Will There Be a 2020 Football Season?

[teachercd]

31 minutes ago, Enhance said:

OK, everybody. 

 

I just moved about 40 posts out of here that had a better home outside of the football forum. My eyes are (figuratively) bleeding a bit. If you think yours got unfairly caught up in the cross fire, I'm sorry.

 

I'm sure there are other posts within this 169 page monstrosity that need to be moved, too. They're staying.

 

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Do you mean, like, sexy water?

[Nebfanatic]

53 minutes ago, Mavric said:

 

Wonder if the league will have any guidelines regarding this or if it will be up to each school. 

[teachercd]

So, no new updates here in Omaha...well except my buddy that coaches a horrible HS softball team is pretty freaking pumped that he doesn't have to have practice right now.

 

So as of right now, schools will be starting "on time" and fall sports will be played.  

1 minute ago, Nebfanatic said:

Wonder if the league will have any guidelines regarding this or if it will be up to each school. 

I thought I heard that it will be up to each state/county.

 

I know that is what they are doing for HS schools and attendance.  

[Cdog923]

4 minutes ago, teachercd said:

Do you mean, like, sexy water?

 

What is "sexy water"?

[teachercd]

2 minutes ago, Cdog923 said:

 

What is "sexy water"?

Ha...you know, instead of hot, it is sexy...it was just a bad joke...like 99% of my jokes.

[FrantzHardySwag]

1 hour ago, Mavric said:

 

Seems like a decent way to go from football to no football. I'd rather play it safe and have a non-full stadium, than risk a full stadium and having it be the cause of an outbreak.

[Nebfanatic]

3 minutes ago, FrantzHardySwag said:

Seems like a decent way to go from football to no football. I'd rather play it safe and have a non-full stadium, than risk a full stadium and having it be the cause of an outbreak.

How does this work within CDC guidelines is what I'm wondering. Do those not apply for football games? Will the B1G implement an attendance limit? 

[kansas45]

21 minutes ago, Nebfanatic said:

1 hour ago, Mavric said:

 

Wonder if the league will have any guidelines regarding this or if it will be up to each school. 

 

I have got a feeling that some local public health officials are simply losing their minds over this tweet as those "low" numbers can turn into "big" numbers in a real hurry. I do not know what Moos' calculus is on this. If the league deviates from the CDC, then the CDC is going to say "do what you want, don't blame us, I am sure your crack epidemiologists in the athletic department are smarter than us." 

[knapplc]

35 minutes ago, WyoHusker56 said:

I haven't been very optimistic that this was going to happen, but it definitely seems like they are going to give a go and man I'd like to watch some football!

 

Same.

[Nebfanatic]

I think if the season does kick off the 4 game red shirt rule is going to be extremely handy this year. 

[Nebfanatic]

6 minutes ago, kansas45 said:

 

I have got a feeling that some local public health officials are simply losing their minds over this tweet as those "low" numbers can turn into "big" numbers in a real hurry. I do not know what Moos' calculus is on this. If the league deviates from the CDC, then the CDC is going to say "do what you want, don't blame us, I am sure your crack epidemiologists in the athletic department are smarter than us." 

In the end I doubt we will see full attendance this year. Too much liability. 

[Huskers93-97]

I wonder are they going to allow visiting fans or just home crowd? Curious because if say the virus is low in Nebraska like it is now. Then our fans are probably a low risk to each other. But if say we host Ohio state  and Ohio is a mess at the time with lots of infections maybe it’s best to not co mingle different regions and towns to bring more infection to Nebraska 

[Hilltop]

I'm guessing Moos is just not going to make a firm statement on attendance until he absolutely has to.  Why not be optimistic until something forces you not to be.  As the previous 7 months have shown us, a lot can change in 30 days.  

[Hilltop]

3 minutes ago, Huskers93-97 said:

I wonder are they going to allow visiting fans or just home crowd? Curious because if say the virus is low in Nebraska like it is now. Then our fans are probably a low risk to each other. But if say we host Ohio state  and Ohio is a mess at the time with lots of infections maybe it’s best to not co mingle different regions and towns to bring more infection to Nebraska 

Even with out lower than national average numbers, a full stadium would likely be a pretty bad idea.  One person could give it to 100s.  Maybe rapid testing will be developed that will change things?  Test everyone at the gate?  Show up with a recent negative test to be admitted?  Crazy but some of our fan base would likely do it to attend.  

[Nebfanatic]

4 minutes ago, Hilltop said:

Even with out lower than national average numbers, a full stadium would likely be a pretty bad idea.  One person could give it to 100s.  Maybe rapid testing will be developed that will change things?  Test everyone at the gate?  Show up with a recent negative test to be admitted?  Crazy but some of our fan base would likely do it to attend.  

Problem is the testing has been very prone to false negatives, likely due to the fact it has mutated into different strains.