FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[DuffMan]

Mandlebaum!

[MUC57]

Our rec center reopened with a few restrictions. Another codger buddy of mine, originally from Nordeast, and I were the only two people in the cardio area. After about 3 months off, it took us at least 10 minutes to get up to speed 
He went up to the weight area after cardio and said there was only one other fellow up there. We noted that all the pickleball courts were occupied. Truth!

I don't know if you're a Seinfeld fan or not, 57, but this opportunity can't be resisted.

Oz

Glad you're talking about THAT 57! 

[SUMMIT!!!!!]

Based on the stories below, all new this week, I think it is way premature to think we will see the college football season - or any fall sport- as scheduled , if at all:


https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/three-oklahoma-state-players-test-positive-for-coronavirus-freshmen-told-not-to-report-to-campus/

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/alabama-football-at-least-five-players-have-reportedly-tested-positive-for-the-coronavirus/

And it's not just players:

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/iowa-state-announces-first-positive-covid-19-test-result-within-athletic-department/

(I hope CBS Sport is a good enough news source for you Oz..... )

[emma17]

Based on the stories below, all new this week, I think it is way premature to think we will see the college football season - or any fall sport- as scheduled , if at all:


https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/three-oklahoma-state-players-test-positive-for-coronavirus-freshmen-told-not-to-report-to-campus/

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/alabama-football-at-least-five-players-have-reportedly-tested-positive-for-the-coronavirus/

And it's not just players:

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/iowa-state-announces-first-positive-covid-19-test-result-within-athletic-department/

(I hope CBS Sport is a good enough news source for you Oz..... )

Are you suggesting that if a single case of COVID exists football/fall sports must shut down?
Surely we (the country) can't be of the mindset that there can be no COVID case in existence before returning to sport.

[SagatagSam]

Based on the stories below, all new this week, I think it is way premature to think we will see the college football season - or any fall sport- as scheduled , if at all:


https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/three-oklahoma-state-players-test-positive-for-coronavirus-freshmen-told-not-to-report-to-campus/

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/alabama-football-at-least-five-players-have-reportedly-tested-positive-for-the-coronavirus/

And it's not just players:

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/iowa-state-announces-first-positive-covid-19-test-result-within-athletic-department/

(I hope CBS Sport is a good enough news source for you Oz..... )

Are you suggesting that if a single case of COVID exists football/fall sports must shut down?
Surely we (the country) can't be of the mindset that there can be no COVID case in existence before returning to sport.

That's been the progression of this narrative:
First, "we've got to flatten the curve so as not to overwhelm our healthcare system."
Second, "now we've got to keep the curve flat."
Third, Florida beaches reopen. "Just wait two weeks! You'll be sorry!"
Fourth, "now we've got to not see an increase in the number of cases."
Fifth, more than two dozen states begin lifting lockdowns and relaxing other COVID-19 restrictions. "Just wait two weeks! You'll be sorry!"
Sixth, "now we've got to find a cure or we won't be able to do anything for 12-18 months."
Seventh, places like South Dakota, Florida, and Georgia completely reopen. "Just wait two weeks! You'll be sorry!"
Eighth, "now, in the absence of a cure, we've got to do nothing until there are no new cases and COVID-19 basically just dies out because we socially distanced the sh** out of it."
Ninth, tens of thousands protesting, rioting and looting happens in every major U.S. city. "Just wait two weeks! You'll be sorry!"

I've been told to "wait two weeks" for about ten weeks now, and I haven't seen the kind of spike in cases (or hospitalizations and deaths, which is what really matters) I was told would come.

I'm pretty much finished trying to follow this narrative, and I'm finished with being scared of this virus. I'm not denying it exists. But, we now have the knowledge that the elderly and infirm are at the most serious risk and should be protected, and everyone else should go about their lives.

[hazzben]

For context, my wife works in a nursing home. So I hear about how bad this if for the elderly and I'm really sensitive to that. My dad is also 69 and undergoing chemo for colon cancer. So I care on a personal level about who this effects.

But when did this go from "flattening the curve" to quarantine "until there's a cure"? This needs to be taken seriously, and it has been. But people (in the public, the media, and gov't) keep moving the goal posts.

