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NCAA debating delaying the start of the 2020-21 season
Loyola just shut down after a week and went back to online classes only. Saw this coming back in March. Many of you stated that this would all go away, that fall games would be on and the stands full. And its unfortunate that it hasn't. But the only hope we have for a season at this point is some sort of bubble. Which is ridiculously hard for even professional level associations to pull off. I don't see schools having the economic resources to pull off an NCAA bubble.
It would be difficult for a bubble to work for regular season games, but it may become necessary. I am not sure how it would be done to lock players from multiple D1 teams into a bubble environment. The NCAA is considering a bubble for their postseason NCAA Tournament, and it could easy for the MVC to do something like that for the 4-day Arch Madness when all the teams are there anyway.
And indeed, the financial impact of cancelling or banning fans will irreversibly damage a lot of schools' athletics programs.
Has there been any examples of any college athletes who have contracted Covid-19 from participating in college athletics and died from the disease?
And indeed, the financial impact will irreversibly damage a lot of schools' athletics programs.
Has there been any examples of any college athletes who have contracted Covid-19 from participating in college athletics and died from the disease?
Don't keep me alive by keeping me from living - Lou Holtz regarding COVID-19.
Larry Bird
I've got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
I just spent the last 30 minutes searching for any example of a college athlete who died after contracting Covid-19 because of athletic competition. Maybe I am missing examples, but I can't find one.
The only example I found that was anywhere close was this one- it was widely publicized. This is from People Magazine- 21-Year-Old College Baseball Player Dies of Coronavirus: 'It's Every Parent's Worst Nightmare' https://people.com/human-interest/21...s-coronavirus/
But..... the title is a bit misleading. In that case, the 21-year old college baseball player who died from Covid-19 actually would not have died if his college's baseball program had not been shut down. His college, Colorado Mesa University, shut down their baseball program in mid-March. As a result, he was sent home for spring break, where he was exposed to his father who was sick with Covid-19, and got infected himself. Sadly, he died. But if the college had not shut down their baseball season, the games would have continued through March, April, and into May. Thus, he would have remained on campus and he would be alive today.
Here is their schedule-
The official 2025 Baseball schedule for the Colorado Mesa University Mavericks
My point is that there is no real evidence that shutting down college sports or closing campuses results in a safer experience for the students or athletes. It's possible that if we shut down college athletics, a lot more kids whose lives revolve around the sports they love, will end up spending their time doing other things like socializing with friends, partying, and other activities that might be even increase their risks.
I had read an article by a college athlete(s). If college was only online and the athletes went home, they would not be in a structured environment and probably going out with friends and partying. Kids will are kids.
I had read an article by a college athlete(s). If college was only online and the athletes went home, they would not be in a structured environment and probably going out with friends and partying. Kids will are kids.
You are right. I think there would be just as much or more spread of the virus in that case. However, unfortunately, the colleges have to be concerned about their own liability.
Documents show how college basketball in a bubble could be played at Connecticut's Mohegan Sun in December We now have a first look, with 35 potential teams, who could be playing in an NBA-style bubble later this fall https://www.cbssports.com/college-ba...n-in-december/
How is enrollment this year? I didn’t graduate too long ago. But I absolutely would’ve taken time off and done my gen ed at a community college during all of this. Can’t imagine paying to be locked in U-Halls basement.
How is enrollment this year? I didn’t graduate too long ago. But I absolutely would’ve taken time off and done my gen ed at a community college during all of this. Can’t imagine paying to be locked in U-Halls basement.
I have heard the enrollment is down, but I have not seen or heard the exact figure.
Here are some interesting stats. This website has accumulated numbers of positive Covid-19 tests from 29 universities.
A total of 25,941 positive tests were recorded on these campuses, and not a single one lead to a hospitalization. https://twitter.com/andrewbostom/sta...01597221957640
This is not meant to suggest there isn't any risk of serious complications or death associated with Covid-19 on college campuses, only that the risk is extremely low for college age people. And there is not any evidence that athletic competition is associated with an increased risk.
As doctors are still learning and studying possible long-term effects of COVID-19, one of them could be a big concern for athletes, reigniting debate about the safety of playing fall sports.
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