Tomorrow’s game is also postponed

[Wbbfan1]

I'm not aware of single Sporting Event where Covid19 virus has spread between competitors of different teams. IMO just because Providence shut down their activity that doesn't mean that the Seton Hall vs UConn game should be postponed. IF all UConn and Seton Hall players passed the Covid19 protocols that game should be played. Has the Big East previously postponed games as a precaution when both teams have passed Covid19 Protocols. If this is the new standard, then they won't complete the schedule.

 

[UConnCat]

I'm not aware of single Sporting Event where Covid19 virus has spread between competitors of different teams.

Duke might not agree.

 

[cbraarj]

It seems odd to me that Alabama & Ohio State were able to play last night without a single positive test among the hundreds of players/staff .. mebbe bcuz the colleges make BIG money on football, waaay less on women's basketball. Thus, I smell a rat, eh?

Ohio State had 3 defensive starters out and a total of 12 people affected by Covid.

 

[cbraarj]

They already gave players the extra season. It's time to postpone it for the health and safety of the student athletes. They have an extra year. Playing it out shouldn't be necessary or a priority.

 

[eebmg]

So if the Jan 19 Butler game winds up being cancelled and no game is added, the TN game on Jan 21 would be the game where Geno would have the opportunity to overtake Pat Summitt.

 

[bluedevil]

I disliked posting it

can we shoot the messanger?

 

[Bills Fan]

You know what? Its out of our control. At some point we will get all the games in. We may be playing alot of games in a shorter period of time but we will get them in. With that said this is terrible. Looking forward to a game and then they cancel it. Hey gotta do whats best for everyone. You dont wanna play with peoples health.

Tony, I love your posts-a true UCONN fan, BUT no way we will get all of our games in as one Conference school after another shuts down their programs for multiple weeks.

Just a question for the Boneyard. Does anyone know how the AAC is doing with regard to getting games played?

 

[CocoHusky]

Tony, I love your posts-a true UCONN fan, BUT no way we will get all of our games in as one Conference school after another shuts down their programs for multiple weeks.

Just a question for the Boneyard. Does anyone know how the AAC is doing with regard to getting games played?

AAC struggling just like everyone else. SMU WBB has opted out of the entire season after starting 0-6.

 

[MooseJaw]

To play or not to play, that appears to be the question. I listened to the head infectious disease DR. from John Hopkins U this morning the most telling fact he talked about. To date there are 200 young people 20 years and younger who have died from covid, in every case all had co-morbidities, every one with serious health problems. Do we then tell our very healthy college athletes to can all organized sports? Is there a real point to doing so?
Were the season ended do any of you think that our WCBB Husky players would not be at the gym working on their game, not likely IMO. Keep as much as possible normal, let the process play out. The players at UCOON and elsewhere are at one of the safest places they could be. They are fine tuned and need an outlet for their energy and competitive nature. Don't tell them they can't play because Duke will not play or some other team won't play. If science dictates the end of the season so be it, so far that's not the case. Let em play, they will adjust just like we will.

 

[CocoHusky]

To play or not to play, that appears to be the question. I listened to the head infectious diseases from John Hopkins U this morning the most telling fact he talked about. To date there are 200 young people 20 years and younger who have died from covid, in every case all had co-morbidities, every one with serious health problems. Do we then tell our very healthy college athletes to can all organized sports? Is there a real point to doing so?
Were the season ended do any of you think that our WCBB Husky players would not be at the gym working on their game, not likely IMO. Keep as much as possible normal, let the process play out. The players at UCOON and elsewhere are at one of the safest places they could be. They are fine tuned and need an outlet for their energy and competitive nature. Don't tell them they can't play because Duke will not play or some other team won't play. If science dictates the end of the season so be it, so far that's not the case. Let em play, they will adjust just like we will.

What about the coaching staff who are well pass 20 something and whose risk of dying is considerable more than the player death rates cited?

 

[southofnorth]

Can someone answer this question:

Is there any evidence that someone can have repeated negative tests and be communicable? UConn played PC on Saturday, so this game is four days later. Instant tests are not infallible, but they're actually very good, and from what I've read false positives outweigh false negatives. I would think two negative tests since the possible exposure should be adequate.

“You may test negative if the sample was collected early in your infection and test positive later during this illness.”

For the PCR test: “The rate of false negatives — a test that says you don’t have the virus when you actually do have the virus — varies depending on how long infection has been present: in one study, the false-negative rate was 20% when testing was performed five days after symptoms began, but much higher (up to 100%) earlier in infection.”

For the Antigen test: “False negative results tend to occur more often with antigen tests than with molecular tests.”

That info (and more) can be found here.

That said, false positives can still occur. You can read more about why that might occur here.

 

[baggerbob]

The solution? Get these teams healthy, quarantine, then get in one location to play each other round-robin style. Aim to play 3-5 games in a span of 10 days. I have to think most BE coaches would be in favor...specially tournament hopefuls like Uconn, Villanova, and Marquette.

