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Blue_Ridge_Escarpment said:
Running out of time for that. Most students here in NC moved into dorms this past weekend.
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Elementary/middle/high schools have already been wishy washy on oh we're going to go online and oh let's go in person in at least Georgia.

It'd be easier for colleges to decide to flip to all online classes because several college classes are taught online.
 
I'm watching the 2000 Independence Bowl from 12-31-2000 featuring Miss St and Texas A&M on SEC Network. Lots of snow. I remember watching this game and being so jealous that Shreveport was getting snow.
 
Blue_Ridge_Escarpment said:
Big 12 presidents vote to play. And the football season is saved at the 11th hour.
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No surprise as it continues the general pattern of red state schools wanting to play and blue state schools not. The Big 12 is mainly in red states. The same is the case for the SEC and to a lesser extent the ACC. OTOH, the PAC 10 and Ivy League are mainly in blue and the Big 10 is mainly in blue or purple states. Just noting a correlation.
So predictable in this way. Politics is clearly intertwined. And I’m not trying to take sides here.
 
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It’s crazy. HS and MS sports and travel teams are playing now. Yet colleges can’t play. What a joke. So when virus is here next fall cancel again?
 
It will be interesting to see what happens this time next year if covid is still around. Cancelling 2 years in a row is unfathomable.
 
Regardless of whether you want to make things political or not, I think protocols are going to change in 2021 even if we don't see a vaccine in the spring.

At least as long as we gain some common sense and also start focusing on antivirals. As if there's not a vaccine, there's going to probably be an antiviral.
 
GeorgiaGirl said:
Regardless of whether you want to make things political or not, I think protocols are going to change in 2021 even if we don't see a vaccine in the spring.

At least as long as we gain some common sense and also start focusing on antivirals. As if there's not a vaccine, there's going to probably be an antiviral.
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I keep hearing vaccine. Problem with that is that no one is going to take it. I’ve talked to some very very pro vaccine people who flat out say they will refuse to take it.
 
One more note. The reason sports were stopped in March was because this was a novel virus. There was little information available and what information was available we now know was being misconstrued by WHO and China. Now that we know a lot more about the virus especially the fact that the mortality rate is very low, much lower than thought it would be back in March, it’s safer to play now than back in March. There were inherent safety risks in all sports before the virus and there will be after the virus. Those have been accepted and sports continued. This is no different.
 
Blue_Ridge_Escarpment said:
I keep hearing vaccine. Problem with that is that no one is going to take it. I’ve talked to some very very pro vaccine people who flat out say they will refuse to take it.
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We are going to be at the point in which that's not going to matter unless we're at 15-20% of the population taking it next year.

Also wonder how people are going to feel if jobs are going to 100% REQUIRE you outside of religious or health reasons (outside of worry over side effects or even, I'll go there even though I feel it's a total conspiracy, being chipped), or you're going to be told to look elsewhere. Because I don't really care about hearing this again after right here. I'm going to most likely have to unless I contract the virus or I will be forced to change fields and even possibly go back for 4 years (which I'm not going to, I am for a year but not 4).
 
Blue_Ridge_Escarpment said:
Running out of time for that. Most students here in NC moved into dorms this past weekend.
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I've moved one back already (she worked with football program and today Big South cancelled all Fall sports which sucks) moving the 2nd one back this Sunday. So yeah students at college but not allowed to play sports because apparently the virus only spreads on the court or field
 
metwannabe said:
I've moved one back already (she worked with football program and today Big South cancelled all Fall sports which sucks) moving the 2nd one back this Sunday. So yeah students at college but not allowed to play sports because apparently the virus only spreads on the court or field
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Yeah it’s getting ridiculous tbh. Hopefully common sense will prevail sooner rather than later. Can’t imagine how dorms would be safer than an outdoor football field with players wearing gloves and helmets!
 
At some point the financial crunch is going to be massive, sports related.... I've enjoyed MLB season thus far but can't help but think, all these players getting paid millions and all those empty seats, severely cuts revenue for pro teams. Of course this applies to all pro sports

Colleges giving out tons of scholarships but money sports (Football and basketball) on hold, severely cuts revenue for colleges..

At some point something has to give
 
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