No 2020 College Football :-(

[Rage Against the McKee]

The Texas State Fair got cancelled, fwiw.

[Pete]

If we don't have college/NFL football then I don't think it will be a reach to say that a good portion of the football watching demographic will be too blame and that goes straight to the top of the country.   I am speaking in regard to doing some very simple things.

In outdoor setting, there's really no reason why we couldn't have at least 50% capacity.    But we have a lot of dipshits who are gonna likely ensure none of it happens because they think a mask is an affront to their personal freedom.   So, when it's more re-runs this fall they can go eff themselves.

Agreed.

[michigancat]

Gonna have outdoor bathrooms and concession stands and clubs? What about all the domed stadiums?

I can see the NFL doing what the soccer leagues are doing, there won't be fans. No rough ridin' way.

[michigancat]

Gonna have outdoor bathrooms and concession stands and clubs? What about all the domed stadiums?

I can see the NFL doing what the soccer leagues are doing, there won't be fans. No rough ridin' way.

And obviously there won't be college football in 2020 lol

[Pete]

No way fans can be there.  There's no rough ridin' way.

[Pete]

They could have the season if they lifted ameteurism, right? 

[DQ12]

They could absolutely do a reduced capacity/mask thing. If indoor restaurants are open, there is no good reason they couldn’t do 20k at arrowhead/BSFS.

There are other logistical issues that could prevent that (ie the actual players), but in terms of fans - an outdoor stadium with lots of room between people seems very similar to spending the day at a public park.

[michigancat]

They could have the season if they lifted ameteurism, right? 

I think that's the only way, at least if more schools cancel in-person classes

[Pete]

They could absolutely do a reduced capacity/mask thing. If indoor restaurants are open, there is no good reason they couldn’t do 20k at arrowhead/BSFS.

There are other logistical issues that could prevent that (ie the actual players), but in terms of fans - an outdoor stadium with lots of room between people seems very similar to spending the day at a public park.

Still creates lost of opportunities for congregation (e.g. bathrooms, concessions, unrestricted parking lot behavior, etc.).  Seems like it would be a PR problem at the least.

[michigancat]

They could absolutely do a reduced capacity/mask thing. If indoor restaurants are open, there is no good reason they couldn’t do 20k at arrowhead/BSFS.

Well yeah they could do it but it wouldn't be smart. Haven't been to BSFS in a while but 20k at A's games still leads to a lot larger and tighter crowds than you'd ever see in a typical restaurant because 20 thousand people are all moving and congregating at basically the same times. (I know it's an old shitty stadium but still).

An outbreak at a college or NFL game beyond something like the 85 cases at that Lansing bar would be a PR disaster.

(Also full capacity indoor dining probably isn't the best idea yet, either)

[MakeItRain]

They could absolutely do a reduced capacity/mask thing. If indoor restaurants are open, there is no good reason they couldn’t do 20k at arrowhead/BSFS.

There are other logistical issues that could prevent that (ie the actual players), but in terms of fans - an outdoor stadium with lots of room between people seems very similar to spending the day at a public park.

Still creates lost of opportunities for congregation (e.g. bathrooms, concessions, unrestricted parking lot behavior, etc.).  Seems like it would be a PR problem at the least.

The European leagues that have been running for nearly two months now and have a fraction of the cases we do still aren't open to fans. Having fans at reduced capacity was a best case scenario until a vaccine is readily available, we screwed that up. We're at the point where this should be the hope for pro sports next spring.

[steve dave]

Oh crap, they solved this thing


https://twitter.com/bdavisaas/status/1280641622787739648


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[michigancat]

Oh crap, they solved this thing


https://twitter.com/bdavisaas/status/1280641622787739648


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Desperate times call for desperate measures

[8manpick]

Oh crap, they solved this thing


https://twitter.com/bdavisaas/status/1280641622787739648


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We’d better still be able to shove our spaceship down a Jayhawks throat at home though

[chum1]

What is even the point if there are no hot cheerleaders?

[chum1]

Cheerleaders in masks could maybe be kinky for some people if that's your kinda thing.

[catastrophe]

They could absolutely do a reduced capacity/mask thing. If indoor restaurants are open, there is no good reason they couldn’t do 20k at arrowhead/BSFS.

There are other logistical issues that could prevent that (ie the actual players), but in terms of fans - an outdoor stadium with lots of room between people seems very similar to spending the day at a public park.

Still creates lost of opportunities for congregation (e.g. bathrooms, concessions, unrestricted parking lot behavior, etc.).  Seems like it would be a PR problem at the least.

And there is not much point of having fans if they’re not going to be yelling, which outside of maybe sneezing or coughing has to be the best way to spread coronavirus.

[michigancat]

They could absolutely do a reduced capacity/mask thing. If indoor restaurants are open, there is no good reason they couldn’t do 20k at arrowhead/BSFS.

There are other logistical issues that could prevent that (ie the actual players), but in terms of fans - an outdoor stadium with lots of room between people seems very similar to spending the day at a public park.

Still creates lost of opportunities for congregation (e.g. bathrooms, concessions, unrestricted parking lot behavior, etc.).  Seems like it would be a PR problem at the least.

And there is not much point of having fans if they’re not going to be yelling, which outside of maybe sneezing or coughing has to be the best way to spread coronavirus.

Another problem is it's gathering people from across the region, intermingling, and sending them all home to spread it to their communities. It's just encourages people to travel who probably wouldn't have otherwise.

[kashi1965]

wearing masks reduces transmission tremendously. are you guys assuming people won't wear masks? if they make it a mandate it will greatly reduce the risk of transmission when walking by each other and congregating in bathrooms. some studies show greater than 90% reduction in transmission when all parties are masked

[michigancat]

Even if you reduce transmission by 90% you are increasing crowd size by what - around 100x what you typically have seen to date? Not sure how that math works out

And yeah, I would expect mask compliance to be well under 100%

[DaBigTrain]

Cheerleaders in masks could maybe be kinky for some people if that's your kinda thing.

 

[sonofdaxjones]

They could absolutely do a reduced capacity/mask thing. If indoor restaurants are open, there is no good reason they couldn’t do 20k at arrowhead/BSFS.

There are other logistical issues that could prevent that (ie the actual players), but in terms of fans - an outdoor stadium with lots of room between people seems very similar to spending the day at a public park.

Still creates lost of opportunities for congregation (e.g. bathrooms, concessions, unrestricted parking lot behavior, etc.).  Seems like it would be a PR problem at the least.

The European leagues that have been running for nearly two months now and have a fraction of the cases we do still aren't open to fans. Having fans at reduced capacity was a best case scenario until a vaccine is readily available, we screwed that up. We're at the point where this should be the hope for pro sports next spring.

So a "Fraction" equals 2.5M cases (with Russia and Eastern Europe massively under counted), and 200K deaths?  Interesting.





 

[Katpappy]

related

https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/1280165513264586756

I’m not sure how you can justify keeping tuition the same with purely online courses. I would be rough ridin' pissed.

what's kinda crazy is they're still inviting 40% of undergrads to campus (but they will still have all their classes online)

https://www.fas.harvard.edu/fas-decision-2020-2021-academic-year

That's because they want full occupancy of their dorms, cause money.

[wetwillie]

i am going to massively under report you to the site moderator

[Kat Kid]

if this doesn't bring back the willie skits, then I don't know what will