['95 Blugold]

I know it's not D3 and I haven't been able to confirm with any news outlet, but she has a son that attends Winona State and they were just informed that courses will be online for Fall 2020. Would think this would affect Fall athletics if true. Not sure if decisions are being made from the top of the system or if each individual campus is making independent decisions.

[OldAuggie]

Ninth, tens of thousands protesting, rioting and looting happens in every major U.S. city. "Just wait two weeks! You'll be sorry!"

After my visit to the Franklin and Lake Street area last week I drove to the capital to see the protest. The protesters were very passionate - packed tightly, marching and yelling and screaming. I was easily 2 to 3 times older than all of them. Looked like a prime COVID-19 transmission area but I kept 15 ft distance. Maybe more space as I am naturally a social distance type guy. I am counting down the days, so far I feel fine.  If Mr. Faunch was there, I was on the grass median between the 2 National Guard vehicles and troops. I have good video of the Guard troops and the protesters. History in the making and I was lucky to be there when the protesters arrived.

[Oline89]

Based on the stories below, all new this week, I think it is way premature to think we will see the college football season - or any fall sport- as scheduled , if at all:


https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/three-oklahoma-state-players-test-positive-for-coronavirus-freshmen-told-not-to-report-to-campus/

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/alabama-football-at-least-five-players-have-reportedly-tested-positive-for-the-coronavirus/

And it's not just players:

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/iowa-state-announces-first-positive-covid-19-test-result-within-athletic-department/

(I hope CBS Sport is a good enough news source for you Oz..... )

Are you suggesting that if a single case of COVID exists football/fall sports must shut down?
Surely we (the country) can't be of the mindset that there can be no COVID case in existence before returning to sport.

That's been the progression of this narrative:
First, "we've got to flatten the curve so as not to overwhelm our healthcare system."
Second, "now we've got to keep the curve flat."
Third, Florida beaches reopen. "Just wait two weeks! You'll be sorry!"
Fourth, "now we've got to not see an increase in the number of cases."
Fifth, more than two dozen states begin lifting lockdowns and relaxing other COVID-19 restrictions. "Just wait two weeks! You'll be sorry!"
Sixth, "now we've got to find a cure or we won't be able to do anything for 12-18 months."
Seventh, places like South Dakota, Florida, and Georgia completely reopen. "Just wait two weeks! You'll be sorry!"
Eighth, "now, in the absence of a cure, we've got to do nothing until there are no new cases and COVID-19 basically just dies out because we socially distanced the sh** out of it."
Ninth, tens of thousands protesting, rioting and looting happens in every major U.S. city. "Just wait two weeks! You'll be sorry!"

I've been told to "wait two weeks" for about ten weeks now, and I haven't seen the kind of spike in cases (or hospitalizations and deaths, which is what really matters) I was told would come.

I'm pretty much finished trying to follow this narrative, and I'm finished with being scared of this virus. I'm not denying it exists. But, we now have the knowledge that the elderly and infirm are at the most serious risk and should be protected, and everyone else should go about their lives.

As expected, as we test more people (players returning to football camp, members of athletic departments, etc) more people will test positive.  The key is that these players are asymptomatic, and probably will remain so.  Isolate them for 2 weeks, then bring them back to camp. 

[SagatagSam]

And for those who want to ding me and assume that, because I'm a 30-something who is in good health (I think), I'm somehow dismissive of what's going on or not taking this seriously. Think again. Both of my parents are in the high risk category (ages 74 and 68, respectively) and I also have a mother-in-law who is 63 and has undergone a bone marrow transplant.

What I'm an advocate for is individuals, families, businesses, etc. making decisions for themselves by first assessing the risk of the virus as it relates to them, determining their own risk tolerance, and living their lives accordingly. We exist in a society capable of seeing beyond a (media imposed) binary choice of either taking the virus seriously or wanting to kill someone's grandma.

On the one hand, my dad is a blue collar, take-sh**-from-nobody, farmer type who is choosing to live his life despite the risks by working, visiting friends, and traveling to play with his granddaughters like he would normally do. On the other hand, my mother-in-law is taking extreme precaution, is foregoing contact with the outside world, and is utilizing FaceTime and Zoom more than ever before. She misses being able to hug her granddaughters, but the risk is not worth it for her at this point. We are managing to respect both of these polar opposite approaches. Just because one approach or the other doesn't align perfectly with the way we think someone ought to live their life doesn't make it wrong. And, I think having a one-size-fits-all solution imposed on society at large is an affront to our basic liberties.

