What’s Worse: College or High School?

Neither. The players are not going to catch the goddamn virus on the field during a game. It’s going to be in their day to day lives, going to class, eating with friends or family, going to bars/parties, etc. Hence why cancelling is senseless and will prevent zero spread amongst the players and staff.

Going to church is worse

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Restaurants, grocery store, gas stations, anywhere with a roof and walls is worse than college football.

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That doesn’t answer the question.

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That doesn’t answer the question.

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No offense, but it was a dumb question that you already answered yourself. Yes, HSs would be more vulnerable. Not so much from contact in the game, but the locker room, weight room, classes, gyms, lake lot/farm field parties, homes, part-time jobs, going to classes, etc.

Point being, the virus is out of the box and not going back in until a vaccine is made. Yes, there are health risks; precautions can be taken to mitigate the risk but not eliminate it.

At some point, life goes on. People need to do all they can to limit the spread and do the right thing by isolating/quaratining if they have symptoms and or a positive test. Outsidr of that, if others treat everyone like they are positive, they can adjust their lives as they see fit to stay as safe as they can.

But, if a group of legal aged adults decide they want to assume the risk and play sports, that is on them. They have a societal responsibility not to risk spreading their virus afterwards, but if college kids cared about that then Texas Tech wouldn't lead the country in STDs.

I go back to military basic trianing that likely has a more vulnerable population of unfit kids trying to roll off the couch for the first time in 18 yrs and get fit, living in tight open bay barracks, drill instructors and cadre exposing the trainees and being exposed to the trainees and taking it home daily, etc. Positive kids heading right back into rigorous physically and mentally stressful conditions (in summer heat), as soon as they are cleared (about 2 weeks with no symptoms; no EKGs; no testing out; just 2 weeks without symptoms and belief they are no longer a threat to themselves or others based on what is known/believed now about the virus) Yes, there is risk. But, no, they are not shutting down basic training or the pipelines to produce soldiers, marines, sailors or airmen.

Football can be managed, but there will be large team outbreaks and forfeits. Virtually unstoppable. Maybe waive championships because of it, but still provide the opportunity to play.

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will high schools within the footprint of conferences that are cancelling shut it down too

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As of a couple days ago, Max Preps current HS Football status by state

EtA: I also saw that NC has decided to start in Jan 2021

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3. Some major college stadiums hold over 100,000 people, but how many people attend all the high school games that are played in every area of the state?

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A couple of points (a) high schoolers are generally going to play teams within a two hour radius and won’t require out of state travel and overnight hotel stays and have the size footprint colleges will have when they travel. (B) our school (private school) is limiting attendance to player and cheerleader families, social distanced seniors and rotates high school classes who will be able to attend. And folks who bought season tickets, which will largely already consist of player families, keeping attendance to no more than 25%. The visiting teams will receive a number of passes for family only.

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WalMart

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Well that just goes without saying although I'm guessing corona is the least of your worries there