claver2010 {l Wrote}:... and the justin fields (the player in the conference with the most to lose by having a season) launching a petition to play with over 25k signatures in under an hour
You can argue that the best thing that happened to Fields is the cancellation. Forget the potential health issues... he simply hasn’t played long enough for people to point out holes in his game (which remains raw). He will crush the combine and will be guaranteed to be at least the #2 overall selection.
Ultimately, these unwanted crusaders removing decisions from people (because their social media accounts know better) have no clue as to the real impact of their actions. What if last season was cancelled? How would that economically impact that players in the top of the draft? The first overall selection was pegged as 3rd Rounder before the season. College football (unlike every other college sport) is incredibly important for prospects to showcase their ability. So... when you remove that avenue, you remove something these kids have spent their lives working towards. Since colleges have allowed anyone to opt out for any reason, it is incredibly paternalistic to force all to opt out.
If Fields and these parents were smart, they’d point out that a bunch of white men removed an opportunity from a bunch of minorities all because the white men didn’t believe the minorities had the ability to make an intelligent decision.
