The pandemic sickened players and coaches, shortened seasons and even forced some universities to scrap their seasons. (Thomas Carter via AP). You could enroll back in school pretty easily. There’s new money. The Missouri Valley Conference, which included Kansas, Kansas State and Missouri, shut down for the season. Much more is at stake from a century ago: TV money, bowl games, conference championships, cross-country travel all need to be sorted out. The image is striking: Fans watching a college football game in the midst of a pandemic, wearing masks with a smidge of social distance between them on row after row of bleacher seats. A comeback seems a long away off even as some schools try to prepare for what many hope will be a full season this fall. It started to get to the roar of the Roaring '20s and that’s when you see the stadiums arm race. “I think there will be a certain segment of the population that is more concerned about a second wave. “I think there are parallels in what we can learn from 1918 in terms of how we respond to a pandemic,” Smith added. Lessons from 1918: Old pandemic is a murky guide for sports, Trump hits Biden's mental state before debate, despite aides raising expectations, Between the economy and pandemic, Biden keeps his advantage nationally: POLL, Woman charged with felony in Breonna Taylor protest hit-and-run, Woman charged with attempted murder for driving through protesters, This undated photo provided by Georgia Tech alumnus Andy McNeil shows a Georgia Tech home game during the 1918 college football season. The Georgia Tech alumni Twitter feed posted a black-and-white photo of the scene at Grant Field in 1918. And if fans are allowed, what rules will be in place? The Tornado was coached by John Heisman in his 15th year as head coach, compiling a record of 6–1 (3–0 SIAA) and outscoring opponents 466 to 32. That’s a frustration a lot of people have in 1918 and today. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? The image is striking: Fans watching a college football game in the midst of a pandemic, wearing masks with a smidge of social distance between them on row after row of bleacher seats. “People were ready. The 1918 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The 102-year-old photo could provide a snapshot of sports once live games resume: Fans packed in a campus stadium in the midst of a pandemic wearing masks with a smidge of social distance between them on concrete seats.