Alabama football coach Nick Saban says he “hates” football players Big Ten and Pac-12 that his fall seasons have been postponed, and fears that a spring crusade will turn into a “shared risk season.”
“I think everyone’s cases and cases are a little different,” Saban said Tuesday in ESPN’s “Get Up,” referring to Big Ten and Pac-12’s decisions to postpone their fall seasons.
“Actually, I hate players who might not have the opportunity to play and compete and create a price for themselves because I think one of the genuine consequences of that is, whether you’re a junior or a senior and you have an NFL rating., are you going to play in the spring or are you going to some kind of risk-sharing season with many of those juniors and seniors retiring and not playing their last year, which will probably be lost for a long time?
“So I don’t judge in any way what someone is trying to do or not do, however, our medical experts here think we can do it here, let’s check to create an environment and see if we can and I think that’s what we’re doing and I think they’ve done a wonderful task about it.”
The SEC released its full schedule for 2020 on Monday, and Alabama issue 3 will open the season on September 26 in Missouri.
Saban also saw a Tweet sent through Greg Byrne of Alabama AD from many Alabama academics dressed in masks and taking social distance while status is combined outside.
We asked Saban what he thought of the photo.
“Well, I think the most important thing to be able to play football is that you deserve to do the right things and stick to protocols,” Saban said.”The CDC and many experts have asked you to stay on your own and gain advantages and your own well-being and your own future.It’s a very contagious disease. It can have long-term impacts, like any virus on people, so I don’t think it’s something we deserve that we don’t respect.It’s not just about playing football, it’s your own non-public bubble, your own non-public health, and not taking seriously what you want to do to protect, it’s not very smart.”
The SEC, along with CCA and Big 12, plan to move forward with fall football, while Big Ten and Pac-12 are finished by fall.Meanwhile, Big Ten has been criticized through its players, coaches and enthusiasts for postponing the season.A petition filed through Ohio State Quarterback Justin Fields has more than 200,000 signatures in 24 hours.
“It’s a public relations nightmare for the Big Ten.And they did it themselves,” said Paul Finebaum of ESPN, through 247Sports.”They announced the calendar and came back immediately and canceled. And the biggest challenge of the Big Ten is that they have not explained their reasoning.Kevin Warren did an interview, a major television interview, with Big Ten Network and, frankly, it was embarrassing.
«… They don’t have email, and guess what’s going on in the SEC today?The SEC publishes its calendar. They do it in prime time, on SEC television, they’re going to tell how they’re willing to play, how they have a plan.And in the meantime, everyone in the Big Ten is watching this and thinking, “What’s going on?Here?””
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