Covid-19 Effect on College Basketball & Other Sports

[ramster]

When do teams with covid issues start waiting out their opponents to see who folds first?

Hmmmmm
Or have they already started?

[KeaneyBluBallz]

When do teams with covid issues start waiting out their opponents to see who folds first?

I believe they already are.

[SmartyBarrett]

[ramster]

We were in A different phase when we were the only conference to make such a dumb decision.

Which phase are we in now? The “we are all F$&ked phase?

[NYGFan_Section208]

Our only hope for getting back to normal is for the dumbness to keep collapsing on itself until it fully implodes. And, looks like we're making progress.

[Rhody15]

We were in A different phase when we were the only conference to make such a dumb decision.

Which phase are we in now? The “we are all F$&ked phase?

I mean, we were without question in a different phase back then, pretty hard not to see how.

Right now we have New variant that spreads a ton faster, potentially evading vaccines, vaccine efficacy is declining, not everyone has a booster.

[KeaneyBluBallz]

Our only hope for getting back to normal is for the dumbness to keep collapsing on itself until it fully implodes. And, looks like we're making progress.

yup. it needs to crumble and fall so it can be built back up.

it's being held together with bubble gum and Elmer's glue right now.

[NYGFan_Section208]

We were in A different phase when we were the only conference to make such a dumb decision.

Which phase are we in now? The “we are all F$&ked phase?

I mean, we were without question in a different phase back then, pretty hard not to see how.

Right now we have New variant that spreads a ton faster, potentially evading vaccines, vaccine efficacy is declining, not everyone has a booster.

This is the song that will never end. New phase...new variant...declining efficacy...19th Nervous Boosterdown...

[RoadyJay]

This is the type of thing that I strongly disagree with and is an overreach:



I'm fully vaccinated and had COVID within the last few weeks. After having COVID, I had an antibody test done and, no surprise, my results were off the charts. Why on earth would I then get a booster? It will likely provide no additional protection for me or for students in a similar situation. With little to no benefit the risk/reward of taking the booster is clear. There are likely MANY people who currently fit this profile.

The article mentions that those who are exempt must test twice per week. Neither the booster nor twice per week testing should be required if your antibodies remain high.

This type of blanket mandate, without considering each person's individual medical situation, is what upsets people.

[SmartyBarrett]

We were in A different phase when we were the only conference to make such a dumb decision.

Which phase are we in now? The “we are all F$&ked phase?

They're not the only conference. The ACC has the same policy, and I'd be willing to bet that a few other conferences do as well.

[NYGFan_Section208]

This is the type of thing that I strongly disagree with and is an overreach:



I'm fully vaccinated and had COVID within the last few weeks. After having COVID, I had an antibody test done and, no surprise, my results were off the charts. Why on earth would I then get a booster? It will likely provide no any additional protection for me or for students in a similar situation. With little to no benefit the risk/reward of taking the booster is clear. There are likely MANY people who currently fit this profile.

The article mentions that those who are exempt must test twice per week. Neither the booster nor twice per week testing should be required if your antibodies remain high.

This type of blanket mandate, without considering each person's individual medical situation, is what upsets people.

The science 'needs' a blanket because...you know...no clothes....

[PlayMikeMotenMore]

This is the type of thing that I strongly disagree with and is an overreach:



I'm fully vaccinated and had COVID within the last few weeks. After having COVID, I had an antibody test done and, no surprise, my results were off the charts. Why on earth would I then get a booster? It will likely provide no any additional protection for me or for students in a similar situation. With little to no benefit the risk/reward of taking the booster is clear. There are likely MANY people who currently fit this profile.

The article mentions that those who are exempt must test twice per week. Neither the booster nor twice per week testing should be required if your antibodies remain high.

This type of blanket mandate, without considering each person's individual medical situation, is what upsets people.

What upsets people is non-medical people drawing conclusions about whether they should get the booster without talking to their doctor or a medical professional.
What upsets people is people thinking that we have the time and resources to consider each individual person's medical situation. Really? We should have a hotline that every person can call into to make their own case. And who is staffing the hotline? And training the staff? And paying the staff? And how many individuals do you anticipate being out there?

