NCAA Statement on COVID-19
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youre really trying to fight this verified global pandemic huh
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Players will be fine, those who want to attend the games should be able to attend, those that dont can watch on tv. Are we all supposed to sit at home in fear? People will still spread this at supermarkets, retail stores, resteraunts, elections, etc. Unless we're shutting all of those down as well?
My assumption is NCAA will announce on Sunday (after conference tournaments are completed) as part of selection show that the games will be played in empty arenas. Just seems way it is going, not sure it is the right thing, but that doesn't seem to matter anymore.
This is a consequence of big government. People have abdicated personal responsibility in this country and come crying to the government whenever something goes wrong. Then what happens is people who are aware of risks (there is risk in every day life, by the way) and don't have a problem facing them, get punished because the people who want to always blame someone else have the loudest voices and special interests behind them.
Yeah, man that big govt sucks. I remember when I had to get into a car and drive to the next town so I could eat a colored sugar cube. All to defeat polio. Had to break up a good game of tag.What a pain...
Big government only thing that will slow the spread. Hope we see it
Well between this, and the NCAA cancelling a press conference they were to hold today......could they all be getting their messages to lineup?
Still no guarantee there will be games tomorrow....this is definitely different
Funny thing is about humans, if we see one person doing something we try to emulate that. In this case, its other orgs cancelling games or playing them without fans. I bet we end with an empty MSv come Saturday.
The options are: insufficient containment and mitigation leading to a massive outbreak OR lockdown of events, gatherings, and potential methods of spreading. Come on y’all. Health and safety first... not that difficult of a choice if it means folks live and stay healthy tbh
I can see the empty arenas but would be surprised by total cancellation. Most of us are watching on TV anyways. Pipe in some crowd noise and virtual fans.
This is not about personal responsibility vs risks at all
There is very little risk to me from coronairus. If I get it, statistically speaking I will probably be fine.
This isn't about a risk to me, but the risk of spreading it beyond me to those who would be more vulnerable who would be at a much higher risk of death.
You really disregarded this thread. Its about mitigating it and keeping the healthcare systems from being inundated. Anything helps and that includes sports games. And , oh yea, schools are being cancelled, concerts being cancelled, sports, people already avoiding restaurants, etc. were in the middle of it. The ball is rolling. This is a natural step. Have u missed it?
and for the grocery store, people are loading up now preparing for staying at home for a few weeks. What youre saying isnt happening is very much happening. Sports are being called now.
Think about poor flnj! Stay safe all the hall fans who are susceptible to this. There is probably a ton of them.
This country is headed for total lockdown like italy I bet. Just ridiculous. The disease is serious but its getting way too much hype.
If its truly an airborne disease then our country will truly push the panic button.
Those folks are already more vulnerable to the flu, cancer, heart attack, stroke, etc. They could die of many things, that's what happens when you get old unfortunately. Heck, they could die in a car crash on the way to the hospital just as any of us could.
This response by our government is way, way over the top. Do the best you can to stop the spread WITHOUT curtailing daily life, work on a vaccine. In the meantime, it's going to run its course.
I saw conflicting stats from china ... whose a lot farther along on this
something like virus can live 12 hours on surfaces
it will fall to ground after 10 ft
the above seems a bit overboard but who knows
something like virus can live 12 hours on surfaces
it will fall to ground after 10 ft
the above seems a bit overboard but who knows
My god man. Imagine the people in the hospital for all those other things... cancer, injuries, etc... now imagine those people not able to get the full care needed. So many layers u simply arent getting.
Yeah, this would NOT be good.....
up until now, they were indicating that it doesn't survive long airborne....but this would change things....
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NCAA supposed to be releasing some statement within the hour and total cancellation is possible?
Why does my gut tell me hes going to completely cancel everything right before the first game tips?
This has become insane. 1,000 people in the US have this. Even if the number gets to 100,000 or even 1 million, that is a tiny fraction of this country's population. 1 million would be 0.3% of the population.
I just hope that they still play proceed to play the games in empty stadiums and don't cancel them outright so we can at least watch them on TV and this season isn't stuck forever in a limbo of "What could have been" due to circumstances outside of our control. I mean, the teams are literally all in town already for the BET, so they may as well go ahead and play the games themselves.
The panic is that number all going to to the healthcare system immediately. It seems that won’t be the case give the segment is the population it’ll affect, but who knows.
And where it’s likely concentrated.
Can you define what "run its course" means to you? I think that is pat of the disconnect here.
What does the death toll look like to you without government intervention? What death toll would warrant government intervention in your opinion?
because were pirate fans and we cant have nice things
jkjk but cmon god this is our year!
Why stop at 1 million?
In all honesty, if 1 million people get it, we will probably end up way close to 100-200 million getting it than it staying at 1 million if we don't take drastic measures to contain it.
also, if everyone is working from home during this month (awesome silver lining) make sure you load up on fresh cappy ingredients. i think crab hector was reported to be in a frenzied state loading his shopping cart full.
well i guess you have to follow on your phone like every year. now is it with lime or lemon?
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