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Post by NowhereLandAggie » August 9th, 2020, 5:21 pm

https://www.cbssports.com/college-footb ... this-fall/

I suspect this will occur this week. The Big 10 presidents have already been talking about it.



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Post by YoungBloodAggie » August 9th, 2020, 6:04 pm

Idiots, all of them. They can’t admit these players aren’t fully amateurs, so they can’t put them in a bubble. And they also think the world’s fittest 20 year olds are going to die from this virus.
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Post by Aggie formerly in Hawaii » August 9th, 2020, 6:06 pm

A shame with 5 months to plan they can't figure out a way to make this work. Hopefully college basketball figures it out.
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Post by IdaAg93 » August 9th, 2020, 6:23 pm

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Idiots, all of them. They can’t admit these players aren’t fully amateurs, so they can’t put them in a bubble. And they also think the world’s fittest 20 year olds are going to die from this virus.
I'm 100% in this camp. This is about cases of CV19 now, not deaths. Yes, people will get the virus, but they'll be fine. It's the 70 yr old obese or metabolically unhealthy person that is at risk. Those people aren't on the field. If that's you in the stands, then I'd suggest don't go or get on the healthy side of life. This CV19 is exposing peoples fear of their own poor health. It's a shame....yes, I'm on my soap box out. It's the 80 yr old obese person driving this bus. Get me off of it!! :bangwall:
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Post by Intermeddler » August 9th, 2020, 6:35 pm

IdaAg93 wrote:
August 9th, 2020, 6:23 pm
YoungBloodAggie wrote:
August 9th, 2020, 6:04 pm
Idiots, all of them. They can’t admit these players aren’t fully amateurs, so they can’t put them in a bubble. And they also think the world’s fittest 20 year olds are going to die from this virus.
I'm 100% in this camp. This is about cases of CV19 now, not deaths. Yes, people will get the virus, but they'll be fine. It's the 70 yr old obese or metabolically unhealthy person that is at risk. Those people aren't on the field. If that's you in the stands, then I'd suggest don't go or get on the healthy side of life. This CV19 is exposing peoples fear of their own poor health. It's a shame....yes, I'm on my soap box out. It's the 80 yr old obese person driving this bus. Get me off of it!! :bangwall:
In which scenario is a CFB player more likely to catch the virus, practicing and being involved with the team 30 plus hours per week, eating and studying at the team facility, subject to regular testing and the accountability that if you are reckless and get sick you could spread it to your team and compromise your season or

You have ample free time and nothing to do with it and no one policing you and maybe need to get a job to help supplement your income of your family needs it and it’s probably a low level customer service job where you are regularly exposed to people etc?

If you make a decision that leads to the latter don’t pretend it’s about health and safety rather than financial liability
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Post by Aggiealum13 » August 9th, 2020, 6:38 pm

The powers of college football took too much of a wait-and-see strategy. A reactionary strategy rather than proactive strategy was the wrong move. I have greater hope for college basketball and here's why. They already cancelled the tournament once, I doubt they cancel it again. It is there main money maker to function as an association, but for the NCAA to make this work, they have to be proactive and not reactive on their strategy. I can understand why they cancelled it last time because the covid-19 hit right when Selection Sunday was about to begin. They didn't have enough time to plan that. This time they do, and I believe they will make this work, even if it means pushing the tournament out a little or do a bubble system of 4 venues (one per bracket). Either way if the NCAA is smart then they can come up with a plan to make this work.



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Post by Aggie84025 » August 9th, 2020, 6:42 pm

IdaAg93 wrote:
August 9th, 2020, 6:23 pm
YoungBloodAggie wrote:
August 9th, 2020, 6:04 pm
Idiots, all of them. They can’t admit these players aren’t fully amateurs, so they can’t put them in a bubble. And they also think the world’s fittest 20 year olds are going to die from this virus.
I'm 100% in this camp. This is about cases of CV19 now, not deaths. Yes, people will get the virus, but they'll be fine. It's the 70 yr old obese or metabolically unhealthy person that is at risk. Those people aren't on the field. If that's you in the stands, then I'd suggest don't go or get on the healthy side of life. This CV19 is exposing peoples fear of their own poor health. It's a shame....yes, I'm on my soap box out. It's the 80 yr old obese person driving this bus. Get me off of it!! :bangwall:
i am in the same boat, but unfortunately i am not the decision maker on this. I believe it can be done, but there no conference is going to have the courage to do it.