[PlayMikeMotenMore]

Dr Fauci said yesterday masks on planes are here to stay forever. Not good news for you 208

https://news.yahoo.com/fauci-says-maski ... 07279.html

Anyone that didn't know that was coming, hasn't been awake for two years

March 2020 Dr Fauci said masks don’t work
Then he said he lied because he didn’t want hospitals to run out of masks if the public started buying masks
Then Dr Fauci said layers of masks are better such as 2 masks or even 3 masks
Dr Fauci said Airplanes have great air ventilation systems
May 2021 Dr Fauci said we don’t need to wear masks anymore if vaccinated
Dr Fauci said we could go to 3 feet instead of 6 feet distancing
Dr Fauci said masks likely needed for flying forever

Many years ago, there was only earth, moon, and sun.
Many years ago, the world was flat.
Many years ago, we used a telegraph to communicate over long distances.

Do you understand what research, data, and human innovation create? Things change. Is a textbook from 1965 a bad textbook? That textbook is worthless in 2021 but it made sense in 1965. What is so hard to understand about this concept?? I mean seriously. Covid data is changing...rapidly.

[RoadyJay]

This is the type of thing that I strongly disagree with and is an overreach:



I'm fully vaccinated and had COVID within the last few weeks. After having COVID, I had an antibody test done and, no surprise, my results were off the charts. Why on earth would I then get a booster? It will likely provide no any additional protection for me or for students in a similar situation. With little to no benefit the risk/reward of taking the booster is clear. There are likely MANY people who currently fit this profile.

The article mentions that those who are exempt must test twice per week. Neither the booster nor twice per week testing should be required if your antibodies remain high.

This type of blanket mandate, without considering each person's individual medical situation, is what upsets people.

What upsets people is non-medical people drawing conclusions about whether they should get the booster without talking to their doctor or a medical professional.
What upsets people is people thinking that we have the time and resources to consider each individual person's medical situation. Really? We should have a hotline that every person can call into to make their own case. And who is staffing the hotline? And training the staff? And paying the staff? And how many individuals do you anticipate being out there?

Actually, it was my Doctor who told me not to get the booster based on my results. She’s the one who ordered the test for me!

So yes, there must be an exemption process. Let people make the decision in consultation with their Doctor.

I don’t know the percentage but I would assume significant amount of students still have high antibody levels and the risk/reward of taking the booster makes little sense. These students should be able to opt out of the booster as long as they can continue to show high antibody levels.

I actually don’t think there should be any mandates of any kind at this point. But I wanted to show my willingness to compromise.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Anyone that didn't know that was coming, hasn't been awake for two years

March 2020 Dr Fauci said masks don’t work
Then he said he lied because he didn’t want hospitals to run out of masks if the public started buying masks
Then Dr Fauci said layers of masks are better such as 2 masks or even 3 masks
Dr Fauci said Airplanes have great air ventilation systems
May 2021 Dr Fauci said we don’t need to wear masks anymore if vaccinated
Dr Fauci said we could go to 3 feet instead of 6 feet distancing
Dr Fauci said masks likely needed for flying forever

Many years ago, there was only earth, moon, and sun.
Many years ago, the world was flat.
Many years ago, we used a telegraph to communicate over long distances.

Do you understand what research, data, and human innovation create? Things change. Is a textbook from 1965 a bad textbook? That textbook is worthless in 2021 but it made sense in 1965. What is so hard to understand about this concept?? I mean seriously. Covid data is changing...rapidly.

Stop it. Understood "science changes"...he lied and it had nothing to do with science. Unbelievable that in a world where people can get cancelled for a next to nothing something that happened decades ago...people want this liar to be their family doctor...

[RAM67]

Is it different than 70,000,000 people putting their lives in the hands of the BIG liar? Use any year you want.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Is it different than 70,000,000 people putting their lives in the hands of the BIG liar? Use any year you want.

Yes. It is. Politicians lie all the time...only a fool would expect something different. I would not expect my family doctor to lie to me.

[Taylor Swift]

Reports are saying that by February, there will be over 1 million cases per day of the Omicron variant in the U.S. Our healthcare system doesn't stand a chance.

Other “reports” throughout the last 3 years also have said this will end soon, here, there, everywhere. You get the point.

Keep reading the doomsday and fear porn reports, I’m sure it’s making your life a whole lot more enjoyable.

Those reports also said 3%+ death rate and millions who would die last year alone.

Kind of like when Al Gore told me in 2000 Florida would be underwater by 2013.

Fear porn.

