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Post by lou on Apr 13, 2020 10:44:05 GMT -5
We haven't seen our grandkids for almost two months. They and their parents have been social distancing. If they were tested and found to be negative, I'm wondering why having them visit would be dangerous to us. Here is why that is dangerous, they could get infected from the time they tested negative and by the time they see you. There are also many stories of false negative tests. At this early stage in testing you would be taking a pretty big risk for everyone
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 13, 2020 19:30:22 GMT -5
A higher education bubble waiting to pop has found it's pin. Yes, all these schools spent million of dollars on new education buildings when the future of education and business is looking to be remote.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Apr 13, 2020 19:54:29 GMT -5
Based on Father Borough's reaction to using Zoom, remote learning is not the answer. I have good friends in CA who tried using it in n a meeting with 20 participants, all individually and separately linked from their homes. It was a NSFW disaster.
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Post by hc80 on Apr 14, 2020 14:52:52 GMT -5
Oh contrar Phreak. My company has been using Zoom since 2014 - we have offices around the country and routinely have upwards of 20 people dialed in. It ain’t the same as in person but we manage our entire enterprise on Zoom
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Post by thecrossisback on Apr 14, 2020 15:08:53 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2020 16:34:41 GMT -5
Doesn't Georgetown lacrosse play on the football field? I am sure this would pose problems at several schools in the FBS and FCS.
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Post by purplehaze on Apr 14, 2020 16:47:12 GMT -5
IMO, If we're not playing in the fall, we are not playing - Would not be surprised if the AD's aren't working on alternatives such as a league only 6 game schedule starting in October.
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Post by thecrossisback on Apr 14, 2020 17:00:14 GMT -5
IMO, If we're not playing in the fall, we are not playing - Would not be surprised if the AD's aren't working on alternatives such as a league only 6 game schedule starting in October. I disagree, I think one of the only options is to play in the spring. Football is the big sport for all the schools that play it, so they are not going to worry about other sports seasons. It makes to much money. They might cancel the other sports or not have them. But, I do hope they play in the fall.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2020 17:10:26 GMT -5
IMO, If we're not playing in the fall, we are not playing - Would not be surprised if the AD's aren't working on alternatives such as a league only 6 game schedule starting in October. I disagree, I think one of the only options is to play in the spring. Football is the big sport for all the schools that play it, so they are not going to worry about other sports seasons. It makes to much money. They might cancel the other sports or not have them. But, I do hope they play in the fall. Good. Football, Basketball, Baseball, and Ice Hockey are the only real varsity sports at HC and should be given priority.
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Post by purplehaze on Apr 14, 2020 17:11:20 GMT -5
I'm talking about PL and IVY AD's options - football 'money' is not a big factor for us
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Post by hc2020 on Apr 14, 2020 17:58:34 GMT -5
I'm talking about PL and IVY AD's options - football 'money' is not a big factor for us Agreed, but for some Power 5 schools the amount of potentially lost revenue is staggering:
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Post by timholycross on Apr 14, 2020 17:58:58 GMT -5
The problem with spring 2021 is fall 2021. How many football games can one expect young people to play?
And we cannot reasonably expect to play a home game (except up on the hill, which would be a joke in terms of spectators) until the middle of March; and that's assuming we have a year like this year, with little snow.
Don't forget that four consecutive weekends in March/April are consumed by the basketball tournament. Basketball might be a lesser sport except then.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Apr 14, 2020 19:08:32 GMT -5
California may not allow spectators at a sporting event for the next year. So much for moving football season to the spring, and expecting fans in the stands. See post in general forum on California's criteria for re-opening.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Apr 14, 2020 20:47:58 GMT -5
I'm talking about PL and IVY AD's options - football 'money' is not a big factor for us Agreed, but for some Power 5 schools the amount of potentially lost revenue is staggering: The truth is that a large portion of that revenue is ultimately pumped back into athletic budgets. The stark reality is that highly-paid coaches will have to be the ones to take the heaviest financial haircut. Recruiting budgets will disappear, FCOA might not be feasible for a year, stadium, locker room and practice facility renovations might have to be put on back burner. More frivolous expenditures like putting up prominent men's sports teams in hotels the night before home games might have to disappear for a few seasons to balance the books. Remember that the majority of the P5 is comprised of major state universities who are already funded by a combination of TUITION and TAXPAYER FUNDS. If these schools are unable to weather the storm because of lost football ticket and TV revenue, they're doing it wrong. The institutions that will be hurt the most are a number of HBCU, some of whom literally might stay afloat via revenue from guarantee games in football and men's basketball, in addition to some of the football "classics" they play in. Small, private universities with small endowments will be at the greatest risk of shuttering permanently. MacMurray College in Illinois already announced they are closing for good in the wake of COVID. More likely to follow -- probably looking at schools on the scale of say, Becker College or Anna Maria.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Apr 14, 2020 20:58:55 GMT -5
If there is no football season ( I think there will be) do the power conference players get to keep their cars?
