UConn cancels Football season due to Covid-19
The title kind of says it all to be honest. From the article
After receiving guidance from state and public health officials and consulting with football student-athletes, we’ve decided that we will not compete on the gridiron this season,” athletic director David Benedict said in a statement. “The safety challenges created by COVID-19 place our football student-athletes at an unacceptable level of risk.
Mid-major program being overly cautious? Or the proverbial canary in the coal mine?
Everyone: We want the season to happen.
People Who Make a Living From Football: DESPERATELY!
Reality: It's not going to happen. Period.
Thank you, anti-mask troglodytes.
Anything else you want to ruin in the name of “owning the libs”?
I'm hearing local folk spout off about wearing masks being a conspiracy when you'd think a mandate not to wear masks would only further conspiracy theories about facial recognition with a surveillance state. At that point you know they're just being difficult to be difficult and they aren't the kind of Dale Gribble nutjob that deserves some respect.
To be fair though, most people I've seen in the Atlanta area are wearing masks. The random "Karen" at the bank or grocery store is the exception.
I can’t wait to attend a 700 + people party this weekend in New Jersey!!!
Didn't realize Rutgers Stadium had such a low capacity
August 5th, 2020 at 10:09 AM ^
You dicks will turn anything political. FFS. ?♂️
August 5th, 2020 at 10:50 AM ^
Just like everyone, including our own president, who made something as simple as wearing a mask a political/cultural fight?
Give me a break.
August 5th, 2020 at 11:14 AM ^
exactly.
"wear a mask, dumbass, it helps protect you and the people around you."
"you can't make me wear a mask, it's a violation of my rights!"
so who's being "political" here?
It was a thread about UConn football. Not a 'news' commentary on CNN or Fox News.
I’m, the thread asks what we think about the team shutting down due to covid. The subject is inherently political, dumbass.
August 5th, 2020 at 12:18 PM ^
The sole reason they did this was because of the people on the far-right are not wearing masks. Got it. Any more nuggets of wisdom to share with us today? I'm pro-mask but this is a fucking horrible take and you should feel bad.
I'm pro-mask* but masks literally have nothing to do with this. Masks are a one of several tools that we have to help keep infection spread down, but even the most pro-mask studies (not theoretical, but actual studies) shows that the effectiveness of masks is limited to a few percentage points. Now, that doesn't mean that we should disregard masks. With a highly-contagious disease impacting every aspect of life, if we can cut a few percentage points by doing something as simple and non-intrusive as wearing a mask in certain settings, it can make a big difference and why NOT do it??
But, even if mask-wearing were almost universal, COVID would not be gone and we would still face many of the same hurdles with respect to things like football. I get that in 2020, everyone is politically charged up, but I have to say that I find that the intrusion of politics into every single thread here is completely ruining this site.
*while I am "pro-mask," I do think that reasonableness needs to be applied. Masks in elevators, common hallways, stores and in other settings where distancing cannot be reasonable maintained? 100% yes. Masks being required at outdoor venues such as a beach, a town pool when not swimming, or for kids who are playing sports? Not so much. Also need to take into account that for those with certain lung conditions, and for just about anyone in the extreme heat, masks do pose some risks that need to be balanced. .
It would be nice if I could edit the OP, but here's an article from the University athletics website, with a statement from the football players.
As a team we are in full support of the decision to not compete in 2020. We have many health concerns and not enough is known about the potential long term effects of contracting COVID-19. Additionally, we have not had the optimal time to train mentally & physically to be properly prepared to compete this season. We love this game and love competing. We came to campus in the beginning of July knowing there would be challenges presented by the pandemic but it is apparent to us now that these challenges are impossible to overcome.
August 5th, 2020 at 10:08 AM ^
They were really ahead of the curve by choosing not to compete in 2019 either.
August 5th, 2020 at 11:16 AM ^
just a logical progression from hiring randy edsall in the first place.
August 5th, 2020 at 11:45 AM ^
Isn't it technically in the second place?
August 5th, 2020 at 12:16 PM ^
certainly - my first draft of the comment included the word "twice" - as you say this is his second go-round. but uconn wasn't terrible his first time around...they beat enough shitty teams to get him to a few bowl games at the end, at least enough so he could get hired by an equally terrible athletic department. that's when his ineptitude really became obvious.
fun fact - i did some digging into edsall's record since uconn hired him the first time around - make a wild guess on his record vs ranked teams...he's coached for parts of 13 seasons. give up? 1-31, the lone win against the vastly overrated 2007 south florida team that was briefly ranked #2 in the country but had started their free-fall back to mediocrity the week before.
one and thirty-one. yikes.
Good on them.
They probably had a hard time scheduling, too. 14-day quarantine mandate from the state if traveling to a number of states. That probably doesn't help for an independent program.
Yes, this is an issue for CT.
That makes them (along with being an independent) a bit unique. They might be the canary in the coalmine, but they do have a couple external circumstances to consider as well.
Yes, I was going to post that the season canceled UConn football. I don't see how they had a choice. Even without a state wide quarantine, almost all of their opponents had already canceled their games. Not much of a season if you only play two games.
It's funny how they give other reasons without even mentioning they have no schedule to play.
This is our reality until there’s a vaccine.
Under-the-radar story that is starting to develop, however --- a growing number of Americans may not get the vaccine when it becomes available.
Take that FWIW, but this may effect our future in the coming months.
That’s my concern as well. We may very well not be out of the woods until 2022 or 2023.
I disagree. Once an effected vaccine is available, those of us that choose to take it can move forward. Even most people that choose not to take it can move forward as they probably don't really care if they get sick or not or won't let not taking the vaccine hold them back from living their lives.
