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Honest Opinion Thread (CFB Season)
Posted on 8/11/20 at 6:19 pm
Posted on 8/11/20 at 6:19 pm
Upvote if you think it is "safe enough" for student-athletes to play football this Fall.
Downvote if you think it is unsafe and the season should be postponed/cancelled.
Downvote if you think it is unsafe and the season should be postponed/cancelled.
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Posted on 8/11/20 at 6:39 pm to BuckFama334
Feel free to comment with your reasons why...
Mine: This is America. Land of the free, home of the BRAVE. We will all eventually die. It is an unfortunate truth. If the young men who actually play the game are okay going forward with the season, then let's fricking do it. No douchebag university president should be able to cancel these kids' dreams.
Mine: This is America. Land of the free, home of the BRAVE. We will all eventually die. It is an unfortunate truth. If the young men who actually play the game are okay going forward with the season, then let's fricking do it. No douchebag university president should be able to cancel these kids' dreams.
Posted on 8/11/20 at 7:58 pm to Broadside Bob
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I'm not that worried about the kids, but the coaches, staff, and officials are more at risk.
Sound perspective, Bob. But, you have to remember this is a choice for all involved. It is no different than me or you going to work every morning like we are currently doing...
Posted on 8/11/20 at 8:20 pm to Broadside Bob
quote:Shame on you.
I sided with the figs.
Posted on 8/11/20 at 8:34 pm to BuckFama334
I doubt the thousands of players who usually play college football are going to just lockdown IF they don’t play football.
They are safer playing football.
They are safer playing football.
Posted on 8/11/20 at 8:43 pm to BuckFama334
I’m generally someone who hedges my bets and don’t take strong stances on much.. but they should play. Absolutely no question about it. There risk but it’s clearly minimal. Give them the option to opt out and retain scholarship and eligibility if need be.. but play the season out
Posted on 8/11/20 at 8:57 pm to BuckFama334
I am saddened that I can only upvote once
Posted on 8/11/20 at 8:59 pm to auburnnyc94
If there is no opportunity for any kind of post season championship I agree this will be more of a exhibition season. But I have to have it imo. If nothing else, I appreciate Sankey for at least trying to give the season a shot. The other conferences waved the white towel too soon.
I also don’t know if playing will help the SEC’s reputation. Will it reinforce the “it just means more” slogan strengthening our claim for best college football or will it just make us look ignorant and like fools to have to cancel midsession. Hopefully everything turns out okay and the whole nation watches SEC football. The population will love it. When it misses sports bad enough they do stupid shite like try to watch the XFL or the AFL until they realize how pathetic it is and quit.
I also don’t know if playing will help the SEC’s reputation. Will it reinforce the “it just means more” slogan strengthening our claim for best college football or will it just make us look ignorant and like fools to have to cancel midsession. Hopefully everything turns out okay and the whole nation watches SEC football. The population will love it. When it misses sports bad enough they do stupid shite like try to watch the XFL or the AFL until they realize how pathetic it is and quit.
Posted on 8/11/20 at 9:22 pm to jangalang
The SEC, ACC, and Big12 finna eat on renegotiated 2020 TV deals. Networks have to fill the Big10 and PAC12 voids. I just wish that they could schedule one out-of-conference game per team like:
Oklahoma-Alabama
A&M-Texas
SC-Clemson
GT-UGA
FSU-UF
Miami-Auburn
ND-LSU
Etc...
Oklahoma-Alabama
A&M-Texas
SC-Clemson
GT-UGA
FSU-UF
Miami-Auburn
ND-LSU
Etc...
Posted on 8/11/20 at 9:29 pm to BuckFama334
I don’t know how you’d make it work contractually but I’d have to think Nebraska and Iowa would look to schedule mostly Big 12 schools if not outright compete in the Big 12. Not sure what Ohio State or Michigan really intends to do.
Posted on 8/11/20 at 9:35 pm to Ross
I'm under the impression that both the Big10 and PAC12 schools won't play at all. End of the day, they will probably be too scared to lose conference affiliation by "stepping outta line".
I hope the teams that wanna play, play. But, I don't see it happening.
I hope the teams that wanna play, play. But, I don't see it happening.
Posted on 8/11/20 at 9:42 pm to BuckFama334
I guess what is the balance between the economic devastation an AD would have to withstand by missing a football season versus what do you lose in the future by “stepping out of line”
It makes sense not to piss off your conference, but if doing so means you are put in a spot where you are destroying your athletic department and leading to several sports being outright stopped and massive layoffs, I’m not sure what you really do. Will be interesting.