It's all manipulation with the numbers that the fear-mongering media spends all their time on. "There are 3% more cases than last week".... they're also doing more testing and taking DAYS to give people their results. I'm not poo-pooing the disaster this all is for those who are sick and at hospitals, but at this point it is insanity. Doing the same thing over and over again expecting the same result.

Three years ago, did you care if your neighbor or your barber had a flu shot? Nope. Now people are wearing hazmat suits. Give it a rest we used to play in dirt as kids. Now we are going to have a bunch of people with weakened immune systems.

Based on actual statistics that aren't fear porn, Covid isn't very high on the list of things that can kill you.

[RhowdyRam02]

Covid was the third highest cause of death in the United States in 2020, behind only heart disease and cancer

[theblueram]

I was told I would have beachfront property by now in 1998 when I bought my house . I still have to walk a half mile to Scarborough. Damn beach looks exactly like it did in 1998.

[Taylor Swift]

URI to require 22,500 students and staff to have boosters prior to start of Spring Semester

Invest in pharma

Congress has made God only knows how much in their stock portfolios due to how much of a moneymaker this has become for big pharma.

Back about 20 years ago, Pfizer was marketing all their opioids to Doctors, incentivizing the doctors to write prescriptions for their patients. They handed out opioids like they were Starbursts. This literally is what created the opioid epidemic.

See how many times big pharma has been given immunity by the government for umpteen lawsuits in the past.

[Taylor Swift]

Covid was the third highest cause of death in the United States in 2020, behind only heart disease and cancer

Yes, for 2020. You also have to pay attention to when the news tells you "covid related" deaths, which account for a large portion of the number provided here.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/f ... le/2778234

[Jersey77]

Add St. Joe's to the A10 Covid list

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[Taylor Swift]

Add St. Joe's to the A10 Covid list

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Cripes, I wonder how the hawk is holding up with this news.

[KeaneyBluBallz]

died FROM covid and died WITH covid are two different things.

[Billyboy78]

Reports are saying that by February, there will be over 1 million cases per day of the Omicron variant in the U.S. Our healthcare system doesn't stand a chance.

Other “reports” throughout the last 3 years also have said this will end soon, here, there, everywhere. You get the point.

Keep reading the doomsday and fear porn reports, I’m sure it’s making your life a whole lot more enjoyable.

Those so-called 'reports' that COVID would be ending soon.....by Easter.......when the warm weather comes....etc., etc., were from the orange idiot, so if you believed him, that's on you.

[ramster]

New York City - highly vaccinated………..

NYC Covid hospitalizations increasing steadily and dramatically since Thanksgiving.

Today at press conference “we were surprised by Omicron”.

Not near enough testing capacity available.

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[theblueram]

Reports are saying that by February, there will be over 1 million cases per day of the Omicron variant in the U.S. Our healthcare system doesn't stand a chance.

Other “reports” throughout the last 3 years also have said this will end soon, here, there, everywhere. You get the point.

Keep reading the doomsday and fear porn reports, I’m sure it’s making your life a whole lot more enjoyable.

Those so-called 'reports' that COVID would be ending soon.....by Easter.......when the warm weather comes....etc., etc., were from the orange idiot, so if you believed him, that's on you.

Your president and vice president said they wouldn't get a DT vaccine.

[PlayMikeMotenMore]

Is it different than 70,000,000 people putting their lives in the hands of the BIG liar? Use any year you want.

Yes. It is. Politicians lie all the time...only a fool would expect something different. I would not expect my family doctor to lie to me.

Well, politicians don't lie about a national elections and trying to subvert democracy and our government...until now.

Your disdain for Fauci, doctors, scientists, medical professionals, etc. is misplaced. These people spend their whole (non-political) lives trying to help society via public health. Show some appreciation for these people instead of acting like a know-it-all.

[Billyboy78]

There are groups out in the anti-vax community saying that the COVID vaccine will kill you......just in case you were looking for an example of REAL fear mongering.

[Billyboy78]

Other “reports” throughout the last 3 years also have said this will end soon, here, there, everywhere. You get the point.

Keep reading the doomsday and fear porn reports, I’m sure it’s making your life a whole lot more enjoyable.

Those so-called 'reports' that COVID would be ending soon.....by Easter.......when the warm weather comes....etc., etc., were from the orange idiot, so if you believed him, that's on you.

Your president and vice president said they wouldn't get a DT vaccine.

