Happy Tuesday? Seems people are on edge about a lot of things right now...and here we were thinking live sports coming back would help solve things in the year of great uncertainty. You think we're headed in the right direction, but now people are mad and more sports might get canceled or postponed, again? (NSFW)
BROADCAST HIGHLIGHT
Bruins vs Hurricanes, 8 p.m. - NESN
No more time for warm-ups! The Bruins haven't won since the restart, and now they're the #4 seed, facing a red-hot Carolina Hurricanes team with vengeance on the mind.
"LET THEM PLAY!" OR "MOVE IT TO ANOTHER DAY!"
The sports fan and media worlds were turned on their heads Monday amid news that the Big 10, and possibly Pac-12, was going to cancel their fall football season, hoping to postpone them until Spring 2021. Concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic and how teams would manage it, plus liability issues, possible player union movements, and the co-mingling of student-athletes with the general population returning to campus, seem to be at the heart of the potential delay. Reactions were wide-ranging, from every corner of the consumer, athlete and coaching spectrum.
Once news leaked that the Big 10 was considering the postponement Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh shared his heartfelt thoughts in favor of autumn play.
Harbaugh's rival, Ohio State's Ryan Day, echoed similar sentiments.
From the player perspective Oklahoma QB Spencer Rattler joined Trevor Lawrence and many others in favor of playing the season out as intended.
Former players aplenty weighed in in favor of play this fall, like Herschel Walker...
...and former Patriot DE, and Arkansas Razorback, Jake Bequette, who got fiery.
An SEC AD made his voice heard.
Even the POTUS weighed in in favor of CFB this fall.
But some former pros believe a move to the spring would be better, like former Patriots LB, and current NESN analyst, Matt Chatham.
And ESPN college football analyst Booger Macfarland is 100% against it.
Seems the Big 10 hasn't entirely decided to move it to spring, at least so says ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit, who's reasonably connected and wants fans to be informed.
Though the ACC has announced their intentions for the fall (Trevor Lawrence will like this).
And among the many reasons for hesitation from ADs, coaches, players, and parents alike; an unforeseen medical issue.
Make no mistake; fans hate it, and given the year we've all been through, and how much the 2nd most popular sport in America means to so many, we get it.
Whether this ultimately boils down to player safety (which should be the primary concern), university liability, a player union, or more, the will they or won't they of the #LetThemPlay movement will absolutely be the hot topic of the week. What say you? STAY TUNED!
LEGGETT GOING
While Lamar Miller's signing was announced Monday the Foxboro rumor mill also shared that the Pats were expected to sign TE Jordan Leggett and DL Darius Kilgo, both low-risk high-reward depth fliers at their respective positions. And this could be a dream come true for Leggett, who's a Pats fan no less.
CARRY ON MY HAYWARD SON
Just gonna leave this here for anyone who says Hayward only shows up against lesser opponents and isn't key to the Celtics push for the Conference or league Finals.
BECAUSE WE NEED THIS
Vintage photos, and jokes about them, don't get much better than this.
