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UConn Survey on Attending Games

HuskyV said:
Has UConn announced the spring calendar yet? My guess is that the open in Feb & cancel spring break. If the wanted to extend into lat May.

From Nov 25 to Feb 15 you could hsve no students on campus and get most of the games in.
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At Central Connecticut they have already cancelled spring break.
 
HuskyV said:
Has UConn announced the spring calendar yet? My guess is that the open in Feb & cancel spring break. If the wanted to extend into lat May.

From Nov 25 to Feb 15 you could hsve no students on campus and get most of the games in.
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That's what the college my son goes to is doing. Schools starts February 2. No spring break. And they stay through finals and get out 2nd week in May. Long haul with no break. I'd imagine most schools will do this.
 
HooperScooper said:
That's what the college my son goes to is doing. Schools starts February 2. No spring break. And they stay through finals and get out 2nd week in May. Long haul with no break. I'd imagine most schools will do this.
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Almost like work :D .....except he gets the summer off.
 
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Not a chance. Just shut it down. A bubble might be ok for the NBA but for college sports it is a terrible idea and playing without fans in some unspecified arena just makes it worse. Plus the CCSUs of the world will not get equal treatment. So it destroys the excitement of the tournament. If it goes that way one team should wear beige the other brown and they can pick names out of a hat to see who the represent.
 
If I got the survey I'd vote yes, but they have to seriously limit the number of fans.
 
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David 76 said:
That did not go well. But what would you have done once the hospital was overcrowded?
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In the most egregious example (NY) the hospitals weren't as overcrowded as they originally predicted and only used a handful of the 1,000 beds in the hospital ship sent there, and a very small number of the 2,500 beds set up in the Javits Center.
www.cnn.com

Navy hospital ship with 1,000 bed capacity sits in New York harbor mostly empty

A US Navy hospital ship currently docked in New York City harbor is treating only 22 patients as of Friday afternoon, despite having a 1,000 bed capacity to treat non-coronavirus patients, according to a US Navy official.
www.cnn.com www.cnn.com

From NPR on April 22:
Fifty-eight percent of the deaths in the state happened in nursing homes in New York City. Those nursing homes, the NPR numbers show, are notable for their high percentages of residents of color.

But even most of the residents who died in facilities in other parts of the state were living in nursing homes that had a high percentage of residents of color. The population in those facilities tend to reflect the demographics of the counties where they were located.
 
Caronimo said:
If masks work then why not?
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I'm not a doctor, or an expert, but my understanding is that if you're moving through a crowded indoor space (like a supermarket) with a mask on, you are very unlikely to contact enough of the virus to catch it. If you're sitting next to people for a few hours in an indoor space, a mask will reduce the odds of transmission somewhat but the risk is still way too high to be acceptable, at least for me.

This is why people aren't in theatres, and hearing live bands play in bars, or attending NBA or NHL games. Look, I'd love to have life back, but I'll take more risk today to have breakfast with my father, and one day to go back to my office and have constant social contact, than I'll take risk to see a basketball game. I love the intensity of being in a crowded arena for basketball, but I don't think even with a mask the pleasure justifies the risk.
 
I agree with Biz. Folks are looking for silver bullets with this thing and they simply don't exist. Managing exposure to this virus involves risk mitigation. The only way to eliminate risk is to completely isolate, but few would choose that course.

Do I miss being at games or in a bar with a band? You bet I do. But, I choose not to, largely because I have family members who I live and interact who feel more comfortable if I and they avoid those things. I also have work protocols to follow. While I miss those things, it hardly seems like a huge sacrifice all things considered.

This thing is different for everyone, not the least of which is because we all have different health considerations for ourselves and our loved ones. I try to always defer to those folks who are most concerned.
 
Too old, too high a risk for me and my wife. Better to watch on TV at home than in intensive care on a
ventilator.
 
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freescooter said:
Not a chance. Just shut it down. A bubble might be ok for the NBA but for college sports it is a terrible idea and playing without fans in some unspecified arena just makes it worse. Plus the CCSUs of the world will not get equal treatment. So it destroys the excitement of the tournament. If it goes that way one team should wear beige the other brown and they can pick names out of a hat to see who the represent.
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Why do you post here when college sports and everything UConn makes you so miserable?

You're the Phil Mushnick of the boneyard.
 
I’m ok with not going to any games this season. There’s no way XL can fully guarantee the safety of any of us. If most nfl games are being played and their stadiums have open air flow and they still have no fans then how can I possibly expect to be safe in an old outdated arena such as the XL??
 
And yet UConn is still billing us for season tickets. Got billed for third payment today.
 
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