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College Football in 2020 in danger?


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18 hours ago, field said:

Well, at least students will be on campus in the Fall.

 

https://president.utexas.edu/messages-speeches-2020/fall-2020-planning-update-may-20

 


The starting early and doing finals remotely idea is genius. If the heart of the flu season is December- March, you eliminate the student exposure to half of the season. 

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1 hour ago, TrashMaster G said:

But it's not like the chances are zero.  Kids have gotten sick and died.  It's a legitimate worry, certainly as a parent, not something completely made-up like the bullshit vaccine/autism link.

Ages 0-24 are significantly more likely to die from influenza & pneumonia.

I have no data on meteors, spontaneous combustion, alien abductions or M&M overdose but we do have Google.

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1 hour ago, Randolph Duke said:

lol.

You need to study up on sovereign immunity.

https://www.utsystem.edu/offices/general-counsel/explanation-indemnification-limitations-and-insurance

 

In certain limited circumstances, the Texas Tort Claims Act (Chapter 101, Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code) provides a waiver of the State of Texas’ sovereign immunity with respect to liability and suits against governmental units like The University of Texas System and its individual institutions for property damage, personal injury, and death proximately caused by the wrongful act or omission or the negligence of an employee acting within the scope of his or her employment.  

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2 hours ago, NorthLoop said:

TWELVE. 

That's how many kids under the age of 15 have died from Covid in the US. It is not a legitimate worry. 

 

https://data.cdc.gov/NCHS/Provisional-COVID-19-Death-Counts-by-Sex-Age-and-S/9bhg-hcku/data

Especially when you consider the number that will die from the affects of shutting everything down for 3 months.

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2 hours ago, Newy25 said:


The starting early and doing finals remotely idea is genius. If the heart of the flu season is December- March, you eliminate the student exposure to half of the season. 

I would add that to be allowed back on campus you have to get a test done no latter than a week before returning.

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4 hours ago, JFKFC said:

Here is the nightmare scenario. Somehow, one asymptomatic kid slips through. Then, 23 Texas football players test positive. One student athlete has a genetic immunity issue that has never been diagnosed. That young man dies. Slam dunk lawsuit. Devestating consequences for Texas athletics. 

Honest question is this any diff than say a genetic issue that causes a kid to die during conditioning after practice.  Can the family sue for not knowing their kid had an extra issue?

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Pay Dye's got the COVID.  Hate his former team, but have enjoyed listening to him ruminating about football and telling STOW-riz over the years.  He damn sure wishes he hadn't eaten the bad M&M.  He wants to watch games on the Plains for a few more years.

https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2020/05/auburn-legend-pat-dye-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-hospitalized-due-to-kidney-issues.html

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27 minutes ago, Bama Llama said:

Pay Dye's got the COVID.  Hate his former team, but have enjoyed listening to him ruminating about football and telling STOW-riz over the years.  He damn sure wishes he hadn't eaten the bad M&M.  He wants to watch games on the Plains for a few more years.

https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2020/05/auburn-legend-pat-dye-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-hospitalized-due-to-kidney-issues.html

Freudian slip.

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3 hours ago, 4th&Five said:

it's a pr nightmare for them to use thousands of tests when people can't get them that need them.  they also don't want to kill their coaches.

Who cannot get a Covid test now? I just did a simple google search and found two separate places within 10 miles of my house that offer free testing. I think that narrative on the difficulty of getting tested is dated and entirely inaccurate. 

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3 hours ago, Js1 said:

So not asymptomatic?

Ok

Or, more likely not wanting to hurt the revenue stream needed as many smaller schools never managed funds for a "unforseen event"..?

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We now have more evidence that the cancellation of the 2020 college football season could cost schools more than $4 billion. According to a Washington University report commissioned by ESPN, schools in the Power Five conferences could lose in the neighborhood of $4 billion if football isn't played in 2020.1 day ago

 

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1 hour ago, Enchubben said:

Political stuff aside, what are the odds of the Texas/LSU game being played as scheduled? Looking at pulling trigger on TicketCity for a pair of tickets.

I wouldn’t buy a ticket without a full refund policy if fans are not allowed. 

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