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re: Sounds like the season is on life support
Posted on 8/9/20 at 10:43 am to TideWarrior
Posted on 8/9/20 at 10:43 am to TideWarrior
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Yes but that does not account for those around them like faculty, staff, coaches, and every business they enter from getting it and becoming serious.
Life's a risk and imperfect. I'm sorry the young people are being selfish but such is life. You're only young once.
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Posted on 8/9/20 at 10:53 am to RollTide1987
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Life's a risk and imperfect. I'm sorry the young people are being selfish but such is life. You're only young once.
Agreed and they also look at the short term and not the long term. Which their decisions could have long term implications on us all.
This post was edited on 8/9/20 at 11:11 am
Posted on 8/9/20 at 10:56 am to The Spleen
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And we still don't know much about the long term health impacts. Lot of reports of permanent heart, lung, and kidney damage in survivors, some that never even showed any symptoms of the virus.
But the more info that comes out, the more it appears that even the elite athlete is susceptible to the long term effects of the virus. And as more of this evidence becomes available, the more that the people in charge realize they can't provide any sort of protection for anyone. Which leaves them liable if they proceed as planned. So I don't see any way sports will be allowed to proceed unless you can convince the majority of athletes to sign some sort of liability waiver. This is a known danger which they can't currently prevent. The only way you can prevent it is to prevent any member of the team from getting it which we already see isn't realistic. I am saddened and thoroughly disappointed, but I don't see how they can play. I think the P5 commissioners are all just waiting for the other blink first so the rest can blame the bad guy.
This post was edited on 8/9/20 at 10:59 am
Posted on 8/9/20 at 11:04 am to Allthatfades
since the SEC is doing their own games only why not just play. The SEC network can do all their games and then have an SEC champ
Posted on 8/9/20 at 12:20 pm to TideWarrior
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Which their decisions could have long term implications on us all.
Posted on 8/9/20 at 1:11 pm to RollTide1987
I am not referring to 10 years down the road. I am talking about lets get back on campus,throw parties and do not follow protocols. Which will lead to campuses sending students back home, no fall sports, and many businesses struggle to stay afloat in a deserted college town. All because someone needed to drink to much and hope to get laid.
As you said young and dumb.
As you said young and dumb.
Posted on 8/9/20 at 5:53 pm to TideWarrior
Posted on 8/9/20 at 6:13 pm to RollTide1987
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The vast majority of Americans are adhering to the rules. This idea that we are flaunting the social distancing guidelines set out by the government is a misnomer, based on sensationalist media reports. The data shows that we adhered to the lock downs just as well as Europe did. Polls consistently show that a super majority of Americans are perfectly fine with wearing masks in public.
You ain't gonna win over the pearl clutchers from that pitiful thread at the top of the board. The goal posts move every frickin day and they just move blindly along with them.
Posted on 8/9/20 at 6:22 pm to Dubosed
frick the Pussy B1G
Posted on 8/9/20 at 9:09 pm to RollTide1987
With the recent surveys that came out about how many Americans believe 9% or more of the population is dead from Covid (28-30 Million) I’m not surprised the hysteria is continuing. People literally believe that 28M more people have died than actually have. It’s just... I don’t even know.
No fans, pump in crowd noise, play the games. Simple.
No fans, pump in crowd noise, play the games. Simple.
Posted on 8/9/20 at 9:29 pm to CrimsonBoz
It’s really is amazing.. I have all but lost hope in humanity. We have become a stupid breed.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 1:09 am to BamaBo7
You know what? frick the B1G and the PAC12! Who the hell are they to unilaterally make decisions for all of college football? frick these chicken little sports journalists like Pat Forde that scream the sky is falling until they make it come true. If the kids want to play and they know the risks, let ‘em play!! frick the rest of the world, let’s have SEC sports.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 6:04 am to Teague
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around the world to affect American elections
Globalism cannot advance past the current state with Trump in D.C.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 6:55 am to Crimson Wraith
what does this mean?
Posted on 8/10/20 at 7:47 am to mrbroker
if they do not play 10 games this 2020, what if we just play 1 a month
UGA in sept
UT in OCt
lsu in nov
lee county in dec
UGA in sept
UT in OCt
lsu in nov
lee county in dec
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:23 am to phil4bama
I totally agree with Trevor Lawrence. These athletes are in a much safer environment than they would be back home on the streets. As he said, they have motivation to stay safe at their schools--football camps. I guarantee, they are far fewer with Covid 19 now than there were before they all reported a few weeks ago. Plus 98% of them have far better health care and probably 100% get better nutrition. I heard the UAB athletic director discussing how good the medical care of their athletes is compared to the general public. When they do a covid test, they get the results the next day. And think about all the kids that wont ever go to college if we shut this down. And, its not just football. How many of these football players end up in jail if we send them home? How many more pregnant girls with no father. Stick you head in the sand and that is what you get. If you want to talk about long term side affects from the virus. What about long term side affects from playing football, or other sports. Why are we worried about Covid, but these are injuries are OK. Its all bull crap.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:31 am to CrimsonBoz
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No fans, pump in crowd noise, play the games. Simple.
This was my only hope for the season. I mentioned in June a friend told me they thought it would be the only way to play this fall. I think it is viable.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:36 am to IB4bama
The problem since there will not be a post season you already have a growing list of players that have already stated they will now sit out the season to prepare for the draft.
I do not blame the top players headed for the draft. There will be no NC and many of these players know they will get drafted might as well start prepping for the draft.
The SEC players I believe so far are from AU, USC, and Vandy but I believe others will follow. I am also hearing the schools will have to honor their scholarship as well due to the risk of the virus.
I do not blame the top players headed for the draft. There will be no NC and many of these players know they will get drafted might as well start prepping for the draft.
The SEC players I believe so far are from AU, USC, and Vandy but I believe others will follow. I am also hearing the schools will have to honor their scholarship as well due to the risk of the virus.
Posted on 8/10/20 at 8:39 am to IB4bama
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I totally agree with Trevor Lawrence. These athletes are in a much safer environment than they would be back home on the streets. As he said, they have motivation to stay safe at their schools--football camps. I guarantee, they are far fewer with Covid 19 now than there were before they all reported a few weeks ago. Plus 98% of them have far better health care and probably 100% get better nutrition. I heard the UAB athletic director discussing how good the medical care of their athletes is compared to the general public. When they do a covid test, they get the results the next day. And think about all the kids that wont ever go to college if we shut this down. And, its not just football. How many of these football players end up in jail if we send them home? How many more pregnant girls with no father. Stick you head in the sand and that is what you get. If you want to talk about long term side affects from the virus. What about long term side affects from playing football, or other sports. Why are we worried about Covid, but these are injuries are OK. Its all bull crap.
Even if the season is canceled the players are not getting sent home. They will remain on campus, train, be housed, be fed, and continue with classes to retain their scholarship.
No one is sending them packing back home
Posted on 8/10/20 at 9:05 am to TideWarrior
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Even if the season is canceled the players are not getting sent home. They will remain on campus, train, be housed, be fed, and continue with classes to retain their scholarship.
No one is sending them packing back home
Exactly. Not discrediting Lawrence's point because it does have merit. It just ignores the fact that without football, the players should still be on campus and will still have access to the medical staffs.
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What about long term side affects from playing football, or other sports. Why are we worried about Covid, but these are injuries are OK. Its all bull crap.
I think to this point, the difference is injuries are a known risk, while long term health impacts from Covid are still not entirely known. Are schools ready to commit long term medical care for players that contract it? Or will they argue there's not way to prove the player contracted it through athletic activities? My guess is the latter.
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