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Post by thecrossisback on Apr 14, 2020 21:05:51 GMT -5
The problem with spring 2021 is fall 2021. How many football games can one expect young people to play? And we cannot reasonably expect to play a home game (except up on the hill, which would be a joke in terms of spectators) until the middle of March; and that's assuming we have a year like this year, with little snow. I bet the players would not say that. Why can't play football games in the cold? Fans will show up if they like football and the team?
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 15, 2020 1:25:50 GMT -5
Agreed, but for some Power 5 schools the amount of potentially lost revenue is staggering: The truth is that a large portion of that revenue is ultimately pumped back into athletic budgets. The stark reality is that highly-paid coaches will have to be the ones to take the heaviest financial haircut. Recruiting budgets will disappear, FCOA might not be feasible for a year, stadium, locker room and practice facility renovations might have to be put on back burner. More frivolous expenditures like putting up prominent men's sports teams in hotels the night before home games might have to disappear for a few seasons to balance the books. Remember that the majority of the P5 is comprised of major state universities who are already funded by a combination of TUITION and TAXPAYER FUNDS. If these schools are unable to weather the storm because of lost football ticket and TV revenue, they're doing it wrong. The institutions that will be hurt the most are a number of HBCU, some of whom literally might stay afloat via revenue from guarantee games in football and men's basketball, in addition to some of the football "classics" they play in. Small, private universities with small endowments will be at the greatest risk of shuttering permanently. MacMurray College in Illinois already announced they are closing for good in the wake of COVID. More likely to follow -- probably looking at schools on the scale of say, Becker College or Anna Maria. Anna Maria is way over their skis...they added two hockey programs, redid the turf, etc...but the thing with Anna Maria they need a football season not for the attendance in the crowd, but the enrollment money from the football team. 100 guys adds up pretty fast
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Post by dharry13 on Apr 15, 2020 8:16:07 GMT -5
I have heard about the possibility of just playing league games for the 2020 season. Issue with that is being involved with a small conference. Makes all the sense in the world for the CAA's of the world, but not Ivy or PL where you are looking at 6/7 games.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Apr 15, 2020 8:57:58 GMT -5
I have heard about the possibility of just playing league games for the 2020 season. Issue with that is being involved with a small conference. Makes all the sense in the world for the CAA's of the world, but not Ivy or PL where you are looking at 6/7 games. Perhaps PL and Ivy could cooperate and play (1) in-conference and (2) a few games with the other conference?
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Post by hc2020 on Apr 15, 2020 9:34:40 GMT -5
I have heard about the possibility of just playing league games for the 2020 season. Issue with that is being involved with a small conference. Makes all the sense in the world for the CAA's of the world, but not Ivy or PL where you are looking at 6/7 games. Might be the only viable option, although scratching the BC game would be a significant loss of revenue.
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Post by hc2020 on Apr 15, 2020 9:43:06 GMT -5
Here is Dr. Fauci’s take on restarting pro sports. The model he suggests is likely not realistic for college football, especially in the FCS and lower divisions where limited resources would not enable teams to be segregated as recommended.
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Post by Crucis#1 on Apr 15, 2020 11:33:04 GMT -5
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Post by Crucis#1 on Apr 15, 2020 13:05:10 GMT -5
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 15, 2020 19:40:12 GMT -5
The problem with spring 2021 is fall 2021. How many football games can one expect young people to play? And we cannot reasonably expect to play a home game (except up on the hill, which would be a joke in terms of spectators) until the middle of March; and that's assuming we have a year like this year, with little snow. I bet the players would not say that. Why can't play football games in the cold? Fans will show up if they like football and the team? Holy Cross can play indoors. Just put thick padding up at each goal line.
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Post by cmo on Apr 15, 2020 21:22:23 GMT -5
I have heard about the possibility of just playing league games for the 2020 season. Issue with that is being involved with a small conference. Makes all the sense in the world for the CAA's of the world, but not Ivy or PL where you are looking at 6/7 games. Perhaps PL and Ivy could cooperate and play (1) in-conference and (2) a few games with the other conference? if we just play league games, it might be the year for the PL and Ivy champ to play a post season game against each other.
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