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Finally.......things may be turning in the right direction
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If they make it 4 weeks, most colleges will be fine (in my humble opinion). On most campuses as we speak, a large majority of kids are passing it around - and most will be asymptomatic. In that controlled population, we will see it run it's course with the same shaped curve we have seen everywhere else as far as cases. My prayer is that very few show symptoms and the thing will fizzle on a lot of campuses, or at least reach a level of immunity that makes it difficult to transfer.
Now, if they start testing kids at random, they are going to find A LOT of cases everywhere over the next two weeks. A LOT. Again, hopefully very few symptomatic students with few, if any, hospitalizations. I can imagine that there are not very many immune-compromised kids going back, so the populations being affected are not representative of the general population.
THE LAST THING THEY NEED TO DO is get thousands of kids back on campus, get them all infected, and then send them home in 2 weeks!!! That sounds like a bad sci-fi movie script.
My daughter moved in last Friday. I have talked to her a lot since then. I miss her and can't wait to see her again. But that reunion needs to be around the middle of September. She is a horse, and I pray she stays healthy and safe and either doesn't get it and it fizzles out on her campus, or she fights it off if she is exposed. Keeping that one at home was not an option.
More partying at a a Party School than at home. More relevant if on campus than spread across wherever they live. Closer to the sports program.
UNC said it's moving forward with fall sports. Without students on campus it seems it will only help the athletes.
Still a ridiculous move to react so quickly and go straight to online learning. These kids didn't enroll at UNC to get a degree from Phoenix.
Football teams have already dealt with multiple covid cases. Auburn has had 34 players tested positive the last few weeks and currently has 4 players in covid protocol (or whatever they call it)
Whether college football eventually plays or not....and I believe they will.....this is a very important experiment that could eventually lead to the way things are done in other industries. Finding ways to manage large groups of players/employees/students to help keep them safe. And avoid shutting down in the event of a small or moderate out break.
Colleges are heavily involved in research and experiments......hopefully they embrace this challenge to help develop ways to keep large groups of people safe during a pandemic.
The six conferences trying to play really need to play.......if not......it is very possible that a few thousand class of 21' graduates won't receive the athletic scholarship they desperately need to attend college. And that will have ramifications for years to come.
Yep, and testing is not 100% either.
OK. Very important to keep trying.....if they have to eventually cancel season.....so be it.....at least give it every opportunity to succeed.
We all know that issues may arise....
What is 100% Jay?
My son is playing HS football.......do you know how concerned I am about Covid........ZERO.....
NEGATIVE ZERO to be exact.
But I am certainly concerned about concussions.....torn ACL.......or the unthinkable neck injury.....
What concerns me the most...... my son working as hard as he has and not having the opportunity to do what he loves to do......and not having that HS football experience that I enjoyed so much.
I'm sorry Jay......not suggesting that covid isn't a big deal. But it is fairly insignificant to these young people....and suggesting differently is just blowing things way out of proportion.
Dallas public schools are considering not returning to campus until Jan 2021. That's almost 1 full year that Dallas inner city kids won't be in school........THAT'S A HUGE PROBLEM.
I think jay meant they would flip out over a false positive.
I don't think teams will flip over a positive test whether it's a real positive or false positive.
They expect them and are prepared for them.
Teams have already had numerous positives and most probably have a few players in quarantine right now.
SEC, Big 12 and ACC didn't move forward thinking they wouldn't have positive tests. They obviously know they'll have positive tests.
They moved forward believing they can work through it while also providing great medical care for those players that do test positive.
FALSE positive
Ok.. positives or false positives.....teams are prepared to deal with them.
Yes @Kasey the admin will have a problem. False positives mean players are quarantined that shouldn't be and false negatives mean the virus goes unchecked within the program. Either way, the admin will have to face the criticism of spreading the virus or they will have to deal with unfairly stopping participation. Either way, the public look and potential liability means strong motivation to pull the plug on the season. That is just stating reality.
@texdawg I'm sorry about what this virus and the response is doing to people you love. The hard part is without a community to support schools and their football program, they would not exist. I'm just saying that we are in this together no matter what side of the debate we may fall. I pray for the lives of so many people...that we could find a way to let the football season happen. And I pray for the lives of others who might be affected by the spread of a virus. They too have every reason to want to protect loved ones from it. The individual decisions of people living in a community do not happen in a vacuum.
I agree with your second paragraph. And I certainly appreciate your thoughts on it.
Concerning the first paragraph.......teams have already been dealing with this for weeks. They have already dealt with many scenarios and I believe they are fully prepared to accept the challenges that WILL occur.
There is much more than just money at stake....and certain commissioners seem to get this.
Obviously there is no guarantee.....but I trust hard working people that are willing to roll up their sleeves and find solutions to problems instead of calling it quits before the battle is even fought.
I believe in the American spirit and I believe we will find a way to play HS, college and pro football
Teams have not been dealing with it during the season when they are interacting (facemask to facemask) with other teams outside their bubble. As for their preparation scenarios--infectious diseases don't like to cooperate with our scenarios. Nor do worried parents and greedy lawyers.
I hope for everyone's sake the season happens. I guess I'm not looking forward to seeing what occurs if the season gets cancelled. I'm dealing with too many broken people and it is not pretty. 🙏
Seems we both want the same thing and are on the same page.......
You are just really concerned with the what ifs....while I'm extremely excited about what can be.....
Just two different approaches.
If the season ultimately can't happen.......there will probably be disappointment but understanding.......canceling without trying.....well that just sucks.
The good news is that this infectious disease has very little effect on healthy young people.....VERY little. Keep them away from the vulnerable and all should be fine.
And the college teams are wearing the extra face mask protection for helmet to helmet concerns.
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