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What could college sports look like this year?
If college football season gets pushed back to start, what happens to basketball and baseball? Do they start on time, overlap, etc..?
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My thoughts are that most athletic seasons will be either pushed back, shortened, or cancelled. CV19 is not going anywhere and will not be any less contagious now as it is during the next few months. Who really knows if a vaccine will curtail this virus? The flu shot is not 100% effective and no one has found a cure for the common cold, which is also a coronavirus. Fans better get prepared for either no season or a shortened season.
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This is all so ridiculous. The death rate is now way below the flu and the asymptomatic are repeatedly shown to NOT spread the disease. It seems that major decisions are being made strictly on fear and ignorance and not on the scientific data.
COVID-19 is over. All of these precautions are ineffective and unnecessary.
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Re: What could college sports look like this year?
Sooper_Rebel wrote:
This is all so ridiculous. The death rate is now way below the flu and the asymptomatic are repeatedly shown to NOT spread the disease. It seems that major decisions are being made strictly on fear and ignorance and not on the scientific data.
COVID-19 is over. All of these precautions are ineffective and unnecessary.
COVID-19 has a mortality rate of 3.4%. The flu has a mortality rate of 1%.
It's estimated 29,000-59,000 have died from the flu this year. COVID-19 deaths are at around 132,000. Even if you're one of those that believes the numbers aren't accurate and are too high - that same logic would apply to flu numbers as well, right? (can't have it both ways)
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Initially we were very cautious. Then we got a little lack. Next several friends got CV19 and told us about their experiences. Some were near death. A few still have major pulmonary issues, memory loss, and slow thought process. The illness is not good, there is no proven clinic treatment, and there is no vaccine. Additionally, too many doctors and health care workers who have been around Covid-19 indicate you don't want this stuff. Now we are back to being cautious.
One thing to consider is that the virus is primarily spread through respiratory droplets that can travel as far as 90 feet once they are expelled. Now contemplate being in a store and someone who is infected sneezes, coughs, or talks in the store. The respiratory droplets they create can be dispersed up to 90 feet. The next time you are in the store measure 90 feet or 30 yards to get an idea of this distance.
As for college football, many teams have contagious members. It starts with just a few players and then spreads like wildfire to anyone who comes in contact with them. For this reason I am thinking we will have a shortned, delayed, or no season this year.
Excerpts from College Football Hit by Coronavirus
- 30 LSU Players are in quarantine
- 23 Clemson players have tested positive
- Kansas State University announced on Saturday it was suspending practices for 14 days after 14 athletes tested positive
- The University of Houston also announced a pause in voluntary workouts June 12 after six symptomatic athletes tested positive for COVID.
- Other universities that have reported positive tests for football players include the Universities of Alabama, Ole Miss, Auburn, Florida State, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, South Florida, Texas State and Troy Universities.
- 30 football players at the UCLA are petitioning for additional protections because they do not trust UCLA to act in the best interest of their health
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This is all so ridiculous. The death rate is now way below the flu and the asymptomatic are repeatedly shown to NOT spread the disease. It seems that major decisions are being made strictly on fear and ignorance and not on the scientific data.
COVID-19 is over. All of these precautions are ineffective and unnecessary.COVID-19 has a mortality rate of 3.4%. The flu has a mortality rate of 1%.
It's estimated 29,000-59,000 have died from the flu this year. COVID-19 deaths are at around 132,000. Even if you're one of those that believes the numbers aren't accurate and are too high - that same logic would apply to flu numbers as well, right? (can't have it both ways)
A friend told me she had two sisters that worked at a hospital in Atlanta. They told her that three college athletes came in to be tested for Corona Covid`19. They filled out the paperwork but due to time restraints, they left before being tested. Several days later, all three received notice that they had tested positive... wow, talk about accurate!
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How can anyone believe the numbers. Truth doesn't exist anymore. I know healthcare workers who say they know for certain that deaths are attributed to the virus when in fact they died because of other issues. To this day I personally don't know a single person who has been sick with it or even tested positive.
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If the number of cases continues to rise, then I believe there may not be a football season — which will be a big financial hit for universities. And if there is I doubt stadiums will be open for full capacity - may even be empty.
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After the Election November 3rd , watch how this virus will mysteriously not be such an issue. The more the media can make it worse than it really is, the easier they can toss it to Joe Biden to hit Trump over the head with it.
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I honestly am not that concerned about whether there is pro or college (certainly don't care about pro). I would hate to lose college season but I can survive it. My biggest concern is high school. It is my son's senior season and he won't be playing college. So, I hate for him to lose it as it looks like he will get quite a bit of playing time this year.
Show me someone who doesn't care if they win or lose and I will show you a loser.