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coachcap said:
I love football as much as anyone on this board BUT these are the facts:
1. There is currently no vaccine against COVID-19
2. The game is about people in close proximity to others. Social distancing is out the window.
3. More & more States are being added to the quarantine list
4. probably should be first on this list: COVID-19 kills people
As a health care professional, I opt for public safety over television dollars. If UCONN leads the way is cancelling its FBS season for safety reasons, in public perception its image will be enhanced, not tarnished.
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Your points, #1 through #4, are certainly valid concerns for football, and at the same time if you think about it, those points also just as closely apply to basketball, yet people are gearing up for a basketball season. Lots of hypocrisy out there.
 
Yeah...a rational decision might be to not to play this season...for health and safety reasons.

But..you are also correct....some folks would say..."well, UConn isn't giving up that much. If it was basketball?"

There, rightly or wrongly, is a perception that UConn is a basketball school....

And shutting down just might be easier than scrambling to salvage a schedule.
 
Hoophound said:
Trust me, they will use it to tarnish our football program. Fans of other programs will blame us when P5 schools start reversing course and cancelling. We should at least play a handful of games against independents or other schools that need a game.
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Who cares what JoeBlow8336 on Twitter thinks? Honestly, why do you care?
 
Rosebud70 said:
See if the ACC will throw us a bone. With all non conference games being cancelled LEt us play BC, Syracuse, Pitt, Virginia and ND that’s all not far travel distance. Maybe AAC let ls us get temple. There are options out there that could possibly happen. Or maybe let all indys not just ND get conference affiliation this year. I know there are a lot of people that want to see the plug get pulled on the program. However these kids have been working all quarantine and been back at school working. Let them play. I haven’t seen any positive results from the UConn camp. Not to mention come November Covid will more than likely disappear. To cancel the season over a virus that less than 2 percent of the country has gotten is absurd. LET THEM PLAY
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I would not count on the ACC or the AAC. Only ND has the cache, and it is a great get for the ACC to have them as temporary football members. I don't think the virus will disappear by November. I do think a few football players will become infected, will need to quarantine, and the football season will be canceled or postponed to avoid lawsuits. Although the mortality in young people is low, the gigantic football lineman are at a much higher risk for serious, possibly fatal, illness and given their close proximity to the opponent are likely the highest risk of getting infected of all the players.
 
zls44 said:
Who cares what JoeBlow8336 on Twitter thinks? Honestly, why do you care?
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Because perception is reality. We need to stop being perceived as a pathetic football program.
 
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phillionaire said:
I would rather be seen as a pathetic football program than the one that had students suffer lifelong consequences from a virus but that’s just me.
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Oh, the drama. I’m talking about finding a way to play a few games against schools like UMass or Ball St that are in relatively low risk areas. If college football is having a season, we should really consider Playing a handful of games.
 
Hoophound said:
Trust me, they will use it to tarnish our football program. Fans of other programs will blame us when P5 schools start reversing course and cancelling. We should at least play a handful of games against independents or other schools that need a game.
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You're actually comparing the health of human beings and the risk of contributing to a public health crisis to the fear that fans of other programs will blame us for something? I'm speechless.
 
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businesslawyer said:
You're actually comparing the health of human beings and the risk of contributing to a public health crisis to the fear that fans of other programs will blame us for something? I'm speechless.
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Best I can tell, you guys are in pretty good shape up there. My guess is if UConn doesn’t play football it is because it isn’t in a conference not because of the virus and safety. My point is, play a few games so the kids get what they came to UConn for.
 
Hoophound said:
Best I can tell, you guys are in pretty good shape up there. My guess is if UConn doesn’t play football it is because it isn’t in a conference not because of the virus and safety. My point is, play a few games so the kids get what they came to UConn for.
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I was not saying we shouldn't play. I was just saying that worrying about what other fanbases would think as part of the analysis is nuts.
 
Nextmanup said:
I think a decision is coming early next week.., and I don’t think we will be playing..
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You guys will probably have no choice unless you agree to play virtually all your games on the road.

The teams that might need a OOC game (which will predominantly be in the South) are not going to want to go on the road to play you when there are other options closer to them.
 
businesslawyer said:
I was not saying we shouldn't play. I was just saying that worrying about what other fanbases would think as part of the analysis is nuts.
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I wouldn’t call it nuts. ND is apparently flirting with the ACC again and the last thing we need to is shine a light on the attitude our state leaders take toward football. Let’s try to make football strong rather than a punchline. That starts with playing and winning games, not being first to pack it in for 2020. Especially, when we are in a state that is crushing it on beating COVID.
 
