The ACC will delay the start of competition for all fall sports until at least Sept. 1

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Augusta_Jacket said:
I'm not sure you are correct. 9/11 saw the death of 3000 Americans, about 600 more than Pearl Harbor, yet within months after the start of the War on Terror, Americans of both conservative and liberal bent were questioning the need for American lives to be lost overseas. As @smokey_wasp pointed out above, it was common for families to lose a child or two as recently as 100 years ago. As a society, we no longer view death the way we used to, and that's a good thing.
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Well to be fair, I think if we only invaded Afghanistan that sentiment wouldn’t have come up so strongly. That sentiment came up because we were sacrificing lives in countries that had nothing to do with 9/11. Almost 20 years later, we still have soldiers over there o_O

I don’t see us having fans, but I can see some form of college football happening. My biggest fear is a huge spike caused by the protests. There is no social distancing going on there. If a big spike happens soon, this year may be a “year zero” for everyone.
 
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Moved the last several pages of posts over to https://gtswarm.com/threads/five-ala-players-have-tested-positive.21674/

Unfortunately there wasn't a clean way to cut out the commentary unrelated to this thread and more about personal choices and risks. I could have put the conversation in the general Coronavirus thread in the lounge, but since the tangent began with a note on the Alabama players, that why I chose the landing spot.
 
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CuseJacket said:
Moved the last several pages of posts over to https://gtswarm.com/threads/five-ala-players-have-tested-positive.21674/

Unfortunately there wasn't a clean way to cut out the commentary unrelated to this thread and more about personal choices and risks. I could have put the conversation in the general Coronavirus thread in the lounge, but since the tangent began with a note on the Alabama players, that why I chose the landing spot.
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I'm not certain that those posts were actually unrelated to this thread. The answer to the questions of whether there will be a 2020 football season and whether or not it will start on time hinges on striking a balance between personal choices and risks.
 
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orientalnc said:
When the football season opens I believe everyone will have to sign a waiver to enter the stadium. You could see it building, then the Trump campaign announced everyone attending his Tulsa rally will have to sign a waiver. No one wants to take on the risk associated with this virus.
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orientalnc said:
When the football season opens I believe everyone will have to sign a waiver to enter the stadium. You could see it building, then the Trump campaign announced everyone attending his Tulsa rally will have to sign a waiver. No one wants to take on the risk associated with this virus.
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From what I have read, those waivers are iffy at best legally. Even someone signs and decides to sue later, if they can prove negligence on the part of the people holding the event, then the waiver they signed means little. If GT went this route they would still have to provide an environment that is attempting to uphold public safety. I do appreciate the irony though of telling people everything is fine but please sign this paper we printed out ensuring you can't sue us in case we are wrong.
 

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FWIW, i think college football is one of the more likely sports to play this year right now, but until there is kickoff we won't really know.
It is also even more likely one of the few that might have some fans in the stands though I doubt it will be a full house - even with waivers.

Alot going on in the sports world the last couple of days- suggesting the road to sports will be anything but smooth. The combination of the pandemic and the social unrest has potentially changed issues with sports leagues (professional and college)
Houston has suspended their voluntary workouts due to players coming down with symptomatic COVID19
https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...fter-six-athletes-test-positive-for-covid-19/

Texas football players are demanding changes if the University wants them to take part in any recruiting or donor events including changing the alma mater
(list of demands also includes renaming of at least 4 buildings, replacement of statues, donating 0.5% of athletic revenues to Black Lives Matter and other black organizations and naming part of the stadium after the first black football player at Texas)
https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...as-among-changes-requested-by-texas-athletes/

Baseball is likely headed to a forced 50 game season with the Commissioner restarting the league at some point. Players association and owners appear farther apart than ever.
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...h-letter-included-with-latest-offer-to-mlbpa/

While MLS, NHL and NBA are all planning on playing in bubbles, at least for the NBA it is starting to look like the plans may not be as solid as thought.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/...ndo-said-something-smells-a-little-fishy-per/
also, players association believes not only will the NBA not have fans for any remaining games this season, they are expecting no fans for the 2020-2021 season.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/...o-attend-nba-games-for-entire-2020-21-season/
 
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IT really just hit me if there is no season then everyone gets an extra year. I want there to be football, but it would not be a negative for building our team if there isn't just saying. Plus our guys can improve even more with that much extra practice time.
 
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RamblinRed said:
FWIW, i think college football is one of the more likely sports to play this year right now, but until there is kickoff we won't really know.
It is also even more likely one of the few that might have some fans in the stands though I doubt it will be a full house - even with waivers.

Alot going on in the sports world the last couple of days- suggesting the road to sports will be anything but smooth. The combination of the pandemic and the social unrest has potentially changed issues with sports leagues (professional and college)
Houston has suspended their voluntary workouts due to players coming down with symptomatic COVID19
https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...fter-six-athletes-test-positive-for-covid-19/

Texas football players are demanding changes if the University wants them to take part in any recruiting or donor events including changing the alma mater
(list of demands also includes renaming of at least 4 buildings, replacement of statues, donating 0.5% of athletic revenues to Black Lives Matter and other black organizations and naming part of the stadium after the first black football player at Texas)
https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...as-among-changes-requested-by-texas-athletes/

Baseball is likely headed to a forced 50 game season with the Commissioner restarting the league at some point. Players association and owners appear farther apart than ever.
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...h-letter-included-with-latest-offer-to-mlbpa/

While MLS, NHL and NBA are all planning on playing in bubbles, at least for the NBA it is starting to look like the plans may not be as solid as thought.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/...ndo-said-something-smells-a-little-fishy-per/
also, players association believes not only will the NBA not have fans for any remaining games this season, they are expecting no fans for the 2020-2021 season.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/...o-attend-nba-games-for-entire-2020-21-season/
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Thanks. I liked for the summary, not because things are good.

Back to the original questions (paraphrased): Do we think GT will play football this year? If so, when?

I really want football to come back for my return to a modicum of sanity. But it should be more about the players than me or the money desperately needed by the colleges.

My wife saw a good post yesterday: "At this point of COVID, I'm 95% feral and will never be able to be integrated back into society." Just gotta take it day by day. We'll get there. Wherever there is.
 

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That SMU one is as plain as day. You are signing away any right for not only you but also your heirs and successors to sue SMU if anything happens to you due to COVID19, from injury to sickness to death.

Now keep in mind, courts have generally held that you can't just waive all rights, if the plaintiff is found negligent due to not taking expected precautions then they can't just protect themselves from lawsuits. You do have to prove they were negligent though.
 
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