OT- How concerned should we be about CoronaVirus impact?

[sju88grad]

Armyvet's comments on college football are relevant cuz it gives us a sense of whether college hoops will start up in November... trendlines-wise, football is the hurdle in front of hoops... an all-clear for football bodes well for basketball. A football no-go is the opposite.

Having said that, i think April is going to be a tough month. Just got to continue social distancing and not get complacent, and hopefully in 2 to 3 weeks numbers will flatten and improve. Stay safe everyone.[/quote]
Yeah, ArmyVet has been a long-time quality poster...and if he is true to his name, he's earned the right to talk about anything he wants to IMO.

What I see? Next to no chance we see stadiums full of people in 2020 at all. Maybe college FB televises closed games, but I don't think we see stadiums for any event until there is a vaccine and it's been widely distributed.

College hoops will follow what happens with college FB. Either games in front of no crowds, or no games. If tests are readily available by then perhaps every player will have to be tested a couple days before a game, basically quarantined until game time and repeated weekly. Anyone not tested is not allowed to be a part of it--refs, trainers, players, coaches. But even that is probably a pipe dream. Our best case is a limited conference season starting late and a modified tournament. An entire cancelled season wouldn't surprise me.

The problem is that places in the middle of the country are where NYC was a month ago. They'll think social isolation is overkill and it will spread slowly and 2 weeks will become 10. This spread isn't going to end unless the entire country--with the lone exception of healthcare workers--just stays at home. Nothing, and I mean nothing, open for 3 weeks. People indoors, staying to themselves (not having Covid neighborhood parties), for 3 weeks. Full stop. Until that happens, we'll be half-assing it as a country and this will continue well into the Fall.[/quote]



Great post Gumby. I live in LA and the state of California was one of the first to go on a "stay at home order" and, from what the experts can tell, has had a dramatic effect on keeping infections down in the state. Without getting into the politics of all of this, I am absolutely flabbergasted by the slow response in some states. Florida, especially, due to its large senior population. This is so depressing on so many levels but infuriating when you see some decisions (or non-decisions) being made that are having horrific ramifications.

I now know 7 people infected (including my sister, brother in law and 2 of their 4 kids). Luckily, it has been limited to fever, body aches and headaches. No respiratory issues, thank god and everyone is on the road to recovery.....scary stuff....

[LMS]

Scary times sjugrad... hope your loved ones return to health soon. I was just talking with a MD friend and we agreed this could extend into next school year which would be just terrible.

[sju88grad]

Scary times sjugrad... hope your loved ones return to health soon. I was just talking with a MD friend and we agreed this could extend into next school year which would be just terrible.

Thanks LMS!! Take care and be safe!

I'm hoping by the fall we can all get back to making fun of Stever's ridiculous theories/stories/analysis, etc. Boy, the world felt so different just a month ago....

[sju88grad]

Hey everyone,

I saw this on twitter earlier, so I wanted to post this clip not only as a proud alum but because we could all use some positive stories to combat so much awfulness in the world right now.

https://video.foxnews.com/v/6147071169001#sp=show-clips

[NJRedman]

2020 will go down as the year without sports

[ArmyVet]

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious diseases expert and one of the faces of the United States' fight against the coronavirus, says the only way professional sports will happen this summer is by holding events without fans in attendance and by keeping players in hotels.

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/29 ... urn-sports

[Jet915]

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious diseases expert and one of the faces of the United States' fight against the coronavirus, says the only way professional sports will happen this summer is by holding events without fans in attendance and by keeping players in hotels.

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/29 ... urn-sports

[adoraz]

Hate to say it, but until there's a vaccine I don't see college sports coming back. Pro sports in empty stadiums? Sure.

I'm somewhat optimistic there will be a vaccine later this year, so college basketball may not be impacted.

[ArmyVet]

There was an interesting article in the NYT today about whether colleges will even resume classes as scheduled this fall.

[MUPanther]

2020 will go down as the year without sports

We will see golf in June. UFC is talking about May. I think we will see MLB in June.