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Post by n00b on Aug 11, 2020 14:09:44 GMT -5
I think these kinda prove my point. All were off-campus. Two of the three had no ties to any sort of schooling (I assume neither Alabama nor Washington had in-person classes over the summer). Universities and athletic departments actually have some ability to curb risky behavior. It certainly won't be fool-proof or work 100% of the time but if the university can threaten expulsion or removal from a team, college kids will party less. They still will, but less. But liability. Meanwhile, the case at Notre Dame, on campus, after classes started, looks like it was handled safely to prevent spread.
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Post by volleytalker16 on Aug 11, 2020 14:10:32 GMT -5
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Post by knapplc on Aug 11, 2020 14:16:48 GMT -5
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Post by nothingbutcorn on Aug 11, 2020 14:23:55 GMT -5
Sounds like the liability issue with potential cardiovascular problems led to shutting fall sports down. Really do not see it changing once spring rolls around.
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Post by azvb on Aug 11, 2020 14:27:50 GMT -5
And the ACC medical expert says the opposite: www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29639609/acc-medical-expert-says-fall-football-season-played-safelyThe chair of the ACC medical advisory group believes a fall season can be played safely, which is one of the biggest reasons the league remains on course to start the season in September.
Dr. Cameron Wolfe, a Duke infectious disease specialist, told Sports Business Daily that doctors have learned enough over the past six months to manage the risk.
"We believe we can mitigate it down to a level that makes everyone safe," Wolfe told The Daily. "Can we safely have two teams meet on the field? I would say yes. Will it be tough? Yes. Will it be expensive and hard and lots of work? For sure. But I do believe you can sufficiently mitigate the risk of bringing COVID onto the football field or into the training room at a level that's no different than living as a student on campus."Huh-two conflicting opinions. AGAIN!!!!!!!!
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Post by vbnerd on Aug 11, 2020 15:07:33 GMT -5
Who is the first team to print "Undefeated Season" t-shirts?
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Aug 11, 2020 15:10:38 GMT -5
On every snap each player runs the risk of being confined to a wheelchair for the rest of their life, but at least they won't be contracting the lamest "plague" that has ever been inflicted upon mankind.
smdh
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Post by vbnerd on Aug 11, 2020 15:12:19 GMT -5
And the ACC medical expert says the opposite: www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29639609/acc-medical-expert-says-fall-football-season-played-safelyThe chair of the ACC medical advisory group believes a fall season can be played safely, which is one of the biggest reasons the league remains on course to start the season in September.
Dr. Cameron Wolfe, a Duke infectious disease specialist, told Sports Business Daily that doctors have learned enough over the past six months to manage the risk.
"We believe we can mitigate it down to a level that makes everyone safe," Wolfe told The Daily. "Can we safely have two teams meet on the field? I would say yes. Will it be tough? Yes. Will it be expensive and hard and lots of work? For sure. But I do believe you can sufficiently mitigate the risk of bringing COVID onto the football field or into the training room at a level that's no different than living as a student on campus."I haven't talked to them in a couple of weeks but I know a trainer in the ACC who said they were purely guessing at that point. I wonder what they figured out that suddenly makes it so safe?
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Post by oldnewbie on Aug 11, 2020 15:16:49 GMT -5
And the ACC medical expert says the opposite: www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29639609/acc-medical-expert-says-fall-football-season-played-safelyThe chair of the ACC medical advisory group believes a fall season can be played safely, which is one of the biggest reasons the league remains on course to start the season in September.
Dr. Cameron Wolfe, a Duke infectious disease specialist, told Sports Business Daily that doctors have learned enough over the past six months to manage the risk.
"We believe we can mitigate it down to a level that makes everyone safe," Wolfe told The Daily. "Can we safely have two teams meet on the field? I would say yes. Will it be tough? Yes. Will it be expensive and hard and lots of work? For sure. But I do believe you can sufficiently mitigate the risk of bringing COVID onto the football field or into the training room at a level that's no different than living as a student on campus."I haven't talked to them in a couple of weeks but I know a trainer in the ACC who said they were purely guessing at that point. I wonder what they figured out that suddenly makes it so safe? He realized that the Duke football team already practices social distancing on the field, and was most likely quite safe.
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Aug 11, 2020 15:29:00 GMT -5
And the ACC medical expert says the opposite: www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29639609/acc-medical-expert-says-fall-football-season-played-safelyThe chair of the ACC medical advisory group believes a fall season can be played safely, which is one of the biggest reasons the league remains on course to start the season in September.
Dr. Cameron Wolfe, a Duke infectious disease specialist, told Sports Business Daily that doctors have learned enough over the past six months to manage the risk.
"We believe we can mitigate it down to a level that makes everyone safe," Wolfe told The Daily. "Can we safely have two teams meet on the field? I would say yes. Will it be tough? Yes. Will it be expensive and hard and lots of work? For sure. But I do believe you can sufficiently mitigate the risk of bringing COVID onto the football field or into the training room at a level that's no different than living as a student on campus."Pretty vague. How does he propose this be accomplished? He states it will be “tough,” “expensive,” and “hard.” Well, how tough? How expensive - like NBA expensive ($150 million to create/maintain the bubble), or something more manageable? His statement creates more questions than it provides answers.
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Post by PointHawks on Aug 11, 2020 15:30:49 GMT -5
What measurables deem a season safe enough?
A rushed vaccine? Post election?
The commissioner pointed out that uncertainty in our country right now, what was he referring to?
In my opinion, he just contributed to more of that
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Post by JT on Aug 11, 2020 15:32:08 GMT -5
And the ACC medical expert says the opposite: www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29639609/acc-medical-expert-says-fall-football-season-played-safelyThe chair of the ACC medical advisory group believes a fall season can be played safely, which is one of the biggest reasons the league remains on course to start the season in September.
Dr. Cameron Wolfe, a Duke infectious disease specialist, told Sports Business Daily that doctors have learned enough over the past six months to manage the risk.
"We believe we can mitigate it down to a level that makes everyone safe," Wolfe told The Daily. "Can we safely have two teams meet on the field? I would say yes. Will it be tough? Yes. Will it be expensive and hard and lots of work? For sure. But I do believe you can sufficiently mitigate the risk of bringing COVID onto the football field or into the training room at a level that's no different than living as a student on campus."Huh-two conflicting opinions. AGAIN!!!!!!!! These aren’t conflicting opinions. Both hold that it will be difficult, and expensive, to control the virus. The PAC12 doctors are on one edge of that knife (too hard/expensive/risky) while the ACC doctors (at least the chair of the group) are on the other side of the knife edge (it’ll be tough, but we think we can do it.)
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Post by mnbadger on Aug 11, 2020 15:37:27 GMT -5
PAC12 just followed suit.
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Post by VolleyballMag on Aug 11, 2020 15:39:37 GMT -5
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Post by vbcoltrane on Aug 11, 2020 16:22:30 GMT -5
Sounds like the liability issue with potential cardiovascular problems led to shutting fall sports down. Really do not see it changing once spring rolls around. It won't. "Postponing until spring" is a way to appease increasingly frustrated sports fans, players, coaches, donors - hold out some possibility and hope. I doubt most sports postponed to spring will happen in the spring. But who knows, maybe something miraculous will happen.
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