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Post by NowhereLandAggie » August 9th, 2020, 6:52 pm

Going to play devil's advocate slightly on this one. I know there is no perfect, nor very good solution to any of this. However, this mainly is a form of entertainment and concerts/movies have been on hold indefinitely.

I teach school and will go back; fully accepting the risks that come with it because it is a necessary service required.

My kids also raise animals and we sold them in a show this past week. I was examining the possibility of taking one of to a packer for myself. That isn't even possible right now because the meat packing industry has been turned upside down, and not from government forces.

There are an oversupply of ready for processing livestock that can't be slaughtered because several of the major plants in the US shut down or are way under production. (Including the Hyrum plant.) They kept pushing forward without taking precautions, without having necessary PPE, or giving people paid time off (like Wal-Mart) that had fevers.

This has affected everyone. If you have noticed meat prices have skyrocketed in the stores, while livestock prices have fallen off because there is a bottleneck. Most of the smaller plants have months long waiting lists because of this.

These workers weren't just 70+ year olds in bad health. Is it really worth the cost to have college football when so many vital industries are on their head? Again I am not advocating for a complete shutdown, I am going back to school myself. I just wonder if playing games this fall is very wise.
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Post by IdaAg93 » August 9th, 2020, 7:35 pm

A simple examination of Europe and you'll see that life goes on after the spike. CV19 will run its course. It's either slow or fast. Masks didn't stop or slow the decline in cases in Europe. This is just fear. It's real, but it is not uncommon to sit people out due to the common flu. Just plain over-reaction. React, but shut down? The overwhelming other consequences are unmeasurable and seem to be forgotten.
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Post by AggieUprising50 » August 9th, 2020, 7:54 pm

There’s at least some momentum from the players wanting to play. The hashtag #WeWantToPlay is trending.

Trevor Lawerance tweeted this: "People are at just as much, if not more risk, if we don't play," the junior signal-caller wrote. "Players will all be sent home to their own communities where social distancing is highly unlikely and medical care and expenses will be placed on the families if they were to contract COVID-19. Not to mention the players coming from situations that are not good for them/ their future and having to go back to that. Football is a safe haven for so many people.

"We are more likely to get the virus in everyday life than playing football. Having a season also incentivizes players being safe and taking all of the right precautions to try to avoid contracting covid because the season/ teammates safety is on the line. Without the season, as we've seen already, people will not social distance or wear masks and take the proper precautions."

He makes some very valid points. Hopefully players speaking out will persuade the AD’s.
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Post by NowhereLandAggie » August 9th, 2020, 7:57 pm

IdaAg93 wrote:
August 9th, 2020, 7:35 pm
A simple examination of Europe and you'll see that life goes on after the spike. CV19 will run its course. It's either slow or fast. Masks didn't stop or slow the decline in cases in Europe. This is just fear. It's real, but it is not uncommon to sit people out due to the common flu. Just plain over-reaction. React, but shut down? The overwhelming other consequences are unmeasurable and seem to be forgotten.
Europe has had much more stringent distancing procedures in place so many never had the influx like the USA.

I am not trying to turn this into one of the literally dozens of threads about this that head to the Sandbox, I really wonder if these large crowds are worth the risk considering all of the potential ramifications to more essential businesses.



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Post by Aggie formerly in Hawaii » August 9th, 2020, 8:11 pm

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The powers of college football took too much of a wait-and-see strategy. A reactionary strategy rather than proactive strategy was the wrong move. I have greater hope for college basketball and here's why. They already cancelled the tournament once, I doubt they cancel it again. It is there main money maker to function as an association, but for the NCAA to make this work, they have to be proactive and not reactive on their strategy. I can understand why they cancelled it last time because the covid-19 hit right when Selection Sunday was about to begin. They didn't have enough time to plan that. This time they do, and I believe they will make this work, even if it means pushing the tournament out a little or do a bubble system of 4 venues (one per bracket). Either way if the NCAA is smart then they can come up with a plan to make this work.
Yeah college football massively failed. Their wait and see hope for the best approach was a failure. They had months to put forth a plan and didn't. By the end of April they should have had a system in place and strict rules that while maybe could have been inconvenient for players and fans would have let the show go on. That is why ive said for weeks we were on the road to cancellation. All I was seeing was cancelling different things and postponing others. There was no plan. It was embarassing. I hope basketball is much smarter.



