Goodman: UCONN has positive COVID test, shutting down.

[Kathy]

A friend of my partner is in the ICU now with COVID. She got it from her grandkid.

Hope she recovers

 

[huskymedic]

 

[StllH8L8ner]

They are athletes. young and in great physical condition - I wouldnt expect cases
Did anyone confirm it was a player? Did the person have at least two different type tests?

Young and great physical condition means they'll probably have an easier recovery. Doesn't mean they can't get it.

 

[UconnU]

Who is it that has it?

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Are some of you seriously arguing that the program shouldn't shut down for at least 14 days????

I imagine that not everybody Liked your first post in this thread for the same reason.

 

[Chief00]

They are college kids. They will have their share of fun whether or not they are supposed to. Hopefully the kid is fine and nobody else gets the virus.

Coach Hurley realizes when someone tests positive, it most likely is unrelated to playing basketball. Of course, do the separation/quarantine until testing clears a positive result but the best way to keep these wonderful young men healthy generally is for them to play basketball.
Chief isn’t taking the bait regarding identity. As far as Chief is concerned it’s a confidential PHI type situation.

 

[Chief00]

I love coach, and I agree with him, but I have to chuckle a bit when I think about Andrea's interview with Goodman in the spring, when they hadn't left the house for a month, weren't allowed to bring packages or mail inside until they sat outside for three days, etc., etc.

We've all learned a lot since then--I hope.

I leave dry cleaning and packages out for a couple days now on my porch. Agree, the danger is mostly virus concentrated in the air though.
The best thing UConn can do is upgrade the ventilation system in the practice facility and Gampel to one the kills the virus - as Mohegan did. That’s why they are getting the bubble tournaments.

 

[freescooter]

She attends a certain ACC school that shall not be named here. And she has corrected me,all students get tested 1-2 times/week, not three. Also, all students have been put in singles. In-season athletes are tested daily.

Our neighbor is a prof at Wesleyan. They are doing the same thing. So is Colby College where my daughter is slated to do a visiting prof job in the Spring, and I suspect the rest of the NESCAC. 95% of students live on campus and those schools are very small which makes some things feasible that wouldn’t be at a larger State university.

 

[husky429]

Who is it that has it?

HIPAA my man. One of the insiders may know, but I don't see why it matters anyways.

 

[Waquoit]

Hope she recovers

She's not better yet. But the grandkids are fine. Which is the only thing that matters to many here.

 

[Umami Zen]

My two cents ..A minor set back from a BB perspective.. COVID is something you don't take casually.. No matter what your age is.. So many different ways to be exposed to it.. Let's get smarter as a Program.. Let's get our student/athletes healthy again.. And move on with the cards we've been dealt.. If you've lost family/friends/associates to COVID as I have/many of you have.. In the Grand Scheme of things.. Life is more important than BB..

 

[Waquoit]

I hope DH can use this going forward. As in "do you guys want to torpedo the season"?

 

[Mooch82]

HIPAA my man. One of the insiders may know, but I don't see why it matters anyways.

I think we'll find out soon enough if they test and everyone else tests negative, and one person isn't practicing.

 

[Kenny11]

Who is it that has it?

an underclassman. I heard he’s feeling good.

 

[Bonehead]

If the UConn athletic department has any care for a student athlete, now is the time to step away from sports competition.

Reevaluate next year or once a vaccine is out and has been tested on Syracuse players.

Safety first. The long term effects are not fully known so best to stand down for now.

 

[mauconnfan]

She's not better yet. But the grandkids are fine. Which is the only thing that matters to many here.

Everyone matters hope she recovers fully soon!!

 

[Psolo12]

If the UConn athletic department has any care for a student athlete, now is the time to step away from sports competition.

Reevaluate next year or once a vaccine is out and has been tested on Syracuse players.

Safety first. The long term effects are not fully known so best to stand down for now.

Absolutely horrible take.

 

[HuskyHawk]

The players aren't in a bubble, they are on campus as usual. So this can happen. Coaches warned a while back that the 14 day quarantine would make playing the season impossible. The only way to proceed is if they can test out of it, as coach suggests. Same process the NFL is using.

 

[CTBasketball]

Lamont will usurp his power and prevent this team from traveling and playing others in this state.

Just the tip of the iceburg.

 

[DCHuskyFan]

I think we'll find out soon enough if they test and everyone else tests negative, and one person isn't practicing.

I‘m pretty sure HIPAA doesn’t apply to individual private citizen posters in the Boneyard. With that said, it really doesn’t matter who was positive for the ‘rona.

 

[Bonehead]

Absolutely horrible take.

Should the vaccine be tried on another team besides Syracuse?

 

[freescooter]

Lamont will usurp his power and prevent this team from traveling and playing others in this state.

Just the tip of the iceburg.

Look up the definition of usurp. Plus for historical reasons governors have a lot of power. Varies from state to state but our state is pretty “ generous” in what it gives. Mostly because state legislatures only meet part time and again historically getting to Hartford from Stamford in 1810 for a meeting of the General Assembly was difficult. Especially in winter someone needed to be empowered to act in event of fires, floods, attacks, etc. So governors were largely empowered to act during emergencies. In some states there are other bodies that act as “ temporary legislatures” like the Governor’s Council in Massachusetts. And I believe Wisconsin or Minnesota have a similar entity as do at least a few others. Their decisions were binding only until the legislature can meet and confirm or deny them. Connecticut doesn’t have that system so the governor has lots of power in an emergency. He is using that power. He is not usurping power. History lesson over.

 

[UCDaveD]

Look up the definition of usurp.

I was going to say, I don’t think that word means what he thinks it means.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I was going to say, I don’t think that word means what he thinks it means.

IDK, if you could usurp your own power, you'd be pretty powerful. Or, you'd just be using your own power you had in the first place.

 

[Palatine]

Are some of you seriously arguing that the program shouldn't shut down for at least 14 days????

I am. One case. Is the kid sick? Has he been retested? Will Hernandez of the Giants tested positive. They held the other offensive lineman out for a few days, did tests and they came back. That is reasonable.

High end athletes rarely have anything beyond a mild fever. They have little to fear from Covid. Heat stroke, concussions, complications of serious injuries, are a bigger threat. In checking the internet, there was a Red Sox pitcher (who, with proper rest, is expected to completely recover) and A 350 pound Indiana OL who had serious cases. And we're shutting down the entire team for two weeks?

In Connecticut over 60+% of Covid deaths happened in long term care facilities. Keep the athletes away from the vulnerable population. Test the other players. Twice. If they are clear, don't shut down for two weeks.