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how does canceling the season protect the players?

Posted on: August 10, 2020 at 14:57:44 CT

tigerinhogtown STL

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is the likelihood of getting infected really that much greater as a football player than as a student?

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how does canceling the season protect the players? - tigerinhogtown STL - 8/10 14:57:44

In many cases, the only reason students - paleojas MU - 8/10 15:32:50

Odd since I'm moving my son into his dorm at Missouri S&T - TigerMatt STL - 8/10 16:31:08

RE: Odd since I'm moving my son into his dorm at Missouri S&T - paleojas MU - 8/10 16:44:50

Some nice fishing in them parts :) nm. - Guinny_Ire MU - 8/11 11:38:22

I have yet to see evidence of a single school that will take - TigerMatt STL - 8/10 16:46:05

This is what Mark Emmert said. And this is one - paleojas MU - 8/10 16:51:08

You gonna ship fossils to students to prep at home?(nm) - TigerMatt STL - 8/10 19:30:32

LOL. That's not what he said. - KC rules MU - 8/10 17:57:52

RE: LOL. That's not what he said. - SEMO_Hillbilly UMKC - 8/11 11:15:32

Better chance catching it in the dorm than on the field - cruiser MU - 8/10 16:35:15

exactly, cancel school, cancel football - tigerinhogtown STL - 8/10 16:38:52

no (nm) - pickle MU

- 8/10 16:12:32

As a member of a Big 10 Faculty.... - paleojas MU - 8/10 16:23:17

“In many cases” (nm) - pickle MU

- 8/10 16:56:31

is the infection rate amoung football players greater - tigerinhogtown STL - 8/10 16:27:35

RE: is the infection rate amoung football players greater - TigerMook MU - 8/10 16:30:27

that means nothing, football players aren't the only ones - tigerinhogtown STL - 8/10 16:37:38

depends on which study the lawyer decides to cite - phrejd MU

- 8/10 16:29:17

both lawyers will pull studies that are 180* from each other - tigerinhogtown STL - 8/10 16:40:06

No not really - Guinny_Ire MU - 8/10 16:03:14

but when school starts, they WILL - tigerinhogtown STL - 8/10 15:34:39

I am inclined to agree. - jeepdad MU

- 8/10 15:28:01

It protects the school from lawsuits, nm - MU-TULSA MU - 8/10 15:11:10

nah (nm) - pickle MU

- 8/10 15:52:54

does it? will students not sue? - tigerinhogtown STL - 8/10 15:13:25

Kid plays, he gets CV, later is diagnosed w heart - MU-TULSA MU - 8/10 16:04:21

I don't really like MU-TULSA or many of his views - ERB KC - 8/10 16:27:56

there would be no way to prove how or where - pickle MU

- 8/10 17:43:37

If their risk was greater because they play football, yeah - tigerinhogtown STL - 8/10 16:31:07

The difference is - TigerMook MU - 8/10 16:42:35

that's why you test frequently (nm) - tigerinhogtown STL - 8/10 16:43:54

Are you aware of the St. Louis Cardinal's plight? - TigerMook MU - 8/10 16:51:14

yes, it was bound to happen to someone, but doesn't speak to - tigerinhogtown STL - 8/10 16:56:24

RE: yes, it was bound to happen to someone, but doesn't speak to - TigerMook MU - 8/11 07:38:51

Kid doesn't play, he gets CV, later is diagnosed w heart - tigerinhogtown STL - 8/10 16:09:41

it wouldn’t even make it that far - pickle MU

- 8/10 16:08:31

RE: it wouldn’t even make it that far - TigerMook MU - 8/10 16:20:08

empirically, there isn’t - pickle MU

- 8/10 16:57:41

Are you a lawyer? - TigerMook MU - 8/11 07:40:11

What are they going to sue for? - markymarksthirdnipple STL - 8/10 15:14:32

same thing players will(nm) - tigerinhogtown STL - 8/10 15:15:43

Can I sue them since I was cut from the football team? - markymarksthirdnipple STL - 8/10 15:21:52

yes - tigerinhogtown STL - 8/10 15:26:59

Bingo, this isn't about public health or anything else - Eggs MU - 8/10 15:12:28

students will sue too, doesn't change anything(nm) - tigerinhogtown STL - 8/10 15:14:46

It doesn't and - Panthera MU - 8/10 15:09:48