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Post by beachgrad on Jul 10, 2020 14:39:31 GMT -5
This season is not going to be fair to any team and Hawaii might get the shorter end of the stick because of geography. I guess you could have three teams play at a single location and knock out 4 matches with two being either road or home matches and the other two would be neutral site matches. That three team weekend series would be played in lieu of the two matches per week and would shorten the length of the regular season. Hawaii would probably end up playing more neutral/road site matches but it is better than the alternative of staying on the mainland for the majority of the season.
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Post by Barefoot In Kailua on Jul 10, 2020 17:53:33 GMT -5
This season is not going to be fair to any team and Hawaii might get the shorter end of the stick because of geography. I guess you could have three teams play at a single location and knock out 4 matches with two being either road or home matches and the other two would be neutral site matches. That three team weekend series would be played in lieu of the two matches per week and would shorten the length of the regular season. Hawaii would probably end up playing more neutral/road site matches but it is better than the alternative of staying on the mainland for the majority of the season. Hawai’i spending its season on the continent is not an alternative. It’s just something Jake pulled out of his butt.
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Post by brooselee on Jul 10, 2020 23:26:03 GMT -5
The other option is that half the teams in the BW will fly to Hawaii and play two matches while UH will fly to Cali and play 2 matches with the other half. The men’s side do this to save money. Kind of a waste of money for every team to fly here to Hawaii and only play one match like the way it set up now.
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Post by jake on Jul 11, 2020 13:18:07 GMT -5
This season is not going to be fair to any team and Hawaii might get the shorter end of the stick because of geography. I guess you could have three teams play at a single location and knock out 4 matches with two being either road or home matches and the other two would be neutral site matches. That three team weekend series would be played in lieu of the two matches per week and would shorten the length of the regular season. Hawaii would probably end up playing more neutral/road site matches but it is better than the alternative of staying on the mainland for the majority of the season. Right now before the fans in Hawaii start ripping their hair out,...better the BWC commissioner starts talking about postponing all fall sports. Perhaps making play start in the spring. Of course, this needs to be made with NCAA on board.
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Post by beachgrad on Jul 11, 2020 16:09:01 GMT -5
I will be happy as long as there is a conference season in anyway they schedule it. However, in this environment I would like to see a conference tournament close the regular season to add matches and have a tournament type experience for the ladies.
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Post by jake on Jul 11, 2020 21:16:23 GMT -5
I will be happy as long as there is a conference season in anyway they schedule it. However, in this environment I would like to see a conference tournament close the regular season to add matches and have a tournament type experience for the ladies. I think all will agree with you,...please let's just have a season 2020 players/coaches can remember! Limits of Priority: 1) Playing only conference matches (20) 2) Declaring a conference champ (W/L's) 3) No NCAA postseason tourney 4) Matches to be seen only on the Internet/TV networks 5) Manoa question based on mutual consent of all team coaches/BWC Commissioner This will be a non spectator season!!!
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Post by jake on Jul 14, 2020 14:39:12 GMT -5
I will be happy as long as there is a conference season in anyway they schedule it. However, in this environment I would like to see a conference tournament close the regular season to add matches and have a tournament type experience for the ladies. I think all will agree with you,...please let's just have a season 2020 players/coaches can remember! Limits of Priority: 1) Playing only conference matches (20) 2) Declaring a conference champ (W/L's) 3) No NCAA postseason tourney 4) Matches to be seen only on the Internet/TV networks 5) Manoa question based on mutual consent of all team coaches/BWC Commissioner This will be a non spectator season!!! I suppose each conference can decide to play their conference schedule during the fall, winter or spring seasons. Then agree to declare one champion that will meet all other conference champions in the spring. The 32 champions will be grouped into eight regions sites (fours teams ea.),...four super regions sites (two teams ea.),...and finally one championship site with four teams competing for the 2020 crown.
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Post by jake on Jul 16, 2020 14:28:55 GMT -5
Looking at the CAL POLY coaching roster,...one of the assistant-assistant coaches has moved on.
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Post by vballfreak808 on Jul 16, 2020 15:19:42 GMT -5
Looking at the CAL POLY coaching roster,...one of the assistant-assistant coaches has moved on. He’s at UCLA now
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Post by jake on Jul 18, 2020 11:45:21 GMT -5
Let's hope the Big West Conference will take some positive steps toward getting the season started.
With practice less than a month away, (normally) very nice to establish some firm dates for players/coaches.
It's pretty definite BWC teams have an OOC schedule in place,...as well as, having a conference schedule.
CAL POLY football is in voluntary practice mode on campus as we speak.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2020 14:29:17 GMT -5
Let's hope the Big West Conference will take some positive steps toward getting the season started. With practice less than a month away, (normally) very nice to establish some firm dates for players/coaches. It's pretty definite BWC teams have an OOC schedule in place,...as well as, having a conference schedule. CAL POLY football is in voluntary practice mode on campus as we speak. About half of the BW has had their OOC schedule "in place" for the last two weeks. But many of those opponents are now delaying their season and canceling their preseasons. Don't expect a full schedule and don't expect any fans in attendance. Getting back on campus is proving hard enough for BW teams - a season is by no means guaranteed.
