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Post by bigfan on May 9, 2020 13:32:31 GMT -5
The top teams like Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, Michigan, Texas, USC will find a way to play, with or without fans. The TV money is too large to not play.
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Post by hchoops on May 9, 2020 13:52:42 GMT -5
Well, the next tier teams will have to play then also, to be opponents to these teams.
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Post by hc2020 on May 9, 2020 15:25:42 GMT -5
I see that Northeastern has formally notified its students that it plans to open its campus in the Fall. While that could obviously change, I have seen some other local colleges and universities make the same kinds of formal declarations. Has there been anything substantive provided by Holy Cross? Is there a drop dead date by which a decision has to be made one way or another?
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Post by longsuffering on May 9, 2020 16:06:36 GMT -5
August 15th?
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Post by hc87 on May 9, 2020 17:24:31 GMT -5
I see that Northeastern has formally notified its students that it plans to open its campus in the Fall. While that could obviously change, I have seen some other local colleges and universities make the same kinds of formal declarations. Has there been anything substantive provided by Holy Cross? Is there a drop dead date by which a decision has to be made one way or another? Friend of mine, an 88er, has a rising JR on the Hill....I asked her that the other day. She said that a decision on reopening was coming in June sometime.
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Post by efg72 on May 9, 2020 18:00:22 GMT -5
If McConnell can get Schumer and the Ds to return to work- not a political statement but about the realities of the political process- perhaps they can address the legal concerns impacting future lawsuits and get the trial lawyers to remove their hold on any legislation preventing suits against schools, businesses, and others due to COVID . Will be an interesting month of May/June that will impact students and athletes and in some ways have an impact on the November elections
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Post by hchoops on May 9, 2020 18:16:00 GMT -5
Maybe all of Congress should be able to get testing as the White House does.
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Post by efg72 on May 9, 2020 18:32:34 GMT -5
They all have access as needed or requested, including staff. A neighbor, a staffer who works in the Senate. has been tested twice
testing is important, but one could say only if we begin with 347 plus million tested every day
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Post by HC92 on May 9, 2020 19:29:49 GMT -5
If McConnell can get Schumer and the Ds to return to work- not a political statement but about the realities of the political process- perhaps they can address the legal concerns impacting future lawsuits and get the trial lawyers to remove their hold on any legislation preventing suits against schools, businesses, and others due to COVID . Will be an interesting month of May/June that will impact students and athletes and in some ways have an impact on the November elections I think NC passed some form of immunity for essential businesses from claims of simple negligence. Gross negligence, recklessness and intentional acts all still viable theories of liability.
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Post by efg72 on May 9, 2020 19:44:37 GMT -5
We shouldn’t take unnecessary risks that might impact the health of individuals and communities, but once we move forward there needs to be some alignment and support for those willing to help the country move forward. Schools at all levels should let students opt for a deferred admission or leave of absence if uncomfortable or fearful for their health
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Post by hc2020 on May 10, 2020 7:36:49 GMT -5
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Post by ndgradbuthcfan on May 10, 2020 8:22:42 GMT -5
You can see all of these statistics on MassGovCovid w/o being forced to read Howie Carr's diatribe. While it is true that very, very few college age kids are dying from Covid, they can still infect vulnerable people. It is going to be a tough decision.
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Post by alum on May 10, 2020 8:37:27 GMT -5
My impression is that most people , at all levels of schooling, view distance learning as, at best, a necessary evil. I think this pandemic will teach Americans both how to do it better and that it is nowhere near as effective as in person learning. I think that most colleges will desperately try to go back in September but will want to put off football for a few weeks
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Post by hcpride on May 10, 2020 8:40:28 GMT -5
You can see all of these statistics on MassGovCovid w/o being forced to read Howie Carr's diatribe. While it is true that very, very few college age kids are dying from Covid, they can still infect vulnerable people. It is going to be a tough decision. /\ One wonders if MA would have been better served by slamming shut their nursing homes to visitors and turning up virus control measures there to max, directing self-quarantine of the most vulnerable members of the Commonwealth and enacting some nuanced social distancing protocols. Instead of closing colleges, golf courses, businesses, etc. (It is unclear how leaving the schools open would effect the quarantined nursing home residents and the vulnerable self-quarantined/stay-at-homers.)
