OT: Returning college athletes test positive

[hoopsfan22]

Someone else will do that. I completely understand YOUR viewpoint, and it's a valid one. Someone else in authority can and will look at the BIG picture. Geno's program will have to fit in that big picture. His problem and responsibility is to assure they do. THAT in its self will be a lot for him to handle. Why must he be burdened with 30,000 students, teachers and staff? They are not his responsibility. I'm talking apples, you're talking oranges.

I'm guessing he's only concentrating on HIS 10 players and his staff. Whether the administration or the athletic department gives him guide lines/protocols to follow, or tell him to figure something out, he's only responsible for HIS 10 players and staff.

If the administration can't figure things out on the larger scale taking into account the issues you raise, then it's all for naught. You want us to be concerned with things that are above our pay grade. I'm saying those things (the issues you are referring to) WILL be handled by school administrators who will have input and advice from state and local medical authorities on the best way to implement protocols and procedure that will sustain their goal of opening school on time and keeping it open. The final decision will be theirs. The AD may sit in on those talks, but I doubt Geno will. ALL of the coaches will do whatever they decide, and will operate under whatever protocols they establish and mandate.

Geno's program is a small piece in the overall picture of the entire university system. He's got to make sure his program is ready to go when the bell rings. He can't be concerned about the rest of the university. Someone else will do that. That is what my comment alluded to. My comment was aimed at getting them back on campus and cleared for summer workouts more than anything else. THAT is step 1. The status of the university and whether students will remain on campus after the first semester can't be foretold yet. That's something the administration (not Geno) will have to figure out.

I don't see how they get them on campus for the summer. Summer session is flying by and will be over in four weeks. The governor has been steadfast in saying all state universities will remain closed for the summer and all residential programs banned until the fall semester. Not sure how you get around that one. Maybe they can play their pickup games off campus and live in Geno's house for a few weeks while working out at the local Planet Fitness when it reopens next Wednesday?

 

[CL82]

Right here as always. I'm working on it.

The answer is:

"Hand Sanitizer and commitment"

The question is:

What does UConn coach Auriemma need this year in order to win a 12th national championship.

 

[Carnac]

I don't see how they get them on campus for the summer. Summer session is flying by and will be over in four weeks. The governor has been steadfast in saying all state universities will remain closed for the summer and all residential programs banned until the fall semester. Not sure how you get around that one. Maybe they can play their pickup games off campus and live in Geno's house for a few weeks while working out at the local Planet Fitness when it reopens next Wednesday?

You are absolutely correct. They can't. Geno and staff can only do what they are told by the AD (who is told by the administration) what they can do. This situation is fluid. It changes from week to week. They may be allowed to do things next week that they can't do THIS week.

 

[Carnac]

The answer is:

"Hand Sanitizer and commitment"

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The question is:

What UConn coach Auriemma need this year in order to be to win a 12th national championship.

LOL!! This very easily is the POD..........post of the day. Needless to say, I like it. Good one CL.

 

[oldude]

Well, whatever happens with varsity sports one thing became clear today. UConn’s band will not play at any varsity sports events this year. The announcement was made today by the band director. That means no UConn marching band at football, basketball, hockey, etc.

 

[hoopsfan22]

You are absolutely correct. They can't. Geno and staff can only do what they are told by the AD (who is told by the administration) what they can do. This situation is fluid. It changes from week to week. They may be allowed to do things next week that they can't do THIS week.

It's really not that fluid. Connecticut is following the re-opening plan laid out nearly two months ago. Phase 2 begins next Wednesday, and includes movie theaters, amusement parks, gyms, personal services, and indoor dining. Sadly women's college basketball programs didn't make the cut for phase 2 which will run through mid-July. The fact that many schools will not have summer workouts is why I think the NCAA should lift the fall practice restrictions to allow schools a bit of a head start on the season.

 

[Carnac]

It's really not that fluid. Connecticut is following the re-opening plan laid out nearly two months ago. Phase 2 begins next Wednesday, and includes movie theaters, amusement parks, gyms, personal services, and indoor dining. Sadly women's college basketball programs didn't make the cut for phase 2 which will run through mid-July. The fact that many schools will not have summer workouts is why I think the NCAA should lift the fall practice restrictions to allow schools a bit of a head start on the season.

