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Troubling Word from UT Austin, Texas that may signal short season

Posted on 8/2/20 at 4:45 pm
Posted by TutHillTiger
Mississippi Alabama
Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 8/2/20 at 4:45 pm
One of my children decided to go to Hippe U of the South. (I was so looking forward to the beatdown in Tiger Stadium. She wouldn’t give LSU, Bama, Auburn or Ole Miss the time of day, despite them all offering free ride. The more I pushed worst it got)

Anyway, they are opening school, etc, even though apparently worst college for Covid-19 infection rate in America. However, my sources have admitted it’s just “all go” until they get those tuition checks. Students aren’t allowed to go to parties, do anything, etc Semester ends before Thanksgiving, etc

But here is the tell, those are plans until first fatality, or outbreak then it’s over, That’s student, teacher, employee.

I thought that’s a little extreme then I was told what do you think they are doing in the SEC? It’s that the situation here too? If so does that cancel football?

What about if an SEC football Player dies of Covid-19 during the season, is that it for the season? I am guessing it probably is, but what if a player dies and the ACC cancels the remaining season, does it snowball? It just seems unlikely that not one player gets sick and possibly dies among all those in the country. What about a coach, does that count?
What are the rules here?

I am asking because I really don’t know but fear this will not go well
This post was edited on 8/2/20 at 4:54 pm
Posted by magildachunks
Member since Oct 2006
32479 posts
Posted on 8/2/20 at 4:54 pm to
First outbreak, expect cancellation of that team's season.


First death: expect cancellation of all seasons.
Posted by Jb1994
Member since Sep 2018
2116 posts
Posted on 8/2/20 at 5:08 pm to
I seriously doubt there is a death anywhere. What athlete anywhere in the world has died from this?
Posted by magildachunks
Member since Oct 2006
32479 posts
Posted on 8/2/20 at 5:13 pm to
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What athlete anywhere in the world has died from this?



There only has to be one.
Posted by WG_Dawg
Hoover
Member since Jun 2004
86434 posts
Posted on 8/2/20 at 5:19 pm to
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UT Austin


quote:

Hippe U of the South


I hate to break this to you, but Texas isn't the South.
Posted by Copernicus
South FL
Member since Sep 2017
786 posts
Posted on 8/2/20 at 5:21 pm to
quote:

What about if an SEC football Player dies of Covid-19


Posted by GusAU
Member since Mar 2014
3639 posts
Posted on 8/2/20 at 5:25 pm to
In August, 1983, Gregg Pratt, Auburn's starting FB, tragically died of a heat stroke during practice. As awful as it was, there was never any consideration of canceling the season.
This post was edited on 8/2/20 at 5:25 pm
Posted by Pvt Hudson
Member since Jan 2013
3534 posts
Posted on 8/2/20 at 5:32 pm to
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UT Austin


Soccer board.
Posted by SOBMarcus
San Marcos
Member since Apr 2020
1382 posts
Posted on 8/2/20 at 5:48 pm to
"If he dies, he dies". Ivan Drago
Posted by wm72
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2010
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Posted on 8/2/20 at 6:51 pm to
The chances that a player dies during the season is probably fairly low though staff and coaches are a different story.

However, it does seem likely that there will be some high profile players who catch it and do get the "worst flu symptoms I've ever had for 20+ days and still short on breath after 6 weeks" variety.
Seems a decent percentage of healthy young people have had the same battle with it Braves Freddy Freeman did.


Braves' Freddie Freeman had 104.5-degree fever, prayed for his life while sick with COVID-19 / ESPN

I think you'll begin to get a lot of administrations second guessing playing if there's enough of those.

There also may be more players that "opt out" when they see it happen to their team mates. Especially ones worried about any long-term lung damage etc. with the goal of pro career.




Posted by pbro62
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2016
11255 posts
Posted on 8/2/20 at 7:12 pm to
You are lying. They are doing all classes via online. I too have someone going to school there, so stop with the bullshite.
Posted by Tigerpaul1969
The Woodlands, TX
Member since Jan 2010
4445 posts
Posted on 8/2/20 at 7:20 pm to
I’m glad Ralph Friedgen and Mark Mangino are no longer coaching.
Posted by Mr Sausage
Cat Spring, Texas
Member since Oct 2011
12736 posts
Posted on 8/2/20 at 8:00 pm to
24,000 Texan Confederate deaths beg to differ, sir. You may need to make a drive from Houston to Texarkana and make that statement again.
Posted by Tuscaloosa
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Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 8/2/20 at 8:06 pm to
quote:

But here is the tell, those are plans until first fatality, or outbreak then it’s over, That’s student, teacher, employee.


One of my clients is on the board of regents in the UT system, and I can say with a pretty high degree of confidence this is bullshite.

Take it for what it’s worth.
Posted by gatalonghorn
Bay Area and Austin, TX
Member since Aug 2020
1 post
Posted on 8/2/20 at 8:43 pm to
Uh I go to UT Austin and there are in person classes being offered. I’m literally taking one this fall.
Posted by Townedrunkard
Member since Jan 2019
8668 posts
Posted on 8/2/20 at 9:42 pm to
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There only has to be one.


They have had players drop dead on the field directly from football and not even a hiccup in stoppage.
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
44874 posts
Posted on 8/2/20 at 9:53 pm to
Do you actually post anything of value
Posted by TutHillTiger
Mississippi Alabama
Member since Sep 2010
43700 posts
Posted on 8/2/20 at 10:03 pm to
It’s directly from the email from the interim president of the university to all UT parents. Let me see if I can just post it. I forget how fricking stupid some of you actually are.
This post was edited on 8/2/20 at 10:06 pm
Posted by PokeyTiger
New Iberia
Member since Apr 2020
1968 posts
Posted on 8/2/20 at 10:09 pm to
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I hate to break this to you, but Texas isn't the South.


Don’t break down in Vidor, TX
Posted by TutHillTiger
Mississippi Alabama
Member since Sep 2010
43700 posts
Posted on 8/2/20 at 10:17 pm to
It didn’t see it in July 29, email but I know it was in one of them as my wife pointed it out to me etc. But here it is in a media report that took 5 seconds to find.

Texas Tribune article on any student death closing UT
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