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Originally posted by Thelakerman View PostAny news on final season schedule etc?????
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Originally posted by MrsThortonMelon View Post
Yes....they will be allowing people into the game that wear a mask and are willing to have their temp taken ( rectally for the vistors side ) and they must know the secret team handshake. I dont think anyone has ANY clue at this point what football is going to look like. We had the numbers going our way then the virus got out of control after certain groups didnt follow the rules...thats a whole different thread. At this point I would say no way we play ball this fall with fans in the stands...but I hope I am wrong...wear your mask, wash your hands and hope that Gretchen is the VP candidate as that will get her the F out of Michigan for a while.2021 D2Football Fantasy Champion
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I just wish that the decision makers (whoever and wherever they are) take a step back and look at the risk parameters out there. Also, what goal is trying to be achieved with cases? More and more data is coming out about the virus and I've not seen how this has impacted any restrictions. It's like all the data gathered over the months hasn't resulted in any change as to what should or shouldn't be allowed. We're playing by the same rules that were in place in April.
Initially, in the US, the goal was not to eliminate cases, but reduce new ones to a level where our hospitals would not be overwhelmed. Somehow, I think many have lost sight of that. And I know others may have a more stringent personal goal or a less stringent societal one. I'm not going to debate that. I will just point out that for the State of MI, I'm not sure what the heck is driving the executive orders or the lifting of them these days. I know I'm not alone as most of the noise by the public has been around the inconsistency of the EO's.
Like today, I've heard the parts of MI have taken a step back. But, then when one looks at hospitals, the patient count is going DOWN. Yes, cases are up. Yes hospitalizations may turn up shortly, but by now, I would think with as few new admits that are coming, it might not be that hard to learn what behavior resulted in the exposure. New cases could then be reduced by looking at the behavior that caused the recent ones. Maybe not definitively, but a pretty good idea. So blanket shutdowns, etc don't make social, economic or health sense. And folks, I really think we need to accept that thousands will be exposed to Covid with limited impacts. And numbers are showing that the younger people do quite well vs this disease. So much so, that many doctors are now saying that last years flu was more deadly than this virus for younger people. (Argue if you want, but the numbers are showing this.)
It's because of the above comments that I truly believe that football should go on. If someone comes down with it, quarantine them, but keep moving forward. We have all sorts of activities that are ongoing. When a hit is discovered, clean it up and keep moving. And I'd argue that the campus can likely be a more covid free environment than what others face elsewhere.
So here's hoping that a rational path forward is followed. I'm on board if information dictates the direction. I'm yelling if it's some emotion driven path though... weather it be a cancellation or a full season.
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Originally posted by Redwing View PostI just wish that the decision makers (whoever and wherever they are) take a step back and look at the risk parameters out there. Also, what goal is trying to be achieved with cases? More and more data is coming out about the virus and I've not seen how this has impacted any restrictions. It's like all the data gathered over the months hasn't resulted in any change as to what should or shouldn't be allowed. We're playing by the same rules that were in place in April.
Initially, in the US, the goal was not to eliminate cases, but reduce new ones to a level where our hospitals would not be overwhelmed. Somehow, I think many have lost sight of that. And I know others may have a more stringent personal goal or a less stringent societal one. I'm not going to debate that. I will just point out that for the State of MI, I'm not sure what the heck is driving the executive orders or the lifting of them these days. I know I'm not alone as most of the noise by the public has been around the inconsistency of the EO's.
Like today, I've heard the parts of MI have taken a step back. But, then when one looks at hospitals, the patient count is going DOWN. Yes, cases are up. Yes hospitalizations may turn up shortly, but by now, I would think with as few new admits that are coming, it might not be that hard to learn what behavior resulted in the exposure. New cases could then be reduced by looking at the behavior that caused the recent ones. Maybe not definitively, but a pretty good idea. So blanket shutdowns, etc don't make social, economic or health sense. And folks, I really think we need to accept that thousands will be exposed to Covid with limited impacts. And numbers are showing that the younger people do quite well vs this disease. So much so, that many doctors are now saying that last years flu was more deadly than this virus for younger people. (Argue if you want, but the numbers are showing this.)
It's because of the above comments that I truly believe that football should go on. If someone comes down with it, quarantine them, but keep moving forward. We have all sorts of activities that are ongoing. When a hit is discovered, clean it up and keep moving. And I'd argue that the campus can likely be a more covid free environment than what others face elsewhere.
So here's hoping that a rational path forward is followed. I'm on board if information dictates the direction. I'm yelling if it's some emotion driven path though... weather it be a cancellation or a full season.
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The portion of your statement attributing increased testing causing the rise in confirmed cases isn't actually true, and some of these states are certainly experiencing exponential increases in positive tests. An article from yesterday detailing just that.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/09/polit...ing/index.html
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Originally posted by higgs21 View Post
The portion of your statement attributing increased testing causing the rise in confirmed cases isn't actually true, and some of these states are certainly experiencing exponential increases in positive tests. An article from yesterday detailing just that.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/09/polit...ing/index.html
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Originally posted by higgs21 View Post
Johns Hopkins University. I would think their motivation would be educating the public at large.
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Originally posted by UFOILERFAN View Post"Rectally for the visitors side" So business as usual? (still miss the smilies)
Really doubt that we'll see fans in the stands this year. and honestly, its not like any of the GLIAC schools really make money off of football. Northwood's field got flooded out and I haven't seen anything yet saying that they will have that and everything else ready to go for the season. At some point the bean counters are going to have to put their two cents in on this and say that its probably going to cost a lot of schools a whole lot more to not play football than to play football. Who knows, maybe next week the NCAA will have every NCAA football coach out there doing PSA's talking about their game plan for everyone out there to save college football, and it a much higher percentage of people to wear a mask, social distance, and wash and disinfect everything that they touch for a month and the Virus is nearly eliminated in the next 6 weeks.
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