A New York Times Magazine article asked Wednesday whether the 2020 school football season values it. It’s an undeniable question, but it’s not an undeniable answer. In fact, it depends on who you ask, and other moderate people have diametrically opposed views.
The extensive article is written through the prism of Big Ten and the state of Ohio in particular, and the vast majority of it is a detailed chronology ranging from the latter stages of the off-season to the point. Bruce Schoenfeld notes that school football season actually brought “joy and communion” to enthusiasts at a time when both were rare. But. . .
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CECI SERA is a marvel for anyone reading the article: many players were interested in keeping CFB matches on TV every week, even when the number of coronavirus cases is higher in sports departments across the country. In 2019, before the pandemic, notes Schoenfeld, Ohio State Athletics earned about $230 million and more than $185 million came from football.
Without enthusiasts paying for tickets and gambling-related pieces, such as parking and concessions, a significant portion of these profits have been irretrievably lost, but if the games had not been played, the much larger TV winnings would also have been lost.
When the state of Ohio fell below the minimum number of games to be eligible to play in the Big Ten Championship, it took a convention assembly of just one hour for Big Ten to revoke its own rule, allowing the state of Ohio to participate. , and in the end get to the school football playoffs. Another $6 million was valued for the convention.
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