April 4, 20206 yr If we are still completely shutdown in June, it is a complete failure by the US. Absolute total failure. South Korea has not done a shutdown at all. Are you telling me they haven't done a shutdown at all and we can't figure out how to manage the spread by August? It would be a complete disgrace to the US if we failed on that scale. We don't need a vaccine to open things up. We don't even need a proven treatment. We need plentiful, aggressive testing and then backtrack the contacts of those who test positive to catch infected people as early as possible. That is how South Korea and other places having success without shutdowns have done it. South Korea started wide scale production of testing kits in January before they even had a case. The US is chasing their tail on producing masks and still not aggressively testing because there aren't enough test kits available. I am amazed more people aren't outraged that our country cannot get this done. Right now the US handling of this whole thing is a joke. Couldn’t agree more.
April 11, 20206 yr Gene Smith - OSU A.D. "I struggle with that concept," Smith said on a conference call with reporters. "When I first heard that, I said, 'OK, that could work.' But I figured if we don't have fans in the stands, we've determined it's not safe for them in a gathering environment. So why would it be safe for the players?
April 11, 20206 yr Gene Smith - OSU A.D. "I struggle with that concept," Smith said on a conference call with reporters. "When I first heard that, I said, 'OK, that could work.' But I figured if we don't have fans in the stands, we've determined it's not safe for them in a gathering environment. So why would it be safe for the players? It’s probably not safe for the players. But if the profits are there, the games will be played... If students are in class, we’ll have football no matter what the dangers are.
April 11, 20206 yr It’s probably not safe for the players. But if the profits are there, the games will be played... If students are in class, we’ll have football no matter what the dangers are. I don’t know 50/50 at best. No March Madness, no baseball and no football, that has to be everyone’s living nightmare on here.
April 11, 20206 yr Author If students are in class, we’ll have football no matter what the dangers are. This is my biggest concern personally, I don't want my daughter in the petri dish of campus life, without some major breakthrough. I honestly think there is a likely scenario where there will be no students on campus, come the fall semester.
April 11, 20206 yr Author The NCAA's #1 cash cow is the tournament and we saw how quickly it was cancelled. I know football is a bigger payday for most schools, but the risk of litigation will be incredibly high and would more than offset the football payday. I think Christmas break will be the earliest students return to campus.
April 11, 20206 yr Have seen a few different scenarios. One AD thinks the season could start as late as October and still play a 13 game schedule. No bye weeks and a lot of lesser post season bowls not played. Oklahoma (I think) AD mentioned playing the season next spring. I think the season will be played regardless. The question is just when will it start.
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