It makes sense not to piss off your conference, but if doing so means you are put in a spot where you are destroying your athletic department and leading to several sports being outright stopped and massive layoffs, I’m not sure what you really do. Will be interesting.
This post was edited on 8/11/20 at 9:49 pm
Posted on 8/11/20 at 10:31 pm to BuckFama334
How is playing any riskier than having thousands of students in classes and partying together daily?
Posted on 8/11/20 at 11:14 pm to Tickytiger
No up vote or down vote for me. At this point what's gonna happen is gonna happen. Even if it starts one infection will get blown up to endangering the entire existence of humanity. I want football but the first mention of any political stance either way from commentators, players or coaches and I'm out. Completely done with idiots pushing political agendas down our throats... If I want to hear idiots talking about political stances I'll tune into the young turds
Posted on 8/12/20 at 1:53 am to CorchJay
Pussy
Posted on 8/12/20 at 4:02 am to RockyMtnTigerWDE
Speaking of Pussy’s from CDC data. The mortality rate of people with. Confirmed cases of coronavirus in the US from ages 0-74 the mortality rate is 0.5 %.
If you only do 0-24 the mortality rate is 0.0052%. There have been 270 deaths in that age group.
Every age group still has more pneumonia deaths this year then the Rona...
Notation this is data through 8/1/2020.
More science for you within each weave of the cotton fibers on the general surgical masks the gaps in the weaves are 300nm x 300nm. CV particles are 30nm in size. I think I heard within each weave 49 million cv particles can pass through the act 300nm x 300nm gap and there are thousands of those gaps in each mask. The 49 million is what I heard I’m not a math junkie so if anyone wants to do the math on those nanometers you’re more then welcome.
If you expand all deaths from coronavirus over a total population of 330 million the number is so tiny for the mortality rate.
If you only do 0-24 the mortality rate is 0.0052%. There have been 270 deaths in that age group.
Every age group still has more pneumonia deaths this year then the Rona...
Notation this is data through 8/1/2020.
More science for you within each weave of the cotton fibers on the general surgical masks the gaps in the weaves are 300nm x 300nm. CV particles are 30nm in size. I think I heard within each weave 49 million cv particles can pass through the act 300nm x 300nm gap and there are thousands of those gaps in each mask. The 49 million is what I heard I’m not a math junkie so if anyone wants to do the math on those nanometers you’re more then welcome.
If you expand all deaths from coronavirus over a total population of 330 million the number is so tiny for the mortality rate.
Posted on 8/12/20 at 4:21 am to CorchJay
To put the 270 deaths from corona virus in perspective of people aged 0-24. There will be on average in the same age group 13,800 suicides this year if the average holds.
I see no reason any football should be cancelled or any schools or universities for that matter. If you are 74 or younger you are more then likely going to live especially if you don’t have high blood pressure, morbidly obese, or have diabetes even if you get the rona
I see no reason any football should be cancelled or any schools or universities for that matter. If you are 74 or younger you are more then likely going to live especially if you don’t have high blood pressure, morbidly obese, or have diabetes even if you get the rona
Posted on 8/12/20 at 5:36 am to BuckFama334
I upvoted because I think they should play. I dont really think it is any less safe
But, I dont think it will happen.
But, I dont think it will happen.
This post was edited on 8/12/20 at 5:37 am
Posted on 8/12/20 at 6:41 am to auburnnyc94
quote:I would really like to see them play, but if they don't (or even if they do and players are able to opt-out and keep their scholly & eligibility) I am curious as to how the NCAA handles scholarship limits and eligibility moving forward.
Give them the option to opt out and retain scholarship and eligibility if need be.. but play the season out
If there is no season at all this year, do all players get something like a medical redshirt year so they don't lose a year of playing?
How does this year impact a player's ability to declare early for the draft (would players like Bo and Owen still be able to declare after next year since they will have been out of high school 3 seasons)?
If your seniors/3rd year players are allowed to come back, what happens to the next couple of signing classes? Are you able to go over 85 scholarships for a few years?
Posted on 8/12/20 at 6:50 am to PJinAtl
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I am curious as to how the NCAA handles scholarship limits and eligibility moving forward.
Even if they offer to let them keep scholarships and increase limits for a season that won't help the vast majority of schools who can't afford to keep that many players on scholarship. The BIG 5 vs the rest of college sports is a vastly different economic model. I never really saw a path to playing football and still don't based on the current attitudes about this virus. However, the choice to shudder this season brings an economic impact mostly on people who had no say in the decision.
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