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re: Several Alabama football players test positive for COVID-19
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:23 pm to tider04
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:23 pm to tider04
This is silly because you don't know all of the health history of the players involved.
If something significant happens that is significant liability for the University and would be a black eye for Saban and the program.
If something significant happens that is significant liability for the University and would be a black eye for Saban and the program.
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Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:35 pm to YStar
We are all going to get this virus at some point anyway. It’s not going away, according to a friend who is a medical doctor. Unless you plan to become a hermit for the next 2-3 years, we might as well get on with life.
Posted on 6/4/20 at 8:25 pm to tider04
I would bet at least 60% of the population has already had it and didn’t even know it
Posted on 6/5/20 at 7:15 am to Roll Tide Ravens
in my small town none of the older teenagers were social distancing. This proves that Bama players and all FB players for the most part probably did little to no social distancing. Thank goodness they are young and dont have the underlying issues us old coots have that would probably make recovery longer and we would be showing symptoms.
Posted on 6/5/20 at 8:14 am to Roll Tide Ravens
If we were to test everyone, I imagine that 30-40% of the population has already been exposed with most being asymptomatic. Young and very healthy athletes probably thought they had the sniffles or spring time allergies, if any symptoms at all.
Posted on 6/5/20 at 8:41 am to RTRinTampa
This thing is going to go as it goes but it's not a great sign. So much possibility with this virus. We also have some coaches with some age on them that may not simply shake it off. Isn't the practice official we use almost 90? Please tell that man to stay at home.
Posted on 6/5/20 at 10:43 am to bamameister
You telling me there is a way we can get rid of Al Sharpton?
I’m a black guy I can say it.. sorry white friends. The crazy white liberals will turn you in right now and you will lose your job.
I’m a black guy I can say it.. sorry white friends. The crazy white liberals will turn you in right now and you will lose your job.
Posted on 6/5/20 at 10:46 am to BamaBo7
Posted on 6/5/20 at 10:46 am to tider04
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is a medical doctor
This is the biggest problem I have seen are all the medical experts have had so many different opinions and why none of them seem to have a real grasp on what we are dealing with.
But I agree as the only accurate thing that has been said we will all probably get it. The issue though we are now seeing people get it for a 2nd time.
Posted on 6/5/20 at 11:05 am to TideWarrior
I can say this from a good source on the matter the NCAA and colleges are going to really consider each athlete in their pre-participation exams heading onto the fall. We all assume these players are top shelf athletes but most teams I was told have around 20% of their players that either have a preexisting childhood condition or a current condition that will make them a high risk for Covid-19 for greater complications. And now that they are looking at it as a cardiovascular issue as well there are even more concerns with the extreme conditioning and training they go through. Especially considering sickle sell testing is such a big deal and finding more athletes with it each year.
I say all this because the NCAA and colleges may put harder restrictions for participation and coaches are already concerned they could be without certain players for the fall season.
I say all this because the NCAA and colleges may put harder restrictions for participation and coaches are already concerned they could be without certain players for the fall season.
Posted on 6/5/20 at 11:10 am to TideWarrior
Who is your "good source on the matter"?
This post was edited on 6/5/20 at 11:12 am
Posted on 6/5/20 at 11:21 am to TidalSurge1
A coach at UNC who is also my next door neighbor. Our families have become friends since they moved here and joined the UNC staff. Why I said Maye would flip before Young even committed. I very seldom ever have a source for anything nor say I do usually say anything.
The NCAA has already over the last decade dealt with SCT and law suits stemming from deaths and the testing as well. They have already made specific requirements if tested positive for the trait that would allow a player to still participate with accommodations in place.
So yes the NCAA and colleges are going to be very proactive in avoiding liability in the fall. Which I think we all hope they would do anyway and never put an athlete at risk.
The NCAA has already over the last decade dealt with SCT and law suits stemming from deaths and the testing as well. They have already made specific requirements if tested positive for the trait that would allow a player to still participate with accommodations in place.
So yes the NCAA and colleges are going to be very proactive in avoiding liability in the fall. Which I think we all hope they would do anyway and never put an athlete at risk.
This post was edited on 6/5/20 at 11:23 am
Posted on 6/5/20 at 1:18 pm to TideWarrior
That all ads up to a cluster of a season. What happens when 11 of our starters test positive right before UGA or LSU? Or that happens to them? A game that would have been close, is now a 43-17 blowout. Can a true champion even be crowned in all of that mess? If not, is the season even worth playing?
Posted on 6/5/20 at 1:36 pm to tider04
It’s going to be just like the flu or some other virus. If we have to worry about it, so do the other teams. It’s not a question of if we are all going to catch it, it’s when will we catch it and how will our bodies respond
Posted on 6/5/20 at 3:40 pm to BamaBo7
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I’m a black guy I can say it.. sorry white friends. The crazy white liberals will turn you in right now and you will lose your job.
This is true. The worst thing is that they won’t even be reasoned with. Tell them some facts and they just go off on you like facts aren’t allowed. Keep sharing though. You may well be what saves America.
Posted on 6/5/20 at 4:16 pm to tider04
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That all ads up to a cluster of a season. What happens when 11 of our starters test positive right before UGA or LSU? Or that happens to them? A game that would have been close, is now a 43-17 blowout. Can a true champion even be crowned in all of that mess? If not, is the season even worth playing?
I've been saying this for weeks. Either you treat this like any other viral illness and let a player who has no symptoms play, or you give into the Karens and quarantine every positive player for weeks, in which case the season doesn't matter because the outcome of a game will be most dependent on which key players (or entire units) are sitting out in quarantine rather than which ones are playing the game.
Posted on 6/5/20 at 4:34 pm to TideCPA
Backups better be ready to play.
Posted on 6/5/20 at 4:35 pm to TideWarrior
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A coach at UNC who is also my next door neighbor. Our families have become friends since they moved here and joined the UNC staff...
This post was edited on 6/5/20 at 4:37 pm
Posted on 6/5/20 at 5:44 pm to TidalSurge1
Manufacturing negative test results for positive players is going to be the new "cheating" this year. I say, if they feel healthy, let them play. They won't, so cheating will run rampant on these tests.
Posted on 6/5/20 at 6:58 pm to tider04
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That all ads up to a cluster of a season. What happens when 11 of our starters test positive right before UGA or LSU? Or that happens to them? A game that would have been close, is now a 43-17 blowout. Can a true champion even be crowned in all of that mess? If not, is the season even worth playing?
The reason the NCAA mandated SCT(sickle cell testing) was because athletes who had the gene were the ones from workouts would experience sudden death and collapse. Lawsuits followed so they no longer take the chance. If what they think may be true for Covid-19 is cardiovascular and affects the blood this will be a concern.
Research shows IIRC 7% of African Americans contain the gene. In CFB I assume many players across the country have the gene.
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