Can't the people who think covid isn't a big deal stop contaminating this thread with your BS. Take that **** to the cave.
Big Ten and Pac-12 cancel 2020 fall football seasons
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H1N1 killed an estimated 50 million in 1917-8 pandemic. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-commemoration/1918-pandemic-history.htm
If we had gotten COVID19 under control, as a nation, we would all be playing college football this Fall.
Now, with the B1G and the P12 cancelling, the liability risks just escalated substantially. Peer institutions cancelled to keep their players (and families) safe, and you didn't? Oof. I'm not optimistic.
But, again. This is only happening because we chose not to get COVDI19 under control. That was a choice. We chose to have no national response. We are now in a worse place than every other developed nation in the world. We chose to not beat this. So... here are the fruits.
Now, with the B1G and the P12 cancelling, the liability risks just escalated substantially. Peer institutions cancelled to keep their players (and families) safe, and you didn't? Oof. I'm not optimistic.
But, again. This is only happening because we chose not to get COVDI19 under control. That was a choice. We chose to have no national response. We are now in a worse place than every other developed nation in the world. We chose to not beat this. So... here are the fruits.
The last six months has not been enough time
They also sent sick people into nursing homes to infect everyone. There is another variable to this virus that we haven't yet nailed down. Along with outlawing drugs that are used in other areas. What's the point of outlawing a drug treatment again?
very optimistic...college football is a regional sport in that I can't see people from the Southeast or California care about watching mid pack Big 12 teams play to try to fill a void.
The NFL has already been reported to want to move games to Saturday. That right there would take a significant portion of those people away.
A lot of people will put an asterisk next to whoever has the best record this year because 2 major conferences aren't playing.
Imo even if the cases/deaths had continued to go down unless it wanes off or we officially contain it via vaccine it would have taken off a few weeks into the season or at least cases would have started popping up.
We found out in June and July that it was not under control.
For the people thinking that anybody was actually cheering for football to get cancelled.... that’s a terrible take and you should feel bad about it
Because this was and has always been a political decision. No need to see actual results.
Your thinking is too narrow.
First, we don't know that the risk is "absolutely minuscule."
Second, the danger about covid is that it is so easily transmitted to others - that's why we have 160000 deaths and god only knows how many serious illnesses and health damage to thousands of others. This virus impacts those who are older and those who have some other health issues.
Sometimes we have to start thinking about others and the bigger picture.
I’m not saying it is under control. I have read that even an occasional case popping up should halt the season, I think that is not a realistic measure. Using that we probably have slammed the door on college sports for several years. A lot of people have mentioned not until under control. I just want to know what they consider under control.
That goes for coranobros too speaking like covid is a death sentence.. get that crap out of here
The odds are higher of dying from playing football for these players than dying of Covid.
Oh for crying out loud. I don't think people were "cheering" for football to be canceled. Many of us thought it best to cancel, but "cheering" - that's just horse****. Don't make s*** up because the decision didn't go the way you wanted it to.
I definitely think this is true for some around here. Not all but definitely some.
