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What's the go/no go date for college football?
Posted on 3/18/20 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 3/18/20 at 1:30 pm
Surely they are already looking at possibilities and contingencies, aren't they? Opening night is Friday, August 28. When will they have to make a decision about whether or not to start on time? July 1, for example? I fully expect the worst will be over by then...but no one ever expected March Madness to be canceled.
Also, will they allow fall practice to begin earlier to make up for the loss of the spring?
Sorry if discussed already.
Also, will they allow fall practice to begin earlier to make up for the loss of the spring?
Sorry if discussed already.
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Posted on 3/18/20 at 1:31 pm to BamaGradinTn
I think we will know a whole lot more by July.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 1:38 pm to BamaGradinTn
They will get every coach to play through the season on NCAA14
Posted on 3/18/20 at 1:39 pm to Leto II
I expect we will know even sooner than that. But college football logistically dwarfs basketball. I wonder if they're thinking of a decision date.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 1:41 pm to BamaGradinTn
I believe if they are not practicing by August 10th all September games will be cancelled. It may be a season on the brink! U. of Tenn researchers are believed to be near a cure/vaccine to turn the tide of COVID-19 should this be the case and it gets implemented in the very near future, football may be saved. So, go Vols! We're all behind you on this.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 1:44 pm to BamaGradinTn
there was a doc on inside edition this morning that said things could be settled down a bit by mid-may if everyone does their part in taking precaution during the quarantine/lockdown
Posted on 3/18/20 at 1:48 pm to Todd Greene
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U. of Tenn researchers are believed to be near a cure/vaccine to turn the tide of COVID-19 should this be the case and it gets implemented in the very near future, football may be saved
There are already other vaccines being tested on humans. The thing is, it takes around 14 months of monitoring the patients to make sure the vaccine is safe. So no matter who develops it, it sounds like it will take a while until it is widely available to the public.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 1:52 pm to BamaGradinTn
They keep saying a vaccine is 6 months to 1 year away so let's hope for the best.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 1:55 pm to BoomNation
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there was a doc on inside edition this morning that said things could be settled down a bit by mid-may if everyone does their part in taking precaution during the quarantine/lockdown
That isn't going to happen. Trump said his medical staff advisors have told him if everything goes right, this thing will be flattened out by July/August. That doesn't mean it will be cured. Just that the exorbitant rate it is spreading will be behind us.
If we see any kind of football this upcoming season, I will be as shocked as I am in seeing all leagues, casinos, Disney, Universal, and Broadway shut down.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 2:21 pm to MrAUTigers
So you’re saying that you will be shocked if something that is 5 months away happens because of the coronavirus? China had their big outbreak in December and the casinos in Macau are already back open. If there is no football this year, then we will have royally fricked up as a nation.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 2:32 pm to lsudave1
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So you’re saying that you will be shocked if something that is 5 months away happens because of the coronavirus?
when our health officials in charge are saying it will be at least July/August before this thing even flattens out, yes.
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China had their big outbreak in December and the casinos in Macau are already back open.
China has been dealing with this since at least last Nov.. They shut down their entire country to get ahead of it. That's what it took. Italy has done that. Until we shut down everything, it will continue to spread at an alarming rate.
ETA our health officials are asking everybody to self-quarantine for 15 days. If we did that as a country, we would get ahead of this..............but you damn well know we won't do this.
This post was edited on 3/18/20 at 2:48 pm
Posted on 3/18/20 at 2:40 pm to BamaGradinTn
It's not going to happen. Sure they may try it but someone will get sick and it will all shut down again. Just plan on no sports for 2020.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 3:50 pm to MrAUTigers
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ETA our health officials are asking everybody to self-quarantine for 15 days. If we did that as a country, we would get ahead of this..............but you damn well know we won't do this.
To a certain extent we are. I'm off the next two weeks, but where am I gonna go? The government isn't making me stay home, but there are no restaurants, bars, concerts, movie theaters, gyms, or casinos to go to.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 3:53 pm to BamaGradinTn
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To a certain extent we are.
some are. I had to go and find milk this morning. I live in the heart of the Redneck Riviera. Spring Breakers were everywhere.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 3:58 pm to BamaGradinTn
My best guess is that the season will happen but the early part of it may be affected. I’m thinking no fans at the first game IF the season kicks off in August.
I think we’ll mostly be back to normal then, but there will still be concerns about having mass gatherings and travel. We definitely do not want to relapse if some of y’all think our economy is bad now, good god I cannot imagine what it would be like if we had to repeat this shite.
I’m just hoping they push the season back without cancelling games.
I think we’ll mostly be back to normal then, but there will still be concerns about having mass gatherings and travel. We definitely do not want to relapse if some of y’all think our economy is bad now, good god I cannot imagine what it would be like if we had to repeat this shite.
I’m just hoping they push the season back without cancelling games.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 4:02 pm to MrAUTigers
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To a certain extent we are.
some are. I had to go and find milk this morning. I live in the heart of the Redneck Riviera. Spring Breakers were everywhere.
College kids are stupid.
Just curious...was this one of the beaches that banned alcohol?
Posted on 3/18/20 at 4:03 pm to BamaGradinTn
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Just curious...was this one of the beaches that banned alcohol?
I think most along the Emerald Coast have done that, yes.
ETA that is only during Spring Break months. They put a stop to that when people stood around and filmed some girl getting raped on the beach in the middle of the day and did nothing but watch.
This post was edited on 3/18/20 at 4:08 pm
Posted on 3/18/20 at 4:22 pm to BamaGradinTn
wont be any college football in 2020. not happening and honestly not important giving what the world is facing
Posted on 3/18/20 at 6:03 pm to Jim Sweet
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wont be any college football in 2020. not happening and honestly not important giving what the world is facing
If you really believe this, you don't do economics very well.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 6:19 pm to BamaGradinTn
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Surely they are already looking at possibilities and contingencies, aren't they? Opening night is Friday, August 28. When will they have to make a decision about whether or not to start on time? July 1, for example? I fully expect the worst will be over by then...but no one ever expected March Madness to be canceled. Also, will they allow fall practice to begin earlier to make up for the loss of the spring? Sorry if discussed already.
I believe the whole school year is gone up in smoke!
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