Will There Be a 2020 Football Season?
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kansas45
Four-Star Recruit
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But here’s what one told me: “If we lose $50 million to $60 million, so be it. I’d rather have a financial crisis than a bunch of kids getting really sick.” And this: “This decision cannot be made by football coaches or ADs or the commissioner or even school presidents. It has to be the medical experts.”
Hate to break this to people, but some/many/most players are actual students who live in dorms or apartments and (should) go to class. They cannot be bubbled, especially not for four to five months. They are well-compensated when you take into account tuition, housing, books, food, clothing and a stipend, but they are non-salaried. They do not exist for our entertainment.
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$$. No reason this one can’t do the same.
I am not exactly sure why, but most of the old folks I know just aren’t worried about this. My mom is 89 and she lived through a lot of the stuff I mentioned above. Given the choice, she would rather risk it, see her grandkids, great grandkids, go to church and do her jazzer size class than stay shut in her house. Who am I to say no. She would probably die sooner if we told her she couldn’t see anyone, anyway.
COVID is likely here to stay just like many other viruses. Be considerate, protect those at risk as best we can. Can’t live in fear. Learn, adapt and keep living life.
My uneducated gut feel is that COVID will be an order of magnitude less fatal than the Spanish flu, however, the Spanish flu started in the Spring and really picked up in November of that year, so maybe I am a fool. Regardless of the outcome, we have an example of a generation that lived through a pandemic and a lot of other adversity and kicked a$$. 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.
Notre Dame Joe
All-Conference
My state brought in a lot of HCPs from out of state. Also this isn't the Silent Hill Ghost Hospital, the H in question just closed in Nov 2019. And thank you for your service.
I think you should up the ante and make it HIV+.
teachercd
Head Coach
Decoy73
Starter
If it was actually the real influenza, then no. He shouldn’t have played IMO. Both for his health and others. But in the magnitude of the event, one case is easily going to get glossed over.
teachercd
Head Coach
Not HS kids that are working out/conditioning, I can tell you that for sure. I see 100-200 every single day. No mask, no distancing, nothing. Inside in the gyms, weight room, halls and outside.
Hilltop
All-Conference
I can honestly say that in my day to day life I haven't seen someone wear a mask in 2 weeks. Again, this is rural Nebraska but close to some hot spots. My son said he is seeing more people wearing them in Lincoln as opposed to a few weeks ago.
knapplc
International Man of Mystery
Yeah, Lincoln's mask-wearing has ticked up a bit, in response to the Mayor's "mandate" that has no teeth. Some folks still don't wear them, but we'll see if that changes.
FrantzHardySwag
All-Conference
Last two days we've had 1100+ Covid deaths each day. First time since end of May/beginning of June we've seen numbers like that on back to back days. Definitely need to see those numbers shrink as we get closer to football season.
