I want Husker Football as much as you, but...

[The_Glove_Man]

this season is doomed. Collegians are gonna be collegial. This virus is so contagious there is just no way that it isn't going to decimate some locker rooms this season and introduce chaos and panic and probably lawsuits.

I have $100 that says neither the SEC nor the Big 12 nor the ACC makes it through their whole schedule this year.

Universities that are planning to let fans into the stadium are pure crazy.

Call me when there's a vaccine.

 

[John_J_Rambo]

you're on

 

[c3o]

It’s so damn contagious you hardly know anyone who’s had it

 

[54T]

What if there never is an effective vaccine? No football ever again?

 

[Hford]

Thousands of high schoolers are already playing. The pros will play. College students are taking classes. There's no reason to not play college football.

 

[The_Glove_Man]

It’s so damn contagious you hardly know anyone who’s had it

Don't I?...

 

[The_Glove_Man]

you're on

Giddyup

 

[The_Glove_Man]

What if there never is an effective vaccine? No football ever again?

I suppose we will just have to suck it up at that point. The blue hairs will stay home and we'll be able to stand up and cheer loudly in West stadium. Silver linings.

 

[zrob]

You will lose that bet... The SEC will be playing football come hell or high water, they won't care if they have an OT playing QB. I suspect the other 2 leagues will follow suit as well.

It's too bad we got caught up in the BS politics. It's pretty clear to anyone with half a brain what happened, just look at the map of who is playing and who isn't.

 

[frostonthegrass]

this season is doomed. Collegians are gonna be collegial. This virus is so contagious there is just no way that it isn't going to decimate some locker rooms this season and introduce chaos and panic and probably lawsuits.

I have $100 that says neither the SEC nor the Big 12 nor the ACC makes it through their whole schedule this year.

Universities that are planning to let fans into the stadium are pure crazy.

Call me when there's a vaccine.

Take a lap

 

[HarrisonPBR]

From the college athletes I've talked to, the bigger issue is the players who keep having to quarantine because they were exposed to someone with Covid. Sitting around 14 days in Q ... one kid sick can equal a LOT more in Q because they were exposed, BUT HAVE NO SYMPTOMS.

 

[GBRforLife1]

this season is doomed. Collegians are gonna be collegial. This virus is so contagious there is just no way that it isn't going to decimate some locker rooms this season and introduce chaos and panic and probably lawsuits.

I have $100 that says neither the SEC nor the Big 12 nor the ACC makes it through their whole schedule this year.

Universities that are planning to let fans into the stadium are pure crazy.

Call me when there's a vaccine.

Stay home and be quiet. And wear a mask so others know just how much you care.

 

[ZaneHickey]

this season is doomed. Collegians are gonna be collegial. This virus is so contagious there is just no way that it isn't going to decimate some locker rooms this season and introduce chaos and panic and probably lawsuits.

I have $100 that says neither the SEC nor the Big 12 nor the ACC makes it through their whole schedule this year.

Universities that are planning to let fans into the stadium are pure crazy.

Call me when there's a vaccine.

Define

this season is doomed. Collegians are gonna be collegial. This virus is so contagious there is just no way that it isn't going to decimate some locker rooms this season and introduce chaos and panic and probably lawsuits.

I have $100 that says neither the SEC nor the Big 12 nor the ACC makes it through their whole schedule this year.

Universities that are planning to let fans into the stadium are pure crazy.

Call me when there's a vaccine.

Assuming you're serious...define "decimate".

 

[FrostedScottyOs]

It’s so damn contagious you hardly know anyone who’s had it

I know 6 people, all people who refused to wear a mask.

 

[c3o]

I know 6 people, all people who refused to wear a mask.

I know 20 people, all wore masks

 

[FrostedScottyOs]

I know 20 people, all wore masks

If you know 20 people who’ve had it, that’s not hardly anyone.

 

[mwulf]

 

[GBRforLife1]

What if there never is an effective vaccine? No football ever again?

Follow along. That only applies to before the election.

 

[mavsker]

I suppose we will just have to suck it up at that point. The blue hairs will stay home and we'll be able to stand up and cheer loudly in West stadium. Silver linings.

So you’re admitting it’s not so bad that we couldn’t suck it up in the future. So why not just suck it up now?

 

[planored]

CDC has now said <10k people have died solely from Covid. 94% had 2.5 other issues that caused death with Covid.

 

[dinglefritz]

It’s so damn contagious you hardly know anyone who’s had it

It's so damned contagious that an internal medicine M.D. I know had it, had sex with his wife the night before he became ill, and she never got infected. She was negative to the antigen test twice AND recently was negative to the antibody test. It's so damned contagious that a 75 year old I know didn't get it from his wife either. She had one night of chills back in March and a runny nose with COVID and yes they sleep in the same bed. They've been flying all over the country visiting grandkids for the past several months.

 

[jedimasterjed]

this season is doomed. Collegians are gonna be collegial. This virus is so contagious there is just no way that it isn't going to decimate some locker rooms this season and introduce chaos and panic and probably lawsuits.

I have $100 that says neither the SEC nor the Big 12 nor the ACC makes it through their whole schedule this year.

Universities that are planning to let fans into the stadium are pure crazy.

Call me when there's a vaccine.