No, it was all about waiting for it to be approved. Yet, I know people who were waiting for the approval who, to this day, are not vaccinated. Strangely, They are DT followers.

[theblueram]

Is it different than 70,000,000 people putting their lives in the hands of the BIG liar? Use any year you want.

Yes. It is. Politicians lie all the time...only a fool would expect something different. I would not expect my family doctor to lie to me.

Well, politicians don't lie about a national elections and trying to subvert democracy and our government...until now.

Your disdain for Fauci, doctors, scientists, medical professionals, etc. is misplaced. These people spend their whole (non-political) lives trying to help society via public health. Show some appreciation for these people instead of acting like a know-it-all.

Fauci funded gain of function research in Wuhan China. On coronavirus to be specific. Exactly where this started. So, I will believe what I see, you can go on believing what you are told.

[PlayMikeMotenMore]

Covid was the third highest cause of death in the United States in 2020, behind only heart disease and cancer

Yes, for 2020. You also have to pay attention to when the news tells you "covid related" deaths, which account for a large portion of the number provided here.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/f ... le/2778234

Just so people understand...

A 70-year old lives a normal life with asthma. It's a precondition. He contracts Covid and dies. He didn't die because of asthma. He died of Covid. If Covid wasn't around, he would've lived to see tomorrow with his asthma. That's why Covid would be labeled his cause of death.

And just because he's 70 years old, we shouldn't ignore him and say "well he's old anyway, he was gonna die soon. I'm young and I'll survive Covid so who cares about him? I'll live my life." That is a selfish way to look at the world. (My parents are in their upper 70's...they're doing fine. They've got plenty more living in them. They should not be disregarded by a younger generation who thinks Covid can be ignored and the spread is irrelevant.)

[PlayMikeMotenMore]

Yes. It is. Politicians lie all the time...only a fool would expect something different. I would not expect my family doctor to lie to me.

Well, politicians don't lie about a national elections and trying to subvert democracy and our government...until now.

Your disdain for Fauci, doctors, scientists, medical professionals, etc. is misplaced. These people spend their whole (non-political) lives trying to help society via public health. Show some appreciation for these people instead of acting like a know-it-all.

Fauci funded gain of function research in Wuhan China. On coronavirus to be specific. Exactly where this started. So, I will believe what I see, you can go on believing what you are told.

OK, Rand Paul. You don't know what you're talking about.

[RI_Bred]

Reports are saying that by February, there will be over 1 million cases per day of the Omicron variant in the U.S. Our healthcare system doesn't stand a chance.

Other “reports” throughout the last 3 years also have said this will end soon, here, there, everywhere. You get the point.

Keep reading the doomsday and fear porn reports, I’m sure it’s making your life a whole lot more enjoyable.

Those so-called 'reports' that COVID would be ending soon.....by Easter.......when the warm weather comes....etc., etc., were from the orange idiot, so if you believed him, that's on you.

Biden's July 4th speech was titled "Celebrating Independence Day, an independence from COVID-19", and he said his administration "gained the upper hand" against the virus.

So it's not just the "orange idiot's" rhetoric. They all do it.

[theblueram]

Well, politicians don't lie about a national elections and trying to subvert democracy and our government...until now.

Your disdain for Fauci, doctors, scientists, medical professionals, etc. is misplaced. These people spend their whole (non-political) lives trying to help society via public health. Show some appreciation for these people instead of acting like a know-it-all.

Fauci funded gain of function research in Wuhan China. On coronavirus to be specific. Exactly where this started. So, I will believe what I see, you can go on believing what you are told.

OK, Rand Paul. You don't know what you're talking about.

https://nypost.com/2021/10/21/nih-admit ... d-denials/

[Billyboy78]

Other “reports” throughout the last 3 years also have said this will end soon, here, there, everywhere. You get the point.

Keep reading the doomsday and fear porn reports, I’m sure it’s making your life a whole lot more enjoyable.

Those so-called 'reports' that COVID would be ending soon.....by Easter.......when the warm weather comes....etc., etc., were from the orange idiot, so if you believed him, that's on you.

Biden's July 4th speech was titled "Celebrating Independence Day, an independence from COVID-19", and he said his administration "gained the upper hand" against the virus.

So it's not just the "orange idiot's" rhetoric. They all do it.

Did Biden suggest drinking bleach or putting a light up your ass?

