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If I am wrong I will supply the drinks at the first tailgate. Just name the time & place. Any guess on why so many athletes are testing posting all of a sudden? I would have thought they would have been very careful about there contacts.
 

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If I am wrong I will supply the drinks at the first tailgate. Just name the time & place. Any guess on why so many athletes are testing posting all of a sudden? I would have thought they would have been very careful about there contacts.

Curious to know what kind of tests they’re taking.
 

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I hope we have football, but I don't think it's necessary to crucify anyone who's doubtful and insist everyone adopt a 'hear no evil, see no evil' mindset. Most passionate football fans think we should have football, and obviously everyone with a monetary interest wants it to happen. In theory, the idea that positive players will simply be sidelined and the show will go on sounds good, but I'm skeptical that this will work out in practice, especially when we're talking about things like players testing positive on road trips, head coaches testing positive, etc.

I'd still say it's better than 50/50 that we play, but everyone should be prepared for this season, if it happens at all, to be a diminished form of what we're used to.
What if they post the same factless, baseless information on a near daily basis?
 

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If I am wrong I will supply the drinks at the first tailgate. Just name the time & place. Any guess on why so many athletes are testing posting all of a sudden? I would have thought they would have been very careful about there contacts.
Because it is a highly contagious virus?
 

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Any guess on why so many athletes are testing posting all of a sudden? I would have thought they would have been very careful about there contacts.
COVID-19 is an infectious disease which will be around for a long time, eventually disappearing when we reach herd immunity, but probably mutating to another form which will also spread through the community for a long time. This is an unfortunate part of nature, and viruses will always be with us, so we can't just wait it out in our basement like a tornado warning. This particular virus is pretty dangerous for elderly people and those with chronic medical conditions, but it is no worse than a cold or flu for younger, healthy people. The only reason for shutting down the economy and canceling schools was to slow the spread to avoid overwhelming hospitals, ICUs, and running out of ventilators. Having accomplished that, the best strategy is to let the high-risk individuals in the public continue to exercise caution while the low risk individuals return to their lives, acquiring natural immunity the way they do for every other respiratory infection.
 

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Todd. People will come, Todd. They'll come to Bobby Dodd for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll turn up North Avenue not knowing for sure why they're doing it. They'll arrive at their gates as innocent as children, longing for Dodd, "Of course, we won't mind if you look around", you’ll say, “It's only around $800 for a pair of tickets in 223, and Mayhem at MBS.” They'll pass over the money without even thinking about it: for, as StinGTalk 80K’ers it is money they have, and peace that they lack, oh how they lack it. And they'll walk out to the bleachers; sit in navy and various wrong shades of gold on a hot 12pm September afternoon. They'll find they have reserved seats, perhaps some with stinger seats, where adults and children will have to climb over them if they have aisle seats, like GT65. And they'll watch the game and it'll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters. The memories of Eddie Lee, Dewberry, Hamilton, Godsey, JfN, Roddy, JT5, Butker, will be so thick they'll have to brush them away from their faces. People will come Todd. The one constant through all the years, Todd, has been To Hell With Georgia. And it has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. The memory of Citadel has been erased like a blackboard. But Geoff has marked the time. Grant field, 1917, 1928, 1952, 1990, which came after 1980: it's a part of our past, Todd. It reminds us of all that once was good and that could be again. Oh...people will come Todd. People will most definitely come.
No Calvin?
 

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COVID-19 is an infectious disease which will be around for a long time, eventually disappearing when we reach herd immunity, but probably mutating to another form which will also spread through the community for a long time. This is an unfortunate part of nature, and viruses will always be with us, so we can't just wait it out in our basement like a tornado warning. This particular virus is pretty dangerous for elderly people and those with chronic medical conditions, but it is no worse than a cold or flu for younger, healthy people. The only reason for shutting down the economy and canceling schools was to slow the spread to avoid overwhelming hospitals, ICUs, and running out of ventilators. Having accomplished that, the best strategy is to let the high-risk individuals in the public continue to exercise caution while the low risk individuals return to their lives, acquiring natural immunity the way they do for every other respiratory infection.
We will have a vaccine within 12 months. Of this, I am certain.
 

