President Donald Trump wants the Big Ten to play football as quickly as possible. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Pool/Getty Images) More.
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No, I desire Big Ten, and all other football, back – NOW. The Dems do not desire football back, for political reasons, but are trying to blame me and the Republicans. Another LIE, however this is what we are up versus! They must likewise open up all of their Shutdown States.– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 28, 2020
While the Big Ten was the only conference Trump called specifically in his tweet, its one of 4 conferences on top level of college football with a held off fall sports season since of the coronavirus pandemic. The Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference and the Pac-12 have also delayed their fall sports seasons.
None of those decisions had anything to do with external impact from the Democratic Party and there has been no effort by the celebration to press other schools and conferences into not playing football this fall.
Its also unclear regarding the particular states Trump is referencing when he referred to “shutdown states” in his tweet. The Big Tens footprint includes the pivotal Electoral College states of Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Trump won all three of those states in the 2016 election.
Its essential to keep in mind that university presidents decided to postpone the season together with Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren. The choice to postpone the season earlier this month was satisfied with public pushback from players and coaches. Players at Nebraska even went so far as to file a claim against the conference today.
That pushback also included Trump at the time. As the Big Ten, Pac-12 and others postponed their seasons, Trump and his campaign began utilizing the #WeWantToPlay hashtag begun by college gamers throughout the nation.
College football video games have actually been reliably friendly area for Trump, as hes participated in 2 of the last three championship games. He also participated in LSUs win over Alabama and has gone to several Army-Navy video games throughout his governmental tenure.
As Big Ten coaches and athletic directors go over the concept of the conference starting its 2020 football season in late November, President Donald Trump would like football back even quicker than that.
Trump tweeted Friday that he wanted the Big Ten and other conferences that delayed their seasons to play “now.” The tweet followed Yahoo Sports Pete Thamel and others had actually reported on the early-stage conversations among Big Ten athletic departments about getting the football season began before 2021 starts.
No, I want Big Ten, and all other football, back – NOW. The Dems dont desire football back, for political factors, but are attempting to blame me and the Republicans. Its also uncertain as to the specific states Trump is referencing when he referred to “shutdown states” in his tweet. Its important to note that university presidents made the choice to postpone the season along with Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren.
