Alabama's Nick Saban Tests Positive for COVID-19, and Twitter Is up in Arms
10/15/2020 03:38 am EDT
With multiple teams having COVID-19 outbreaks, there are concerns about the football season. Florida and LSU had a game postponed, as did Baylor and Oklahoma State. The goal is for the season to continue as planned, but fans doubt this will happen with even more positive tests.
When football fans heard the news about Saban, several reacted with two very different comments. One portion of Twitter users simply said that they hope Saban will be healthy and able to return to the sidelines in the near future. Others, however, made jokes about Saban's coaching career and an unwillingness to "go easy" on opponents.
Jokes about Saban's coaching style were very prevalent on Wednesday afternoon, which provided a respite from the arguments about political views. Many football fans entertained each other by joking about Alabama beating a lesser opponent. Although several did have to take some time to sit back and think about Saban's age and overall health.
Many fans took time to send well-wishes to Saban or joke about his coaching style, but these were not universal responses on Wednesday. Several other people wanted to strongly criticize the NCAA and schools across the country for continuing to move forward with games. These Twitter users expressed the opinion that the college season needs to end now, along with the NFL regular season and MLB playoffs.
A common argument that takes place when discussing the coronavirus is whether it's as serious as described. Some people have expressed the opinion that there is nothing to worry about while others have taken a different approach. The two extreme viewpoints surfaced on Twitter after Alabama announced that Saban had tested positive despite showing no symptoms. Although some Twitter users still tried to ease the tension with some jokes.
While many Twitter users continued to argue about the seriousness of coronavirus, many others made jokes about college football history. A common theme throughout the years is that an under-the-radar team will have a big performance and fight to an undefeated or one-loss season. The players and fans will then proclaim on social media and to reporters that they "want Bama" due to Saban's team being the best in college football seemingly every year. According to some fans, the coronavirus made this same request.
When Alabama made the announcement about Saban's positive test, Twitter users began asking about what this really meant. The head coach said that he didn't have any symptoms, so some fans said that there was nothing to express concern about. Others, however, said that the state of Alabama needs to take coronavirus seriously.
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