Jeffkills Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 17 minutes ago, kalua pig said: as a professional gambler,i need the season to start.i don't need to get unemployment checks because i'm pimping girls on the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crixus Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 I just heard a Doctor with the World Health Organization say that a vaccine for Covid 19 is 12-18 months away. Hearing that makes me doubt they'll be any football in 2020. But I'm hoping for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornsilverandblue Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 On 4/8/2020 at 4:04 AM, crixus said: I just heard a Doctor with the World Health Organization say that a vaccine for Covid 19 is 12-18 months away. Hearing that makes me doubt they'll be any football in 2020. But I'm hoping for the best. That’s assuming one of the ones now in testing makes it through. It’s a 12-18 month testing process, meaning it could potentially be years. That’s why I maintain that we can’t hold out for a vaccine. Life must resume despite the risk. Is it fitting or irony that possibly the most versatile word in the English language is also of unknown origin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalua pig Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 "football will be played." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjsbuff Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 5 hours ago, kalua pig said: "football will be played." Nerf football in your basement does not count, cuz... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjsbuff Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 On 4/4/2020 at 9:33 PM, SJSUMFA2013 said: I’m prepared for there to be no college football. Campuses are likely to remain shut down, and few schools if any have the means to survive a season with no gate revenue. The nfl is a different animal. Teams could conceivably perform daily testing, travel on sterilized busses, and play in empty stadiums so long as the tv revenue keeps rolling in. Nfl teams are wealthy enterprises that could survive a year of being less profitable. As to your NFL comment, I don't think they themselves could unilaterally decide to play. In California at least, if Governor Newsom continues to ban those large gatherings then what are you going to do? Exclude the SF and LA teams (and perhaps also Oakland, i.e, in the event the Vegas stadium isn't able to be delivered on time)? Or have them play all games on the road? And only in those states that don't continue to have similar bans??? I don't see the season happening (at least in the Fall), but certainly hope I'm wrong here. Although not the highest priority in terms of our nation's growing list of needs, this country needs some normalcy and football has long since had a place as being part of that equation. The economic benefits of playing would also be widespread to the U.S. economy (ancillary jobs, television advertising, gambling, etc.)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepingGiantFan Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 On 4/8/2020 at 1:27 AM, kalua pig said: as a professional gambler,i need the season to start.i don't need to get unemployment checks because i'm pimping girls on the side. Let me guess. You make your picks according to the Rankulator. Boom goes the dynamite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgaucho Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 9 hours ago, kalua pig said: "football will be played." Here ya go cuz 4 hours ago, sjsbuff said: Nerf football in your basement does not count, cuz... ...then again, maybe not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgaucho Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 On 4/4/2020 at 5:50 PM, ph90702 said: Not even close. I wouldn’t brag about talent bc Boise State will never field a roster like what Dave Rice could. Dave Rice fielded a roster that lost to D2 Dixie State Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgaucho Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 2 hours ago, SleepingGiantFan said: Let me guess. You make your picks according to the Rankulator. No. kalua told Hair to bend over for the Rankulator. Hawaiians are funny cuz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namssa Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 We will probably start to open up the nation by the summer but what will likely happen is there is going to be a second and likely third wave of infections. What happens if the 2nd wave happens in October/Novemebr and 3rd wave in February/March? So hard to see how this can be successfully navigated especially at the college level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headbutt Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 50 minutes ago, namssa said: We will probably start to open up the nation by the summer but what will likely happen is there is going to be a second and likely third wave of infections. What happens if the 2nd wave happens in October/Novemebr and 3rd wave in February/March? So hard to see how this can be successfully navigated especially at the college level. Not arguing your point, but why are you convinced that second and third waves will occu?. I think that if they happen, they will be of very minor consequence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph90702 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 16 hours ago, jdgaucho said: Dave Rice fielded a roster that lost to D2 Dixie State Not shocking that I have to do this, but I’m talking about recruiting, not results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappy Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 19 hours ago, SleepingGiantFan said: Let me guess. You make your picks according to the Rankulator. If you were smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namssa Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 17 hours ago, Headbutt said: Not arguing your point, but why are you convinced that second and third waves will occu?. I think that if they happen, they will be of very minor consequence. Because the vast majority of people haven't contracted the virus. So when the economy opens up and people return to work and social distancing becomes more lenient it only makes sense that the virus will begin to infect people at a greater rate