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the best strategy is to let the high-risk individuals in the public continue to exercise caution while the low risk individuals return to their lives, acquiring natural immunity the way they do for every other respiratory infection.
What if the high risk individuals represent a significant % of season ticket holders and an even higher % of AT contributors. Asking for a business administration friend.
 

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What if the high risk individuals represent a significant % of season ticket holders and an even higher % of AT contributors. Asking for a business administration friend.
Refund their money or give them the option of donating to charity. Fans are certainly free to stay home and watch on TV. Society doesn't normally deprive everyone of their recreational activities just because it might be risky for some to participate. Most high-risk individuals probably don't go to games already, because you have to be in decent shape to manage the steps and aisles.
 

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They need to give Americans their freedom of choice back. Have the season!

Let it be up to the fans whether they attend. Refund season tickets for fans that are uncomfortable. Similarly, give the players an option not to play if they are uncomfortable...and the NCAA can manage it as a redshirt, or just a free season...

If we had a season in 1918, then no reason to not with 0.5% death rate COVID...and far lower than that to non-elderly people.
 

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I have stated on here many times that we won't have football in fall. I was at about 90% but after seeing the Clemson story I am 100%. Two weeks ago I thought the summer & heat may send the virus packing. Now we have it spreading faster then the first wave. There is no way they will let kids back on campus. Remember all the talk of how Florida had done everything right? Well they may have to go back to full lockdowns. I think the bigger question is whether we will have football in 2021? I don't think they have ever produced a vaccine for a Coronavirus before?
You are correct sir. No college, no NFL, no baseball, no NBA , no NHL. Sports other than golf or tennis, maybe soccer won't return until the elections are over. If the socialists win, Covid-19 will miraculously be a thing of the past.
 

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Refund their money or give them the option of donating to charity. Fans are certainly free to stay home and watch on TV. Society doesn't normally deprive everyone of their recreational activities just because it might be risky for some to participate. Most high-risk individuals probably don't go to games already, because you have to be in decent shape to manage the steps and aisles.
I'm not sure where you got that I thought all should be deprived because some are high risk. But I do think it is a business problem for GT and other schools that may have long-term negative effects of the athletic program.
 

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I'm not sure where you got that I thought all should be deprived because some are high risk. But I do think it is a business problem for GT and other schools that may have long-term negative effects of the athletic program.
Sorry if I made incorrect assumptions about your post. Under the current circumstances, I don't see how the AA can fail to offer some alternative seating or compensation to people who choose not to sit in the regular stands. They might be able to designate some sections for social distancing. I think a lot of ticket sales for cancelled events have been treated as a credit instead of a refund, so it's possible the AA would apply the payments made for this season to next season. Even though a lot of GT fans are over 60, the ones I see at games tend to look healthy, probably because going to a stadium requires some physical dexterity and endurance. The major risk factors for serious COVID-19 illness are things like morbid obesity, diabetes, and chronic lung or heart disease. These are mostly residents of long-term care facilities or are home bound, so they are not going to stadiums. A healthy 75 year-old that navigates the steps at BDS OK is probably at less risk than a 45 year-old insulin-dependent diabetic with renal insufficiency. Just a guess, but I think a lot of the older fans will still go to the games using their own judgement.
 

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What if the high risk individuals represent a significant % of season ticket holders and an even higher % of AT contributors. Asking for a business administration friend.
Then you need to market even more to the lower risk people and convert them to fans and contributors; because that high risk fan base is dying even faster than before and will inevitably be dead in the coming years. You have to figure out where the sweet spot is, it probably is not the twenty somethings because they are too cheap to contribute typically; but you don't want to turn the place into a retirement center either.
 
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