SFBlue

December 20th, 2020 at 1:30 AM ^

Let's everyone just relax. Too many friends of mine have moved, citing COVID or I don't know, politics. Don't read too much into this COVID reaction shit. It will be over within a year. If your long term goals lead you elsewhere, OK, but COVID lockdowns are like everything else in this world only even more temporary. 

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bronxblue

December 19th, 2020 at 11:32 PM ^

Well, the county in Texas where Jerry World is located has a 17% positive rate while the county where the Rose Bowl is located is at 14.7%, so Texas ain't doing so hot there.

Also, Texas only ran 34k tests Saturday; CA ran 371k.  I'm not great at math but seems like Texas has a higher positive rate there.  

Anyway, it's pretty clear that the NCAA is going to Texas because they'll let fans in the stands, which is absolutely a bad idea unless your main goal isn't the safety and health of students, community members, and family but instead money.

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Squad16

December 20th, 2020 at 8:26 AM ^

  1. California has 10 million more people than Texas (and better access to testing/lower positivity rates per cases identified), so the difference in raw numbers of newly reported cases needs more context. 
  2. CA is worse than TX right now in identified cases, even per capita. However, that's essentially the first time since early spring it has been that way. Texas has been worse throughout all of summer and fall, until a week or so ago. Also, right now, more Texans are dying on a daily basis than Californians per capita, even though California is identifying more cases (0.7/100k in TX, 0.6/100k in CA). Deaths are a lagging indicator, but still worth noting, especially because TX is likely missing a higher percentage of cases due to less testing. 
  3. Since the pandemic started, 5.5% of Texans have had confirmed cases of COVID, compared to 4.7% of Californians. 
  4. In the most important statistic, deaths: 25,841 Texans have died, compared to only 22,651 Californians. Taking population into account, this is a huge difference (89/100k in TX vs. 57/100k in CA, meaning COVID-19 has been 56% more deadly in the Lone Star State than on the Golden Coast). 

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Yeoman

December 20th, 2020 at 12:18 AM ^

Those were the days before sponsorship, though--you can't get away with that kind of thing now.

It's the Grandaddy Of Them All, The College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Presented by Jerry Jones and Legends Hospitality.

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M Go Cue

December 19th, 2020 at 11:04 PM ^

Will be interesting to see if this remains the Rose Bowl Game, but in Arlington (similar to the 2006 Sugar Bowl in Atlanta) or they just rearrange the rotation.  
I’m a sucker for tradition so I hope they just shuffle the rotation. It just wouldn’t be the same without all the things that make the Rose Bowl the Rose Bowl.

 

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Go Blue Eyes

December 19th, 2020 at 11:10 PM ^

The Rose Bowl wanted an exception to allow 400-500 fans on a stadium that seats 95,000 per the LA Times.  The answer was no.  It’s been a while since I have been there but let’s use Michigan Stadium as a close example.  44 sections for 500 people is roughly 11 people per SECTION.  Or about one person every 10 rows.  Just nuts the state wouldn’t give them the OK. 

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