Val Ackerman press conference

[BlueMAB]

Those didn't change because of Covid..If you were on Social Security in 2019 you are still on it. I was talking about those that were working and keeping the country afloat.

Okay, so the government would be taking care of 200 million workers, but not their kids. Thank you for clarifying that. Their parents would be taking care of them using something other than what the government is giving them.

 

[Drumguy]

That's an absurd statement, there is absolutely logic for not being locked down indefinitely. I think the logic of opening things back up smartly far outweighs indefinite lockdown. A study found an additional 75,000 people will die from deaths of despair from the lockdowns. Another study found 70,000 cancers with go undetected. Vaccinations for kids have plummeted.

It's incredibly sad for that 30 year old man and his family but he's a huge outlier.
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I was just responding to the statement that it only kills old people.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Personal opinion: football is very up in the air. Basketball WILL happen. It will. Will that be in November? Maybe not. Worst case is it gets moved to January. NCAA could never recover from two missed march madnesses

Do you really think in todays social climate and the hysteria involved, people will allow it to happen in the winter when "the second stronger wave" comes back? Sports are done due to the hysteria

 

[JimHurley]

It Is not about cases getting to 0, it’s about being able to manage the cases that pop up. Texas is a free for all right now. They are tracking nothing and opening everything. I know people that have been in restaurants at full capacity, inside, not on the patio. So now you have two distinct groups...people that are comfortable in that environment and those who are not. I know many people in the middle that are saying that they would start to go out if they felt any measures were in place, but there are not so they are staying home. There is no contact tracing and barely quarantine. I know people that tested positive and still were going out. They said they felt ok so didn’t think it was a big deal. Time will tell how it plays out. I am hopeful, but not overly optimistic.

Nothing you said here is wrong. For those who aren’t comfortable in that environment, I’d continue to stay home as much as possible.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Neither does having 33 million people without jobs and unable to pay for food and rent. There are obvious risks with reopening and there are obvious risks with staying locked down. One thing is for sure and we cannot wait for cases to get to 0 or for a vaccine to reopen the economy.

they don't want to open back up, that's why they keep saying until there's vaccine or there are no more cases

 

[UConnSwag11]

People who don't want to go to the games or are at greater risk, shouldn't go to the games. Those of us who want to get back to our lives and these events shouldn't be told we aren't allowed to

 

[nelsonmuntz]

There are a few specific challenges with COVID and basketball:

1) It is impossible to social distance in basketball.
2) Young people are frequently, as in a majority of the time, asymptomatic even though they can be transmitting the virus to others. Which means that they will not even know they have it while they are passing it around.

Ideally, they would antibody test that the players are immune before playing, or test players right before games to show they are not sick. We also have to just be comfortable that some players and coaches are going to get COVID as a result of playing. If the players or coaches are uncomfortable with that, then they don't participate. I don't know any other way to do it.

 

[Slick]

Do you really think in todays social climate and the hysteria involved, people will allow it to happen in the winter when "the second stronger wave" comes back? Sports are done due to the hysteria

Swagoo I think you are dead wrong. If colleges and sporting events are not played this country will go into a depression. Not a recession a depression. Get ready to watch some sports again.

 

[BlueMAB]

they don't want to open back up, that's why they keep saying until there's vaccine or there are no more cases

Who is "they"?

(runs and hides)

 

[superjohn]

I was just responding to the statement that it only kills old people.

I didn't day that...

CDC has been wrong almost as much as the WHO. The virus isn't going anywhere, even in lockdown if you live with a family there's a pretty decent chance you get it. The people who die from the virus overhwhelmingly the old with comorbidities (heart disease, obesity, diabetes) need to be protected better. Things need to start reopening with common sense practices of better hygiene and social distancing.

 

[UCTitleTown]

Mark my words, students will be back on campus this Fall. We are in the worst area of the country for covid-19, and there is a plan for re-opening colleges that Lamont gave some details on. CT is working in unison with the Northeast states. If the northeast schools have students on campus in September, the whole country will.

 

[UCSouth]

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Funny, because that's the same face I made reading your responses.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Mark my words, students will be back on campus this Fall. We are in the worst area of the country for covid-19, and there is a plan for re-opening colleges that Lamont gave some details on. CT is working in unison with the Northeast states. If the northeast schools have students on campus in September, the whole country will.

Colleges are going to be forever changed. They'll be online or students will decide they don't want to go to college due to "Covid". They also might not go to college due to the expense

 

[superjohn]

Like an unemployment office besieged by unemployed Americans? Or a hospital over run with patients?

My job is part running the safety net. It sucks.

But at least you have a job.

Most hospitals in the country aren't overrun, most aren't even half full. My Governor spent $65 million on converting McCormick Place into a makeshift hospital only to dismantle it. He had vacant hospitals retrofitted into Covid hospitals and they haven't seen a single patient. Naperville hospital is begging people to come in because they're broke and nobody is coming in for needed care.

 

[superjohn]

Colleges are going to be forever changed. They'll be online or students will decide they don't want to go to college due to "Covid". They also might not go to college due to the expense

No, colleges won't be online and kids will be back at school. You try and do remote learning and schools will go out of business.

 

[RMoore1999]

Nothing is forcing anyone who doesn't want to participate in society to leave the house. Stay at home and don't leave...EVER. Don't let anyone into your house. Don't let anyone you live with leave the house either.

