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Lets restart this thread. The answer to the question is "shortened season". Can we talk football now?

I will be happy to see 10 games. I hoping by the time we are done we get a championship game too.

This thread reminds me of something...oh yeah...George Michael's butt. "Look at my butt. The worst thing you can do is try to ignore it. It's a perfect circle, don't you see? You can't hide from it. It's a force to be reckoned with. Accept it before it destroys you."

Two Illini players sitting out. Fully support this along with having a season. hopefully they get a medical redshirt if desired. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29550398/ravon-bonner-says-illinois-teammate-jake-cerny-sitting-due-covid-19-concerns

"The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced Monday that it continues to move forward with all sports programs currently planned for fall 2020. https://www.wlwt.com/article/ohsaa-continues-to-move-forward-with-fall-2020-sports-official-practices-set-to-begin-saturday/33439047

I may have mentioned this in another post, but the stats on that aircraft carrier that was pulled out of deployment due to a COVID outbreak, came out a while back. I do not remember the exact numbers, but.....Approx 5000 on-board. Approx 1200 got COVID, 98% asymptomatic or mild symptoms, 2 hospitalized. I did not hear the age of who was hospitalized, but l assume most of the crew are between 19 and 29 with older officers. I thought that was an interesting data point.

Lets not and say we did.....too late.

Ahhhhhh no more opinions....please, for the love of all things holy.....

MSU might be in the best boat...the whole team gets it, quarantines for two weeks while practicing....comes out ready to practice/play with antibodies.

Didn't the Big Ten delay the start of the season by 3 weeks? That might help...sorry, ever the optimist.

Our state gave a boat load of the stimulus money to the education system (our governor came up the education ladder) and they have to spend it by the end of the year. I heard from a number teachers and the VP at our HS that our school district hasn't figured out how to spend what they have. It sounds like they have funds available to do a lot. I was being sarcastic about hiring the young new grads and how they don't care about COVID. How about, anyone properly trained and willing to sit in a classroom where a teacher does not want to be there. Most of the teachers I know in my town (at least a couple dozen) want to go back. I know one....ironically a 20 something...who doesn't want to. I am spitballing ideas. I am sure there are educators smarter than I who can figure it out. The decision came down yesterday anyway. 2 days in class 3 online to start. Some sports will be played in the fall others will not. The sport selection seemed to be based on popularity, because I doubt there is a revenue component. Its based on county infection rate per 100K people. I am not sure what the safety details are. If the rate goes up, we go full online. If it goes down we go back to school. Kids can opt out and be fully online. All seems sort of arbitrary. If the kids are in school two days its gonna spread. They are not testing to my knowledge, so no one will know.

Ok that last comment made me laugh.

I am a parent of high school kids and 1 2nd grader. I want them to go to school full time and compete in sports. kids whose parents are at risk and older coaches and teachers that may be at risk should be given options. Schools could stream the lectures online for kids whose parents do not want them in school. Not sure how to protect teachers. Plexiglass wall around the desk and monitors? Might work for high school but not the little ones. Can a teacher stream in a lecture from home? You still need an aide in the classroom to make sure the kids stay there. Maybe hire a bunch young new teachers out of school that would love a paying job being an aide. 20 somethings don't care about COVID. Offer in class and online options. Let people choose. Online classes are a disaster for my kids. Our district took a survey and the overwhelming desire of parents was to let the kids go to school. 85% wanted it. The 15% are very vocal however.

Why not do 13 games no divisions, one true champion. ...or whatever the big 12 called it. No bowls or playoffs this year anyway.

They should be given a choice to play and keep their scholarships. Same with other sports. It could be viewed as a medical redshirt. That said, most kids will want to play since they probably won't even notice if they get COVID. They will just be disappointed that they have to sit out for two weeks.

In 1918, they estimate that between 50 and 60 million died from the Spanish Flu. 20 million in 3 winter months. That one affected the young more than the older folks. Ironically, there were calls to wear masks and stay home unless It was necessary to leave, and people protested being told what to do. Some were scared and stayed home others were defiant. Sounds familiar. If a kid was born in 1917 and survived the pandemic, they spent their formative years during the roaring 20s, lived through the depression from age 12 to their twenties, at which time they went off to fight in WW2 after 2400+ people were killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor. If they made it out alive, they saw two more wars, the civil rights movement, the Cold War, man going to the moon, a president assassinated, multiple stock market crashes, recessions, booms, technological advance and the list goes on. That generation had perseverance. My uneducated gut feel is that COVID will be an order of magnitude less fatal than the Spanish flu, however, the Spanish flu started in the Spring and really picked up in November of that year, so maybe I am a fool. Regardless of the outcome, we have an example of a generation that lived through a pandemic and a lot of other adversity and kicked a$$. No reason this one can’t do the same. I am not exactly sure why, but most of the old folks I know just aren’t worried about this. My mom is 89 and she lived through a lot of the stuff I mentioned above. Given the choice, she would rather risk it, see her grandkids, great grandkids, go to church and do her jazzer size class than stay shut in her house. Who am I to say no. She would probably die sooner if we told her she couldn’t see anyone, anyway. COVID is likely here to stay just like many other viruses. Be considerate, protect those at risk as best we can. Can’t live in fear. Learn, adapt and keep living life.

This thread has to be a record. Does anyone know how many of our 140K deaths due to COVID (or died with COVID) are ages 24 and under?

It would mean the players are not in the hospital or feeling sick which is good.

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.

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.

Rutgers wants the academies to join the Big Ten for the COVID season. Sorry didn't want to start a new topic. https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2020/07/heres-why-big-ten-should-invite-army-navy-to-join-conference-in-2020-after-patriot-league-fall-sports-cancellation.html

And the students get to pay full tuition for online school in the fall.

Love it! I worked out their schedule for them. @OSU MSU NW @Michigan @Wisconsin Purdue Nebraska @Iowa(night game) Minnesota @PSU(white out) Welcome to The Big Ten.

Good point. We get to pick 4 teams from the East. Could choose the “let’s feel better about ourselves” route and schedule Maryland, Rutgers, MSU and Indiana. Or choose the “screw it, let’s have fun and try and play spoiler” route and schedule Michigan, OSU, PSU and Indiana. The latter one looks more fun in a year where records won’t matter and moral victories might. Not to mention the upsets will feel good going into next year.