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The ACC will delay the start of competition for all fall sports until at least Sept. 1
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<blockquote data-quote="Techster" data-source="post: 724278" data-attributes="member: 360"><p>The outcome of Covid 19 infection is different for everyone. Doctors and scientist are starting to find that blood type plays a role. It's well documented that Ethnicity, BMI, age, and other factors play a role. You can't simply say "Well, SAs are young, so they are the least at risk." That's just lazy and doesn't take into account the human side of this issue. Statistically speaking in terms of general population, that is true. However, when you drill down to it, no one knows how each player will react to getting infected...and it's just not players, but the population in general.</p><p></p><p>This is a game of statistics. SAs and athletes across the nation are starting to become infected. University of Houston just shut down their startup phase after a week due to infections. From a strictly statistical standpoint, there will be an SA (or quite a few) that will have to go to the hospital because of the infection. If statistics plays out, there is a chance of death given the amount of SAs in college sports. There is a reason schools are making SAs sign waivers.</p><p></p><p>Which takes me to the next point: Are we prepared for the day an athlete dies of Covid 19? Is that the price we pay to have sports back? It may not be someone you know, but that person may be someone's son/daughter, friend, boyfriend/girlfriend, maybe even someone's husband/wife. If you haven't thought this thing through to that point, then you are being selfish because you can't have sports without SAs, and in this environment, SAs are risking their health for your entertainment.</p><p></p><p>I hope I'm 100% wrong with the above, but odds are the longer we try to get sports back on the field/courts/etc. the odds of something bad or even catastrophic increases for SAs. It's just statistical game of chicken right now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Techster, post: 724278, member: 360"] The outcome of Covid 19 infection is different for everyone. Doctors and scientist are starting to find that blood type plays a role. It's well documented that Ethnicity, BMI, age, and other factors play a role. You can't simply say "Well, SAs are young, so they are the least at risk." That's just lazy and doesn't take into account the human side of this issue. Statistically speaking in terms of general population, that is true. However, when you drill down to it, no one knows how each player will react to getting infected...and it's just not players, but the population in general. This is a game of statistics. SAs and athletes across the nation are starting to become infected. University of Houston just shut down their startup phase after a week due to infections. From a strictly statistical standpoint, there will be an SA (or quite a few) that will have to go to the hospital because of the infection. If statistics plays out, there is a chance of death given the amount of SAs in college sports. There is a reason schools are making SAs sign waivers. Which takes me to the next point: Are we prepared for the day an athlete dies of Covid 19? Is that the price we pay to have sports back? It may not be someone you know, but that person may be someone's son/daughter, friend, boyfriend/girlfriend, maybe even someone's husband/wife. If you haven't thought this thing through to that point, then you are being selfish because you can't have sports without SAs, and in this environment, SAs are risking their health for your entertainment. I hope I'm 100% wrong with the above, but odds are the longer we try to get sports back on the field/courts/etc. the odds of something bad or even catastrophic increases for SAs. It's just statistical game of chicken right now. [/QUOTE]
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