Admittedly, I'm looking at what other states, conferences and schools are doing, and assuming that UConn can follow suit. They can't! Things here in California are opening up. We can dine in restaurants now, and the Indian casinos here and in Las Vegas are w-i-d-e open and raking in the cash. I must depend on you folks that live in Connecticut to keep the rest of us apprised on what your governor has mandated. I remember a comment a while back. It just happens to be yours from May 29:

CCSU, SCSU, WCSU, and ECSU will be open for the fall semester on August 26. QU and UNH have already announced they will be open for the fall semester as well. Even though it hasn't been officially announced, you can bet UConn won't decide to be the only school in the state that's not going to reopen for the fall semester. If UConn has decided that the campus is unsafe for students to attend summer classes, no basketball or football players should step foot on campus either. If it's unsafe it's unsafe.

I realize this simply gives colleges the OK to resume voluntary workouts, and that schools decide when they choose to have their athletes return to campus. Some had their athletes return last week.

 

[Zinethar]

I wonder if the players could meet somewhere for voluntary workouts off campus. It seems unfair that many schools are already running workouts and others still can not.

 

[hoopsfan22]

I wonder if the players could meet somewhere for voluntary workouts off campus. It seems unfair that many schools are already running workouts and others still can not.

Yep. It's why I said for the schools that can't workout, they should get to start their seasons a month early, while those that are open for business this month can remain on their normal schedule. Think of the advantage other schools have with their freshman on campus getting integrated with the team and learning to play with each other while some of our players can't even enter the country. I hope the NCAA tries to make things as fair as possible.

 

[Zanzman]

I wonder if the players could meet somewhere for voluntary workouts off campus. It seems unfair that many schools are already running workouts and others still can not.

But they have to live and eat somewhere who is going to pay

 

[hoopsfan22]

But they have to live and eat somewhere who is going to pay

Their coach owns his own restaurant. That takes care of the food part. And Geno has former players staying at his house all the time, they'll just have to put a few more cots in there.

 

[Charliebball]

Their coach owns his own restaurant. That takes care of the food part. And Geno has former players staying at his house all the time, they'll just have to put a few more cots in there.

I believe it's closed..........

 

[hoopsfan22]

I believe it's closed..........

Cafe Aura could have opened weeks ago like other restaurants as long as they served people outside. Next week restaurants can reopen indoor dining areas.

 

[Zanzman]

Their coach owns his own restaurant. That takes care of the food part. And Geno has former players staying at his house all the time, they'll just have to put a few more cots in there.

I’d love that I liveonly a few minutes away from Geno I could crash practice

 

[Zanzman]

Cafe Aura could have opened weeks ago like other restaurants as long as they served people outside. Next week restaurants can reopen indoor dining areas.

Not sure Aura has outdoor seating but yes phase 2 is June 17 th

 

[hoopsfan22]

Not sure Aura has outdoor seating but yes phase 2 is June 17 th

I don't think it does which is why Geno and a bunch of other restaurant owners were lobbying to allow some indoor dining when phase 1 started.

 

[eebmg]

This report from the WHO if true seems to be very encouraging and a possible game changer in dealing with Cov19

“From the data we have, it still seems to be rare that an asymptomatic person actually transmits onward to a secondary individual,” Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, said at a news briefing in Geneva

“We have a number of reports from countries who are doing very detailed contact tracing,” she said.

“They’re following asymptomatic cases. They’re following contacts. And they’re not finding secondary transmission onward. It’s very rare,” she said

Asymptomatic spread of coronavirus is 'very rare,' WHO says

Government responses should focus on detecting and isolating infected people with symptoms, said the WHO's Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove.

www.cnbc.com

 

[Bigboote]

This report from the WHO if true seems to be very encouraging and a possible game changer in dealing with Cov19

“From the data we have, it still seems to be rare that an asymptomatic person actually transmits onward to a secondary individual,” Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, said at a news briefing in Geneva

“We have a number of reports from countries who are doing very detailed contact tracing,” she said.

“They’re following asymptomatic cases. They’re following contacts. And they’re not finding secondary transmission onward. It’s very rare,” she said

Asymptomatic spread of coronavirus is 'very rare,' WHO says

Government responses should focus on detecting and isolating infected people with symptoms, said the WHO's Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove.

www.cnbc.com

I wish there was some information in that article/the WHO statement rather than vague terms like most and rare. Specifically, I'd like to know which countries she's talking about. There was a paper published a couple of months ago about how one person in China, either pre- or asymptomatic, I don't remember which, infected a dozen or more people in a restaurant. It was pretty nifty how they mapped out the ventilation pattern and it matched who got sick. Some of these people were 15-20 feet away and had no contact with the carrier whatsoever.

