Will There Be a 2020 Football Season?

Chances of a 2020 season?

  • Full 12 Game Schedule

    Votes: 20 36.4%

  • Shortened Season

    Votes: 13 23.6%

  • No Games Played

    Votes: 22 40.0%
  • Total voters
    55
  • Poll closed .
Nebfanatic said:
Whats also interesting about COVID is the neurological symptoms. Loss of taste and smell could just be the beginning of the damage done there. Many are reporting brain fog and confusion. Here is a study using 'mini brains' that's quite intriguing. 
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The brain fog yes and the concept of "happy hypoxia". https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200622-the-long-term-effects-of-covid-19-infection

Thank you for stimulating my curiosity on this. 

https://www.ajemjournal.com/article/S0735-6757(20)30364-8/fulltext

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/2764549

https://www.healio.com/news/primary-care/20200612/qa-navigating-neurological-consequences-of-covid19  <--this one can explain things for the general public

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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200622-the-long-term-effects-of-covid-19-infection

In Japan, researchers reported the case of a 24-year-old man who was found unconscious on the floor in a pool of his own vomit. He experienced generalised seizures while being rushed to hospital. An MRI scan of his brain revealed acute signs of viral meningitis (inflammation of the brain), and a lumbar puncture detected Sars-CoV-2 in his cerebrospinal fluid.

 
Dogs In A Pile said:
Had a mild case of COVID-19 and think you are recovered and in the clear?

Not so fast my friend.

Two new studies from Germany paint a sobering picture of the toll that Covid-19 takes on the heart.
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5158013/
 

Seems that influenza has also been associated with long term cardiological issues. 
 

To me, this suggests:

1) Coronavirus is not exceptional in that it is a viral infection that may lead to life-long complications 

2) The flu should be taken a little more seriously than it is currently. 

 
Sounds like the OPS Super found out what was "really" going on during workouts/conditioning and so on...and shut it down.  

 
Hilltop said:
Any idea if there were covid cases or just kids not complying with the rules?
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There are no rules...not for voluntary workouts.  I guess the only rule is coaches have to wear masks and no water can be supplied by the school.

I know two schools in the Omaha area that came back with positive cases.

 
If the season is cancelled how will roster sizes work for 2021 hoping that we are in the clear by next fall? If SRs are able to comeback I'm sure most of them will. Will they make freshmen redshirt? Otherwise they get a free year to get ready. They could possible make the SRs who already redshirted bounce, but there will be a lot of push back on that. 

 
BIG ERN said:
If the season is cancelled how will roster sizes work for 2021 hoping that we are in the clear by next fall? If SRs are able to comeback I'm sure most of them will. Will they make freshmen redshirt? Otherwise they get a free year to get ready. They could possible make the SRs who already redshirted bounce, but there will be a lot of push back on that. 
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My guess...most seniors will not come back.  If you are a senior and you know you are not going to play because you just aren't that good are you really going to go through the grind again?  Probably not.

If you are a senior and are good enough for the NFL that will be your focus.

 
BIG ERN said:
If the season is cancelled how will roster sizes work for 2021 hoping that we are in the clear by next fall? If SRs are able to comeback I'm sure most of them will. Will they make freshmen redshirt? Otherwise they get a free year to get ready. They could possible make the SRs who already redshirted bounce, but there will be a lot of push back on that. 
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Interesting to think about for sure- For those seniors that aren't quite making the cut for the NFL, they may want the chance to play to prove themselves.  Guessing we see a lot of transfer portal activity with those guys landing wherever they can find a spot.  Could make for a very competitive year with some typically below average teams competing at a higher level.  

 
teachercd said:
My guess...most seniors will not come back.  If you are a senior and you know you are not going to play because you just aren't that good are you really going to go through the grind again?  Probably not.

If you are a senior and are good enough for the NFL that will be your focus.
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I think people will be surprised how many would want to comeback - maybe I'm wrong as well. There are a lot of college kids who get a lot of PT or even start that know their NFL dreams are slim. 

 
Jason Sitoke said:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5158013/
 

Seems that influenza has also been associated with long term cardiological issues. 
 

To me, this suggests:

1) Coronavirus is not exceptional in that it is a viral infection that may lead to life-long complications 

2) The flu should be taken a little more seriously than it is currently. 
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Youre right, its not exceptional. That said, these complications are much more common in these types of respiratory illnesses as already seen with MERS and SARS compared to the flu. Why people want to make this out to be pretty much the same as the flu, I have no idea. 

 
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Nebfanatic said:
Youre right, its not exceptional. That said, these complications are much more common in these types of respiratory illnesses as already seen with MERS and SARS compared to the flu. Why people want to make this the flu, I have no idea. 
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I’ve actually been surprised to learn that the flu killed 80,000 people (estimated) in the U.S. in 2018..and we have an annual vaccine for it. 

Anyone that can do basic math realizes this is deadlier than influenza, but why people want to pretend that the flu is no big deal, I have no idea. 

 
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