NWMSU - 5/13 10:41:22

RE: The NFL is the only one with a big enough TV deal to pull - meatiger MU - 5/13 10:55:55

so you want everyone to die? (nm) - phrejd MU

- 5/13 10:31:57

Lol.(nm) - Carlos Rossi KC - 5/13 10:35:16

Just Kaepernick (nm) - Tigrrrr! MU

- 5/13 10:32:55

And Joe Buck.(nm) - Carlos Rossi KC - 5/13 10:36:43