America Cares More About Football Than Anything Else: Unchecked

If there’s one thing that’s been proven of late, it’s that America cares more about football than anything else.

If there’s one thing that’s been proven of late, it’s that America cares more about football than anything else. 

College football is essential. What do opponents of football think, these kids will end up in a bubble without it? You can get COVID anywhere.

There are forces who want to cancel everything to avoid risk at all societal costs. It’s foolish. We have to balance risk & costs.

— Governor Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) August 11, 2020

Of all the crazy and tragic things that have happened over the last several months, I’m not sure I’ve seen more passion than there’s been around the state of college football.

I think this is the petition to get Big Ten Football back. Everyone sign it. https://t.co/KaID7TaUol

— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) August 16, 2020

Hundreds of thousands have now signed Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields' petition to bring back the Big Ten and people, many of whom who never seemed to care about what the players have asked for before regarding what is clearly a broken system, rallying around the #WeWanttoPlay movement. 

I hope the “we should listen to the CFB players” crowd keeps that same energy when the players make an earnest effort to get paid.

— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) August 16, 2020

They’ve basically taken to chanting “Let them play” and popping for any positive news about a season happening like it’s a pro wrestler shouting out the city he’s performing in, despite the current circumstances. 

All-time cluster: Big Ten parents, players & coaches pressuring commish Kevin Warren to play football this fall, while at same time NCAA’s top medical doctors trying to pressure the 6 FBS leagues planning to play, not to play this fall, because it’s not safe

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 16, 2020

Football has even been used as the motivating factor for following basic health guidelines with the governor of Mississippi explaining a mask mandate by saying he wants college football in the fall. 

"I Want to See College Football’: Mississippi Governor Makes Masks Mandatory

— Daniel Uhlfelder (@DWUhlfelderLaw) August 4, 2020

And I haven’t even gotten to the NFL, a league that has been discussed all offseason from Tom Brady signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, to the draft, to Cam Newton joining the New England Patriots, like nothing else is even happening. Probably because in 2019, 41 of the top 50 rated television programs were NFL games, with two of the others that were not being ones of the college variety. 

Why are networks worried about canceled sports?

Football is the biggest source of television ad revenue in America pic.twitter.com/s6MKBvj80S

— Shakthi Vadakkepat (@v_shakthi) August 15, 2020

America may not have been ready for the pandemic, but it apparently remains ready for some football. 

So, I guess I should join in and try and harness that energy in a good way. If you want to see players on the field in facemasks, then wear yours.

Exactly four weeks from the first Sunday of the NFL season. Please wear a mask.

— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) August 16, 2020