But the virus that's in Europe and the US is a different strain. I'm hoping that the data the WHO person is citing are from Europe, and that the deadlier strain that's in Europe and the Americas is less transmissible than the Asian strain.

 

[eebmg]

I wish there was some information in that article/the WHO statement rather than vague terms like most and rare. Specifically, I'd like to know which countries she's talking about. There was a paper published a couple of months ago about how one person in China, either pre- or asymptomatic, I don't remember which, infected a dozen or more people in a restaurant. It was pretty nifty how they mapped out the ventilation pattern and it matched who got sick. Some of these people were 15-20 feet away and had no contact with the carrier whatsoever.

But the virus that's in Europe and the US is a different strain. I'm hoping that the data the WHO person is citing are from Europe, and that the deadlier strain that's in Europe and the Americas is less transmissible than the Asian strain.

Not quite sure about different strains? I think there is alot of confusion on this issue

COVID-19: How many strains of the new coronavirus are there?

Several studies have suggested that the new coronavirus has mutated into more than one strain. However, opinions among experts are divided.

www.medicalnewstoday.com

Even if this is the case, I guess my first thoughts are that the general secrecy of China would make access to large data sets far less likely. So I would say the datasets come from more open societies.

 

[oldude]

Did not know about different strains?

I guess my first thoughts are that the general secrecy of China would make access to large data sets far less likely. So I would say the datasets come from more open societies.

If you live in NY you learn all about different strains. Scientists determined that a different strain of the virus reached NY after the China travel ban, during a period of time when 3 million travelers from Europe entered through NY airports. The theory is that the original strain from China made its way to Europe where it mutated. Subsequently, Europeans, likely from Italy, who were infected with the mutated strain travelled to America.

 

[Charliebball]

Cafe Aura could have opened weeks ago like other restaurants as long as they served people outside. Next week restaurants can reopen indoor dining areas.

I don't know how many he has but I thought I read here on the BY that his restaurant closed for good.........

 

[hoopsfan22]

I don't know how many he has but I thought I read here on the BY that his restaurant closed for good.........

Sounds like all of his other ones have closed, so now I think he is just down to his latest and greatest. Guess this means he's gonna have to coach a little longer if not successful in his side gig.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

I wish there was some information in that article/the WHO statement rather than vague terms like most and rare. Specifically, I'd like to know which countries she's talking about. There was a paper published a couple of months ago about how one person in China, either pre- or asymptomatic, I don't remember which, infected a dozen or more people in a restaurant. It was pretty nifty how they mapped out the ventilation pattern and it matched who got sick. Some of these people were 15-20 feet away and had no contact with the carrier whatsoever.

But the virus that's in Europe and the US is a different strain. I'm hoping that the data the WHO person is citing are from Europe, and that the deadlier strain that's in Europe and the Americas is less transmissible than the Asian strain.

And they backtracked today. Getting back to it happens, we don't know how much, it needs to be studied. Once I read some of the details, it seems that much of their data was from contact testing that involved symptomatic individuals. I would expect that symptomatic individuals are indeed very contagious, especially when they are coughing all over.

 

[Sifaka]

And they backtracked today.

So they did.

"In a briefing today, the World Health Organisation [WHO] said it was "absolutely convinced" that asymptomatic cases were occurring despite having limited data.
According to their analysis, somewhere between 14% to 40% of cases were caused by symptom-less carriers."

source: Up to 40% of coronavirus cases caused by those who have no symptoms, WHO says

"While asymptomatic spread of the coronavirus does occur, the portion of asymptomatic individuals who transmit the virus remains a "big open question," Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO's emergencies program, said during the Q & A."

source: WHO walks back comments on asymptomatic coronavirus spread, says much is still unknown

 

[oldude]

This is really alarming. Less than 2 weeks after allowing athletes to return to campus on June 1 for voluntary workouts, the University of Houston has shut down all workouts as 6 symptomatic football players tested positive for Covid-19. Houston is another school like Louisiana Tech that had declined to test returning athletes unless they showed symptoms.