Big Ten and Pac-12 cancel 2020 fall football seasons

[CloneIce]

No, 2020 has seen a major increase in total deaths. Over 200,000 more than expected at this point in the year. Here is an article that breaks down the data - I love detailed data driven factual reporting like this, it cuts through any crap and keeps us all informed. Read up if you want to be knowledgeable on this subject. I’m assuming the silly graph posted above was comparing 7.5 months of 2020 to full 12 month years. Nobody should be gullible enough to fall for that.

True Pandemic Toll in the U.S. Reaches 377,000 (Published 2021)

Since coronavirus struck, more people have died than usual in every state of the country, with 23 states seeing deaths above normal peaking in the last two months, according to a New York Times analysis.

www.nytimes.com

 

[brett108]

All of the Buckeye pods and sports radio saying that Gene Smith and the new President wont buck the big 10.

Not worth making an enemy of the entire league for one season. The legal ramifications alone with TV rights wouldn't likely be worked out in time to have a separate fall season.

Also the optics of just doing this for football(assuming they wouldn't be rushing to get Volleyball games scheduled) will not look great.

 

[ArgentCy]

No, 2020 has seen a major increase in total deaths. Over 200,000 more than expected at this point in the year. Here is an article that breaks down the data - I love detailed data driven factual reporting like this, it cuts through any crap and keeps us all informed. Read up if you want to be knowledgeable on this subject. I’m assuming the silly graph posted above was comparing 7.5 months of 2020 to full 12 month years. Nobody should be gullible enough to fall for that.

True Pandemic Toll in the U.S. Reaches 377,000 (Published 2021)

Since coronavirus struck, more people have died than usual in every state of the country, with 23 states seeing deaths above normal peaking in the last two months, according to a New York Times analysis.

www.nytimes.com

It was not and you don't like reading that much because you didn't make it through the title. Try again. But seriously how do you have "excess" deaths when total deaths are done? Clearly they have data or definition problems.

 

[cycloneG]

 

[simply1]

It was not and you don't like reading that much because you didn't make it through the title. Try again. But seriously how do you have "excess" deaths when total deaths are done? Clearly they have data or definition problems.

Your link with the graph was retracted, you should also retract it.

 

[Statefan10]

 

[Urbandale2013]

**** them. They were the idiots who made premature decision.

 

[ArgentCy]

**** them. They were the idiots who made premature decision.

Agreed and this is just another schism that we get to enjoy this year. This one I really enjoy, however.

 

[CloneIce]

It was not and you don't like reading that much because you didn't make it through the title. Try again. But seriously how do you have "excess" deaths when total deaths are done? Clearly they have data or definition problems.

You really don’t understand the concept of excess over expected? This should not require explanation.

The BS graph you posted has already been debunked. But Anyone with an ounce of common sense in their head who took a minute to think about it already knew that, just from looking at it.

Please quit getting tricked by, and then spreading false information

 

[CycloneVet]

Yea, a hell of a lot more people will get sick this year than a normal year because COVID-19 is way more dangerous than the diseases we normally deal with. COVID-19 has already tripled the amount of deaths from the flu in a typical year, and we're not even 3/4 of the way through the year. It is not only more deadly than the flu, but also spreads easier.

Should we all just ignore it and live life like normal? Estimates are we would see 2 million dead from COVID in a year if we had zero mitigation efforts. How many people should die from COVID-19 so we can watch college football?

You are right, every estimate that has been given has been spot on...

 

[CloneIce]

You are right, every estimate that has been given has been spot on...

His point is not dependent on every estimate being spot on, so I don’t understand this response- it doesn’t make sense in the context of the post you replied to.

I’ve been pretty surprised how accurate the most cited predictions have been these last few months.Especially given all the uncertainties of modeling the spread of a disease that is dependent on human behavior.

 

[Doc]

Doesn’t like someone who thinks they made the correct decision.

 

[melt]

You are right, every estimate that has been given has been spot on...

The 2 million figure was dumb for me to include anyway because it was based on doing nothing, which obviously would not happen. The estimates have to change all the time because what we do changes all the time. Close the economy, open back up, mask enforcement, all that drastically changes the spread of the virus. I think Trump did say 100-200k deaths back in March, so he did get something right for a change.

Anyway, 9 sooners have already tested positive, so let’s see how prepared these schools really are.

 

[kcbob79clone]

Nebraska now the trendsetter

Shatel: Is Nebraska the villain of the Big Ten, or is it becoming a trendsetter?

In one week, Nebraska went from allegedly going "rogue" and being the Darth Vader of the Big Ten... to having more and more of the force on their side.

omaha.com

 

[Cyched]

Nubs media has found the latest thing to yank each other over

 

[Statefan10]

What is going on here??

 

[Urbandale2013]

What is going on here??

LOfreakingL! How incompetent of a response can you have. The Big Ten is trying to make Iowa look like PR geniuses.

 

[MartyFine]

 

[Statefan10]

And just like with sports, if you're going to shut down the entire school due to positive tests, you shouldn't have even thought about bringing back the students in the first place.

 

[MartyFine]