Holtz, a former coach and longtime analyst, argued in favor of playing out the 2020 season. His appearance came as conferences assess whether to field full football schedules despite the continued spread of the coronavirus.
“There’s no way in this world you can do anything that’s without a risk,” Holtz said. “People stormed Normandy. I took some grandchildren down to that (place). They knew there would be casualties, they knew there were going to be risks, but it was a way of life.”
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Holtz jumped directly from the threat of casualties in World War II to the threat of college teams missing out on easy non-conference football victories — an incredible leap in thought equating combat stakes to the thrill of qualifying for the right to play in the Cheez-It Bowl.
His anger intensified as the segment continued atop a chyron nonsensically blaring “Football In Jeopardy In War On American Life.”
“The underprivileged, the people from the poor neighborhoods, where are they going to get an education?” Holtz asked as his rant reached its crescendo. “What’s happened to our way of life?”
Of course, even the full cancellation of college football this fall would not mean the end of education opportunities at universities around the country. Student-athletes could continue to take classes in the same manner as their peers.
A bizzare doomsday take apparently carries more appeal to TV viewers, though.
