Will There Be a 2020 Football Season?

[hunter49]

won't be too hard to guess who is infected, especially known starters who are suddenly missing from practices/games...for 2 weeks.

Frost won't say anything either, other than certain guys are "not able to perform"/"under the weather".....you won't see them on the sidelines either, unlike like most guys who are on IR, these guys will be in quarantine.

 

[krc1995]

won't be too hard to guess who is infected, especially known starters who are suddenly missing from practices/games...for 2 weeks.

Frost won't say anything either, other than certain guys are "not able to perform"/"under the weather".....you won't see them on the sidelines either, unlike like most guys who are on IR, these guys will be in quarantine.

Aw Lord, can’t wait for all that speculation and internet rumors. For as much as we’re learning about how minimal Covid can be, for the healthy and the young, they with are being treated like they have the plague. 
 

if it’s still policy to quarantine for 14 days after contact with a positive case, how will anyone practice or play? Seems like one or two cases on a team would shut all down for 14. 

 

[Mavric]

if it’s still policy to quarantine for 14 days after contact with a positive case, how will anyone practice or play? Seems like one or two cases on a team would shut all down for 14. 

It's not.

 

[RedDenver]

It's not.

Last I heard it was 4 days then take the covid test, but that was a few weeks ago.

 

[Mavric]

Last I heard it was 4 days then take the covid test, but that was a few weeks ago.

A Husker player did test positive for COVID-19, Nebraska's athletic director confirmed during an interview with Husker247 on Friday, and was moved to isolation.

"We have had a positive that I know of, only one so far," Moos said. "We followed the protocol on the testing to determine that it was a positive test, and then the protocol continued as to isolation and addressing it. We don't want any positive tests, but we have now gone through the actual positive test in how we addressed it, and it worked very, very well. And if we have another positive test, we know that our protocol works and will be followed again."

Moos said earlier this week the Huskers have a strict protocol for their athletes that has even been copied by peer institutions in the conference. When student-athletes arrive, they are quarantined for two days, and then tested, with a helping hand from UNMC.

As for handling a positive test?

"Anyone who was involved with that student – that would be those who conducted the test, the trainers, a football operations person, for example, they are quarantined and tested after 48 hours," Moos said. "The individual who did test positive goes into an isolation period while going through the rest of the protocol before they can return to voluntary activities."

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[teachercd]

This is starting to become less and less of a deal.

 

[lo country]

This is starting to become less and less of a deal.

I would have to agree.

 

[runningblind]

This is starting to become less and less of a deal.

You know you can just observe that quietly without opening your mouth and jinxing it right?  Just when it looks like football will happen?  This is still 2020 where each month has brought something new and terrible to humanity. :lol:

 

[teachercd]

You know you can just observe that quietly without opening your mouth and jinxing it right?  Just when it looks like football will happen?  This is still 2020 where each month has brought something new and terrible to humanity. :lol:

Ha!  Sorry!!!

 

[Mavric]

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[VectorVictor]

Notice how it’s cut off when Moos addresses people in the stands. 
 

It’s probably gonna be like other sports, where the games will go on, but fans won’t be there. TV money is more important than butts in seats at the game itself...

 

[Loe Doesnt Know]

Butts in seats = dollars to local venders.

Local venders going bankrupt and losing their livelihood would devastate the university and the city.

Therefore, to think Moos is not doing everything possible to place butts in the the seat is simply a false thought. 

 

[VectorVictor]

Aw Lord, can’t wait for all that speculation and internet rumors. For as much as we’re learning about how minimal Covid can be, for the healthy and the young, they with are being treated like they have the plague. 

One, this is false information, especially as we’ve seen young healthy kids And young adults that were infected come down with strokes, heart complications, and symptoms akin to Legionare’s disease. 
 

Two, considering all of the 40yo+ fans that attend games...they’re certainly in the demographic that should (but isn’t thanks to idiot Karen protestors and morons spreading misinformation) be taking precautions. 
 

Considering hospitalizations and infection rates are in the rise at a rate that far exceeds that of the increased rate of testing *and* we’re starting to see cities and states (e.g. Phoenix and Scottsdale Arizona) creep very close to capacity in usage of ventilators and beds...it’s just not wise or smart to have fans in the stands for these games...or possibly play them at all. 
 

Maybe if you have it impact your family like it did my family, with a parent dying from it and relatives (including healthy 20-somethings) suffering through this, you’ll take it serious and quit with the misinformation. 
 

Updated with current data that is showing a spike since reopening:
 

 

[hunter49]

huge gray area on the horizon, many unanswered questions left on the sideline.....economic factors seem to be driving policy for now?

 

[Hilltop]

One, this is false information, especially as we’ve seen young healthy kids And young adults that were infected come down with strokes, heart complications, and symptoms akin to Legionare’s disease. 
 

Two, considering all of the 40yo+ fans that attend games...they’re certainly in the demographic that should (but isn’t thanks to idiot Karen protestors and morons spreading misinformation) be taking precautions. 
 

Considering hospitalizations and infection rates are in the rise at a rate that far exceeds that of the increased rate of testing *and* we’re starting to see cities and states (e.g. Phoenix and Scottsdale Arizona) creep very close to capacity in usage of ventilators and beds...it’s just not wise or smart to have fans in the stands for these games...or possibly play them at all. 
 

Maybe if you have it impact your family like it did my family, with a parent dying from it and relatives (including healthy 20-somethings) suffering through this, you’ll take it serious and quit with the misinformation. 
 

Updated with current data that is showing a spike since reopening:
 

Spreading fear without all the facts is getting really old.  You do realize that the vast majority of those beds are not filled with Covid-19 patients and are actually very close to normal occupancy, right?  If you are taking the time to post this, I would imagine you have done a bit of research.  

https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/covid19/report-patient-impact.html