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Poll: Will College Sports Be Cancelled for the 2020-21 School Year?

Will College Sports Be Canceled for the 2020-21 school year?

  • College sports will not be canceled & will resume as normal in the fall

    Votes: 60 31.6%
  • All College sports will be canceled for the entire school year

    Votes: 29 15.3%
  • Fall Sports will be canceled, Winter & Spring Sports will be played as normal

    Votes: 28 14.7%
  • Fall & Winter Sports will be canceled, but Spring Sports will be played as Normal

    Votes: 33 17.4%
  • All Sports will be played for tv but no fans will be allowed to attend

    Votes: 32 16.8%
  • Other

    Votes: 8 4.2%

  • Total voters
    190
Fiancée who is elbows deep in it every day without sufficient PPE and innumerable sources (doctors, nurses, PA/NP) in hospitals throughout country. The “numbers” you see on news do not reflect the severity. Lack of testing, not sending tests out on weekends (sad but true), the spread that will only get worse bc people don’t take it seriously. Yes, it is bad and getting worse. China has a temporary hold on domestic cases due to forced lockdown and stay at home. If we don’t take these measures, we will look more like Italy/Iran etc. if any of you are not taking this seriously, it is way past time. And if you’re smoking, fucking stop right now.

Yeah, the hospitals in Boston are already all but out of masks and other basic supplies. It’s almost impossible to get a test still and most advice over the phone seems to (anecdotally) be “stay hydrated, watch your fever, let us know if it gets worse.” I believe the incidence rate is woefully underreported. NYC is headed for a full blown crisis hospital wise over the next few weeks.
 
Yeah, the hospitals in Boston are already all but out of masks and other basic supplies. It’s almost impossible to get a test still and most advice over the phone seems to (anecdotally) be “stay hydrated, watch your fever, let us know if it gets worse.” I believe the incidence rate is woefully underreported. NYC is headed for a full blown crisis hospital wise over the next few weeks.

Friend in NYC is intubating 20-30 people daily. 3 under 30 year olds died yesterday. Didn’t have time to test. Same in NOLA which is going to be completely devastated by this. Friend who is ER doc in NYC also has it and is not doing great. Young healthy guy who ran marathon 2-3 weeks ago. It’s bad. It’s not just elderly, sick, frail etc
 
The testing situation is much, much better and should be licked within a week. We have an FDA approved malaria drug which is showing anecdotal evidence of working in Europe, and the supplies are plentiful. There are many other drugs in development which may become available under compassionate use, and the FDA is clearly working with urgency and creativity. The medical device industry has mobilized to manufacture thousands of ventillators. The acute issue we have is protecting our healthcare workers for the next month until supplies can catch up. It is inexcusable that nearly the entire supply chain for gowns, booties, masks and shields was off-shored. This unfortunately will take time to fix. The best thing we can all do to help reduce the need for protective gear for our healthcare workers is to avoid contact with each other.

Keep in mind that in addition to technology, the US has a huge worldwide competitive advantage in biotech, pharma, diagnostics and medical devices. I am confident that these industries will lead us out of this mess. We are comparatively better off that many other countries.

Where are you hearing this nonsense?
 
The testing situation is much, much better and should be licked within a week. We have an FDA approved malaria drug which is showing anecdotal evidence of working in Europe, and the supplies are plentiful. There are many other drugs in development which may become available under compassionate use, and the FDA is clearly working with urgency and creativity. The medical device industry has mobilized to manufacture thousands of ventillators. The acute issue we have is protecting our healthcare workers for the next month until supplies can catch up. It is inexcusable that nearly the entire supply chain for gowns, booties, masks and shields was off-shored. This unfortunately will take time to fix. The best thing we can all do to help reduce the need for protective gear for our healthcare workers is to avoid contact with each other.

Keep in mind that in addition to technology, the US has a huge worldwide competitive advantage in biotech, pharma, diagnostics and medical devices. I am confident that these industries will lead us out of this mess. We are comparatively better off that many other countries.

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The testing situation is much, much better and should be licked within a week. We have an FDA approved malaria drug which is showing anecdotal evidence of working in Europe, and the supplies are plentiful. There are many other drugs in development which may become available under compassionate use, and the FDA is clearly working with urgency and creativity. The medical device industry has mobilized to manufacture thousands of ventillators. The acute issue we have is protecting our healthcare workers for the next month until supplies can catch up. It is inexcusable that nearly the entire supply chain for gowns, booties, masks and shields was off-shored. This unfortunately will take time to fix. The best thing we can all do to help reduce the need for protective gear for our healthcare workers is to avoid contact with each other.

Keep in mind that in addition to technology, the US has a huge worldwide competitive advantage in biotech, pharma, diagnostics and medical devices. I am confident that these industries will lead us out of this mess. We are comparatively better off that many other countries.

There are very few treatments that eliminate viruses. Vaccines work well for viral infections, but I wouldn’t put a lot of hope in finding a strong treatment.
 
I kind of mentioned this on another thread but I think that the big issue with football will be competitive balance. Some areas of the country will be fine. Others will not. What will happen in the ACC if Boston is still social distancing but Miami is fine because it’s 90 degrees in August? What happens if the smaller cities in the SEC have recovered but the big metro areas of the Pac-12 have not?

Then BC has to forfeit games. We’re 1-0.
 
It's not like BC or the PAC 12 make any difference in the competitive balance of college football.
 
We will either be over the hump on this, or we will learn to adapt and move on with it. No way we are going to continue the past week for more than another month or so at the most.
 
We will either be over the hump on this, or we will learn to adapt and move on with it. No way we are going to continue the past week for more than another month or so at the most.

All due respect, I firmly believe this is just getting started. I understand the financial implications of shutting down interstate and foreign travel but that is what is needed. And those that are leaving the house need only do so for absolutely necessary ventures. Moving on with it is not an option.
 
Hijack: are their two fucking “l’s” in cancelled or is it canceled? I see both spellings and it is rustling my jimmies. Two looks better to me but i see one more often.
 
Hijack: are their two fucking “l’s” in cancelled or is it canceled? I see both spellings and it is rustling my jimmies. Two looks better to me but i see one more often.

One "L" is considered preferable in American English. Two "L"s are preferred in British English. But both are acceptable.
 
I think we'll see a return to some normalcy towards the end of the summer/fall (most work and school resuming) but I can see larger crowds continuing to be banned for another 6-12 months. Meaning that sporting events will have to be behind closed doors.
 
One "L" is considered preferable in American English. Two "L"s are preferred in British English. But both are acceptable.

Use the two "L's" when referring to Manning.... i.e., Manning's termination has apparently been cancelled. :(

DFL is used to hanging more L's.
 
Anybody who believes we should just "move on" or "get back to normal" is the primary reason our case rate is exponentially increasing at rates faster than any other country. And why this will be going on for so so so long.
 
I hope only the basketball season will be cancelled(if the mannequin is still there).
 
 

Yeah that ain’t happening. We’d have just as many heat stroke deaths in SEC stadiums as there would be CV deaths.
 
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