Two very different attitudes.

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It may come as a surprise to people that only know me from this blog, but I am generally an optimistic person. Despite the idiocy prevalent throughout the media and anyone in DC, I firmly believe things will be ok in the end. I like to think most people feel this way, but there are some people that just want to watch it all burn down. I have previously wrote about Pete Thamel and his idiotic article full of supposition and anonymous "sources" that he may or may not of made up. Ol' Pete is back at again today with this tweet: 
I hate this. Name the source or take it down. Even his wording, "to make that decision today" implies that football will be cancelled even if it doesn't happen today. Pat Forde also got in on the action.
At least Pat had the decency to just tweet a quote without spin on it, but still name your source or shut up. These guys are making bank by fear mongering and hoping the world burns. On the other side of the coin, you have David Ross.
This is the attitude we all need to have. Just straight up yes it sucks but let's focus on the positives. We need some more of that. Maybe Pete or Pat could tweet this "Big Ten presidents meet today. All options on table. Discussion to focus on player health and safety during season." Basically, the same tweet factually, but with focus on the positive instead of the negative. I want more of that. Is it possible that college football gets cancelled? Yes. But until it is, I am going to focus on the fact that sports are back, we have a season schedule, and kickoff is less than a month away. Stay safe and Go Hawks. 

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