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This league will award a championship this year This poll is closed. |
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time for pound https://twitter.com/USATODAY/status/1242140452578406400
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Mar 23, 2020 18:35
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I mean, I gotta entertain myself SOMEHOW if the Olympics aren't happening anymore.
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Mar 23, 2020 18:44
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ketchup vs catsup posted:y'all are way more optimistic than me, I don't think the NFL season begins on time with fans in the stands. yeah this is going to be insanely bad for like a year
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Mar 23, 2020 21:15
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Ghost Dog posted:yeah this is going to be insanely bad for like a year New strategy is telling old folks to go ahead and die already so we'll be back on schedule shortly
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Mar 23, 2020 21:17
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its good to stay the course
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Mar 23, 2020 21:19
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Trump pretty much said today that he wants the economy to go back to normal in like three weeks, so gently caress it, maybe we'll have fans in the stands by June. We can have a salute to the COVID dead every game.
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Mar 23, 2020 22:38
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Duckman2008 posted:Flu season goes until august. I dont poo poo really starts back up until august or September. Which is crazy to think about. The virus completely eats poo poo in air hotter than 85 F. So most of the country will probably see a decline in new cases starting June/July and then we'll probably see it start to come back around October/November. Which is particularly fantastic when you have sports like MLB saying delaying is no biggie because they can just play into November.
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Mar 23, 2020 23:01
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Sydin posted:The virus completely eats poo poo in air hotter than 85 F. So most of the country will probably see a decline in new cases starting June/July and then we'll probably see it start to come back around October/November. Which is particularly fantastic when you have sports like MLB saying delaying is no biggie because they can just play into November. Nah. MERS was a Corona virus in the middle east.
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Mar 23, 2020 23:06
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Sydin posted:The virus completely eats poo poo in air hotter than 85 F. So most of the country will probably see a decline in new cases starting June/July and then we'll probably see it start to come back around October/November. Not being a dick, but where are you reading that ? What I have been reading is that places like Australia are still getting it despite it being end of summer, so the reports seem to be it may die down, but likely not near enough.
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Mar 23, 2020 23:18
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Duckman2008 posted:Not being a dick, but where are you reading that ? What I have been reading is that places like Australia are still getting it despite it being end of summer, so the reports seem to be it may die down, but likely not near enough. Nobody knows to what degree seasonal temperature will help us out, but the New York Times had an article yesterday about the effects observed so far and there does seem to be a clear effect. As you say, it may not be enough to really give us an "offseason" or it may go away for a while and then come back seasonally to kick our asses.
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Mar 23, 2020 23:48
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Duckman2008 posted:Not being a dick, but where are you reading that ? What I have been reading is that places like Australia are still getting it despite it being end of summer, so the reports seem to be it may die down, but likely not near enough. Here's an article citing a recent study that high temperatures make it more difficult for COVID-19 to transmit. But yeah, "eat's poo poo" was hyperbole. I swear there was a study posted in the D&D thread that was more affirmative that it really struggles in high temperatures, but that was a week ago and this study seems more recent.
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Mar 24, 2020 00:00
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this should do it https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1242250010609233920
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Mar 24, 2020 01:44
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Bird in a Blender posted:Trump pretty much said today that he wants the economy to go back to normal in like three weeks, so gently caress it, maybe we'll have fans in the stands by June. We can have a salute to the COVID dead every game. in memory of the millions dead the philly fanatic will now beat up mascot coronavirus
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Mar 24, 2020 03:57
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Sports related poo poo on TV today. All times Eastern:Awful Announcing posted:College Basketball DJExile fucked around with this message at 12:34 on Mar 24, 2020 |
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Mar 24, 2020 12:29
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Mar 24, 2020 13:27
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Bird in a Blender posted:I'm going to say June 15th, but I think that's a little optimistic. I think we'll see some sports come back with no fans in May though. Even June seems too early because places like Florida and Arizona have barely done anything so far. I am willing to admit already that I was way off. I'm going to revise this to August 1st for fans in stands now, and even that still feels optimistic.
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Mar 31, 2020 21:59
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Bird in a Blender posted:I am willing to admit already that I was way off. I'm going to revise this to August 1st for fans in stands now, and even that still feels optimistic. I think we'll see empty-stands/arena games first as you probably can do that with pretty maintainable risk. Getting 10k+ people in one place is probably not going to be a good idea for a year+.
