The way I take the rule is that the players that test positive come out of the pool for the following weeks testing. Otherwise there would have been no reason to have the one-week cancelation rule.
Mertz has the rona
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Amen. Troy is still celebrating that victory when we had Bunchy.. It’s part of the game and I’m not apologizing for that.
Hard to say, but right now, without three top QBs for Wisconsin, here's the West:
- Wisconsin by a little over
- Purdue, Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern, Minnesota in no particular order
- Illinois
Hint: That team's nickname is "Cornhuskers."
That also means the team with the least difficult crossover schedule can probably stumble once in the division, especially if they lose to Nebraska, which is likely to go 0-2 against the East.
- Purdue has Rutgers and Indiana, the fifth- and third-best teams from the East.
- Iowa has MSU and PSU, the sixth- and fourth-best teams from the East (a strong fourth-best, of course)
- Nebraska has OSU and PSU, the best and fourth-best teams.
- Northwestern has Maryland and MSU, the two worst East teams.
- Minnesota has Michigan and Maryland, the second-best and worst East teams.
- Wisconsin has Michigan and Indiana, the second- and third-best teams.
For now, Northwestern has to be considered a legitimate threat to win the division because it may have to go only 4-2 in the division to win it. I would say that Nebraska's games against Wisconsin and Northwestern the next two weeks are both must-wins, first based on Wisconsin's status as the 2019 champion, and second based on Northwestern's inter-divisional schedule and the fact they won the division in 2018. Losses to Iowa, Minnesota or Purdue may not end our title hopes, but a loss to either Wisconsin or Northwestern probably will.
Sounding more and more like there won’t be a game with Wisconsin this weekend. If the roster is 100 guys all it takes is 5 or more guys to test positive. Doesn’t take much then for game over. It will be interesting what happens in Wisconsin’s next 3 games then if this is real.
I think you are getting hung up on the difference between likely and possible. Hypothetically, a team could go red/red and the program gets shut down for 7 days. The 7 days after you get shut down have 0 or minimal positive tests putting you green/red(orange?) and able to proceed. Yes, you would have a depleted roster because of the 21 day player sit out rule, but the program would still be cleared to proceed after a cancelled game.
"At Red/Red, the team has to stop regular practice and competition for at least seven days and reassess metrics until they improve. "
Daily testing and heart monitoring highlight Big Ten football protocols
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If they don’t play against us they better sit out the following two games as well. I’m sure Alvarez will find a way around this..
Why would a 7 day rolling average begin at the start of the week. Everybody is saying 9 or 10/130. Assuming they get tested at least once a day and roster size is at minimum 70 that would be 10/490. Which is 2% or 4% with a confirmation test. That point further you don't need to test positives and would be under the threshold
Everyone on here is going to be pissed, but my guess is they will most likely be orange/orange or orange/red and in order to "proceed with caution" will determine that it is best to cancel this week's game. They will then be green/green or green/orange the next week and will play.
| Team positivity rate | Population positivity rate | |
|---|---|---|
| Green | <2% | <3.5% |
| Orange | 2-5% | 3.5-7.5% |
| Red | >5% | >7.5% |
- A university is in normal standing if its metrics are at Green/Green or Green/Orange.
- At Orange/Orange or Orange/Red, the team “must proceed with caution” and consider things like altering practice and meeting schedules.
- At Red/Red, the team has to stop regular practice and competition for at least seven days and reassess metrics until they improve.
I see what you’re saying. But those 9 guys have to sit out 21 days, so doesn’t that continue for 3 weeks? Also, there’s probably going to be other guys that get sick in the coming weeks.
And what does he know about the situation what position does he have in the athletic department to post this..
I agree 100%. It sucks their players tested positive but it also isn’t fair as far as determining the West champion having a no contest. I liked our chances of winning even with Mertz playing, even better without him.
Besides the two QB, how many other Badgers have been tested positive since yesterday?
rumor had it 9 other players were positive too..
rumor had it 9 other players were positive too..
Don’t see how they get away from red (team positivity rate), if Big Ten requires a 21 day quarantine. I assume those players in quarantine are still considered positive, unless they are removed from the team positivity rate while in quarantine?
That should be overturned if Wisconsin doesn’t play..
So just thinking out loud, the guys that have it now are out for 21 days. Wisconsin will then shut down its football facilities for 7 days (Cancel our game) and then test everyone excluding the guys serving the 21 days. If the percentage of those guys that are getting tested is less than 5% then they will play Purdue..
If they planned to do the 9 in 9 thing with no margin for error, Covid cancellations, per the guidelines, should have been treated like forfeits unless both teams are under the protocol.
No Taylor, not scared. Wisconsins rushing game is fairly pedestrian from what I saw. I'm interested in which team will be more physical.
Like I've already said, Alvarez will find a way to get this game canceled and not have it negatively impact the remainder of their season going-forward.
Then we can’t have a tie breaker against a team with an easier conference schedule. Sweet..... Warren gets another virtual poke at Nebraska
Mertz will be out for the Purdue game for sure and if Wolf tests positive a second time they’ll both be out for the Purdue game and a chance both out for Michigan too..
I read the article you linked. It didn't substantiate what you said but thanks for sharing and it was a decent read."At Red/Red, the team has to stop regular practice and competition for at least seven days and reassess metrics until they improve. "
Daily testing and heart monitoring highlight Big Ten football protocols
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Big Ten football is back (with significant health precautions). America’s oldest Division I athletic conference announced Wednesday that football will return five weeks from…
Because you won’t necessarily test positive for 21 days - in fact it is extremely likely you will not. They criteria for team activity to be halted is simply >5% or 2-5% team & >7.5% of the team plus coaches and staff. Reassess after 7 days, and if you drop back below those thresholds it’s back on. Has nothing to do with number of players out or any other stupid rules they put in place.
I am going to be pissed if we get ****ed. F'ck the big ten
