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(05-22-2020 06:35 PM)Bearcatbdub Wrote:  

(05-22-2020 04:12 PM)bearcatlawjd2 Wrote:  

(05-21-2020 03:47 PM)Cataclysmo Wrote:  Good signs regarding the return to voluntary activities for schools. I think the key from here out will be how schools handle positive Covid cases amongst athletes. A few weeks ago when the UFC had their event, a fighter and his team all tested positive but he was simply removed and the event proceeded as normal. Likewise, the premier league recently had some people test positive, but all indications are that they will continue playing.

Does it play out the same when a student athlete contracts the virus while on campus?

I still think we need to see what happens with MLB assuming they start up again this summer. If they can get a real season in then football has a chance. I still think fans in attendance is a no go at this point. Since this became a political issue its going to be difficult to convince those on the right to take things seriously and change their behavior at sporting events and social gatherings. Football also tends to have a more conservative following than other sports. Enforcing tailgate rules might work at UC which has a limited scene but SEC schools, Ohio State, Clemson, and other football is religion type programs would be extremely difficult to enforce anything that limits the gameday experience.

I would guess that the NFL returns because they are essentially a TV product anyway. Money talks and they will play regardless of the health consequences if we know anything about that league.

The thing is the virus hasn't gone away. There is no national testing or tracing program. The White House rather make this about themselves than protect people so getting real info to the public is basically impossible at this point as viewpoints are locked in already. This will lead to a really difficult guideline in terms of playing sports safely. The optics will look bad this fall when there are over 200,000 dead from the virus and people are complaining about not being to watch their team in the stadium or tailgate in the parking lot. Until we get a treatment or vaccine this is always going to be a problem and mostly likely a political wedge issue which makes it more dangerous.

To each his own. Feel free to huddle in your fort with your ham radio scanning for other viable life forms.

Please don’t worry about the rest of us getting on with our lives.