Do I really have to say it? IOWRDI or in this case, IOWTDI
Hey, I’ve got an idea! Maybe these college students could concentrate on classes, graduate, and get a job in their field of study.
Let the NFL create their own “minor leagues”.
Thanks, I’ll do that in the future. Also spelled Mr. Lemire’s name wrong. I blame lack of coffee this morning.
On the one hand, it’s indefensible for a campus to have all online classes, but require that the football players show up for practice. That crosses the line on “amateurism” – they’re redefining college athletes as essential workers.
On the other hand, Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence makes a valid point: players are probably more tightly controlled and have better access to health care on campus during the season than they would hanging out at home.
But it doesn’t matter, this season is toast, and I’m really pissed off. At Trump.
Right. Why are those guys pissed about missing out on a 20% chance at earning $480K when they could get a guaranteed shot at earning $60K.
If they want to take a shot at the high paying job, they should go all out, skip “college” and play some sort of semi-pro football.
ETA: apologies for the hijack, I’ll shut up now.
I have found that I cannot watch even Sarah Cooper with the volume up any more. I turn it way down so I’m just getting the gist and pay attention to her expressions instead.
I’m hanging out at home. I have almost no contact with other people. I don’t go over to friends’ houses. I don’t go to restaurants. I don’t go to bars.
How would a player, surrounded by 124 of his fellow players, 9 or 10 assistant coaches, a handful of graduate student coaches, another handful of strength coaches, plus medical personnel and administration, all and any of whom have contact with their families and whatever other socializing they do, be safer than someone who was at home and followed strict social distancing protocols?
You’re talking about hundreds, if not thousands, of potential disease vectors every week, versus just a few dozen (from needing to get groceries). There’s just no way that being on campus is safer or more likely to not spread the coronavirus. There’s just no way. This isn’t rocket surgery; it’s simple math.
I’ll quote him again:
I think that word salad comes with Russian.
LOL. Of course, trump would prefer it be Caesar.
Word slurry.
What does better access to health care have to do with anything?
There is no treatment for this disease! There are treatments for the symptoms, if the symptoms don’t get ahead of the treatment and kill you. Or kill your parents/grandparents.
Ba-da-bing!
That’s part of it.
If you wait to go to the hospital until you are in severe respiratory distress, you are going to have a much worse prognosis than if you showed up at the first symptoms.
People with inadequate health coverage tend to wait until they are in distress before seeking medical attention.
My point is that the fact that the teams have access to health care is NOT a good enough reason for going ahead with the season.
Oh I agree with that.
Though to @Snowboarder_Bo’s point.
He did compare himself to the football players. Where he is doing a better job than they in social distancing and all.
However, that’s not what Lawrence claimed. He said that the football players would do a better job of being social distanced than if they were left to their own devices.
I’m of mixed minds on that. Bunch of 18-23 year olds. Better in close quarters and supervised, or better just off on their own to go to parties and stuff?
My preference would be that they would not gather to play football and also stay responsible, but I’m not sure if that is a reasonable ask.
At 18 they can drive and join the armed forces, where they are semi-trusted with guns and may be in combat situations. By 18, some may have children already and thus be trusted with a young life. By 23, they can drive, drink, own homes, have children, be married, etc. If they can’t do the basic minimum here, well, that’s on them.
Once again, because people seem to miss it:
The building is still burning. It will continue to burn until we put more effort into fighting the fire than in trying to live in the burning building. This isn’t rocket surgery.
Not to mention the fact that, unlike pro athletes (who, in theory, are supposed to limiting their contact with people outside of their team and opponents), college athletes are also expected to be going to classes. Unless you’re bringing them to campus, but then not allowing them to go to in-person classes, they’re interacting with hundreds of their fellow students every day.
Just released: Big Ten conference won’t be playing fall ball. Hoping for a spring season.
Big news for me since I live within walking distance of the University of Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium. I can often hear the crowd sounds from my porch.
Dang!!!
You’re right.
But a football player on campus is probably getting tested every day – after all, these are essential workers in a billion dollar industry. Studying at home he’s just another college junior doing online classes by day and partying by night.
Well played.