6 minutes ago, Sportslover32 said:

So like the Lawrence County situation if one player or coach test positive does that mean the whole team has to quarantine for two weeks every time? If that is the case I am not sure how that is plausible because there will be some positive tests on different teams throughout the state if not all. I don't see how a full season would be even close to possible. 

Agreed.  Seems like the "Let Them Play" movement didn't take everything into consideration. 

Seems to me like they need to have a guideline or something set where teams can still keep playing even if a couple are positive but have no symptoms. 2 weeks could cost football teams 1/4 of their season. Basketball that could mean 5-6 games. 

1 hour ago, NKYRaider said:

I was in favor of playing in the spring like many other states have done. In short, the likelihood of completing a season in the spring is far greater than in the fall. 

To answer your question, I'm not sure what backup plan would have worked.  Maybe a schedule that accounted for a shutdown and reboot in the spring.  Or a plan that outlines how we're going to deal with the cancelled games that we're doomed to have (not sure if that was discussed or not).

It just feels like "now or never" isn't a plan. It was a way to please the masses. 

To be able to play in the spring, that decision would have had to have been made now. Setting up that as a backup plan, would throw a major wrench into the winter/spring sports that makes planning those sports impossible. Choosing to play now (or anytime in the fall) pretty much eliminates the possibility of playing in the spring.

As far as cancelled games, I would have to assume the plan is there will be no makeups.  It's really hard to make up games that get cancelled in a normal football season. Without Covid, makeup games are generally limited to being played the next day, or maybe on a Monday, and if that doesn't work, usually the games aren't made up unless the teams share a common upcoming bye week.  Obviously, playing the next day isn't an option with a Covid based cancellation. 

I do agree the plan in place was a way to please the masses. Remember though the other choices--it was either play now, play in a couple weeks or not play. Spring wasn't really on the table. There really isn't room for a backup plan, just like there wasn't a backup plan last spring. There's only so much time available.

15 minutes ago, Sportslover32 said:

So like the Lawrence County situation if one player or coach test positive does that mean the whole team has to quarantine for two weeks every time? If that is the case I am not sure how that is plausible because there will be some positive tests on different teams throughout the state if not all. I don't see how a full season would be even close to possible. 

Just imagine a team making a playoff run and they have to forfeit due to a positive test.  Even worse if it was a regional title, semi-state, or state title game.

3 minutes ago, ACfan4 said:

Seems to me like they need to have a guideline or something set where teams can still keep playing even if a couple are positive but have no symptoms. 2 weeks could cost football teams 1/4 of their season. Basketball that could mean 5-6 games. 

I would rather lose a 1/4 of a season due to a positive test and having to quarantine, than to have no season at all.  Something is better than nothing.

7 minutes ago, NKYRaider said:

Agreed.  Seems like the "Let Them Play" movement didn't take everything into consideration. 

Yep.  Through all of this, that was the only talk...just let them play. No consideration was given to the difficulty of scheduling, planning, and executing what is going to be required to play safely. For schools with limited personnel and resources or schools in highly affected areas,  that's going to be more difficult than any of the "just let them play" folks ever realized. Nor did it consider the ramifications of what's going to happen when (not if) people start coming down with Covid while playing.

9 minutes ago, NKYRaider said:

Agreed.  Seems like the "Let Them Play" movement didn't take everything into consideration. 

I think the "Let Them Play" movement did take everything into consideration.  I feel pretty confident this is a risk that was known.  Yes, Lawrence County football has to quarantine and they will more than likely lose a game or two, but they still have a shot to play after that.  Plus there are still multiple other high schools throughout the state that are still on track to have a game on 9/11 and beyond.  That's better than nothing.

1 minute ago, rjs4470 said:

Yep.  Through all of this, that was the only talk...just let them play. No consideration was given to the difficulty of scheduling, planning, and executing what is going to be required to play safely. For schools with limited personnel and resources or schools in highly affected areas,  that's going to be more difficult than any of the "just let them play" folks ever realized. Nor did it consider the ramifications of what's going to happen when (not if) people start coming down with Covid while playing.

Yet somehow states like Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee are pulling it off, but Kentucky can't.

1 hour ago, Unrivaled97 said:

I think the "Let Them Play" movement did take everything into consideration.  I feel pretty confident this is a risk that was known.  Yes, Lawrence County football has to quarantine and they will more than likely lose a game or two, but they still have a shot to play after that.  Plus there are still multiple other high schools throughout the state that are still on track to have a game on 9/11 and beyond.  That's better than nothing.

Don’t misunderstand my point. I have no concerns about Covid for my kids. None whatsoever. I just think the “Let Them Play” movement grossly underestimated how quickly the plug is going to get pulled. Season is going to be a mess and most likely will get cancelled. 1 day in and there are already numerous flare ups and issues. 
 

If we wanted them to “play and finish” we should have protested to start in the spring.

6 hours ago, rjs4470 said:

And not everybody has the means or ability to transfer and pay $10k+ to go to school, and maybe get to play sports. While there certainly may be a few, it’s just simply not an option for everyone.

The money wouldn’t be an issue to the good players they would get them in and I think if they were to cancel the season how could the KHSAA not allow transfers to teams playing it just wouldn’t be fair it’s not like college where you can say we will just give everyone an extra year of eligibility once you graduate it’s over.

3 hours ago, Unrivaled97 said:

Yet somehow states like Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee are pulling it off, but Kentucky can't.

The numbers are too high early on with school barely in session.  This is before winter, Covid and the flu sounds vicious.  

3 hours ago, Unrivaled97 said:

Yet somehow states like Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee are pulling it off, but Kentucky can't.

And there are also states that have decided they can’t pull it off. The point is There’s not a simple/one size fits all solution.

For advocates of playing spring, I think by playing in fall and getting some games in means would have to play less games in spring if fall season were to get cancelled. So if get fall season in great. If not, then finish in spring.

11 minutes ago, Tigerpride94 said:

For advocates of playing spring, I think by playing in fall and getting some games in means would have to play less games in spring if fall season were to get cancelled. So if get fall season in great. If not, then finish in spring.

I haven’t heard any plans of finishing football in the spring if it gets cancelled in the fall. Is that even an option?

I know there were major concerns with interfering with spring sports due to overlapping athletes in addition to spring sports getting cancelled last year.

It seems we’re now boxed in with the fall unless something drastically changes in the next couple of days.
 

 

 

5 hours ago, Unrivaled97 said:

Yet somehow states like Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee are pulling it off, but Kentucky can't.

My dad lives in Tennessee and said Saturday morning was like normal with the news carrying all the Friday night high school games. He said it was wonderful, normalcy.