CFB 50-50 to happen at all according to report
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There is no reason to not have football this fall. Simply deny admittance to those in high risk groups which removes risk almost entirely as they account for almost all hospitalizations and deaths. This is not really all that hard.
Really?? Or are you really not paying attention or just plain ignorant.
I am actually well informed. It isn't that hard. Nothing really needs to be shut down if we deal with the high risk groups and provide appropriate mitigation strategies for everyone else. We knew this months ago but our leaders chose to either ignore it, or overreact.
Actually it's not that simple, for dozens of reasons that have been discussed here, and elsewhere. I personally think the season will start but not finish.
Not really. Most people are grossly misinformed.
Perhaps, but I look at this from the perspective of being a lawyer for over 4 decades. Liability will be a major issue.
Would packing 100,000 under the age of 60-year-old people into beaver Stadium be an appropriate mitigation strategy ?
Deny admittance to high-risk groups, and people who look like them.
Fear of blood sucking social parasites is not a reason. No offense.
No offense taken, but liability issues will be the major factor in how this all plays out.
There were many many mentions of surges due to to them Way more than Nary
stop rushing to find a vaccine for COVID-19 and produce one that fixes stupid.
I am curious how the liability comes in to play. first of course, there would have to be actual damages from a disease, and then proximate cause. finally who are the parties? the plaintiff (assuming this is not a class play but an individual case) seems obvious as the person with actual damages. who is the defendant?
I’m watching thousands of people protest with no fall out. Are you paying attention or just plain hypocritical?
There seemed to be a lot of recent momentum towards playing, I would have also guessed better than 50/50. I wonder if some of the recent examples of players testing positive has caused them to rethink things.
I am not a personal injury lawyer, but find a good one and, if they have a plaintiff, they will find a half dozen defendants. They always do.
Or even more simply, deny admission to anyone who may later encounter anyone in a high risk group. This will mean no fans and fewer deaths and illness caused by selfish folks who care only about themselves, and their tailgate beers. No matter how many times it’s explained to them, they still don’t get it. Prevention is for public health, not individual behavioral preferences. I don’t care if you get sick (I hope not.) It’s not about the 100,000 who attend the games, but about the million people who they might infect. Your attendance increases the risk for them exponentially.
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Sorry, we have to open up at some point.
I agree. I’m a 25 year season ticket holder and huge football fan. I look forward to being able to watch football on TV this season. But I don’t think cramming 109,000 into Beaver Stadium is a smart decision. It’s football. I don’t think it’s worth the risk of your or your parents’ lives. Are you going to enjoy the games knowing you might become a carrier? How many people will you be in contact with during the 14 days after attending a game? And how many will those people contact? If they play, they should do so with a very limited attendance, and I suspect they will because of the money, not because of the safety and welfare of the students and fans. I can’t imagine that social distancing and masks will be practical or fun. Hand sanitizer stations are not enough. Let’s worry about opening the classrooms before we open the stadiums.
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I'm sure there are lawyers that will chase anything, but good luck trying to prove that a client contracted Covid 19 by being exposed at a specific location.
So cut the number down to 50,000. Ease back into it. Why is it not okay to risk our parents lives but it’s okay to risk others lives through financial ruin? A ton of people rely on college football for more than just a diversion. There are a lot of livelihoods riding on it.
I guess you haven't read the back of a MLB baseball game ticket. You get hit by a foul ball, good luck suing MLB. Nobody is forcing anyone to attend a CFB game or participate in one.
50,000 is probably still too many- I'm betting it will be more like 25,000
I think a half full stadium is enough space and that would be 50,000 at PSU....it would be 50 at Pitt.
Pitt has no problem. They've been social distancing there for years.
My daughter just got notification today that her fall semester is going to start in time and end at Thanksgiving. She’s really excited. I’m fighting the fatherly urge to tell her she’ll be lucky to get to Thanksgiving without the school shutting down again.
The argument is that the health people will get it and give it to the at risk people. I'm not saying I agree.
Maybe this young woman from Chicago should have talked to you first and not recently sued the Cubs and MLB after getting hit by a foul ball. Sure, there is assumption of the risk, but there are exceptions. Lest you think this lawsuit is an aberration, I assure you it is not.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2020/4/30/21242942/cubs-foul-ball-lawsuit-mlb-wrigley-field
And check this from the LA Times (Feb. 2020). The headline is:
A lawsuit could make baseball teams liable for foul balls that injure fans
https://www.latimes.com/sports/stor...oul-ball-danger-injure-fans-lawsuit-liability
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If they get their rocks off by spending time on suits that have no pay-off, I can't think of a better reason not to pass legislation.
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