Goodman: UCONN has positive COVID test, shutting down.

[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 Dan Hurley 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.

 

[Waquoit]

Nothing I've seen or read makes me think anything other than our Governor is trying to do what's best for everyone in the state based on the best available information. It's a tough juggling act.

 

[Umami Zen]

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Nothing I've seen or read makes me think anything other than our Governor is trying to do what's best for everyone in the state based on the best available information. It's a tough juggling act.

Serious question.. Do not know answer.. Are family members of athletes allowed to visit on campus during COVID ?? Or meet off campus for a meal/pizza??Or are they truly isolated from everyone??

 

[Bonehead]

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Serious question.. Are family members of athletes allowed to visit on campus during COVID ?? Or meet off campus for a meal/pizza??

Not after 10pm or before 5 am.

 

[Umami Zen]

Not after 10pm or before 5 am.

Might want to "read between the lines" per current thread

 

[freescooter]

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.

Edwardo Rodriguez and Ryquell Armestead say hi...

 

[Chin Diesel]

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Serious question.. Do not know answer.. Are family members of athletes allowed to visit on campus during COVID ?? Or meet off campus for a meal/pizza??Or are they truly isolated from everyone??

Not after 10pm or before 5 am.

So, the answer is yes? So long as it's in the 17 hours of a day between 10pm and 5am.