11-13-2020, 12:05 PM
teejers1, the 7-day positivity rate at UND is up to 6.7% and heading in the wrong direction. And yes, 99.99% of the college students will not die, but those who are infected will inevitably contribute to the chain of transmission to the more vulnerable, who end up in the ICU and, if this doesn't turn around, wiill overload the local health system. This is happening--or about to happen in the next couple of months--all over the country.
Having said that, I'm still of the opinion that college sports should be played with current precautions for players and team staff, but with only family members in the stands.
Having said that, I'm still of the opinion that college sports should be played with current precautions for players and team staff, but with only family members in the stands.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)