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Posted on 8/15/20 at 12:43 pm to Chadaristic
Posted on 8/15/20 at 12:43 pm to Chadaristic
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The NBA and NBA Player's Union funded the creation of a saliva-based COVID test with Yale that is cheaper and quicker than current options.
Hopefully this is legit and it will help college athletics as well.
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Posted on 8/15/20 at 4:25 pm to Chadaristic
Seems to be considered very good news by epidemiologists. And with a good bit of time to get it up and running before basketball starts.
I think there are a decent amount of reasons to be cautiously optimistic about basketball.
I think there are a decent amount of reasons to be cautiously optimistic about basketball.
Posted on 8/15/20 at 5:33 pm to Crede15
It's great news! I've read the specifics. There is no "kit", it's a test Yale developed using materials available in most any lab, so no availability issues, it's cheap, so you can test often, and it's accurate; high 80's to low 90's percent accuracy.
Posted on 8/16/20 at 8:28 pm to phil4bama
Posted on 8/17/20 at 11:46 am to Chadaristic
He can play some ball.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 12:10 pm to IB4bama
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Jon Rothstein
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BREAKING: Isaiah Joe has opted to now enter the 2020 NBA Draft, per his Twitter page. Joe initially was set to return to school.
Significant SEC News.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 1:35 pm to CrimsonFever
Wow.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 2:09 pm to Chadaristic
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The NCAA will decide by mid-September whether or not the 20-21 college basketball season will begin on time or a short-term delay is necessary due to COVID-19, per release.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 4:02 pm to Chadaristic
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BREAKING: One week into the semester, UNC-Chapel Hill announces that it is transitioning all undergraduate classes to fully online instruction, effective Wednesday.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 4:11 pm to CrimsonFever
Good. Less of a problem for us.
Arkansas will still be pretty good.
Arkansas will still be pretty good.
This post was edited on 8/17/20 at 4:12 pm
Posted on 8/17/20 at 7:04 pm to Gary Busey
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Good point here by an industry source:
‘I think the leagues that have the resources will already have a plan in place (for bubbles). The bigger challenge will be for the smaller leagues.
‘How does the MAAC or NEC create a bubble?’
Zags
Posted on 8/17/20 at 7:28 pm to Chadaristic
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Source: One ACC President has been told by medical personnel that the best course moving forward is to have virtual classes with all non student athletes moving off campus.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 8:32 pm to Chadaristic
UNC doesn't seem to be handling this very well. Did they test all the kids before allowing them on campus? Did they lay down the law about mask and social distancing? I'm just curious because so far, I haven't heard of any other large school having this much of a problem with Covid. There have been outbreaks, but usually connected with wrong behavior.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 8:35 pm to Chadaristic
I’m a tad skeptical that the medical people just now came to that conclusion.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 8:40 pm to phil4bama
Is it also possible they just started the semester a little earlier than most? I honestly don’t know the answer to that.
At Alabama *on campus* the mask wearing has been pretty good so far. A fair amount of the freshmen even wearing them outside. Not sure if the upperclassmen will be as enthusiastic.
Off campus, obviously not so much.
The dorms on any campus are going to be a mess, to some degree.
At Alabama *on campus* the mask wearing has been pretty good so far. A fair amount of the freshmen even wearing them outside. Not sure if the upperclassmen will be as enthusiastic.
Off campus, obviously not so much.
The dorms on any campus are going to be a mess, to some degree.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 8:44 pm to Crede15
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BREAKING: Gonzaga and Baylor—who went a combined 57-6 last season and might be the two best teams in CBB NEXT season—have made a midsummer scheduling pivot and agreed to play each other in 2020-21, coaches Scott Drew and Mark Few tell @CBSSports.
Very interesting.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 8:50 pm to Chadaristic
The 2020-21 @CBSSports Preseason Top 25 And 1 has been updated to reflect recent developments.
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For the folks who ask about this team, or that team, here's how things would look if this were the Top 35 And 1.
27. FLORIDA STATE
28. ALABAMA
29. FLORIDA
30. LOUISVILLE
31. ARKANSAS
32. SAINT LOUIS
33. OKLAHOMA STATE
34. STANFORD
35. RICHMOND
36. PURDUE
Posted on 8/17/20 at 10:03 pm to Chadaristic
Nice just to see us mentioned pretty consistently.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 8:53 am to Chadaristic
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The NCAA will decide by mid-September whether or not the 20-21 college basketball season will begin on time or a short-term delay is necessary due to COVID-19, per release.
More info on the release
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NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball Dan Gavitt’s statement on preparation for 2020-21 basketball season
August 17, 2020 3:00pm
As we prepare for the 2020-21 college basketball season, we have exercised patience and discipline in monitoring the effects of COVID-19 and making decisions regarding the season. We have learned a great deal over the course of the summer, and with health and safety being our priority, we have developed and studied contingency plans for alternatives to the scheduled Nov. 10 start date.
In the coming weeks, the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Oversight Committees will take the lead with me in a collaborative process of finalizing any recommendations for consideration by the NCAA Division I Council for the start of the college basketball season. By mid-September, we will provide direction about whether the season and practice start on time or a short-term delay is necessitated by the ongoing pandemic.
We recognize that we are living and operating in an uncertain time, and it is likely that mid-September will be just the first milestone for many important decisions pertaining to the regular season and the NCAA basketball championships. While circumstances may warrant flexibility resulting in a different and perhaps imperfect season, the ultimate goal is to safely provide student-athletes and teams with a great college basketball experience.
Contingency plans provide alternatives to Nov. 10 start date
Posted on 8/18/20 at 11:20 am to paperwasp
Really hope we can start on time and have a full season without any issues.
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