FL has opened restaurants...i'm choosing not to go out to eat...but I go to the store and I'm going to play golf now.

I don't know about restaurants or stores, but unless your'e an idiot or extremely unlucky, you're not going to catch it playing golf. Never up, never in...

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

I’d give up my whole summer to have b-ball season. Why can’t 330 million other people agree with me?

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

No, colleges won't be online and kids will be back at school. You try and do remote learning and schools will go out of business.

Maybe this is the end of college.

 

[JMick]

People who don't want to go to the games or are at greater risk, shouldn't go to the games. Those of us who want to get back to our lives and these events shouldn't be told we aren't allowed to

lol some of you are such babies.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

NCAA could never recover from two missed march madnesses

I dunno.
UConn has missed the last 4 March Madnesses, and this place is giddy with optimism.

 

[UCTitleTown]

On-line education will never permanently replace classroom learning. It's the dynamics of questioning and sharing ideas between peers that makes higher education special and teaches the interpersonal skills needed in the real world. Colleges can charge $50k for on-line classes. Universities are big businesses, and eliminating campus learning would shut them down. No chance.

 

[huskymedic]

>> Ackerman said decisions on fall sports are going to have to be made by the end June or early July, leaving time to readjust schedules for sports that begin in late August. Decisions on winter sports would have to be made around Sept. 1. The conference’s presidents are adamant that campuses must be open for all students before sports resume.

Big East commissioner Val Ackerman says sports will resume when conference campuses are ‘back in business’. “We need to know that our campuses are open,” Ackerman said. “The fate of every sport, including basketball, is going to hinge on whether our campuses are back in business – in person, not virtual. Some schools may have some hybrid there.

We have to have a better sense on what the medical protocols are going to be, and look for some guidance from our doctors and trainers on what they think needs to happen to have sports safely resume. And we need some guidance from the NCAA. If we have less than a full season, what does that mean in terms of our qualifications [for the postseason.]”<<

 

[NJHusky]

Okay, so the government would be taking care of 200 million workers, but not their kids. Thank you for clarifying that. Their parents would be taking care of them using something other than what the government is giving them.

Let me make it easy for u. 200 million ADDITIONAL people. Those that were self supporting before. Simple question. How do u pay for it? With almost no tax revenue. It’s not possible.

 

[UCLJ0211]

So...are we having a season next year?

 

[Get a Job]

That is a logical question...I don't have the answer. Change rules for unemployment? I would guess that most businesses that are open are not at 100% so maybe ask who wants to come to work? Let those above a certain age or with comorbidities have more options?

If someone has any comorbidities their only options are casket or cremation... Just saying.

 

[David 76]

But at least you have a job.

Most hospitals in the country aren't overrun, most aren't even half full. My Governor spent $65 million on converting McCormick Place into a makeshift hospital only to dismantle it. He had vacant hospitals retrofitted into Covid hospitals and they haven't seen a single patient. Naperville hospital is begging people to come in because they're broke and nobody is coming in for needed care.

What is your point?
I have a job. Check. Don't get the connection.
Some places prepared for the worst and they wasted.your money?
Are you saying we prepared well for this?
Are you saying unless every hospital is overrun, then no hospital is overrun?
You think they are doing a good job getting people unemployment?

 

[lne001]

If someone has any comorbidities their only options are casket or cremation... Just saying.

Don't forget 'green burial', my personal choice. Wrap the body in a sheet and bury it 3 feet under. Let it rot, providing nutrients to both flora and fauna.

 

[Hi-Low]

Opening up the country smartly & sports are really very separate issues.

If a business can operate safely with precautions taken they will open and the public & employees will decide how and when to participate.

The problem with close contact sports like basketball is that it's impossible to physically distance so once pros and colleges start playing again it's inevitable that players will catch the virus until we have a vaccine. Unless every player in let's say the Big East is completely isolated from the rest of the student body how do they not come in contact with Covid 19?

It's impossible that schools will not have cases, it's inevitable. I see college sports in a much more precarious position than pro sports because at least the pro teams can hypothetically isolate from the outside world in certain spots as TV only events. College kids have to be on campus around thousands of other students and basketball / football are very high contact sports.

So unless they decide to accept that college players will be infected and hopefully nobody dies I am not seeing a real path without a vaccine unless the virus just magically goes away. Tell me I'm wrong please.

 

[Chief00]

If you listened to results coming out, 66% of cases are from those who are staying home. Not those going to work. Those staying home. Also, a social safety net WAS passed. Loans for small business, bailing out industries, and extra unemployment for those out of work. That IS the social safety net supposed to help, which has already passed.

That was stunning when Gov Cuomo “shockingly” acknowledged the study that 66% of cases were people staying at home. In short, the steps CT and NY have taken have unfortunately been counterproductive. Maybe we should have learned from quarantine ships and nursing homes that confined small spaces with poor air flow create a much more concentrated and contagious environment than some guy walking by without a mask on. Almost anything outside is better than anything inside.

 

[superjohn]

What is your point?
I have a job. Check. Don't get the connection.
Some places prepared for the worst and they wasted.your money?
Are you saying we prepared well for this?
Are you saying unless every hospital is overrun, then no hospital is overrun?
You think they are doing a good job getting people unemployment?

I think I misinterpreted your post I thought you were complaining about your job.while 40 million Americans have lost their job. I think instead you were complaining about the system sucking and yes it totally sucks.

My bad.