Adam Schefter on what he's hearing about whether there will be a 2020 CFB season

[Probably_in_Class]

2,813,503 Americans die each year.

...647,457 have or will die to heart disease (heart attacks, etc.)

When heart disease and strokes become contagious, this becomes relevant. Until then, you're dumb.

 

[JacketVol]

For someone who claims to care so much about football you have an ironically calloused attitude towards the health and safety of the actual people that make up the team and the coaching staff.

I help all athletes at UT get an education. I have an athlete myself in my home. I also can see this is something where if we do lose 200,000 Americans in one year then it’s pretty close to what we will lose this year to cancer and heart issues. Thing is, out of 330 million 200k is not as scary as 200k just mentioned alone. However, we are about to see more than 200k affected big time and several deaths that wouldn’t have happened and it has nothing to do with football.

 

[BeardedVol]

I help all athletes at UT get an education. I have an athlete myself in my home. I also can see this is something where if we do lose 200,000 Americans in one year then it’s pretty close to what we will lose this year to cancer and heart issues. Thing is, out of 330 million 200k is not as scary as 200k just mentioned alone. However, we are about to see more than 200k affected big time and several deaths that wouldn’t have happened and it has nothing to do with football.

Let me know when you can catch cancer or heart disease from sitting next to someone at a UT game, and then you won't be peddling false equivalences.

 

[JacketVol]

Let me know when you can't catch cancer or heart disease from sitting next to someone at a UT game, and then you won't be peddling false equivalences.

Quit being a fat azz and eat well is a start but some day we all gotta die from something and population is growing despite this so maybe the world is doing some cleansing and it is your time when it is. This is being used at the pleasure of people who don’t give a damn about you or me. Rather die living life and having fun than being in a government induced home confinement.

 

[Dumbledorange]

I help all athletes at UT get an education. I have an athlete myself in my home.

Putt-Putt doesn't count.

 

[Dumbledorange]

Thing is, out of 330 million 200k is not as scary as 200k just mentioned alone.

May I assist you in your delusion? Knoxville SMSA has ~200,000 people. Gone.
Dig it?

 

[JacketVol]

Putt-Putt doesn't count.

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They don’t play putt putt at UT. Bet you never gave a dime to the school.

 

[Probably_in_Class]

I help all athletes at UT get an education. I have an athlete myself in my home. I also can see this is something where if we do lose 200,000 Americans in one year then it’s pretty close to what we will lose this year to cancer and heart issues. Thing is, out of 330 million 200k is not as scary as 200k just mentioned alone. However, we are about to see more than 200k affected big time and several deaths that wouldn’t have happened and it has nothing to do with football.

If you don't think the drastic measures taken across the country haven't minimized the death toll, then bless your poor, dumb soul. I pity whatever individuals are trapped in a home with you.

 

[sechamp2012]

Everybody lines up at least 12 feet apart all ball carriers carry beepers as do defensive players. When the D player gets within 6 foot (beeper sound) the O player is down..signal sent ...beeper tackle... All the refs will be in Birmingham 6 feet apart making electronic calls. One ref on the field and the runner tosses the ball back to the ref to spot. If he tosses the ball to ref less than 6 feet, 15 yard penalty.Gary Danielson will be in press box and Verne will be in a Bar somewhere. All Bama RB beepers will be turned off & on in Birmingham at their discretion.

 

[njvols]

I help all athletes at UT get an education. I have an athlete myself in my home. I also can see this is something where if we do lose 200,000 Americans in one year then it’s pretty close to what we will lose this year to cancer and heart issues. Thing is, out of 330 million 200k is not as scary as 200k just mentioned alone. However, we are about to see more than 200k affected big time and several deaths that wouldn’t have happened and it has nothing to do with football.

I'm not all doom and gloom over the virus...if we continue to do the right things, we will mitigate losses of life, and get back to a better sense of normalcy...if 60K or less loss of life is correct, then it's a lower number because of actions taken...all the sliding scale rationalizations about our numbers of lives lost, comparing to flu or auto accidents or cancer or crossing a street, is extremely disrespectful, because it's just throwing out a statistic to justify a position...anyone can do that about any argument they want to make.

