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When you look at the number of infections during the voluntary training sessions, I am beginning to doubt we will have sports in 20-21

in a conversation with one APOSTLE, PP might know this group well, the science we have been chasing might be a false promise. Look at immunology and T cells, where there might be a greater chance of successfully addressing the virus. I sent two UK studies to Tony -Cross our fingers that this approach is more promising

Am I correct that the positive tests during training sessions have generally been those tested upon arrival rather than those who showed up negative and later became positive. I think part of the challenge of re-opening is that a decent number of kids are going to test positive when they get there and be asymptomatic. If you can isolate all of them quickly, you might have a chance of a reasonably successful Fall semester. I am getting my first Covid test tomorrow in preparation for my volunteer gig at the Travelers Championship next week. Watch me be positive because that’s how my luck goes.

Th is not exactly the thread to do this, but my understanding is this.

> HC will re-open as a residential campus for the fall semester.  Some to be determined percentage of students will choose to do remote learning, because they feel the campus is not 'safe', or they have an underlying health condition that puts them at greater risk, etc.

> There is not sufficient residential housing to house all those who would live on campus.  This is apparently because state guidelines will prohibit having more than two students to a room.  (The two student rule is apparently premised on MA COVID-19 cases remaining low.)  HC is apparently already arranging for off-campus housing for those students who cannot be housed on campus.  Examples would be hotels/motels.  There are other more out-of-the-box arrangements on the table.  (Not tents or covered wagons.)

> What happens with students who were to study abroad or do a NYC or DC semester is up in the air.  Some countries are prohibiting entry 
from the United States.

> I do not know whether there will be special provisions for bringing on campus those students who are from states where there is a high incidence of infection over the next 6-8 weeks. 

> Students will be discouraged from fraternizing off-campus.  The principal reason for ending the on-campus semester by Thanksgiving is a fear that students returning from Thanksgiving will bring the virus back with them.

> Classes may be offered in-class or remotely.  Some of this is at faculty discretion.  Faculty who perceive themselves to be at risk because of age and/or a comorbidity have apparently expressed a strong desire to teach the course without students being present in the classroom.

> There will be abundant and frequent testing.  It appears the testing will be mostly done in batches of 100, i.e., instead of testing each individual separately, the tests from 100 individuals are analyzed as a batch.  This speeds the process greatly.  This approach only works if the infection rate is low;  if the batch of 100 tests positive, then one has to re-test the 100 individually to find the infected person(s).  If the batch of 100 tests negative, that cohort is in the clear.

> Students who test positive will be isolated, either on-campus, or at home if they live nearby.  Contacts  of an infected student will be tested and quarantined.  This presumably could have dire consequences for a varsity athletic team if a member tested positive.  A quarantined team could lead to forfeits.

> I think it will be impressed on all students that it is their very great responsibility to not NSFW-up.  The consequences collectively could be great;  e.g., having to close the campus if too many students test positive.

> A comparison to the environment in boot camp (and its limitations and restrictions) is being drawn. 

> IMO, the belief is that HC can keep the campus quite safe if it can isolate the campus and the students aren't doing much off-campus socializing.

The good thing is that 99% of every college student who tests positive will be sick for a week or two and then make a full recovery.

Masks will be ubiquitous.

Students will be asked to sign a covenant which apparently sets out rules and protocols, including masks.  Non-adherence to provisions in the covenant could result in banishment.

Most won’t even be sick, right?

I have to think that the team will have a protocol to address a player or coach who may test positive at some point. I would expect contact tracing to be employed to test those who were in close contact with that person, as well as other members of the team and coaching staff. Given the uncertainty of how in depth any quarantine would be, I have to think that the team will be proceeding under a “all hands on deck” mentality with everyone on the roster being ready to play at any given moment regardless of their level of experience or place in the depth chart. This means that underclassmen may play a pivotal role. Clearly, overall depth and preparation will be a very important part of each team’s success. This may be an area where the Ivy League has a competitive advantage with an expanded roster of up to 120 guys.

Not if the players want to play four years