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Post by brooselee on Jul 18, 2020 14:47:00 GMT -5
Let's hope the Big West Conference will take some positive steps toward getting the season started. With practice less than a month away, (normally) very nice to establish some firm dates for players/coaches. It's pretty definite BWC teams have an OOC schedule in place,...as well as, having a conference schedule. CAL POLY football is in voluntary practice mode on campus as we speak. About half of the BW has had their OOC schedule "in place" for the last two weeks. But many of those opponents are now delaying their season and canceling their preseasons. Don't expect a full schedule and don't expect any fans in attendance. Getting back on campus is proving hard enough for BW teams - a season is by no means guaranteed. To me, fans in the seats is not a must. I just want college athletics to start up. Did all the work needed around the house already these past couple of months and is bored stiff. I am not a TV guy so sitting on my butt watching useless TV shows is not an option. I want to watch some athletic competition YO!
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Post by jake on Jul 18, 2020 16:52:55 GMT -5
About half of the BW has had their OOC schedule "in place" for the last two weeks. But many of those opponents are now delaying their season and canceling their preseasons. Don't expect a full schedule and don't expect any fans in attendance. Getting back on campus is proving hard enough for BW teams - a season is by no means guaranteed. To me, fans in the seats is not a must. I just want college athletics to start up. Did all the work needed around the house already these past couple of months and is bored stiff. I am not a TV guy so sitting on my butt watching useless TV shows is not an option. I want to watch some athletic competition YO! Keep hearing how this virus really only effects individuals with a low immune system. Fair to assume WVB athletes and coaches/staff have above average immune systems??? Everyone working out on their respective campus should have been tested first. It's simple with results in less than 24 hours. Guessing each BWC team has accomplished this so far. This should not wait to the starting day of fall practice,...just in case!
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Post by trojansc on Jul 18, 2020 16:55:56 GMT -5
Fair to assume WVB coaches/staff have above average immune systems??? No.
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Post by noblesol on Jul 19, 2020 10:13:54 GMT -5
To me, fans in the seats is not a must. I just want college athletics to start up. Did all the work needed around the house already these past couple of months and is bored stiff. I am not a TV guy so sitting on my butt watching useless TV shows is not an option. I want to watch some athletic competition YO! Keep hearing how this virus really only effects individuals with a low immune system. Fair to assume WVB athletes and coaches/staff have above average immune systems??? Everyone working out on their respective campus should have been tested first. It's simple with results in less than 24 hours. Guessing each BWC team has accomplished this so far. This should not wait to the starting day of fall practice,...just in case! - CA reports 7409 fatalities w/covid, and zero deaths w/covid for the 0-17 age group. 18-34: 88 fatalities w/covid; 35-49: 396; 50-59: 717; 60-64: 554; 65+: 5,654.
~ 76.3% have been in the 65+ age group.
~ 57% of CA fatalities have been male.
- For CA I haven't found a stat for how many fatalities had pre-existing conditions, but in Hawai'i it's reported that ~ 66.7% of fatalities had pre-existing conditions that put them at high risk.
For Hawai'i as of 7/18/2020: the Hawai'i Dept. of Health does not provide a table of fatalities w/covid by age group to the public (why? you would be right to ask). However since they have had so few, they've provided detail to the local news outlets for each fatality as it occurred. Here's the breakdown:
- 1,354 total cases.
- 140 total hospitalizations, only one of those in the 19 years old and under group.
- 24 total fatalities w/covid: - Zero deaths w/covid for the 0-39 age group. - 1 fatality reported in the 40-59 age group. - 1 reported in the 50+ age group. - 22 reported as 65+, or 'elderly' or 'older'. This group accounts for ~ 96.7% of Hawai'i covid fatalities.
~ 66.7% of HI fatalities have been reported to be male. ~ 66.7% of HI fatalities have been reported to have pre-existing conditions that put them at higher risk.
The bottom line: for healthy kids high school and younger, the risk of fatality w/covid appears very low, close to zero. For this group, their biggest public health risk may result from the shutdown of schools (a policy protecting at-risk adults in the schools). For healthy college age adults, the risk appears roughly that of severe flu. [The public health agencies in CA and HI are skewing the college age group stat to be older, including the typical college age of 18-24 in with adults that are one to two decades older. Why? Good question.] For the typical healthy coaching/teaching age group of 35 - 64, there is a possible higher risk than severe flu, but if they have pre-existing medical conditions, they become higher risk. The highest risk group by far is in the 65+ group, in particular those in this group w/pre-existing medical conditions/male, they are at the most risk of fatality w/covid.
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