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Former KSU President: No college football in 2020 if no vaccine by July
Posted on 4/3/20 at 3:49 pm
Posted on 4/3/20 at 3:49 pm
Said this just a little while ago on Finebaum. I don't know what kind of clout he carries or knowledge he might have, but this would be freaking devastating.
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It's something we've all wondered.
As each day passes we not only worry about the health and safety of those around us, but there's the thought of losing a season of college football. As if it's not bad enough that we might have missed out on LeBron James' shot at a fourth ring, the Masters, Wimbledon, Opening Day, etc.
All compromised to coronavirus.
But it can't take college football right? Former K-State president, Jon Wefald has told Paul Finebaum that if there's no vaccine for COVID-19 by July, there's like not going to be football this fall.
According to Annelies Wilder-Smith, professor of emerging infectious diseases at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, their likely won't be a passable vaccine for 18 months according to projections.
They aren't going to play football in the middle of nowhere, or in front of empty stadiums with only cameras and TV networks. Nope. They aren't playing football if there's no vaccine by July according to the former president of a Power 5 program.
As someone who not only loves, breaths, and quite literally dreams about Saturdays in the fall, but is kind of in an industry built on the back of college football, the reality those won't be there this fall is finally starting to set in.
SI article
This post was edited on 4/3/20 at 4:26 pm
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Posted on 4/3/20 at 3:50 pm to RollTide1987
He carries none.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 3:50 pm to RollTide1987
Whether he’s correct or not, we almost certainly will not have a vaccine by July. Even expediting the process for testing a vaccine.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 3:53 pm to Elleshoe
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He carries none.
Maybe he has common sense?
Posted on 4/3/20 at 3:53 pm to RollTide1987
Lol how have you idiots not realized that there will be 0 college sports played the rest of 2020?
This post was edited on 4/3/20 at 3:54 pm
Posted on 4/3/20 at 3:53 pm to RollTide1987
Never fear. Dabo says otherwise.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 3:53 pm to RollTide1987
Greg Sankey, Ed Orgeron and Dabo Swinney disagree. At this point I prefer to believe them. 
Posted on 4/3/20 at 3:54 pm to BluegrassBelle
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Whether he’s correct or not, we almost certainly will not have a vaccine by July. Even expediting the process for testing a vaccine.
Expediting the process gets us a vaccine maybe late 2020/ early 2021.
There is not a snowball’s chance in hell its here by football season
Posted on 4/3/20 at 3:57 pm to TigerLunatik
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Greg Sankey
This Greg Sankey?
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The Southeastern Conference was shocked by the NCAA's decision to cancel all championship events for spring sports, and its administrators have not entertained the possibility of canceling the conference's postseason tournaments in baseball and softball, a source tells 247Sports.
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The SEC has not contemplated the possibility of canceling seven spring sports' seasons or its postseason championships and tournaments, a source said.
"It hasn't been on the table to discuss," the source said.
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey expressed his surprise the NCAA had decided to cancel all postseason events, dating all the way through early June at the men's College World Series.
“I’ve been through enough surprising statements or events in the last 36 hours, and I’m a bit numb, as you might imagine,” Sankey said on The Paul Finebaum Show. “Surprised that we’ve made a decision now in mid-March to not play a baseball or softball national championship event. So I look forward to learning what informed that decision.”
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Posted on 4/3/20 at 3:59 pm to MrAUTigers
Don't be going and ruining my optimism damnit. I would rather be disappointed in 3 or 4 months than today.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 4:00 pm to sand mountainDvalues
The decisions will not be made by college coaches or AD's or conference commissioners. The decisions will be made by college presidents and their governing boards and state political leaders. IF a few colleges cancel the 2020 season, most will follow.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 4:01 pm to TigerLunatik
I will go ahead and spoil it for you..............
Christmas will be cancelled too. Santa doesn't want this shite either.
Christmas will be cancelled too. Santa doesn't want this shite either.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 4:06 pm to MrAUTigers
frick Christmas. We want football. Christmas is the fakest shite ever and brings out the fake in people. Not a fan at all. I'm not sure I can survive fall and winter without Fantasy Football and Survivor pools. I'm like a crackhead junkie with that stuff.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 4:06 pm to BluegrassBelle
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Whether he’s correct or not, we almost certainly will not have a vaccine by July. Even expediting the process for testing a vaccine.
Not to mention that there has never been a vaccine for a coronavirus. If successful, which is highly doubtful, we may be able to say good-bye to most common colds and the risk of future coronavirus pandemics. Something good comes out of every bad situation but I sincerely doubt that a coronavirus vaccine will be developed.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 4:07 pm to RollTide1987
I think y’all need to start preparing yourselves for this happening. Not predicting it will happen, but it wouldn’t surprise me and the sooner you start preparing for it happening, the less depressing it will be if it does happen.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 4:11 pm to MrAUTigers
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Maybe he has common sense?
Maybe he’s speaking out of turn?
Posted on 4/3/20 at 4:12 pm to TigerLunatik
learn to fish and hunt. That's about all that will be going on. I won't be surprised if casino's are still closed.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 4:13 pm to Elleshoe
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Maybe he’s speaking out of turn?
maybe he is being realistic?
ETA Have you not been paying attention? The medical experts have been saying it will be at least the first of the year before we have a vaccine. They will know if it works the first month they test it. They won't know the side effects of the drug for months and months. They will not unleash some vaccine that they don't know what the long term issues might be.
so basically................common sense.
This post was edited on 4/3/20 at 4:18 pm
Posted on 4/3/20 at 4:17 pm to RollTide1987
My guess, and it is a guess, is that unless this burns itself out in the next couple of months, we have to wait for a vaccine around December. If that is effective and widespread we probably see a truncated Spring football season along with a ton of other sports.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 4:20 pm to Arksulli
Even if football is back on schedule normally....having no fans or stadium restrictions is absolutely on the table
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