[SUMMIT!!!!!]

Based on the stories below, all new this week, I think it is way premature to think we will see the college football season - or any fall sport- as scheduled , if at all:


https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/three-oklahoma-state-players-test-positive-for-coronavirus-freshmen-told-not-to-report-to-campus/

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/alabama-football-at-least-five-players-have-reportedly-tested-positive-for-the-coronavirus/

And it's not just players:

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/iowa-state-announces-first-positive-covid-19-test-result-within-athletic-department/

(I hope CBS Sport is a good enough news source for you Oz..... )

Are you suggesting that if a single case of COVID exists football/fall sports must shut down?
Surely we (the country) can't be of the mindset that there can be no COVID case in existence before returning to sport.

No, my point was that we are a long way from out of the woods on this.  There seems to be a segment of the populace that feels "those who are young, healthy and 'low risk'  like college athletes, can move on with lives as they were a year ago." Also, a large segment feels that, as governments relax restrictions, it's OK to resume life  as it was, that COVID is history.

Where do we draw the line and say "this is enough cases to shut down?"  For winter and spring sports seasons, that line came with very low numbers of cases on campuses. Do we wait until these types of reports start changing to "players and coaches hospitalized with COVID" or "players/coaches/support staff die from COVID"?  I don't profess to know where that line lays, but I think we're a lot closer to that line than most of us wil admit.

[57Johnnie]

Our rec center reopened with a few restrictions. Another codger buddy of mine, originally from Nordeast, and I were the only two people in the cardio area. After about 3 months off, it took us at least 10 minutes to get up to speed 
He went up to the weight area after cardio and said there was only one other fellow up there. We noted that all the pickleball courts were occupied. Truth!

Rec center update after a week.
Prior to lockdown we would average about 35 people (not counting swimmers or fitness class attendees) at our 5:30AM opening. This week my buddy and I were the only two in the cardio area at the 6AM opening. One person was in the weight area every day. We heard the rest of the day is not much better.

[MUC57]

************* Letter to Mount Union season ticket holders **********

Seating for the 2020 season will be based on models that account for appropriate social distancing at Mount Union Stadium.

Any seating adjustments made for the 2020 season will not impact your season ticket locations for the 2021 season.

The time for tickets to be ordered will be adjusted to allow time for social distancing guidelines from local, state, and national officials to provide a safe environment for fans while also maximizing attendance.

There! That clears that up!   

[stanbob]

And for those who want to ding me and assume that, because I'm a 30-something who is in good health (I think), I'm somehow dismissive of what's going on or not taking this seriously. Think again. Both of my parents are in the high risk category (ages 74 and 68, respectively) and I also have a mother-in-law who is 63 and has undergone a bone marrow transplant.

What I'm an advocate for is individuals, families, businesses, etc. making decisions for themselves by first assessing the risk of the virus as it relates to them, determining their own risk tolerance, and living their lives accordingly. We exist in a society capable of seeing beyond a (media imposed) binary choice of either taking the virus seriously or wanting to kill someone's grandma.

On the one hand, my dad is a blue collar, take-sh**-from-nobody, farmer type who is choosing to live his life despite the risks by working, visiting friends, and traveling to play with his granddaughters like he would normally do. On the other hand, my mother-in-law is taking extreme precaution, is foregoing contact with the outside world, and is utilizing FaceTime and Zoom more than ever before. She misses being able to hug her granddaughters, but the risk is not worth it for her at this point. We are managing to respect both of these polar opposite approaches. Just because one approach or the other doesn't align perfectly with the way we think someone ought to live their life doesn't make it wrong. And, I think having a one-size-fits-all solution imposed on society at large is an affront to our basic liberties.

Couldn't agree with you more on this and I'm drifting awfully close to the at risk group (62)...

[OzJohnnie]

UWEC, Stout, UWRF and UWW all declare open for business in class this fall.  Momentum continues to build...