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Post by blueaggie » August 9th, 2020, 11:52 pm

Just think if the MWC is the only conference to have college football. How great would that be for the conference.



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Post by stwinward » August 10th, 2020, 6:28 am

blueaggie wrote:
August 9th, 2020, 11:52 pm
Just think if the MWC is the only conference to have college football. How great would that be for the conference.
As much as I wish they had the guts to do this, if the P5 cancel, they'll put pressure on the NCAA to force everyone to cancel. That's my guess. Any conference willing to play (if there are any) will be told they can't. Everyone's too scared of looking bad if there's an outbreak.



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Post by ViAggie » August 10th, 2020, 7:37 am

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Post by AGinNEIowa » August 10th, 2020, 8:02 am

Aggiealum13 wrote:
August 9th, 2020, 6:38 pm
The powers of college football took too much of a wait-and-see strategy. A reactionary strategy rather than proactive strategy was the wrong move. I have greater hope for college basketball and here's why. They already cancelled the tournament once, I doubt they cancel it again. It is there main money maker to function as an association, but for the NCAA to make this work, they have to be proactive and not reactive on their strategy. I can understand why they cancelled it last time because the covid-19 hit right when Selection Sunday was about to begin. They didn't have enough time to plan that. This time they do, and I believe they will make this work, even if it means pushing the tournament out a little or do a bubble system of 4 venues (one per bracket). Either way if the NCAA is smart then they can come up with a plan to make this work.
Not sure who the "powers of college football" are that are different than whoever may be planning for NCAA football.

Presidents? nope, same
Conferences? nope, same
NCAA? nope, same

If there's NCAAB this winter, it will be in spite of the "powers"



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Post by Aggie formerly in Hawaii » August 10th, 2020, 8:23 am

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I have no comment
You were right, but it didn't need to happen like this. They could have put a plan in place to have at least a partial season. It would have been difficult to isolate college kids, but possible if they were prepared. College football failed their players and their fans this year.



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Post by Aggie84025 » August 10th, 2020, 8:31 am

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I have no comment
You were right, but it didn't need to happen like this. They could have put a plan in place to have at least a partial season. It would have been difficult to isolate college kids, but possible if they were prepared. College football failed their players and their fans this year.
No doubt college football leadership failed and could have done a better job with this. In my opinion the players demanding all of these certain things over the last few weeks is what is ultimately pushed this over the edge. No way with the fear of all these players making demands the teams were going to play. I hope everyone is happy. It is unfortunate, but life will move on. I guess i need to take up a new hobby this fall because my favorite past time is all but gone this year.



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Post by hipsterdoofus21 » August 10th, 2020, 8:44 am

What we’ve been witnessing is the first social media driven pandemic. Politicians, businesses, and in this case universities are all responding to the fear and uncertainty that has boiled over from social media and media outlets.
No one wants to be held liable despite the data clearly showing who needs to be careful at this point and who can go back to life as usual.

The death rate is currently at 3% when you include 75 yo and up. It’s much, much less when you don’t. You know what else has a 3 in 100 chance of death? Driving a car.
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Post by Aggie84025 » August 10th, 2020, 8:46 am

hipsterdoofus21 wrote:
August 10th, 2020, 8:44 am
What we’ve been witnessing is the first social media driven pandemic. Politicians, businesses, and in this case universities are all responding to the fear and uncertainty that has boiled over from social media and media outlets.
No one wants to be held liable despite the data clearly showing who needs to be careful at this point and who can go back to life as usual.

The death rate is currently at 3% when you include 75 yo and up. It’s much, much less when you don’t. You know what else has a 3 in 100 chance of death? Driving a car.
I agree, which is why the handling of this mess and how everything is portrayed by the media is driving me nuts.
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Post by thegreendalegelf » August 10th, 2020, 8:56 am

hipsterdoofus21 wrote:
August 10th, 2020, 8:44 am
What we’ve been witnessing is the first social media driven pandemic. Politicians, businesses, and in this case universities are all responding to the fear and uncertainty that has boiled over from social media and media outlets.
No one wants to be held liable despite the data clearly showing who needs to be careful at this point and who can go back to life as usual.