once again. It has happened in the past. In fact, the 2nd wave of the Spanish Flu and Swine Flu, for instance, were significantly worse than the 1st. Perhaps people will change their habits (wearing masks and gloves is public) and the government will have MASS testing available to help mitigate a 2nd wave, but I think we have recognize that a 2nd wave is likely. We will know in a few months as China begins to open up. They are far stricter in government policies and testing, but it will be interesting to see how it goes. It is also likely that the virus is mutating. It's theorized that the East Coast is getting hit FAR worse than the West Coast because they have a more deadly, mutated virus that came from Europe (L-type) , while the West Coast mostly got the original less lethal strain from China (S-Type). This coincides with the greater death rate of Europeans with the L-type than of Asians with the S-type (although there likely are other factors). We just don't know enough about this virus and its effects so to predict that this will all be gone or minimized in a few months to where we can play football in large stadiums, seems optimistic to say the least. I hope you are right, I'm just not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headbutt Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 3 hours ago, namssa said: Because the vast majority of people haven't contracted the virus. So when the economy opens up and people return to work and social distancing becomes more lenient it only makes sense that the virus will begin to infect people at a greater rate once again. It has happened in the past. In fact, the 2nd wave of the Spanish Flu and Swine Flu, for instance, were significantly worse than the 1st. Perhaps people will change their habits (wearing masks and gloves is public) and the government will have MASS testing available to help mitigate a 2nd wave, but I think we have recognize that a 2nd wave is likely. We will know in a few months as China begins to open up. They are far stricter in government policies and testing, but it will be interesting to see how it goes. It is also likely that the virus is mutating. It's theorized that the East Coast is getting hit FAR worse than the West Coast because they have a more deadly, mutated virus that came from Europe (L-type) , while the West Coast mostly got the original less lethal strain from China (S-Type). This coincides with the greater death rate of Europeans with the L-type than of Asians with the S-type (although there likely are other factors). We just don't know enough about this virus and its effects so to predict that this will all be gone or minimized in a few months to where we can play football in large stadiums, seems optimistic to say the least. I hope you are right, I'm just not sure. I agree with pretty much everything you said. A spike in cases after folks go back outside was in my mind sti ll a part of the first wave. We won't have this thing even close to under control IMO when these shutdown orders end. So same thought, different terminology. I've heard that the theory about three different strains is no theory, it is in fact the case. However, the same expert (some specialist on the radio) that was discussing that made the point that while there has been some mutation of the virus, the immunity remains pretty common. If that's true, then that's good news. Just an aside but he also explained the greater infection in Europe with an interesting tidbit. The virus enters your body through an ACE receptor in your nose. Apparently, from a genetic standpoint Europeans have a greater number of these receptors than Asians. Just one guys theory I suppose. Anyway, my confidence in having fall football stems from the advances in medical science since the swine flu, and most definitely since the spanish flu. I'm not usually a big government guy, but I am impressed by how aggressive they are attacking this thing. I'd be very surprised if we're not using a vaccine in record time. I'm not suggesting by August by any means but record time. Meanwhile, other treatments and testing are moving at a very fast pace. Antibody tests are done and are just waiting on the FDA to approve one. That's going to help a lot in defining the problem so it can be more effectively addressed. The difficulty with this virus is less how deadly it is, than how contagious it is. I have to believe something that contagious really accelerates the herd immunity we're looking for. I don't have a specific silver bullet that would make me willing to put a bet on having fall football, just a sense that we're moving so fast on the problem. That and football being "to big to fail" tells me that the odds are we'll find a way to play the game this fall. Even if the stands are empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu_alum9 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 If anybody wants a get-rich quick scheme, I’d recommend producing officially licensed NFL/NCAA N95 masks that folks could wear to games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupslam1 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 I seriously doubt I’ll go to any games until they develop either a vaccine or drugs that can knock this thing out in short order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alum93 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 I think you will probably have pro sports in the fall, maybe playing in empty stadiums. I would think by the spring, assuming a vaccine is out by then, you will probably be back to normal. I don't see full stadiums for football in Aug or Sept. I wouldn't take my family out without a vaccine to sit with thousands of others. As far as college, i just don't see college football happening for a full season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westfan Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 I believe It's too early to know the full impact including football, large gatherings may all take a huge hit, The local news just reported Burning Man in Northern Nevada is cancelled as an in person event and now will be held on line and it was usually around Labor Day. I see all states with large events including July 4th potentially impacted. I wonder in Reno about Hot August Nights (early August) and The Rib Cook Off ( Labor Day) being called off as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...