Pa fall sports expected to start on time.

[IUPNation]

Manageable? What does that mean?

I will tell you what it means here in Texas. According to Gov. Abbott we shouldn't be worried because they have a hospital bed waiting for us. No shortage. They even have enough ventilators in case we need one. From day 1 that's been the biggest part of "manageable."

Texas, IMO, opened too early and too quickly. Now the numbers keep going up and up. The gov says it's just because of increased testing. The doctors disagree.

Where I live in El Paso it keeps spreading. The gov gave us a two-week reprieve on the opening process but now we are in sync with the rest of the state. People wear masks here and take it seriously.

Everybody knows the border shutdown is set to expire next Monday. You can't trust any of the numbers Mexico releases. They are right next door so I don't feel that confident about the local situation.

Luckily, for those in PA, the situation has been handled pretty well, despite the absurd lawsuits and threats of "impeachment" by rural Republican legislators. Wolf held his ground as much as he could. Pennsylvania is now seeing a lot of improvement across the board.

My prediction: It's going to spike substantially nationwide and this is going to put football in jeopardy. The timing isn't good.

It means if you make masks just a part of everyday life the transmission will be kept down and if testing is so ramped up where you can just walk into pharmacies or walk in clinics for a test..they can track better and keep people isolated and keep spread to a minimum.

So sorry you have to suffer at the hands of the horrible Texastani state gubmint.

[iupgroundhog]

Testing and masks will keep this manageable.

Manageable? What does that mean?

I will tell you what it means here in Texas. According to Gov. Abbott we shouldn't be worried because they have a hospital bed waiting for us. No shortage. They even have enough ventilators in case we need one. From day 1 that's been the biggest part of "manageable."

Texas, IMO, opened too early and too quickly. Now the numbers keep going up and up. The gov says it's just because of increased testing. The doctors disagree.

Where I live in El Paso it keeps spreading. The gov gave us a two-week reprieve on the opening process but now we are in sync with the rest of the state. People wear masks here and take it seriously.

Everybody knows the border shutdown is set to expire next Monday. You can't trust any of the numbers Mexico releases. They are right next door so I don't feel that confident about the local situation.

Luckily, for those in PA, the situation has been handled pretty well, despite the absurd lawsuits and threats of "impeachment" by rural Republican legislators. Wolf held his ground as much as he could. Pennsylvania is now seeing a lot of improvement across the board.

My prediction: It's going to spike substantially nationwide and this is going to put football in jeopardy. The timing isn't good.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

How do you social distance in the men's room at halftime?

You don't.

Stadiums won't be for those worried about social distancing. I suspect those worried about it the most will just watch on TV.

Tailgating, consession lines, ticket lines, bathroom lines, bleachers, ... impossible to enforce social distancing.

[iupgroundhog]

How do you social distance in the men's room at halftime?

[WarriorVoice]

Here in Monroe, masks are very commonplace. I'd estimate 75%. I marched with 2,000 protesters on June 1st, and about 90% of us were masked. Our worst day in the last week has seen 5 new cases, but we're only 3 weeks out from going yellow, and are set to go green next week. We can only wait and see. I agree that testing and masks will keep this manageable, but it's up to all of us to wear masks in public.

[IUPNation]

Already talk of IUPatties being held the second weekend back on campus. That will be a great social distancing event. Lol.

The restaurants and bars re-opened in Indiana .. hardly a mask to be seen. Right or wrong ... just reality. And, there's no students here.

[IUPNation]

Why we're comparing accidental auto deaths with a pandemic virus is beyond me. We dealt with H1N1 just over 10 years ago, and rather successfully considering the numbers. Wearing a mask for protection has become a political divide, and right now, outside of social distancing, wearing a mask is the best defense we have...But you can't tell people anything these days without automatic suspicion and blowback...

[iupgroundhog]

I read the article below this morning. Some perspectives from decision-makers. However, the conclusions are the same as what our posters see. Nobody knows what's going on.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nca...cid=spartanntp

[CALUPA69]

Alabama had 5 players test positive a week before Houston. Don't think they'll be the only two schools to face this. To think otherwise is folly...

I dare say nearly every university will have cases on campus and sports teams, in dorms and frat houses, among students and staff. The question will be how prepared are they to react promptly with testing and tracing. Some will finish the entire semester with little trouble. Some will finish with disruption including cancelling some activities, including sports, mid term. Probably some will give it a try at opening, encounter an outbreak and shut it down. As far as sports go, I expect teams in the Power 5 conferences to be aggressive in trying to play some semblance of a regular season. Too much television money is st stake for them to do otherwise. Individual schools within those conferences may not go along, say VANDERBILT in the SEC or ARIZONA in the PAC 12. This is all wild speculation but about as accurate as anyone else's prediction.

[WarriorVoice]

Alabama had 5 players test positive a week before Houston. Don't think they'll be the only two schools to face this. To think otherwise is folly...

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Joke all you want but when football season gets shut down halfway through the season, don't wonder why...Many schools are planning to open with face-to-face instruction, only to shift to online instruction midway through the Fall semester, so at least the academic side is paying attention...

That wasn't joking. So, of all the D1 schools, Houston has shut down. That's one out of 100-and-some that had athletes report. I'll take those odds.

Maybe there will be more. Maybe football season gets cancelled. Maybe. Maybe. Maybe. Maybe the whole world is unemployed in six months. Maybe life goes back to normal (it has for many). Maybe we should all live in a bubble.

Houston shut down. Nobody else has. Time is going on football or not. If it's cancelled ... yeah ... it will suck but we'll get over it pretty quickly. Other than three hours on Saturday and a message board ... it doesn't really effect any of our lives that much.

The economic impact on D1 towns ... whole different topic. No football would alter lives for many. Take (7) home dates out of Happy Valley.


Money drives many ships. Should we really be 'green' in most of PA? Not for me to say. But, I do know one other item that is 'green' ... and it does a whole lot of talking.

Will athletes be put in harms way for the sake of money? Probably. Will those who test positive be shut down for 14 days and right back on the field? Probably. Or, they'll die. Same as the kid in history class or Joe Six Pack working at the electric company.

Forget athletics. The moment these campuses open all hell is going to break loose. No chance you are controlling 18-21 year-olds on a college campus. Hang all the signs you want and schools can Tweet all day. Once they are back it will be like nothing is even going on.

[WarriorVoice]

How many schools "didn't" shut down?

Joke all you want but when football season gets shut down halfway through the season, don't wonder why...Many schools are planning to open with face-to-face instruction, only to shift to online instruction midway through the Fall semester, so at least the academic side is paying attention...

[IUPbigINDIANS]

U of Houston shuts down workouts after 6 players test positive...We'll see alot more of this...

How many schools "didn't" shut down?

[WarriorVoice]

U of Houston shuts down workouts after 6 players test positive...We'll see alot more of this...

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Look, all these doomsday projections are well and good, but everyone might as well face it -- social distancing is going to be an endangered species within a month. Too many people are clamoring for "normal," not a "new normal."

Will it create a second or third spike? Probably. But a large cross-section of the state has been hammering Wolf and Levine for two months over stay-at-home orders. If any of these counties are returned to the red or yellow phase, I believe it's going to be largely ignored.

Don't mistake this for agreement with their stance. I'm just saying that is what is going to happen, and that's going to include 5,000 people in a football stadium.

Already talk of IUPatties being held the second weekend back on campus. That will be a great social distancing event. Lol.

The restaurants and bars re-opened in Indiana .. hardly a mask to be seen. Right or wrong ... just reality. And, there's no students here.