Is it commonly known that masks reduce the spread or not?
The experts will somehow have a high degree of certainty that it was the football, NOT after-hours get togethers that caused the dread disease. It won't be from the Fauci-endorsed Tinder hook-up. It'll be the pregame handshake.
That phrase "under control" is key. As long as people in power have "control of the virus" as a prerequisite for getting back to normal...well...might as well cancel everything. Getting control of fear and emotion (more possible than Covid control) developing treatment, being smart and living with it is the ticket.
I persuaded an older kid from going to a highly ranked private university in favor of free at NU about 20 years ago and my wife wasn't very happy with me for a long time. It ended up working out well but when your kid gets in to the #1 ranked academic institution you swallow hard and write the checks. School would have been free at Nebraska and we're not residents. Trust me, we've had multiple discussions about the bias on campus but as a sophomore the kid already had the desired job offer in hand. Believe it or not, there have been a few conservatives graduate from there.I'm always amazed how often people go against their own self interest. Clearly your world view and the school you are paying 70K a year for don't align. I believe you have name dropped Harvard before, Mr Obama appreciates your generosity I'm sure.
At 70K a year, you could have selected an education for your child that was "non-snowflake" appropriate but apparently you feel the libruls need more conservative money
I disagree with the one post who said liability is overblown. Its unknown at this time. Its enough concern that the "non-snowflake" section of the political world has made it an anchor piece in any forthcoming COVID package on the Hill.
Now you have to figure out in a general sense, what percentage of college students are "healthy". Basically a quarter are obese according to several reports over the years. Who knows what else the rest of them have. I agree that overall risk to athletes is very low, but I disagree to the the level of non-chalantness Uni presidents will express about COVID when it comes to deciding for the whole Uni, and not just the most fit one tenth of one percent. And as stated before, they don't have a real good idea what they will and won't be paying out in court in the fall.
The only one who came close to that was the WVU president. All of the rest of the proclamations about football in particular have come with heavy caveats and backtracking, even from the almighty SEC. Red state, blue state, didn't matter. Folks are feeling frustrated sure, who were probably overly optmistic instead of looking at the real world statements by people who matter in front of them, but sort of an individual level of emotional control there.
As currently constructed, it makes sense. Real question is if current construction will allow college sports to necessarily evolve or if oversight should look different entirely.
Always knew Henry McMaster and Brian Kemp were a couple uh them there blue state snowflake knucklehead libs.
same threats issued to Nebraskans and Alabamans the first time around.
If we are waiting for a vaccine or 100% safety, we'll be waiting for a long time, I'm afraid. Saw a statistic where annual flu has, historically, caused 8x more hospitalization and dire illness in kids than Covid, yet some schools are requiring masks for all?? I feel like I missed a real opportunity for panic in 2017 when flu killed 400 Nebraskans.
It obviously isn't the flu. Worse for some and not as bad for the young. Had nursing homes not been used and abused, the numbers actually would be flu-like, however. The media's ability to create, promote and fan the flames of panic does not bode well for the future of the USA. I am not a conspiracy theorist, but it is pretty obvious the MSM has a sky-is-falling, and it's you-know- who that is causing it, agenda. There is no way in Hades the coverage would be like this 5 years ago. Not even close. Makes me wonder how the reaction amongst the different states would be different, also.
My problem with all of that is who's to say 5 players aren't going to die even if they don't have football? Some things we have real statistics on. Covid-19 we don't. So people just make a bunch of shit up. I'm kind of a realist. If it usually takes about 18 months to develop a legit vaccine then I'm going to assume it's going to take roughly 18 months to develop this vaccine, until I see otherwise. So in the meantime are we going to stop living and cower in our houses? I say play ball and adjust as needed.
I don't know.....but I would bet that none of those other causes are from illnesses that they contracted from the guy lined up across the LOS from them during the course of a game.
It doesn't have to be right. All it has to do is scare people enough to make sure they follow orders and do what they are told. People who are fearful follow direction much better and are easier to control.