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If they can cobble together six games with pretesting of every player before every game they should go ahead and do it. Even if they have to do home and homes and a bye week between each game. Cancelling the season entirely would spell the hastening of the program's demise.
 
RSTuthill said:
If they can cobble together six games with pretesting of every player before every game they should go ahead and do it. Even if they have to do home and homes and a bye week between each game. Cancelling the season entirely would spell the hastening of the program's demise.
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Agree, no games no practice. Having played the game I know the players want to play. The people out there trying to say our guys should not play because that aren’t being paid don’t have a clue. The majority 99% come to UCONN to play the game! Not because the NFL is their goal. And once again the risk they run playing the game in normal times is greater than the virus! If this were 100 years ago life would be normal even 50 years ago. The daily coverage has made you all paranoid.
 
Challenges exist (not insurmountable but steep challenges nonetheless). Obviously a very recent conversation.

UVa football: Cavaliers' shuffled schedule includes challenging road tests

>>The coach of the other September home opponent is skeptical his team will still be making its trip to Charlottesville.

“Oh, man, what a mess,” UConn head football coach Randy Edsall said Wednesday. “The problem [for us] is, the state of Virginia is on a list; if we went down there, we’d have to quarantine if we go and come back.”

Connecticut athletic director David Benedict received an email Wednesday from Virginia administrator Jim Booz that listed requirements with which UConn would have to concur before playing at UVa.

“Right now, they can’t even tell you when you’re going to play,” said Edsall, noting that the original date was no longer set.

“Are we going to be able to shower in there? We can’t even use our own locker room in [Connecticut] right now. Every state is different in terms of what you can do right now.“We knew this was coming down the pike.”

When one of Connecticut’s players had COVID-19 symptoms, seven players who had been in his vicinity were quarantined. “It’s taken 10 days to get a test back now,” Edsall said. “We had a walk-through out there the other day, and we had eight offensive linemen. You can’t even practice with eight offensive linemen. It’s taking 10 to 12 days to get a test back right now.

“I don’t know what’s going to happen [as far as a season], but I don’t see it. Right now, they’re not giving dates out. How do you prepare for anything like that?”<<
 
businesslawyer said:
FIFY.
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The facts! You can’t get straight facts. Someone show us the numbers on the increased number of young people infected. What percentage have a serious case? What percentage have been hospitalized? What percentage of the death toll is under age 25?
 
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HardFacts said:
The facts! You can’t get straight facts. Someone show us the numbers on the increased number of young people infected.
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UPDATED: Coronavirus In Connecticut

The state’s weekly COVID summary: 1,027,729 residents have tested positive for COVID-19, with 3,827 testing positive over the last 7 days; the 7-day positivity rate is 15.56%, the state Department of Public Health (DPH) reported. The state reported 16,026,603 PCR/NAAT tests, with 24,598...
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huskymedic said:
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UPDATED: Coronavirus In Connecticut

The state’s weekly COVID summary: 1,027,729 residents have tested positive for COVID-19, with 3,827 testing positive over the last 7 days; the 7-day positivity rate is 15.56%, the state Department of Public Health (DPH) reported. The state reported 16,026,603 PCR/NAAT tests, with 24,598...
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Only tells us positive test! No information on how serious. No stats on hospitalization of that group if any.
 
Would love more transparency.

Less than 75 people hospitalized daily for the past 30+ days in CT. How may are less than 40? How many without extenuating circumstances?

Take away the 2997+ deaths in in nursing homes March/April/May and the numbers for seniors look significantly different. Fear is being sold............for out own good.....I guess.

Students will not be allowed to socialize or attend classes any way. Get the football players in one dorm & they are effectively quarantined. The only difference is they make 5-6 road trips and play 10-11 3 hour games.
 
huskymedic said:
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UPDATED: Coronavirus In Connecticut

The state’s weekly COVID summary: 1,027,729 residents have tested positive for COVID-19, with 3,827 testing positive over the last 7 days; the 7-day positivity rate is 15.56%, the state Department of Public Health (DPH) reported. The state reported 16,026,603 PCR/NAAT tests, with 24,598...
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Pretty obvious why. For people my age it can be a death sentence. For those age groups not so much.
 
An abbreviated spring season sounds pretty good at this point. Should have a decent vaccine by then. March, April, May with bye weeks between each game? Six games? Can't cancel the season entirely folks. Need to play SOME games.
 
RSTuthill said:
Pretty obvious why. For people my age it can be a death sentence. For those age groups not so much.
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Well, till they nail down what the long term effects of contracting the virus are (remember we are only 7 or so months into the pathology of this coronavirus), it would seem whether it’s ultimately a short term or long term “death sentence” is presently unknown.
 
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