Will There Be a 2020 Football Season?

Chances of a 2020 season?

  • Full 12 Game Schedule

    Votes: 20 36.4%

  • Shortened Season

    Votes: 13 23.6%

  • No Games Played

    Votes: 22 40.0%
  • Total voters
    55
  • Poll closed .
WyoHusker56 said:
Something to keep an eye on as far as a season goes. The hospitalization rate of those under 50 is going up a lot compared to the spring months. In Texas, 50% of those hospitalized are under 50 right now.

If a football staffer or player ends up in the hospital or worse from this I think it'll be a pretty major game changer as far as a season goes. Positive cases are one thing, but if schools start fearing that players or staffers are going to end up in the hospital I think their risk appetite changes pretty dramatically.
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unfortunately,  i agree.  one or two major illnesses will change everything, are we living on borrowed time?

 
hunter49 said:
unfortunately,  i agree.  one or two major illnesses will change everything, are we living on borrowed time?
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this bug has the potential to decimate a population.  I fear that it will get far worse before it gets any better (I would love to be wrong about that) as this bug is incredibly contagious. 

 
RedDenver said:
I thought that too, but an epidemiologist I talked to said that's not likely why the death rate has gone down since it's happening globally. She thought it was more likely that health care has gotten better at diagnosing and treating the symptoms.
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as it mutates it is more difficult to develop a vaccine that is effective.

 
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RedDenver said:
I thought that too, but an epidemiologist I talked to said that's not likely why the death rate has gone down since it's happening globally. She thought it was more likely that health care has gotten better at diagnosing and treating the symptoms.
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It looks like we can have successful treatment of people who get COVID well before we get a vaccine preventing it. 

It's going to be messy for awhile, but this is good news. Especially if better preparedness reduces any seasonal spike. 

 
RedDenver said:
Depends on how it mutates. The vast majority of virus mutations have little to no effect.

COVID-19 Will Mutate — What That Means for a Vaccine
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could end up as a new variety of the flu, a different strain every year.....the flu kills thousands every year, not young kids so much, but from being passed on to the elderly and sick......it's the passing of the germ that never stops, but maybe with less serious side effects.

much is not yet known.....many think this is still part of the first wave, which still needs to play out.

 
hunter49 said:
could end up as a new variety of the flu, a different strain every year.....the flu kills thousands every year, not young kids so much, but from being passed on to the elderly and sick......it's the passing of the germ that never stops, but maybe with less serious side effects.

much is not yet known.....many think this is still part of the first wave, which still needs to play out.
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the fact that it mutates (like regular flu) means that a very effective vaccine is harder to come by......just like the flu shot you get every year, some years they miss the strain by a mile.......more deaths follow.

 
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With everything we are seeing at this point I still can't see how this season is played. In the event it is, I think it will most likely be in empty stadiums. With pro sports looking to restart before the fall at least they can get an idea of how thing shake out with them before making a final decision.

 
I’m becoming less optimistic that the season will start on time, if at all. Our state did not move on in our phases and there is a lot of talk about going back down to phase 1.   Several local business voluntarily closed today for an unspecified time period. 

not sure if it’s National, but I read about legislation that will prevent student and employees from suing if they get Covid at work or school. I found that interesting. 
 

 
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