The death rate is currently at 3% when you include 75 yo and up. It’s much, much less when you don’t. You know what else has a 3 in 100 chance of death? Driving a car.
1. There is not a 3% chance that you die in a car crash. In 2018, the death rate per 100k in the US was ~11.

2. We do everything we can to reduce the amount of deaths on the roads. We don't just look at the death rate and say "well thats just fine." Cars are made safer. Traffic laws are made/adjusted/enforced. That is also what is happening with COVID.

3. Most importantly, the different outcomes to a player getting COVID isn't just asymptomatic or death. Multiple college football players are already showing that COVID has given them heart issues to varying degrees. There are also players with preexisting conditions. We can't just say "they won't die" because the outcomes outside of death are numerous and can be a massive impact on the players health after they leave school.



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Post by 2004AG » August 10th, 2020, 9:04 am

thegreendalegelf wrote:
hipsterdoofus21 wrote:
August 10th, 2020, 8:44 am
What we’ve been witnessing is the first social media driven pandemic. Politicians, businesses, and in this case universities are all responding to the fear and uncertainty that has boiled over from social media and media outlets.
No one wants to be held liable despite the data clearly showing who needs to be careful at this point and who can go back to life as usual.

The death rate is currently at 3% when you include 75 yo and up. It’s much, much less when you don’t. You know what else has a 3 in 100 chance of death? Driving a car.
1. There is not a 3% chance that you die in a car crash. In 2018, the death rate per 100k in the US was ~11.

2. We do everything we can to reduce the amount of deaths on the roads. We don't just look at the death rate and say "well thats just fine." Cars are made safer. Traffic laws are made/adjusted/enforced. That is also what is happening with COVID.

3. Most importantly, the different outcomes to a player getting COVID isn't just asymptomatic or death. Multiple college football players are already showing that COVID has given them heart issues to varying degrees. There are also players with preexisting conditions. We can't just say "they won't die" because the outcomes outside of death are numerous and can be a massive impact on the players health after they leave school.
#2 still doesn’t mean what we are doing isn’t an overreaction. We can take precautions against the virus without ending the world over it. It doesn’t have to be all or nothing.

#3 is the risk of getting it greater for football players than the general population? Because lots of players will get it just living their daily lives.


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Post by NowhereLandAggie » August 10th, 2020, 9:28 am

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The death rate is currently at 3% when you include 75 yo and up. It’s much, much less when you don’t. You know what else has a 3 in 100 chance of death? Driving a car.
It is even close to that. It is a 0.012% chance of death in a car.

https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/motor-vehic ... and-rates/

I actually wonder more about the crowds than the players anyways. Putting 10's of thousands of people in stadiums means the chance transmission increases. If a season does happen Pennsylvania schools have already said no fans at the games.

Again, college sports don't seem as essential to me as many other jobs such as grocery store workers etc., I just wonder if it is worth the risk.



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Post by slcagg » August 10th, 2020, 9:44 am

I’m seeing some discussion that the sec may try to give this a go and convince the big 12 and acc to join. Meanwhile the left coast conference of 12 wannabes and big 10 are looking unlikely.



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I’m seeing some discussion that the sec may try to give this a go and convince the big 12 and acc to join. Meanwhile the left coast conference of 12 wannabes and big 10 are looking unlikely.
Big 10 has voted and its a no. 12-2.



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Post by ViAggie » August 10th, 2020, 9:47 am

2004AG wrote:
August 10th, 2020, 9:04 am
thegreendalegelf wrote:
hipsterdoofus21 wrote:
August 10th, 2020, 8:44 am
What we’ve been witnessing is the first social media driven pandemic. Politicians, businesses, and in this case universities are all responding to the fear and uncertainty that has boiled over from social media and media outlets.
No one wants to be held liable despite the data clearly showing who needs to be careful at this point and who can go back to life as usual.

The death rate is currently at 3% when you include 75 yo and up. It’s much, much less when you don’t. You know what else has a 3 in 100 chance of death? Driving a car.
1. There is not a 3% chance that you die in a car crash. In 2018, the death rate per 100k in the US was ~11.