Here's the thing...NO ONE knows for sure, good or bad, what the virus will look like in the Fall. I'm hopeful there's football, but if they don't play, there will be a good reason for it. My daughter is a college swimmer, and she had a call with her coach and team yesterday, and the coach told them that their season will probably be modified, but all sports will follow the lead of football.

 

[sechamp2012]

On a + side the regular flu deaths are down. Maybe SDing working or the ones susceptible got Covid instead.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

I'm not all doom and gloom over the virus...if we continue to do the right things, we will mitigate losses of life, and get back to a better sense of normalcy...if 60K or less loss of life is correct, then it's a lower number because of actions taken...all the sliding scale rationalizations about our numbers of lives lost, comparing to flu or auto accidents or cancer or crossing a street, is extremely disrespectful, because it's just throwing out a statistic to justify a position...anyone can do that about any argument they want to make.

Here's the thing...NO ONE knows for sure, good or bad, what the virus will look like in the Fall. I'm hopeful there's football, but if they don't play, there will be a good reason for it. My daughter is a college swimmer, and she had a call with her coach and team yesterday, and the coach told them that their season will probably be modified, but all sports will follow the lead of football.

Great post. Like you said, all we can do is keep doing the right things and then hopefully we will return to a sense of normalcy. We are learning every day about the virus and as much as we’d like to speculate on the coming weeks and months it’s nearly impossible.

 

[Delmar]

I'm not all doom and gloom over the virus...if we continue to do the right things, we will mitigate losses of life, and get back to a better sense of normalcy...if 60K or less loss of life is correct, then it's a lower number because of actions taken...all the sliding scale rationalizations about our numbers of lives lost, comparing to flu or auto accidents or cancer or crossing a street, is extremely disrespectful, because it's just throwing out a statistic to justify a position...anyone can do that about any argument they want to make.

Here's the thing...NO ONE knows for sure, good or bad, what the virus will look like in the Fall. I'm hopeful there's football, but if they don't play, there will be a good reason for it. My daughter is a college swimmer, and she had a call with her coach and team yesterday, and the coach told them that their season will probably be modified, but all sports will follow the lead of football.

Excellent post. Nobody knows what this thing is going to do and it is a waste of time trying to predict it. It appears to be flattening out now but it could just as easily come back stronger when the rules are relaxed. Unlike what Trump said early on, the virus is not going to magically disappear. Pay attention to science and quit listening to all of these couch experts on both sides whose only PhD is from the school of Piled Higher and Deeper and politcians who are just pandering to get elected. There are a lot of people out there who are very cavalier about other folks' lives.

 

[allen phillips]

I am a Christian and I hate the thought of not having Easter Sunrise Services but if we give up some things now and practice social distancing it will go a long ways toward things getting back to a semi normal state. I do worry though if people will adhere. Easter, a big day of people getting together, then in May, we have Memorial Day, July 4th holiday, then Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year. If people don't stick to the social distancing protocol, the end result could be spike, flatten, spike, flatten, repeat. WE can give up some things now and recover or keep having the roller coaster ride. And so far what I have heard about warm weather killing it out, apparently it doesn't.

 

[savannahfan]

You’ve seen too many movies. It’s not poison, and this has nothing to do with the opening sequence of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

Probably have seen too many movies, but I usually watch them to see just how far they are from reality or the way it really happened. I have lived many movie's times that took place in the last half of the 20th century and most movies are total BS, and as for I J and the Temple of Doom I have no idea what the open of the movie is like because I have not watched it. I don't think what I said should cause such a response as you post. I have, over the years seen and heard many things that down played or up played the real situation. It has become my opinion that the truth usually lies somewhere in the middle.

 

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

But, this is the issue (and I'm not necessarily talking about football here. Ignore the aspect of sports in this).

Can we afford to sit around and wait for a vaccine? How long will that take?

