I think you can simply compile the answers you are looking for by going back through this and many other posts rather than rehash this again. I have no vote. I hope they make a decision soon and stick with it.
2020 Season Is B1G Only
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ZRod
Heisman Trophy Winner
southernoregonhusker
Starter
Many have already decided on bars, churches malls, beaches, etc and people went out and blew it. Now many have had to shut down again. We had a church here in Oregon with well over 300 cases. They weren't even supposed to meet, but they defied the governor's orders.
I don't recall which federal doctor it was, but he said if we'd wear masks and social distance for six weeks, we'd drive this into the ground. I believe that. I wish I could have happened months ago before things got out of hand.
southernoregonhusker
Starter
Let's bring Oregon into the B1G because I was really looking forward to the Oregon/Ohio State matchup.
kansas45
Four-Star Recruit
Here is an interesting but sobering opinion.
https://arizonasports.com/story/2323690/college-football-season-in-serious-jeopardy-with-no-clear-solution/?show=comments
I was listening to the Hail Varsity podcast today with Chris Schmidt. I do not know what everyone's thoughts are on him but he made mention today that he seems to believe that if all the conference schools cannot play, that Nebraska could "go it alone" and set up their own schedule.
But from the article.
Still, this is not the time for secessions, with hell-bent conferences staging regional competitions in a naked push for money. The sport must go down together, with unity and grace. This is not time to play with the health of over 10,000 student-athletes.
You can argue that young people are more resilient. How a great percentage of young carriers barely feel the virus. But these are unpaid amateurs. These are still kids. You can’t assume anything, or violate their future, when the numbers are still surging and the virus still evolving.
And you better not be the first university that ends up with a football player in the hospital, intubated, struggling to breathe.
Unlike the NFL, college football can’t cut a mercenary deal with its players. You can’t ask them to perform for their school while living in quarantine, separated from the rest of the student body. You can’t ask them to mash their helmets together in a petri dish when everyone else is studying online.
https://arizonasports.com/story/2323690/college-football-season-in-serious-jeopardy-with-no-clear-solution/?show=comments
I was listening to the Hail Varsity podcast today with Chris Schmidt. I do not know what everyone's thoughts are on him but he made mention today that he seems to believe that if all the conference schools cannot play, that Nebraska could "go it alone" and set up their own schedule.
But from the article.
Still, this is not the time for secessions, with hell-bent conferences staging regional competitions in a naked push for money. The sport must go down together, with unity and grace. This is not time to play with the health of over 10,000 student-athletes.
You can argue that young people are more resilient. How a great percentage of young carriers barely feel the virus. But these are unpaid amateurs. These are still kids. You can’t assume anything, or violate their future, when the numbers are still surging and the virus still evolving.
And you better not be the first university that ends up with a football player in the hospital, intubated, struggling to breathe.
Unlike the NFL, college football can’t cut a mercenary deal with its players. You can’t ask them to perform for their school while living in quarantine, separated from the rest of the student body. You can’t ask them to mash their helmets together in a petri dish when everyone else is studying online.
84HuskerLaw
All-Conference
Yea somebody posted that and I dont buy it for an instant. If masks were the answer it would have happened all over the world years ago. They are better than nothing but not much more. About like slowing down from 75 mph to 50 mph right before you hit the concrete wall head-on. You are dead either way but you might linger a little while longer at 50.
This is a highly infectious bug that makes about 100 in 1 who get it very sick and a few of those die, especially id they are already very ill to start with.
Wearing masks and social distancing (a politically correct term for half-assed self-quarantine that makes people feel better about not practicing what they
preach) does NOT stop the spread of the virus. It may slow it but either way we all end up sick in the end.
Now this same character at CDC suggests 6 weeks to stop it - he dam well knows better and ought to be ashamed for making such a bold faced lie on such a serious topic. Many people are afraid.
I like ND better. At least they are regional. Plus I want to see how they do. We would have to add another team to even this out, however. Who you got that is reasonable? I guess another independent or a team whose conference already canceled. How about Army?
Yes I am ignoring all covid and mask talk going forward.
quesadilla
Four-Star Recruit
But the plans aren't tentative - if you want to end in-person classes by Thanksgiving that will mean some combination of starting earlier (and moving up orientation, changing contracts for non-12 month employees, etc.), cancelling fall break, Labor Day, and other days when campus is closed and no classes held, and.or amending class schedules and times to get the necessary number of hours in before the cut off.kansas45 said:
Once you put those things into place you kinda have to follow through with it - unless you send everybody home even earlier.
SuperBigFan69
Head Coach
Okay, I know there was this 'people in the midwest will follow the mask orders better" but I am not really seeing it, are you guys?
My gym: maybe 1 or 2 masks
Summer conditioning: No masks at all for athletes
Grocery stores: 50%?
My hot neighbor while he is inside doing yoga: No mask
My gym: maybe 1 or 2 masks
Summer conditioning: No masks at all for athletes
Grocery stores: 50%?
My hot neighbor while he is inside doing yoga: No mask
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Bledred
Five-Star Recruit
I don't see us getting 5 wins with an all B1G schedule. We will be lucky to get 4.
twofittyonred
Special Teams Player
First, science has not shown that you remain immune to covid and if you do is it a month..? 3 months..? a year..?? Second, to achieve "herd immunity" alone you would have to have 70% of the population infected at the same time... in America that would be over 200 MILLION people infected and millions of deaths... Maybe you should take that 101 class again... https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/herd-immunity-and-coronavirus/art-20486808
84HuskerLaw
All-Conference
If there is no effective herd immunity possible, as you say, then the only hope is a near 100% effective vaccine administered universally in a matter of a very short period of time (three weeks or less). The chances of that happening any time soon (next 12 mos for example) are nil.
The shutdown is killing many non-covid people from many other things as timely treatments are not being done. It is also creating massive non-medical suffering to millions and millions of other non-covid “cases”. These are facts which cannot be dismissed as nuisances. They are extremely serious issues.
Too many seem to think that we can simply wait indefinitely to resume life and economic activity as if we are waiting in line for our turn to ride the new roller coaster at the park.
Children must be educated. If schools stay closed this fall, many or maybe most will have effectively lost an entire year of progress. This takes a full year out of their working lives.
Without a near term solution, then the only real option is to accept the virus will be with us no matter what, short of a 100% quarantine nationwide, with 100% shuttering of all international border crossings. I am highly confident that the 65% or more of the country who hasnt been forced to stay at home, will strongly oppose. This means ALL public employees, etc would be laid off without pay etc., unless you intend to pay the entire population to exist. That only “fixes” the money issues but in no way can society function in such a scenario. The fiscal hangover from such would likely be worldwide depression for a generation. Totally unacceptable. The cure is far worse than the disease in my view.
If three million die, its very sad but that may be the tragic case no matter what. If trial vaccines are available, dont wait - use them as a trial.
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