Will there be football in 2020?

#78
#78
What a way to create a pent up demand. Minimize available seating for the first few games. Then, full attendance for the last 3/4's of the season!
 
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#79
So practicing social distances for the POTSB would mean instead of taking the southeast corner they would occupy all of the south end of the stadium. Or when they march and form the T they get by with about 25 people. Or maybe we don't have POTSB at all this year. 😫
 
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VolDaddy61 said:
Ultimately you have to ask yourself is the risk worth the reward, and look up asymptomatic while you're at it.
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yes - They didnt cancel any ball games or shut down the economy in 1918 or 2009 and Dr Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine was much smarter than this Fauci clown
 
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For all you people who can perfectly prognosticate 4 months into the future based solely on your experience in consuming media of the last 2 months - please do share your stock tips (or perhaps the future price of tulips).

Such perception is beyond the wise, so I ask the madness of the all knowing masses. Folly is such so often simply because it does not recognize itself.
 
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Redleg68 said:
They just need to study Vanderbilt football to get the social distancing thing right. Vandy has been doing it for years. Over 85% of the deaths are in people over age 60. The 15% under age 60 mostly had underlying conditions with a few exceptions. They may or may not develop a vaccine. HIV is a virus and they have not developed a vaccine for that in 40 years. They are making some progress it seems on treatment. Maybe they need to say if you are under 60 with no underlying conditions go ahead with your normal life. Then maybe we can get some immunity going with the herd thought process. By the way I am in that over 60 group. Just some thoughts.
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The problem with that is younger people infecting the over 60 people
 
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Eastknox865 said:
The problem with that is younger people infecting the over 60 people
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They will have to stay apart for a while if possible. My wife and I have been apart from the grandkids for six weeks now and we hate it, but it is necessary. This virus has some weird characteristics. As of now it seems the best defense is a strong immunity system to hold down the severity of it (maybe). A lot of speculation out there and it may take a while to get it sorted out. There is going to be some risk to get back to normalcy. The risk factor level that is acceptable is the big question.
 
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South Korea is currently playing baseball, albeit with no fans but they have cheerleaders. I think their tv rating is going way up. I have no idea what they will do with college football. It will be interesting to see what pro sports does since those owners and players will want their.money.
 
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05_never_again said:
Easier to enforce some measure of social distancing when allowing students to return to classrooms than having 102k in a football stadium. I know they are going to try and have classes, but I bet you all the common areas will still be closed off.

Having football with no fans is much better than nothing. It'll be really weird watching games on TV with no crowd presence/noise.
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How would one propose allowing students to return to campus but disallowing them access to common areas such as restrooms and dining facilities? This is going to be one of those you're either in or out deals, no such thing as being a little bit pregnant.
 
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MontyPython said:
Guys. There is literally 0.00% chance of a college football season this Fall.
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There's definitely a chance that collegiate football won't be played this fall, sure. But to say as if there's a "0.00%" chance when countless athletics departments across the country are scrambling in an effort to develop myriad season-saving contingency plans seems more than a touch disconnected from reality.
 
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Check his politics. As we’ve seen, a certain political party is absolutely fine with a Great Depression, complete with no sports or entertainment of any kind. They don’t so much as bat an eye at the idea of no college football.

The other political party is filled with fans who are happy to throw on a mask or sit six feet apart or whatever, in order to make football (and the economy) happen.

If you can prove me wrong I’ll be shocked, but I bet this dude is a radical leftist.
 
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Jaws said:
Check his politics. As we’ve seen, a certain political party is absolutely fine with a Great Depression, complete with no sports or entertainment of any kind. They don’t so much as bat an eye at the idea of no college football.

The other political party is filled with fans who are happy to throw on a mask or sit six feet apart or whatever, in order to make football (and the economy) happen.

If you can prove me wrong I’ll be shocked, but I bet this dude is a radical leftist.
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That's my belief as well....I've known twelve small business owners who are close friends that have been affected, three of which lost their businesses, due to the pandemic. In comparison, I personally know one, ONE, person personally who has tested positive with Covid-19.
 
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Purdue just announced major changes to the academic year. Reading this it doesn’t sound promising they’ll have fans at games.


Purdue trustees address pandemic response measures

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s Board of Trustees on Thursday (May 7) approved an initial set of what will be several measures designed to prepare the university to return to on-campus instruction for the fall 2020 semester while placing protection of the people of Purdue at the highest priority.

Trustees acted on measures recommended by the Safe Campus Task Force. The board also has set a meeting for May 26 when it will consider an additional set of actions to ensure the West Lafayette campus can continue its vital learning, research and engagement missions in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We are extremely grateful to the entire Purdue community, especially the Safe Campus Task Force, for its response thus far to this unprecedented challenge we are facing,” said Michael Berghoff, chair of the Board of Trustees.

Trustees on Thursday approved a resolution authorizing the university’s leadership to take action:

  • To provide for an academic calendar for the fall 2020 semester that allows on-campus classroom instruction to start in August and finish by Thanksgiving break, with the balance of the semester to be completed thereafter by remote means and methods, and with the elimination of customary fall breaks and other adjustments necessary to accomplish this schedule.
  • To de-densify on-campus work spaces significantly, with a target of reducing the number of administrative employees working on campus by at least one-third through the encouragement and enabling of telework and other remote work considerations.
  • To establish and implement a systematic testing regime, both for those with COVID-19 symptoms and those without, together with a mechanism for actively and accurately tracing contacts of those who test positive for the virus.
  • To add the annual influenza vaccination to the immunization requirements for enrolled students, faculty and staff as a condition to being on campus.
  • To order, acquire and maintain at least a 90-day supply of critical equipment and supplies for reducing the risk of transmission of COVID-19 on campus.
  • To identify and set aside a substantial number of rooms for the quarantining of those who may test positive for COVID-19 while on campus, the precise number to be determined based on student enrollment and medical developments.
With the directives approved by trustees, campus leaders now will work on an aggressive timeline for implementation and will provide updated announcements to the campus community as decisions are made. Updates also will continue to be posted to the COVID-19 response website.
 
#97
#97
It’s time to get back to living our lives. Cancel football and the fallout will be like nothing we’ve seen since the 1960’s.
 
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VolDaddy61 said:
I too am sick of educated indiviuals talking about things in thier field of expertise that may save lives. It sickens me.
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So if a physician came out and said the 70 mph speed limit is dangerous because your chance of dying in accident at that speed is far greater than a wreck at 25 mph, should all roads be set at 25 mph or less?

Society makes choices all the time that result in more people dying. There are far more factors involved in making this decision than keeping the death toll at an absolute minimum.
 
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