Dr. Fauci: Sports in August? That's impossible. Millions will die.
Trump: Forgive me Dr. but I'm calling you a liar.
Dr. Fauci: Don't make me angry. You wouldn't want to see me when I'm angry.
Posted on 04/04/2020 12:28:43 PM PDT by abb
President Donald Trump told major league sports commissioners in a conference call that he believes the NFL season should start as scheduled in September, ESPN's Adam Schefter and Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Saturday.
On the call, Trump also said he wants fans back in sporting venues by August and September, according to the report. The August and September dates correspond with the kickoff to both college football and the NFL seasons.
Medical experts have not yet publicly said if that timeline is a viable one.
LSU football is supposed to open its 2020 season on Sept. 5 against UT San Antonio. The NFL's schedule has not yet been released, but the first Thursday Night game is scheduled to be played on Sept. 10.
According to a White House pool report, 12 major league commissioners were on the conference call with Trump, including NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and NBA commissioner Adam Silver.
Mark Emmert, the president of the NCAA, was notably not on the call.
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Sources: President Donald Trump says NFL season should start on time
So the college teams will just show up on September 1, hit the field, and play a conference game? No summer practice?
That should be fun to watch.
But I’ll never get the inaugural season of XFL 2020 back. And there’s no sarcasm there. XFL games are a whole lot more fun to attend than NFL games.
For all the flack he’s taking, Trump is showing real leadership. Besides all the obvious economic facts, he knows the symbols, rituals, events and commonly held activities of society need to return to normal soon - or you don’t have a country any more.
This.
Also, the NFL thugs REALLY now have a reason to kneel. To thank God and thank Trump.
What the world needs now is a Mahomes to Kelce TD.
That leaves a month of practice.
I imagine individuals are working out on their own or maybe in very small groups.
Is there a presser at 5:30 today?
Supposed to be right now.
XFL to NFL: Tracking players to sign NFL contracts after 2020 season cancellation
Don’t know.
I’m shooting for the begining of July.
No where did it say that it was proposed that college teams would start as scheduled. In fact the only mention of college sports was: "Mark Emmert, the president of the NCAA, was notably not on the call."
The NFL commissioner is a leftist a-hole so I would not bet on it
Everyone seems to be getting tired of watching 3 and 4 year old sports on the tely. I know I am.
After all the nation has been through, if they kneel for any other reason the crowd should storm the sidelines and beat them to a pulp.
They sure aren’t blowing $50,000 on nights on the town, wearing ten pounds of bling, shooting each other, and getting arrested, are they?
Trump: Forgive me Dr. but I'm calling you a liar.
Dr. Fauci: Don't make me angry. You wouldn't want to see me when I'm angry.
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