Getting COVID19 when your 18 to 22 and healthy most players will not even know they are sick. This is not a death sentence, life must go on

 

[c3o]

It's so damned contagious that an internal medicine M.D. I know had it, had sex with his wife the night before he became ill, and she never got infected. She was negative to the antigen test twice AND recently was negative to the antibody test. It's so damned contagious that a 75 year old I know didn't get it from his wife either. She had one night of chills back in March and a runny nose with COVID and yes they sleep in the same bed. They've been flying all over the country visiting grandkids for the past several months.

I think I had it. I’ve had a cold twice since Feb. Never took a min off my job. My two kiddos have been sick too. But they got over it in a day.

I don’t doubt there’s a bug going around. But I also don’t doubt there’s something sinister going on with the fear propagating from our media.

I also had an uncle in Alabama that had it. 70 years old, breathing problems, 250 lbs over weight. Beat it in 5 days and used a steroid based inhaler. Worst he had was a cough, loss of taste/smell, and a low grade fever.

 

[Red I 73]

It’s so damn contagious you hardly know anyone who’s had it

You just don't know that they've had it.

 

[c3o]

You just don't know that they've had it.

I work for a company that employs 20k people in my area. Yes, there’s been hundreds of positive cases. We’ve had 1 hospitalization and 0 deaths from the pandemic. These are people working in factories, production based.

the guy who was hospitalized was the CFO on a return trip from Las Vegas. Ended up with pneumonia and was on a vent. He survived and fully recovered

 

[The_Glove_Man]

So you’re admitting it’s not so bad that we couldn’t suck it up in the future. So why not just suck it up now?

For serious? If we can save hundreds or thousands of lives by waiting 6 more months until there's a vaccine, then clearly that is what we do.

 

[GBRforLife1]

For serious? If we can save hundreds or thousands of lives by waiting 6 more months until there's a vaccine, then clearly that is what we do.

How many will you kill while waiting?

Why are you willing to kill those lives?

How many will the vaccine kill?

Would you like me to keep going?

Do you see how incredibly stupid this all is?

 

[The_Glove_Man]

Define

Assuming you're serious...define "decimate".

How about more than 10 people on a 100-man roster testing positive in a particular week? That would be true to the etymology of the word.

 

[GBRforLife1]

You just don't know that they've had it.

A virus so deadly and contagious people have it and you don't even know.

Live in fear. Stay home. Wear a mask so you can be in this together with other people. Give it just 2 more weeks, 6 months ago.

 

[The_Glove_Man]

How many will you kill while waiting?

Why are you willing to kill those lives?

How many will the vaccine kill?

Would you like me to keep going?

Do you see how incredibly stupid this all is?

You're right. Bring back measles.

 

[GBRforLife1]

How about more than 10 people on a 100-man roster testing positive in a particular week? That would be true to the etymology of the word.

#MassiveFail

About what I expected.

 

[litespeedhuskerfan]

Kirk Cousins is now my second favorite QB in the NFL and I will never make fun of him again.

 

[Antwill]

I know 6 people, all people who refused to wear a mask.

More relevant question is how many were hospitalized? Even more relevant question is how many died?

 

[FrostedScottyOs]

More relevant question is how many were hospitalized? Even more relevant question is how many died?

2 in the hospital and all 6 now have lung issues and 1 with heart issues now.

 

[GBRforLife1]

2 in the hospital and all 6 now have lung issues and 1 with heart issues now.

You must know a lot of unhealthy old people

 

[FrostedScottyOs]

You must know a lot of unhealthy old people

1 is, the others aren’t.

 

[c3o]

2 in the hospital and all 6 now have lung issues and 1 with heart issues now.

Right, the CDC even states that 80% of positive cases have 0 or minor symptoms.

All 6 of your friends are having issues? Sorry, the science keeps me skeptical. And young, healthy people it's like 99% no symptoms or minor symptoms

 

[HuskerNorm]

Saying we shouldn't play is simply ignoring the facts of what's actually happening to people in the age range of college football players.

Since the beginning of the pandemic there have been a total of 300 deaths from Covid for people between the ages of 15 and 24 in the US. During that same period there have been 336 deaths from Pneumonia or the Flu for the same age group.

Of the 170,566 deaths reported to the CDC from Covid in the US a total of 360 were from people under the age of 25. That is only 0.2% of all Covid deaths.

There are 42,970,800 people between the ages of 15 and 24 in the US. Covid has killed 0.0007% of the population between 15 and 24.

Let's also consider the fact that the guys playing football will be in the top 1% of physical fitness of all 15 to 24 year olds. They will have better medical care than the vast majority of 15-24 year olds. They will eat better than the vast majority of 15-24 year olds. They will also be tested multiple times a week.

So I ask this in all seriousness, Why shouldn't they play? The players are currently more likely to die from the flu/pneumonia than from Covid. I totally understand the argument for keeping fans out of the stadium. I DO NOT understand players not being allowed to play.

(All numbers used are from the CDC. See here: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm)

 

[The_Glove_Man]

SEC, welcome to 2020.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/university-south-carolina-records-1-026-covid-cases-n1239174

 

[HuskerO]

I suppose we will just have to suck it up at that point. The blue hairs will stay home and we'll be able to stand up and cheer loudly in West stadium. Silver linings.

How can we stand up & cheer loudly in West stadium if there isn't an effective vaccine? I thought you just said we had to keep it shut down until there is a vaccine?