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Post by hchoops on May 10, 2020 8:50:08 GMT -5
How about grandparents living with their grandchildren ? Have you read about the deaths of 3 children, inc a teen, in NY area to a Covid related illness ? 74 children have the infection.
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Post by hcpride on May 10, 2020 8:56:01 GMT -5
How about grandparents living with their grandchildren ? Have you read about the deaths of 3 children, inc a teen, in NY area to a Covid related illness ? It is true that kids sent home from a closed college who live with their grandparents will be with their grandparents more but I think that defeats the argument. Were those kids college-aged? (Beyond that...Outlier Alert!)
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Post by rickii on May 10, 2020 9:04:11 GMT -5
They all have access as needed or requested, including staff. A neighbor, a staffer who works in the Senate. has been tested twice testing is important, but one could say only if we begin with 347 plus million tested every day Congress taking a 20% pay cut is reason enough for them to get tested as often as needed. They lead by example.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on May 10, 2020 10:57:53 GMT -5
My impression is that most people , at all levels of schooling, view distance learning as, at best, a necessary evil. I think this pandemic will teach Americans both how to do it better and that it is nowhere near as effective as in person learning. I think that most colleges will desperately try to go back in September but will want to put off football for a few weeksFootball season starting as planned is contingent on campuses opening by the beginning of August, which is looking less and less likely. So even if across the board, students are on campus by Labor Day, we're looking at an October start to the regular season. Very possible that "camp" could coincide with the first week of classes.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on May 11, 2020 8:01:25 GMT -5
How about grandparents living with their grandchildren ? Have you read about the deaths of 3 children, inc a teen, in NY area to a Covid related illness ? 74 children have the infection. The thing about life -- morbid as it sounds -- is that people die. Everyone cannot be saved. What precedent is being set for future issues? Will the country be this vigilant when the next flu season arrives? The question I have is: What is the threshold? People will get sick and people will die due to this virus, but at what point are we comfortable with that happening that we are able to resume our way of life and the economy, so millions of other lives are not destroyed? Hard questions, I know.
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Post by efg72 on May 11, 2020 8:33:23 GMT -5
A major problem with COVID is people associate all of the weaknesses and gaps in our response and treatment to the virus. Our learnings from COVID actually reveal the human and physical infrastructure problems we are experiencing, and how specific populations and social determinants are disproportionately impacted-- before and during the virus.
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Post by hcpride on May 11, 2020 9:35:12 GMT -5
/\ The stat that jumps up and smacks you in the face and very few folks are talking about is this one: New York State, Male fatalities 58.6% and Female fatalities 41.4%.
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Post by lou on May 11, 2020 9:39:55 GMT -5
/\ The stat that jumps up and smacks you in the face and very few folks are talking about it is this one: New York State, Male fatalities 58.6% and Female fatalities 41.4%. Actually noted quite often and the medical profession started treating very sick men with female hormones in hopes of some improvement
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Post by purplehaze on May 11, 2020 9:40:16 GMT -5
A random fact I did not know: (related to risk of contracting Covid) - up to 40 pct of Americans are considered obese :
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Post by hcpride on May 11, 2020 9:44:46 GMT -5
/\ The stat that jumps up and smacks you in the face and very few folks are talking about it is this one: New York State, Male fatalities 58.6% and Female fatalities 41.4%. Actually noted quite often and the medical profession started treating very sick men with female hormones in hopes of some improvement I've watched every Cuomo briefing and have rarely heard it mentioned. And I don't know how often you or anyone else on Crossports have mentioned it. That female hormone therapy is a new one to me - haven't seen anything on that either. Certainly worth a shot. Is it working? I have heard (comparatively) quite a bit regarding disparate impact on the black and Hispanic communities in NYS. Beyond that, I guess that disparity in fatality means the male community in NYS is underserved or marginalized. Or maybe the older male community.
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Post by lou on May 11, 2020 9:54:22 GMT -5
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