2. We do everything we can to reduce the amount of deaths on the roads. We don't just look at the death rate and say "well thats just fine." Cars are made safer. Traffic laws are made/adjusted/enforced. That is also what is happening with COVID.

3. Most importantly, the different outcomes to a player getting COVID isn't just asymptomatic or death. Multiple college football players are already showing that COVID has given them heart issues to varying degrees. There are also players with preexisting conditions. We can't just say "they won't die" because the outcomes outside of death are numerous and can be a massive impact on the players health after they leave school.
#2 still doesn’t mean what we are doing isn’t an overreaction. We can take precautions against the virus without ending the world over it. It doesn’t have to be all or nothing.

#3 is the risk of getting it greater for football players than the general population? Because lots of players will get it just living their daily lives.


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#2 - Okay, but just saying those things doesn't solve any problems, what are the "precautions" you speak of? No one has come out with any. I don't see a plan... and that's the big problem! What's the plan man??? :headscratch:

#3 - have you ever played organized tackle football? If you have, you would know the answer about the risks. Ever been in a bottom of a pile? Ever had someone else's blood all over your own uniform? All it takes is for one player to infect an entire team, the other team they are playing, the coaching staff, their parents, grand parents, the college professors, their family members, etc. You get the point? Is it an "over reaction" to help stop the spread of a disease that could potentially kill you (and this is not hyperbole, sorry)?


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Post by JSHarvey » August 10th, 2020, 9:54 am

hipsterdoofus21 wrote:
August 10th, 2020, 8:44 am
What we’ve been witnessing is the first social media driven pandemic. Politicians, businesses, and in this case universities are all responding to the fear and uncertainty that has boiled over from social media and media outlets.
No one wants to be held liable despite the data clearly showing who needs to be careful at this point and who can go back to life as usual.

The death rate is currently at 3% when you include 75 yo and up. It’s much, much less when you don’t. You know what else has a 3 in 100 chance of death? Driving a car.
There are about 227 million licensed drivers in the US. We have less than 40,000 traffic related deaths a year. We've already had over 150,000 COVID-19 deaths. So on its face the deaths rates for the two are vastly different.

For driving the rate is somewhere around .000134 per driver per year.
For COVID-19 it is a bit harder to calculate as the number of infected folks is unknown but the best guess of the folks who are trying to track it is about 5 million. That gives a death rate of .03.
So driving is "roughly" 300 times "safer" than catching COVID-19.


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Re: No College Football this fall according to 2 P5 ADs

Post by 2004AG » August 10th, 2020, 10:45 am

ViAggie wrote:
2004AG wrote:
August 10th, 2020, 9:04 am
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hipsterdoofus21 wrote:
August 10th, 2020, 8:44 am
What we’ve been witnessing is the first social media driven pandemic. Politicians, businesses, and in this case universities are all responding to the fear and uncertainty that has boiled over from social media and media outlets.
No one wants to be held liable despite the data clearly showing who needs to be careful at this point and who can go back to life as usual.

The death rate is currently at 3% when you include 75 yo and up. It’s much, much less when you don’t. You know what else has a 3 in 100 chance of death? Driving a car.
1. There is not a 3% chance that you die in a car crash. In 2018, the death rate per 100k in the US was ~11.

2. We do everything we can to reduce the amount of deaths on the roads. We don't just look at the death rate and say "well thats just fine." Cars are made safer. Traffic laws are made/adjusted/enforced. That is also what is happening with COVID.

3. Most importantly, the different outcomes to a player getting COVID isn't just asymptomatic or death. Multiple college football players are already showing that COVID has given them heart issues to varying degrees. There are also players with preexisting conditions. We can't just say "they won't die" because the outcomes outside of death are numerous and can be a massive impact on the players health after they leave school.
#2 still doesn’t mean what we are doing isn’t an overreaction. We can take precautions against the virus without ending the world over it. It doesn’t have to be all or nothing.

#3 is the risk of getting it greater for football players than the general population? Because lots of players will get it just living their daily lives.


