Re: TNET: Report: ACC expected to play only conference games, Notre Dame in rotation

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Exactly. The utter insanity of this grows and grows.

Jul 9, 2020, 5:44 PM

If we are going to play sports, then play sports. Playing a limited number of games or only games in-conference is meaningless. It's a mockery to common sense. If it's going to spread in sports, which it will regardless of how much we "slow" it now, then it's going to spread in shortened seasons and limitied games. It spreads very quickly and only playing 60 baseball games or only conference games is going to alter the rate of spread. What exactly do these "braintrusts" think they're accomplishing with this illogical approach? This is utter nonsense.

The virus WILL spread once sports start en masse. Nothing we do now or during the various sports seasons will prevent it from transmitting once players play and fans gather to watch. We either need to recognize this fact, go forward, and continue to go forward even when sports players and fans contract it, or just cancel everything. Stop everything right away, because living life in half a bubble will not eradicate it. Might as well just set mandatory lockdowns for everyone. Necessities must be delivered to homes by trained personnel who are subject to daily testing. This mandatory lock down must stay in place until there's a vaccine or the virus completely goes away on it's own. A half bubble will not stop it. No economy, no entertainment, no socializing, no going outdoors when others are present, for any reason whatsoever. Complete lockdown. Only when we have a verified vaccine or a few months of demonstated zero transmission, only then can we reopen and go about life with some semblance of normalcy. Then, if some people begin to contract it again, just shut everything completely down again. No problem. The economy and life as we know it will be just fine. No need for economies or concerns for the well-being of human beings. That's all overrated.

And then when the next virus strain rises up, or even a typical flu, let's do the whole process again. Because obviously completely shutting everything down and canceling life will have less impact on humanity than the 0.007% of the world' population that could die from COVID. Please note the sarcasm.

To this point, currently just over 550,000 people have died worldwide from COVID. Meanwhile between 290,000 to 650,000 people die worldwide from the flu each year. This is not to downplay the veracity of COVID, but it does shed some relative light on the comparison. I'm guessing more than 650,000 people may die from COVID, I don't know, but what is the threshold for shutting down the world? Are 290,000 to 650,000 flu deaths relatively acceptable whereas above 650,000 requires a worldwide shutdown?

In all, my opinion is that we play sports. Some people will get sick whether we are able to slow it now or not. Go forward with life, because attemping to live life in half a bubble will not make the virus go away. And likewise, if the world is going to shut down for COVID, then the world should be shutting down for flus and every other novel virus which WILL hit the world.

And by the way, I hope no one lectures me about (seemingly) not caring about high risk people. My mother is in stage 4 of COPD, and if she even so much as gets a common cold it could be fatal. So, it is my duty to remain diligent and try to protect her from ANY and ALL ailments. At all times. This virus is no different in needing to protect the high risk group, just as it should be no different for anyone in contact with high risk family, friends, or general population and any virus, or flu.

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game state legislative mandate to ensure the 1952 Clemson vs USuC game was played because otherwise a Southern Conference penalty imposed on Clemson would have prohibited us from playing USuC that year.

In 2012 a state legislator proposed a law requiring the game be played every year but the bill was killed in a subcommittee. It may be time for them to pull this bill back out if it looks like the ACC and SEC are going to try and cancel this year's chicken kicken...

https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/state_politics/usc-clemson-football-game-required-by-law/article_38c95e0d-8321-54d0-b306-c431f641c499.html

USC-Clemson football game required by law?

USC and Clemson will be required — by state law — to continue their annual football matchup in perpetuity if one lawmaker has his way.

TNET: Report: ACC expected to play only conference games, Notre Dame in rotation

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