Will there be a basketball season, if no fans are allowed in the stadiums?

[Jbirdp5]

Quantum Computing will help us create vaccines quicker. Can't wait for that tech in next 10 years.

Have anymore info on this?

 

[JimHurley]

California said no sports or concerts til 2021 its not speculation at this point

I think that's extremely premature. Nobody knows when things will return to normal. Experts can speculate, but nobody can speak factually on when this will pass. I've heard June, July/August, this fall, 12-18 months, and even until 2022. You can find an expert to give you any timeline out there. California is also a very liberal state, and those states will be much more cautious with easing social distancing measures. However, I'm not looking to get in to politics. Bottom line, nobody in the world can say for sure whether there will be basketball in the fall. You can take your best guess using the information you have, but it's just that...a guess. Fingers are crossed!

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

Universities are already discussing. No summer classes and they said they need a minimum 6 weeks to plan for fall semester. Not sure how they can open up dorms without a vaccine or at least antibody and virus testing. BTW - South Korea said that they are finding people who had the virus, recovered and tested negative are testing positive again- not a huge sample yet but concerning if that is the case.

Be careful with those reports, they lack significant context necessary to form any conclusions. Mostly, how reliable was all of the testing done, how significant were the symptoms at all stages, etc.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

California said no sports or concerts til 2021 its not speculation at this point

The governor and some mayors speculated that could occur, not that it would. And that was also in reference to sporting events with fans.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

And to think people think gates is somehow doing all of this for personal gain and shouldn’t be trusted

I don’t know about personal gain but I do know I would never trust Bill Gates simply based on his world view and the company he keeps.

 

[Robertelamin]

That is consistent with recent polling. 75% say they don’t plan to attend games like they previously did. Just like folks are not going to restaurants or the theatre or other events, unless and until there is at least some level of confidence they will be safe. My guess is that attendance will be down for virtually all sports if they are played. The wild card of course is the question of whether covid19 comes back after the initial surge. If it does that will be the end of sports as we have become accustomed to seeing them.

yeah it’s going to be a while before most people will return to attending. Some people will never return. Cincy ending soccer was the canary in the coal mine and athletic departments are going to have to make some tough decisions this year. I think UConn is going to eliminate some sports before all is said and done possibly including football.

 

[Jbirdp5]

I don’t know about personal gain but I do know I would never trust Bill Gates simply based on his world view and the company he keeps.

So what’s his motive in your opinion? He’s spending this money to play god?

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

This thread is the thread form of all the articles that list 10 possible outcomes and grab the most dramatic thing and put it as the headline.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Was it this thread that someone said “UConn is having all summer courses online”? As someone who just registered for their summer courses...The May session is online. At this time all else is going to continue as originally planned

 

[freescooter]

2 new reports make attendance even more questionable and games even suspect really. Apparently 60% of seamen on the Roosevelt who tested positive had no real symptoms. Maybe this virus doesn’t affect a large number of young healthy folks but they absolutely can be carriers. And of course the other 40% are still at risk. 2nd one seems to indicate that people are most contagious 2-4 days before showing ANY symptoms. So the guy you are sitting next to at Gampel might look and seem fine at the game on Saturday but by Tuesday be sick. You are at risk and didn’t even know it. Or Bouknight could be covering his man really tight. Neither have symptoms. The other guy might be fine but Bouknight and the rest of the UConn team end up quarantined when the other guy tests positive on Wednesday. Really need either this to really be reduced or an effective vaccine in place before college sports or pro sports return to normal I think.

 

[TXHuskyFan]

It will be a difficult decision for the college presidents. Will they be comfortable welcoming 40,000 marginally responsible young adults to campus and putting them in dorms, classrooms, cafeterias, and letting them roam freely in the bars at night. What happens if 100 are too sick to attend class? What if it’s 1,000? What happens when the first student dies? What if 100 die? What if one of them is the QB or the star bball player? I think it’s really easy to sit here and say “yeah sure people are gonna die but school has to start and we NEED to have college football in the fall”. What if one school can’t field a team one week if too many kids are sick? I think professionals can make their own decisions but it’s real difficult for an 18 or 19 year old to be able to evaluate the risk level. I guess I’m just not sure what people are ok with and less sure of what the college president wants to feel responsible for. For freshmen, what if you find out your roommate is from NYC or New Orleans? Are you going to feel real comfortable sharing a 12 x 12 enclosed space with this individual?