No because we would be waiting 12-18 months at least, potentially longer than that. This idea that we can just shut everything down and wait on a vaccine isn't a plausible one. At some point in the very near future, we do have to get on with life in some capacity. That may not include football in 2020, but getting people back to work is a must.

 

[87&91ALUM]

As I have said before, where there is a will there is a way. This crisis has taught us a lot about congregating. This will not be the last virus crisis. I am thinking sporting events will have seperated boxes you reserve and distance small groups from one another. Your concesssions are delivered to you. Domes will be a thing of the past. Players will be quarantined during the season and you will not have them all hanging out on the sidelines. I believe some smart people are already, better be, working on all sporting events and coming up with some new one on one skill type events. I am ok with limited initial stadium access if we can get the game on TV. GBO VFL.

 

[87&91ALUM]

Eh...not really .

I'm sure some people shared your opinion when the Black Plague hit. "Life must resume "

They still don't have a vaccine...and almost 1/2 million cases here with 20,000 dead in about a 6 week span...

No...people need to keep theirselves inside and costs need be postponed on as many necessities as possible.

Eh Debbie Downer. Is the sky falling at your house. You should remain quarantined for the rest of your life. Hazardous to Vol Nation health.

 

[JacketVol]

If you don't think the drastic measures taken across the country haven't minimized the death toll, then bless your poor, dumb soul. I pity whatever individuals are trapped in a home with you.

I have never said it hasn’t helped. But it can’t go on for over two months. One big question is will it cause a bigger death toll in the future and will it destroy the economy to the point we will realize a price in loss of and quality of life which is more negative than losing several thousand of lives in other ways. Also, how many would have passed within a year due to their health prior to this. Sorry you are trapped with fear and would rather be in a government induced prison or on the streets homeless because of a broken economy.

 

[JacketVol]

No because we would be waiting 12-18 months at least, potentially longer than that. This idea that we can just shut everything down and wait on a vaccine isn't a plausible one. At some point in the very near future, we do have to get on with life in some capacity. That may not include football in 2020, but getting people back to work is a must.

Then you don’t care because you think we have to get on with life. No one sees the middle ground. You do what you can to mitigate but can’t go on indefinitely because NO ONE KNOWS. Not even the experts. Here is something @kiddiedoc posted from a friend who is a medical doctor in Tennessee. You can label him as dumb as well. But, most want take the time to read it because it’s too many words. @Probably_in_Class @Dumbledorange

https://drjasonhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SARS-Cov-2-Lee.pdf

 

[orangemadam]

Got a strong feeling the games will be played for TV only. No fans in stadium. Guess that is better than nothing.

Gonna be hard for fans to cozy up to each other when such a contagious virus is still hovering around.

 

[wmcovol]

Unless Schefter is talking to governors, he's full of $hit.

Once governors get the news about how much revenue is lost (and how much the state will be required to fund on AD debt service alone) the games will be played. Every state, city etc is suffering on tax revenues.

 

[Illinoisvolfan2]

Got a strong feeling the games will be played for TV only. No fans in stadium. Guess that is better than nothing.

Gonna be hard for fans to cozy up to each other when such a contagious virus is still hovering around.

I’m not a paranoid person at all and I agree with your points. It’s going to be a while before I am comfortable being in a crowd. Even church.
This damn virus killed my father-in-law. Yes, he was old (94) but he was in decent health. No heart issues, no diabetes, slim build. Died last Monday.

 

[sport3500]

Schefter is a damn good NFL reporter so you can take that prediction to the bank.

 

[VOLINVONORE]

On a + side the regular flu deaths are down. Maybe SDing working or the ones susceptible got Covid instead.

On the - side, it appears that a number of the "flu" deaths in early December were actually COVID-19 according to studis carried out on the West Coast. Blood in the blood banks which have not been used because of the reduced number of elective surgeries,were tested and found to have COVID-19 antibodies. It is interesting that the outbreaks on the West Coast seam to have come from China and the outbreaks on the East Coast cane from Europe. As many know, the rush to get U S citizens home from Europe were not screened fro symptoms when they arrived back in the States. It is likely this is how the East Coast was infected.