How about the fact the players and their parents wanted to play. Does that mean they don’t care about their loved ones. It was a cya decision.
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No. However, thrusting 200 players together in a sweaty mess each Saturday, on top of daily classes and other risks, is a recipe for disaster. Look at the challenges MLB has had with 30-man rosters and professional oversight/testing. CFB would be a far bigger shit show for many reasons.
Yea I can see how you confused kids dying from C19 and Minority athletes to the over prescribed Oxy.
If you work real hard at it, you can be a little more insulting. Don't deal with the issue, attack the man instead. Old strategy - name calling. You will be OK when your testicles descend. Try dealing with the reality of the issue and let's hear your spin rather than attacking someone you do not even know. Limited, very limited. For a grad student, you think you would be more creative with your insults. You need to try harder. There are so many more profound ad hominem attacks you could use. Disappointing. Try harder.
Try harder. Your insults are too tame. Be more creative in insulting me or anyone who offers a thought that your mind cannot deal with.
The confusion lies with those who followed the science of the day only to be tragically wrong. If a practitioner missed the pharmaceutical pandemic they themselves created, I can't take anything that have to say about this pandemic seriously.
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so the medical community isn't allowed to change their minds based on new information that becomes available? Football coaches make in game adjustments.
Science is static? No new discoveries allowed?
Do you still believe the world is flat?
I live in GA. That is the geographic area you refer to .... Are you telling me Covid is rampant in GA???
Facts:
1. There was a "hot cell" down in Albany, GA at the very early stages. Back in March-April. Before the hospitals were equipped. If you know Albany, GA is is not exactly metro-Atlanta. The hospitals in Albany were not prepared for what they had to deal with and tragically lives were lost. It took GA a few weeks to respond. The situation was corrected.
2. GA opened early. We have been rampantly testing as businesses are opening. Many businesses are requiring their employees to present a "negative" test before they can return to work. People wanting to return to work has greatly increased the number of tests... increased number of tests.... increase EVERY number... increase negatives AND increase positives... you test more people you get more results. The vast majority of those testing positive were A-Symptomatic. They felt perfectly healthy, were wanting to return to work and told they were positive.
3. Most of those people waited the 14-days, got re-tested. Tested a second time as negative and returned to work.
If you drive past a testing facility in GA the lines are usually very long. That's not because we have out-breaks. Rather it's because people are needing to get a negative test result so they can return to work or participate in a school activity. For example, my 2 daughters run Cross Country. Before they could participate in formal practices, they had to have negative test results. We had to go get both of our daughters tested, even though they felt 100% healthy.
But allow CNN to tell you that we are a hotbed.
Not only should they change their minds when new information is presented, it's their obligation, and that's exactly why CJF and others were correct to ask for more time regarding their decision to cancel the season (Spring isn't happening). The ramifications are going to extend far beyond football, or this town. The arrogance of these deciders is only seen in academics and politicians.
When my wife took our 2 girls they all got tested (My wife figured since she already waited 1-hour in line, she might as well get it done). None of them listed the test as an "emergency". They were told "up to 5 days". They actually got results in 2 days. They got tested on a Tuesday and had results by Thursday.
Baseball is a good point of comparison. They are better organized and resourced than college football can ever be. They’ve done a fantastic job and yet there are still significant issues. A few teams are one outbreak away from ruining the season. The Marlins or Cardinals can’t possibly complete their schedule if they have more postponements.
This is a super intelligent viewpoint. Even more surprising is Harry never showed this side of himself in 204 Ewing hall 35 years ago. Go figure.
Your assumption here is that not playing creates a better outcome than playing and many of us do not believe this. Its not that we don't have empathy, care and concern.
Oh hum. Science says that only 2.6 Of every one million Americans under age 25 die of Covid19. Science says there is no real danger. PS. Tell me you really believe the numbers when hospitals get millions if deaths are covid19.