Move all Big East teams to Mohegan Sun for 2 weeks and play a number of games.

 

[CL82]

You know what? Its out of our control. At some point we will get all the games in. We may be playing alot of games in a shorter period of time but we will get them in. With that said this is terrible. Looking forward to a game and then they cancel it. Hey gotta do whats best for everyone. You dont wanna play with peoples health.

Exactly. It is annoying as heck to miss these games, but not the most important issue in the big scheme of things.

 

[MooseJaw]

What about the coaching staff who are well pass 20 something and whose risk of dying is considerable more than the player death rates cited?

They are in a very restricted environment, tested regularly, in effect as much of a bubble as possible. If they do what they should and don't do things like mingle with the wrong people on holidays, follow guide lines distance, wear masks the chances of infection appears to be small. In any case if any coach or staff feels at risk they can opt out. Life is a craps shoot, we should all do the best we can.
Question back to you, do you know of any coach who has died from covid? My guess that their rate if any is much smaller than the national average for their age group. Whatever, it is a question I will try and find the answer to... Stay safe.

 

[my2cents]

AAC struggling just like everyone else. SMU WBB has opted out of the entire season after starting 0-6.

Doesn't that look fishy that an 0-6 team would decide that?

 

[and one]

As much as I hate seeing all these games cancelled, and I very much do, it wasn't so long ago, say May, that live sports almost totally disappeared from TV. When pro tennis started having a few matches from secluded courts that were deserted excepting the players it was great to have something in the way of sports to watch. Now it is a hassle for sports to get games in but I've been able to watch basketball, football and tennis among others live. Sure, no fans in the seats, but far better than I would have guessed last spring.

This is an Alice in Wonderland season, where up is down and the mad hatter messes with our heads - it too shall pass. Any games we get in are gravy and appreciated. Next year business as usual.

 

[Jingo]

Ohio State had 3 defensive starters out and a total of 12 people affected by Covid.

Thanks for this info - Jingo

 

[bluedevil]

Well, there is something called school.

Never heard of it.

 

[eebmg]

Well, there is something called school.

Hard to call these online courses school.

 

[j66kicker]

Hard to call these online courses school.

That's what they mostly did anyway, before COVID.

 

[HuskyNan]

Most students are having classes online because of COVID. Also, student athletes are away regularly during the academic year because of road games. If they can make it work then, why not now?

The NCAA has rules about the number of hours/days the STUDENT-athletes can devote to basketball

 

[Bigboote]

“You may test negative if the sample was collected early in your infection and test positive later during this illness.”

For the PCR test: “The rate of false negatives — a test that says you don’t have the virus when you actually do have the virus — varies depending on how long infection has been present: in one study, the false-negative rate was 20% when testing was performed five days after symptoms began, but much higher (up to 100%) earlier in infection.”

For the Antigen test: “False negative results tend to occur more often with antigen tests than with molecular tests.”

That info (and more) can be found here.

That said, false positives can still occur. You can read more about why that might occur here.

Thanks, that's good information.

 

[ucbart]

AAC struggling just like everyone else. SMU WBB has opted out of the entire season after starting 0-6.

SMU opted out because they stink and disguised it as Covid. I said what I said.

 

[KY Card Fan]

I've seen several comments on Louisville message boards that go something like "Team X has cancelled, supposedly because of Covid, but it's really because we would have crushed them."

Are you kidding me? Players, coaches and administrators want to play. If the above were true, WBB would be reduced to 20-30 teams playing each other all season.

 

[eebmg]

Some games rescheduled for February

UConn women reschedule Big East games against Seton Hall, Xavier

UConn has rescheduled two of the four games it had to erase in the last week due to...

www.ctpost.com

The Huskies will now host Seton Hall on Feb. 10 (6:30 p.m.) and travel to play Xavier on Feb. 20, the Big East Conference announced Thursday. Both games will be televised by SNY.

In a separate article,

Reached for comment Wednesday, Big East women’s basketball senior associate commissioner Tracy Ellis-Ward maintained that the conference’s plan is to reschedule and play as many games as possible.

“Every effort is being made to reschedule postponed games, while also respecting the scheduling format agreed upon by our schools, particularly in the matter of density,” Ellis-Ward said. “At this point we are not altering our plan, but we remain open to pivoting should the circumstances demand it. Our goal remains for all teams to play the maximum number of Big East games possible within the current time constraints, however recognizing that amount may vary due to the impact of the virus.

Guess they are not thinking bubble?

 

[npignatjr]

Sue B last night stated the teams that have cancelled their seasons know they were not very good and were not playing for any chance at post season play.
A local team BC football played a full season approximately 10000 tests 2 positives nobody hospitalized. Across the nation thousands of football players, zero hospitalized.