[theblueram]

Those so-called 'reports' that COVID would be ending soon.....by Easter.......when the warm weather comes....etc., etc., were from the orange idiot, so if you believed him, that's on you.

Biden's July 4th speech was titled "Celebrating Independence Day, an independence from COVID-19", and he said his administration "gained the upper hand" against the virus.

So it's not just the "orange idiot's" rhetoric. They all do it.

Did Biden suggest drinking bleach or putting a light up your ass?

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/po ... 113754708/

[theblueram]

I honestly don't know where people get there "news" from, or who they listen to. But maybe it's time to find another source of information?

[NYGFan_Section208]

Is it different than 70,000,000 people putting their lives in the hands of the BIG liar? Use any year you want.

Yes. It is. Politicians lie all the time...only a fool would expect something different. I would not expect my family doctor to lie to me.

Well, politicians don't lie about a national elections and trying to subvert democracy and our government...until now.

Your disdain for Fauci, doctors, scientists, medical professionals, etc. is misplaced. These people spend their whole (non-political) lives trying to help society via public health. Show some appreciation for these people instead of acting like a know-it-all.

I don't know it all. Never said I did. I'm just pointing out that you would like to have a confessed liar as your family doctor. I don't have disdain for anyone...Just because he's liar, doesn't mean I have disdain for a whole profession.

[KeaneyBluBallz]

Holy fuck. We’re so fucking fucked.

We’ll be doing this bullshit for at least the next 5 years, guaranteed.

God help us.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Holy fuck. We’re so fucking fucked.

We’ll be doing this bullshit for at least the next 5 years, guaranteed.

God help us.

Just shut up and do your part?

[rambone 78]

Hospitalizations are going up due to the unvaccinated. Omicron isn't less serious for them.

More fear mongering.

[BleedBlue87]

This is starting to bring up bad memories of the old political thread we uses to have...

[PlayMikeMotenMore]

Fauci funded gain of function research in Wuhan China. On coronavirus to be specific. Exactly where this started. So, I will believe what I see, you can go on believing what you are told.

OK, Rand Paul. You don't know what you're talking about.

https://nypost.com/2021/10/21/nih-admit ... d-denials/

Nice try. The NY Post?? A tabloid owned by Rupert Murdoch? You can't be serious.
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/10/scich ... -research/

Let me guess...the Pizzagate story was true, too?! And Seth Rich was murdered by Democratic party operatives?

[PlayMikeMotenMore]

Biden's July 4th speech was titled "Celebrating Independence Day, an independence from COVID-19", and he said his administration "gained the upper hand" against the virus.

So it's not just the "orange idiot's" rhetoric. They all do it.

Did Biden suggest drinking bleach or putting a light up your ass?

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/po ... 113754708/

Oh, I'll correct for BillyBoy. Here's word-for-word what Dr. Wizard aka Pumpkin Face said so articulately, as he always does:

"A question that probably some of you are thinking of if you’re totally into that world, which I find to be very interesting. So, supposedly we hit the body with a tremendous, whether it’s ultraviolet or just very powerful light, and I think you said that hasn’t been checked, but you’re going to test it. And then I said supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way. (To Bryan) And I think you said you’re going to test that, too. Sounds interesting, right? And then I see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in one minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning, because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it’d be interesting to check that, so that you’re going to have to use medical doctors with, but it sounds interesting to me. So, we’ll see, but the whole concept of the light, the way it kills it in one minute. That’s pretty powerful."

So he's just rambling about injecting a disinfectant. Light inside the body thru the skin or some other way? Hmm, what other ways are there? So poison control centers and chemical makers had to go on the offensive to tell people not to ingest disinfectants...because that's what people took away from his moronic comments! (You remember Dr. Birx sitting there in disbelief, squirming, trying not to make eye contact.)

[NYGFan_Section208]

It's always about Trump. Not the sack of lying doctor that's still on tv, that people want...for whatever reason...to be their family doctor...nope.... Trump.

[Billyboy78]

It's always about Trump. Not the sack of lying doctor that's still on tv, that people want...for whatever reason...to be their family doctor...nope.... Trump.

Well. we wouldn't be in this position right now without him, so...

[Billyboy78]

I honestly don't know where people get there "news" from, or who they listen to. But maybe it's time to find another source of information?

My news comes from watching the briefings. I didn't get it 2nd hand. I saw it and heard it all by myself...

[Rhodymob05]

The President from 2020 has nothing to do with the Covid situation today.