Media Days made sense in the 1990s or early 2000s when internet collaboration was largely non-existent and it was the opportunity for numbers of local media outlets and reporters to collect and generate alot of conference content at one time for the upcoming season.

In 2021, there's really not a single thing that originally necessitated Media Days which can't be accomplished virtually or on immediate demand. Furthermore, there are significantly less local media outlets generating original content today. Other than creating an "event", I'm not certain why Media Days are really a necessity anymore. If all we are missing is the Ron Thulin sitdowns that generated 87 views watched on YouTube, I'm not certain what the uproar here is outside of the optics.*

If C-USA announced in-person Media Days as no longer functionally necessary in this modern media and internet age, I'd probably agree. But its the optics of how this rolls out that look awful, and this conference has really struggled with optics since Banowsky left the front office.