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CFP management committee message: Students must return to campus before football resumes
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CFP management committee message: Students must return to campus before football resumes
College football can't resume at schools until students at respective campuses return, according to the CFP management committee
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The two - academics and football - go hand-in-hand. If campuses aren't safe to reopen then there's no way teams can really even practice together much less play games. These things are not mutually exclusive. Morally, it doesn't even make sense.
If campuses are not reopened by fall, we will have a financial crisis in higher education.
I see it this way. If campuses are reopened to all students by fall, then yes, we can resume football. But the part I see after is the bigger question. If football is allowed to be played, would be it with or without fans? How many fans would attend a game with no 100% vaccine? Vote up if you would attend, down if you wouldn't attend. I for one wouldn't attend because even if there's a chance, which very well could be, that this virus hasn't been tampered down, then you're exposing 100k plus people. Not just people attending the actual game, but workers, tailgaters and so forth and so on.
I voted down...just can't go to an event knowing that I might get the virus and pass it along to my parents or other high risk people. I'm middle age, and I think I could fight off the virus...my 80ish parents may not be able to.
I'm in agreement about not being able to have 100k fans together when there's no vaccine. I just don't see it.
I'm not trying to be negative...I'd love to be wrong.
I wouldn't say that's negative, just more realistic at this point. Unless we have some major advances, in the next few months. It's hard to imagine a football season in 2020. May have to really start getting behind what chris Fowler said about having it start in february of next year. And it would also be an abbreviated season. I'd personally hate that, but monetarily, might make the most sense. Could you imagine 3 different sporting seasons at once?
I agree with MontanaDawg....the two are not mutually exclusive. Colleges produce the players and teams, Period. To hold students off campus means just that ...all students. This pandemic is serious. It will drive what universities do..not conversely. The conference commissioners all agree. I cannot fully see one conference playing and not another, either. Can you just imagine that? So, we wait to see what our federal medical authorities say. It is out of our hands.
If school doesn't start in the fall it will be a financial calamity for all of America. People can and will, make their own choices about attending public events. I for one will go to the games and take reasonable precautions as necessary. We are going to have to learn to live with this pathogen until an effective vaccine can be found.
Besides the learning that goes on, education is also big business. For most counties in GA, the local school board is the largest employer in the county. What will all of the teachers (who are on one year contracts) and administrators do for income if schools are closed? What will all of the college towns in GA do if there are no students?
There is not enough stimulus money in the world to keep everyone associated with education out of work through the end of the year. Over 22 million people have filed for unemployment in the last 4 weeks alone. Think about the bus drivers and lunch room ladies, they will all be crushed economically.
School has to start on time in the fall and football has to start with it. If it doesn't, this virus will be an economic disaster much worse that 2008 to 2011 in my opinion. We cannot have the "cure" be worse than the disease.
It's time (with due respect for our President and health experts) for Americans to be Americans. That means get out there, push forward, make good things happen, and live life. We weren't guaranteed safety before Covid and we won't be after. Let's give it the next couple of months, following all the guidelines from President Trump and the Task Force and then get back out there.
I absolutely LOVE the fact that this group told VP Pence that sports wouldn't start until students were back on campus. At least there's still some connection between the students and teams and glad that all are in it together.
I also like the fact that most seem to want fans there. Another sign that we are all linked. College football is a great thing!
I will be sending my child back to college this fall, whether the University is physically open or not. I hope they will be open, but mine will be there regardless.
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I'll pray for your child.