Here we are, in a world where the only sports are virtual and the sports books and everyone else in the industry is struggling to find a way to shift gears from a mode that is about fans in stadiums to one that is predicated on fans on TV. I am reminded at this moment of Death Race 2000, where all of the fans were casting the show live and the cheers and jeers were largely simulated. This seems entirely doable in this context. We could keep going. ESports can carry for a while.
At the very least we can rely on the beauty of games like Modern Warfare to lead the way. Yes, I know I should be talking about Fortnite, but it is not a beautiful game or even a particularly good one. However, it is set up nicely for weekly competition and will capture a larger audience in the age of Covid.
Meanwhile in the physical sports world all we can do is wait for good free agent signings and speculate about the draft. Presently the draft is secondary to the hoopla about Tom Brady going to Tampa Bay. The man trademarked TB X TB. Smart man. There is another QB on the move to somewhere. That is the man they call Cam Newton. Cam was cut. Cam has been a shell of himself since 2016 ended in a cavalcade of injuries. Now he has to prove he can do something. I think he should take a low budget contract with the Patriots and see what happens. Once they clear off all this dead money they’ll be ready for a reload. No, Patriots don’t rebuild. I think Cam can be their franchise guy until Stidham is actually ready.
Some Thoughts:
- Middle school spring sports are cancelled. I wonder if they would’ve cancelled football? As of now Spring football (club) is still on and poppin.
- Just waiting to find out when it is going to pop.