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Post by oldnewbie on Aug 11, 2020 16:31:06 GMT -5
Any word from the WCC? With so many California schools announcing virtual only in the fall (including San Diego) and the Big West cancellation, I'm surprised they haven't shut down fall sports yet. With the WCC, teams accounting for a full 37 of 39 NCAA women's VB championships would be sitting out the fall.
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Aug 11, 2020 16:32:23 GMT -5
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Post by wishinwestcoastvb on Aug 11, 2020 16:34:22 GMT -5
20 hours a week, in an off season? That’s a huge load for the girls all year round. Maybe take some of the harder classes, balance some things out to be prepared for spring. I feel like NCAA compliance would mandate limited hours with no season and a virus causing everything to shut down
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Post by northwoods on Aug 11, 2020 16:46:41 GMT -5
20 hours a week, in an off season? That’s a huge load for the girls all year round. Maybe take some of the harder classes, balance some things out to be prepared for spring. I feel like NCAA compliance would mandate limited hours with no season and a virus causing everything to shut down You have players that are preparing themselves for pro & National team careers. I think it’s great that coaching & conditioning resources will be made available in the fall rather than just close up shop. Eliminating all the travel & game days should still leave plenty of time for a full course load.
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Post by n00b on Aug 11, 2020 16:49:52 GMT -5
20 hours a week, in an off season? That’s a huge load for the girls all year round. Maybe take some of the harder classes, balance some things out to be prepared for spring. I feel like NCAA compliance would mandate limited hours with no season and a virus causing everything to shut down Just an FYI on current NCAA rules about practices. Volleyball teams are allowed 132 days of in-season, 20-hour-per-week practices. Those 132 days are divided into the fall championship segment and the spring non-championship segment. In the championship segment, you essentially count 6 days/week. In the non-championship segment, you only count the days when you actually have practice. So that typically means 16 or 17 weeks in the fall (96-102 days) and 5-8 weeks in the fall (can vary since off days don't count). I think it's a pretty safe bet that a spring season won't be 17 weeks long. So if you go 13 weeks in the spring, you then have 12 weeks in the fall. That's essentially the entire semester leading up to Thanksgiving. Point being, I agree. I don't anticipate the NCAA permitting more 20-hour practice weeks than before (and they shouldn't). But if kids are on campus with nothing to do because school hasn't started, I think it's in everybody's best interest to keep them busy. And having several 20-hour weeks now won't result in them having more overall for this academic year.
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Post by oldnewbie on Aug 11, 2020 16:59:18 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. In the same article he also said "Look at all of the regular sporting injuries that we accept as a certain level of risk as part and parcel of football. Now the reality is that we have to accept a little bit of COVID risk to be a part of that.", which sounds a whole lot more like a justification than it does a scientific medical opinion.
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Post by n00b on Aug 11, 2020 17:05:22 GMT -5
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. In the same article he also said "Look at all of the regular sporting injuries that we accept as a certain level of risk as part and parcel of football. Now the reality is that we have to accept a little bit of COVID risk to be a part of that.", which sounds a whole lot more like a justification than it does a scientific medical opinion. Trust the experts!Trust the experts that agree with me!
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Aug 11, 2020 17:07:54 GMT -5
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. In the same article he also said "Look at all of the regular sporting injuries that we accept as a certain level of risk as part and parcel of football. Now the reality is that we have to accept a little bit of COVID risk to be a part of that.", which sounds a whole lot more like a justification than it does a scientific medical opinion. If you were to rank all of the bad things that can happen to you on a football field, covid19 would have to be pretty far down the list. CTE, paralysis, amputation, the eye gouging and groin stuff that goes on at the bottom of a pile up... hell, you could even contract HIV if you and another player were bleeding. If I were a football player, all of these risks would be a much bigger concern to me than this "plague" that most people can't even tell that they have, unless they get tested.
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Post by texastothehouse15 on Aug 11, 2020 17:14:21 GMT -5
Well I guess it's safe to say Texas is the favorite to win the national championship now🤘🏾👀 Too soon🥺?
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Post by dodger on Aug 11, 2020 17:43:27 GMT -5
In the same article he also said "Look at all of the regular sporting injuries that we accept as a certain level of risk as part and parcel of football. Now the reality is that we have to accept a little bit of COVID risk to be a part of that.", which sounds a whole lot more like a justification than it does a scientific medical opinion. If you were to rank all of the bad things that can happen to you on a football field, covid19 would have to be pretty far down the list. CTE, paralysis, amputation, the eye gouging and groin stuff that goes on at the bottom of a pile up... hell, you could even contract HIV if you and another player were bleeding. If I were a football player, all of these risks would be a much bigger concern to me than this "plague" that most people can't even tell that they have, unless they get tested. Could this be the most ridiculous opinion i have experienced here: “get HIV” on the bottom of a football pile up!!? And you dont know you have it till they get tested! Tell that to Boston Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez !
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Aug 11, 2020 17:51:09 GMT -5
If you were to rank all of the bad things that can happen to you on a football field, covid19 would have to be pretty far down the list. CTE, paralysis, amputation, the eye gouging and groin stuff that goes on at the bottom of a pile up... hell, you could even contract HIV if you and another player were bleeding. If I were a football player, all of these risks would be a much bigger concern to me than this "plague" that most people can't even tell that they have, unless they get tested. Could this be the most ridiculous opinion i have experienced here: “get HIV” on the bottom of a football pile up!!? And you dont know you have it till they get tested! Tell that to Boston Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez ! I deployed the term "most people" for a reason. And that reason was not to suggest that there weren't any exceptions.
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Post by oldnewbie on Aug 11, 2020 18:03:59 GMT -5
In the same article he also said "Look at all of the regular sporting injuries that we accept as a certain level of risk as part and parcel of football. Now the reality is that we have to accept a little bit of COVID risk to be a part of that.", which sounds a whole lot more like a justification than it does a scientific medical opinion. Trust the experts!Trust the experts that agree with me! Give me the facts and tell me the odds and I'll decide for myself. I've just heard several doctors on the radio talking about what they have found in young athletes and quantifying the risks. Tell me it is what it is and that "we have to accept a little COVID risk" and I'll tell you to pound sand.
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Post by jagdpanther on Aug 11, 2020 19:12:12 GMT -5
Well, this is the death of Penn State athletics. We are not setup to survive this, not in the precarious position we've been in for the last nearly 10 years. Our useless fanbase loves to rah-rah the team, but won't lift a finger to help financially. Not that I can necessarily blame them at this particular time, but it'll be worse than usual.
Get ready for a team like Texas A&M to suddenly become king because of endless booster support.
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Aug 11, 2020 21:53:22 GMT -5
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