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#2 - Okay, but just saying those things doesn't solve any problems, what are the "precautions" you speak of? No one has come out with any. I don't see a plan... and that's the big problem! What's the plan man??? :headscratch:

#3 - have you ever played organized tackle football? If you have, you would know the answer about the risks. Ever been in a bottom of a pile? Ever had someone else's blood all over your own uniform? All it takes is for one player to infect an entire team, the other team they are playing, the coaching staff, their parents, grand parents, the college professors, their family members, etc. You get the point? Is it an "over reaction" to help stop the spread of a disease that could potentially kill you (and this is not hyperbole, sorry)?
#2 what do you mean nobody has come out with any precautions? Look at every single sports league out there. Follow similar precautions.

#3 it is hyperbole with regards to college athletes. It’s not going to kill them. The players can and WILL get it outside of playing football. Unless they hide in their houses for the last six months like you have. I’m all for taking extra precautions and protecting old people, but yes, our response has been an overreaction. College football did not need to be cancelled.


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Post by Mr. Sneelock » August 10th, 2020, 10:54 am

I think it is more about the crowds and the inability to control the spread than about player safety. It sucks. There are no easy answers. I don't think anyone wants to shut down college sports, and I believe that everyone is doing the best they can with the information they have.


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Post by ViAggie » August 10th, 2020, 11:24 am

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I think it is more about the crowds and the inability to control the spread than about player safety. It sucks. There are no easy answers. I don't think anyone wants to shut down college sports, and I believe that everyone is doing the best they can with the information they have.
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Post by ShowMeAggie » August 10th, 2020, 11:29 am

JSHarvey wrote:
August 10th, 2020, 9:54 am
hipsterdoofus21 wrote:
August 10th, 2020, 8:44 am
What we’ve been witnessing is the first social media driven pandemic. Politicians, businesses, and in this case universities are all responding to the fear and uncertainty that has boiled over from social media and media outlets.
No one wants to be held liable despite the data clearly showing who needs to be careful at this point and who can go back to life as usual.

The death rate is currently at 3% when you include 75 yo and up. It’s much, much less when you don’t. You know what else has a 3 in 100 chance of death? Driving a car.
There are about 227 million licensed drivers in the US. We have less than 40,000 traffic related deaths a year. We've already had over 150,000 COVID-19 deaths. So on its face the deaths rates for the two are vastly different.

For driving the rate is somewhere around .000134 per driver per year.
For COVID-19 it is a bit harder to calculate as the number of infected folks is unknown but the best guess of the folks who are trying to track it is about 5 million. That gives a death rate of .03.
So driving is "roughly" 300 times "safer" than catching COVID-19.
documented cases are 5,000,000+ (https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/). last i saw was that the 'best guess of the folks who are trying to track it' was somewhere between 6 and 24 times greater than that (https://www.statnews.com/2020/07/21/cdc ... -19-cases/)...so 75,000,000ish. that would mean a death rate of 0.002 or 0.2%. That's still an order of magnitude greater than the 0.0134% you reported for automobile deaths, but not 225x greater as suggested above...
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Post by USU78 » August 10th, 2020, 11:59 am

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A simple examination of Europe and you'll see that life goes on after the spike. CV19 will run its course. It's either slow or fast. Masks didn't stop or slow the decline in cases in Europe. This is just fear. It's real, but it is not uncommon to sit people out due to the common flu. Just plain over-reaction. React, but shut down? The overwhelming other consequences are unmeasurable and seem to be forgotten.
Europe has had much more stringent distancing procedures in place so many never had the influx like the USA.

I am not trying to turn this into one of the literally dozens of threads about this that head to the Sandbox, I really wonder if these large crowds are worth the risk considering all of the potential ramifications to more essential businesses.
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Post by NowhereLandAggie » August 10th, 2020, 12:04 pm

USU78 wrote:
August 10th, 2020, 11:59 am
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August 9th, 2020, 7:57 pm
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August 9th, 2020, 7:35 pm
A simple examination of Europe and you'll see that life goes on after the spike. CV19 will run its course. It's either slow or fast. Masks didn't stop or slow the decline in cases in Europe. This is just fear. It's real, but it is not uncommon to sit people out due to the common flu. Just plain over-reaction. React, but shut down? The overwhelming other consequences are unmeasurable and seem to be forgotten.
Europe has had much more stringent distancing procedures in place so many never had the influx like the USA.

I am not trying to turn this into one of the literally dozens of threads about this that head to the Sandbox, I really wonder if these large crowds are worth the risk considering all of the potential ramifications to more essential businesses.
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