August 5th, 2020 at 12:08 PM ^
What if the vaccine is only 50 percent effective? I wonder what the threshold will be for people to feel comfortable after being so scared.
This country fucking sucks. It’s embarrassing. Really hoping my job still hopes to move me to Canada after this.
No face masks in the Netherlands. They said there is insufficient scientific evidence to show they work and all you American hating Americans know Europeans are smarter and more cultured than us.
August 5th, 2020 at 10:45 AM ^
Yeah the Netherlands said that, but I think most people think the Dutch are wrong about that. There's pretty good evidence to show they do something to limit the spread of covid and it's such a minor thing to do to potentially help your neighbor that I really don't see why so many people whine about it
August 5th, 2020 at 11:58 AM ^
There's only two things I hate in this world: people who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and the Dutch.
August 5th, 2020 at 10:11 AM ^
Wow. There’s the door bitch.
dont let the door hit your ass on the way out. head on up to blackface wearing trudeau country
At the point the working vaccine is available and a person chooses not take it, the risk is transferred to that person. Natural selection will take over at that point.
Except if people can’t get the vaccine for legitimate reasons or before it’s age appropriate. We have seen the evidence of this in California the last couple years.
Close to 60 percent won’t get the vaccine.... looks like sticking it to the libs for the win!
August 5th, 2020 at 11:11 AM ^
I'm not sure that one is 'sticking it to the libs'. I would guess that 60% is probably more along the lines of concerns around the safety of it. I'm not confident in a vaccine that gets rushed into production from companies with no repercussions from the results.
August 5th, 2020 at 11:23 AM ^
This is my concern, exactly, and will be the sole reason I hold off on any vaccine until I see how people are reacting to it.
August 5th, 2020 at 11:19 AM ^
even a 42% vaccination rate would make a huge difference in flattening the curve and hastening the end of the pandemic.
August 5th, 2020 at 11:31 AM ^
I agree with you - it would.
But I can see that being the next decisive point of argument come post-election/this winter. Should a vaccine be mandated? I will admit that I lean to the "no" side of that discussion.
August 5th, 2020 at 12:04 PM ^
For now, I'm going to agree with you. I don't think there should be any mandate until the vaccine is proven effective and long-term safe (and maybe not even then). C-19 isn't necessarily a death sentence like Smallpox, TB, and Polio were. Strongly suggest it, maybe require it for some activities - sure, no problem. Mandate it for everyone? I'm going to shy away from that, at least for now...
August 5th, 2020 at 12:28 PM ^
i agree as well, particularly for a vaccine that will not have meaningful long-term data...in all likelihood, this won't be a polio or measles vaccination that has been proven to be safe and effective. again, it doesn't need to reach those rates to make a difference.
August 5th, 2020 at 12:13 PM ^
Yea I came to this realization last week. Per the CDC only 37.1% of adults get the flu shot and a lot of those who don't are because of conspiracy / junk science reasons. Everything COVID related is on another level of crazy so there are going to be a huge percentage of people who won't get the vaccine, some at first and some will never get it.
Why? If there are effective treatments that lower the death rate to near zero, why would we have to wait for that?
Once we get our medical feet under us about how this behaves in the body and we get decent treatments (we’ve already gotten a lot better) I don’t see why we shouldnt be able to live with this disease like many others we don’t have vaccines for.
Covid 19 is an illness, the response to Covid 19 has morphed into a political movement. Living “with the disease” in the way that you mean is contrary to that movement. It is telling that now that there are workable vaccines already in Phase 3 trials that there are reasons being conjured, in mass, as to why that won’t even work to allow society to function normally again. The idea is transformation, anything that is proposed that is restorative will be dismissed with prejudice. So far we have seen the goal posts moved repeatedly, scoffing at a vaccine as the “end point” is the equivalent to blowing up the stadium. There is no fucking way that 60% of people won’t get a Covid vaccine when it becomes available. That is completely ridiculous. It is also noteworthy that most of the non-compliance with public health mandates has been largely by young “progressives” in various capacities, not anybody “sticking it to Libs.”
August 5th, 2020 at 10:01 AM ^
"It is also noteworthy that most of the non-compliance with public health mandates has been largely by young “progressives” in various capacities, not anybody “sticking it to Libs.”"
If it's so noteworthy, I'm sure you have access to dozens of news stories you can share with us about all of the young progressives running around without masks.
August 5th, 2020 at 10:31 AM ^
"It is also noteworthy that most of the non-compliance with public health mandates has been largely by young “progressives” in various capacities"
Cite your sources
August 5th, 2020 at 11:16 AM ^
"It is also noteworthy that most of the non-compliance with public health mandates has been largely by young “progressives” in various capacities, not anybody “sticking it to Libs.”
You're a f'in dumbass if you really believe that. It's the gun toting', cousin marryin' trump supportin' hillbilly fucks who think social distancing & wearing a mask is taking away their constitutional rights!
August 5th, 2020 at 11:26 AM ^
hoe. lee. shit.
first of all, poor baby. yes, the goal posts move. primarily because ignorant "don't tread on me" fuckheads such as yourself scoff at every bit of science that comes down the pike as some sort of trampling on your personal liberties or whatever.
and yet.
characterizing non-compliance with mandates as "largely by young 'progressives'" is, by far, the most pulled-it-out-of-his-ass comment you've ever made, and that's really saying something.
go lick a doorknob.
August 5th, 2020 at 10:22 AM ^
Straight from my doctors mouth.....
The average person infected with the flu will infect 1.2 other people.
The average person infected with Covid will infect 9 other people.
For those under 70...
The mortality’s rate for those affected with the flu is .1.
The mortality rate for those affected with Covid is .04.
The take away is that CV is much catchier, but also much less deadly than the flu. So seems to me that we can all learn to calm down and manage the situation.