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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="RonJohn" data-source="post: 734353" data-attributes="member: 2426"><p>Is it a coincidence that the NCAA banned liability waivers on Wednesday? </p><p></p><p>Somebody involved with NCAA football will catch the virus. That will happen whether they play or not. That will happen whether they workout or practice, or not. Liability waivers are probably not enforceable if there are obvious actions or negligence. Without them, even if a program exceeds the requirements from the NCAA, conference, and local health authorities, a player who catches the virus from breaking the rules to attend a large party can sue the athletic department. If there are several players/coaches/trainers/support staff/etc who become infected, even through their own fault, many law firms will be eager to start a class action lawsuit. A class action lawsuit at the same time that the NCAA is petitioning the federal government for protection from states who are passing laws against the NCAA's amateur model won't help their cause.</p><p></p><p>Is weekly testing enough? If third party testing is required, that would be a minimum of 16,900 tests per week for FBS football programs. If the results are to be returned within a couple of days, then the football tests for non-symptomatic players/staff would have to be prioritized over symptomatic people from the general public. If all of FBS follows the SEC model and conducts three tests per week, that would be about 1% of all COVID-19 tests conducted in the US. Is having football this fall worth taking up 1% of the testing capacity of the US? Is having football this fall worth prioritizing 1% of all tests away from symptomatic people to test a non-symptomatic football player three to five times before the symptomatic person gets their results?</p><p></p><p>Teams have been together for a while, but GT has not practiced with pads yet. <a href="https://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-tech/georgia-tech-steering-clear-of-padded-practices/QWDDXIXMCNGBHI6FM7E3QZ3I7I/" target="_blank">https://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-tech/georgia-tech-steering-clear-of-padded-practices/QWDDXIXMCNGBHI6FM7E3QZ3I7I/</a> They are practicing in helmets and shorts to minimize contact. Don't confuse working out in small groups with players being on top of each other in pads.</p><p></p><p>NASCAR isn't like football. Golf isn't like football. Bicycling isn't like football. Hockey is being conducted inside a bubble. MLB is being conducted inside a "soft" bubble and has had extreme issues when someone inside that bubble does something they shouldn't do. None of those are accurate comparisons. College football would be more like MLB, except that transmission between teams would also occur.</p><p></p><p>I am not arguing that football should not be played. I am just answering your question. There are financial reasons to not play college football this fall. Spring football might have more fans in the stands and allow more marquee national matchups. There are health concerns, and even public health resource availability concerns to playing football this fall.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RonJohn, post: 734353, member: 2426"] Is it a coincidence that the NCAA banned liability waivers on Wednesday? Somebody involved with NCAA football will catch the virus. That will happen whether they play or not. That will happen whether they workout or practice, or not. Liability waivers are probably not enforceable if there are obvious actions or negligence. Without them, even if a program exceeds the requirements from the NCAA, conference, and local health authorities, a player who catches the virus from breaking the rules to attend a large party can sue the athletic department. If there are several players/coaches/trainers/support staff/etc who become infected, even through their own fault, many law firms will be eager to start a class action lawsuit. A class action lawsuit at the same time that the NCAA is petitioning the federal government for protection from states who are passing laws against the NCAA's amateur model won't help their cause. Is weekly testing enough? If third party testing is required, that would be a minimum of 16,900 tests per week for FBS football programs. If the results are to be returned within a couple of days, then the football tests for non-symptomatic players/staff would have to be prioritized over symptomatic people from the general public. If all of FBS follows the SEC model and conducts three tests per week, that would be about 1% of all COVID-19 tests conducted in the US. Is having football this fall worth taking up 1% of the testing capacity of the US? Is having football this fall worth prioritizing 1% of all tests away from symptomatic people to test a non-symptomatic football player three to five times before the symptomatic person gets their results? Teams have been together for a while, but GT has not practiced with pads yet. [URL]https://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-tech/georgia-tech-steering-clear-of-padded-practices/QWDDXIXMCNGBHI6FM7E3QZ3I7I/[/URL] They are practicing in helmets and shorts to minimize contact. Don't confuse working out in small groups with players being on top of each other in pads. NASCAR isn't like football. Golf isn't like football. Bicycling isn't like football. Hockey is being conducted inside a bubble. MLB is being conducted inside a "soft" bubble and has had extreme issues when someone inside that bubble does something they shouldn't do. None of those are accurate comparisons. College football would be more like MLB, except that transmission between teams would also occur. I am not arguing that football should not be played. I am just answering your question. There are financial reasons to not play college football this fall. Spring football might have more fans in the stands and allow more marquee national matchups. There are health concerns, and even public health resource availability concerns to playing football this fall. [/QUOTE]
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