Pat Forde says B1G unsure about fall football

[dualthreat]

This is a joke.. P5’s can test daily... What do they think playing fball is gonna create a higher infection rate amongst players than not playing? Got news for em.. it won’t.

players and staff are safer now in their pseudo bubbles.. cancel everything and they will be less safe.

aside from that.. Mortality rate is similar to Flu for 18-22 year olds.. Secondarily there are some scientists and geneticists recently who have claimed Covid has and is mutating to be more infective but less severe...like 99/% of viruses.

Agree completely but this is about liability and public image. Not practicality

 

[JP4CY]

This shouldn't be a thread where I feel like I have to show ignored content because it escalated but here we are I guess.

Anyway, I still think football gets started. I am concerned what happens when large schools general student population starts to get a lot of positives in.

 

[CNECloneFan]

Here in Huskerland, talk radio is saying screw the B1G, we're playin'!

If they play the state's juco's and community colleges they might just end up bowl eligible...

 

[madguy30]

This is a joke.. P5’s can test daily... What do they think playing fball is gonna create a higher infection rate amongst players than not playing? Got news for em.. it won’t.

players and staff are safer now in their pseudo bubbles.. cancel everything and they will be less safe.

aside from that.. Mortality rate is similar to Flu for 18-22 year olds.. Secondarily there are some scientists and geneticists recently who have claimed Covid has and is mutating to be more infective but less severe...like 99/% of viruses.[/QUOTE]

Can you cite this please?

One Dr. from Italy said this about two months ago but it was baseless.

 

[diaclone]

Mmmm...

Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, PA, MI all went for Red in 16? That is half of the Big 10 schools covered and Im probably missing someone.

Huskerville

 

[CNECloneFan]

This shouldn't be a thread where I feel like I have to show ignored content because it escalated but here we are I guess.

Anyway, I still think football gets started. I am concerned what happens when large schools general student population starts to get a lot of positives in.

I'm thinking that even if they start the season, it will end up being like MLB so far...

 

[ISUTex]

Mmmm...

Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, PA, MI all went for Red in 16? That is half of the Big 10 schools covered and Im probably missing someone.

I would say those are purple states (maybe not Indiana). Alabama and Texas are "red" states.

 

[madguy30]

I'm thinking that even if they start the season, it will end up being like MLB so far...

Done after about a week?

 

[Clonehomer]

Nah, just like conference-only play, B1G leads on stuff like this.

Ivy League lead on this.

 

[Gonzo]

I would say those are purple states (maybe not Indiana). Alabama and Texas are "red" states.

Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio, and sadly Iowa are for sure "red" states.

 

[clonedude]

I've been saying for months that there won't be college football.

At best, they give it a shot and it lasts a game or two before the season gets cancelled, but I'm sticking with what I've been saying all summer.... there will be no college football this season.

 

[isufbcurt]

This is a joke.. P5’s can test daily... What do they think playing fball is gonna create a higher infection rate amongst players than not playing? Got news for em.. it won’t.

players and staff are safer now in their pseudo bubbles.. cancel everything and they will be less safe.

aside from that.. Mortality rate is similar to Flu for 18-22 year olds.. Secondarily there are some scientists and geneticists recently who have claimed Covid has and is mutating to be more infective but less severe...like 99/% of viruses.

You realize that testing costs money right? And testing 120ish football players everyday is going to cost a lot of money.

Yes players are in bubbles now but once school starts that bubble pops and they are going to be intermingling among the other students on campus.

 

[Brandon]

Trump could win over a lot of voters by using his executive power to force a football season

 

[CNECloneFan]

Done after about a week?

Well - MLB travels more frequently. The question will be, "How many teams can make it through the first few weeks of classes without an outbreak"?

 

[madguy30]

Well - MLB travels more frequently. The question will be, "How many teams can make it through the first few weeks of classes without an outbreak"?

Sounds like the MLB's issue is with players going out on the town...which would be similar to what college kids will do along with other in person issues.

 

[clonedude]

Trump could win over a lot of voters by using his executive power to force a football season

Sadly you're probably right.

 

[madguy30]

Baylor says "hi, don't forget murder."

We don't claim Baylor. Baylor needs to go away.

 

[kcbob79clone]

Trump could win over a lot of voters by using his executive power to force a football season

And here we go

 

[CNECloneFan]

Sounds like the MLB's issue is with players going out on the town...which would be similar to what college kids will do along with other in person issues.

Looking back at myself as an undergraduate student, Fall sports, let alone in person classes, don't stand a chance of making it to December.

 

[Gorm]

Mmmm...

Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, PA, MI all went for Red in 16? That is half of the Big 10 schools covered and Im probably missing someone.

At least half of the states in the B1G footprint are red.

Point taken...but the Governors are the ones making the decisions.

Minn- Blue 1 School
Wis - Blue 1 School
ILL - Blue 2 Schools
Mich - Blue 2 Schools
PA - Blue 1 School
NJ - Blue 1 School

That would 8 big ten schools, so over half.