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Apr 1, 2020 16:36
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Wimbledon canceled
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Apr 1, 2020 16:39
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Better Than You posted:Wimbledon canceled First time since WWII, I'll be damned
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Apr 1, 2020 16:51
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drat Wimbeldon is one of my favorites every year.
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Apr 1, 2020 20:50
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Rick posted:drat Wimbeldon is one of my favorites every year. I understand not wanting to do it without a crowd but you'd think tennis of all sports would be doable while maintaining social distancing
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Apr 1, 2020 20:53
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morestuff posted:I understand not wanting to do it without a crowd but you'd think tennis of all sports would be doable while maintaining social distancing That is good point. Its probably the best for all of this.
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Apr 1, 2020 21:56
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Golf seems better actually. I was surprised the masters got cancelled. With all of these things though I wonder if the danger is just the sport or the fan reaction to it as well. You cant always trust the public not to go nuts over sports or try to sneak a peek at a celebrity. Werent there mobs outside a PSG match after they tried to close it to crowds during one of the last champions league games?
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Apr 1, 2020 23:56
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morestuff posted:I understand not wanting to do it without a crowd but you'd think tennis of all sports would be doable while maintaining social distancing The travel is the killer. Most of the cannon fodder for tennis tournaments either cant fly due to travel bans or dont want to risk it. Not to mention all the camera guys, refs, coaches, ball boys etc. its a bigger problem than it seems. Same problem for boxing/MMA: two guys in a cage is relatively safe, getting them to the venue is not. Vengarr fucked around with this message at 01:35 on Apr 2, 2020 |
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Apr 2, 2020 01:31
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Yeah even with like tennis matches or golf the rub isn't actually the people playing, its all the massive crews that make it possible for them to play and make it possible to air on TV. Its like nighttime talk shows aren't filming from home to protect the hosts. Its so they don't have to bring all the crew in. Plus, yeah, its just a bad message to send that Wimbledon or the Masters is more important than this. Even if you can minimize risk you're giving anyone on the fence, getting antsy, or actively resistant to the guidelines and restrictions a little bit of a hint that its not really as important as people say. And you make yourself come off arrogant and greedy that you're special and need to happen or that you're trying to capitalize off it.
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Apr 2, 2020 03:57
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Golf's British Open has been cancelled.
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Apr 2, 2020 13:12
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premier league update https://twitter.com/premierleague/status/1246079676394733579
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In general sports news https://mobile.twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1246441796923797510
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Apr 4, 2020 16:39
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There might be something said about the relatively small risk from getting a few hundred people to put on games in empty arenas to the advantage of providing something that will encourage people to keep quarantine for a long time. The mental health effects of the quarantine are going to become a real problem as people try to break it, and pro leagues coming back might make a real difference. Of course some players won't want to play in that situation, I certainly wouldn't blame them, but I think you can structure a league in such a way to make the risk not much higher than it is for most people anyway. I'm not sure what the right thing to do is, but since this is probably the way life will be for a year+ I think its important to think long term and what ways we can look for the greater good. Packed Arenas should absolutely not happen until a vaccine + herd immunity is well established.
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The problem is that even if you could do it safely Trump doesn't want the sports to start back up so people stay mentally healthy, he wants it so he can say "everything's fine, I'm great, thank me." Which is a problem because it sends the opposite message of social quarantining and playing it safe. Its not a coincidence that the country started taking this seriously after the NBA shut down and March Madness was cancelled. It was a shock to our routines and made a mark. Bringing back those routines sends the signal that things are getting back to normal and is probably counter productive. And besides that I just don't think you can actually do sports with the massive support and production staffs in any way resembling a "safe" way. At least not until you have tons of quick and efficient testing and a handle on treatment and not hospital overload. Its not worth worrying about "a year+" from now with stuff like this. We don't know how long this will last and we can argue about it all we want but it won't change how the sports leagues act. If by the end of summer everything's still shut down and people are losing their minds then the NFL will make a decision.
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Apr 4, 2020 19:23
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https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1246512419125551105 so to trump the nfl is good now
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Apr 4, 2020 20:08
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STAC Goat posted:Yeah even with like tennis matches or golf the rub isn't actually the people playing, its all the massive crews that make it possible for them to play and make it possible to air on TV. Cant all the golfers strap an iPhone/Gopro to their head and stream? Tiger-Cam, Mickleson-Cam, Gilmore-Cam, you pay for the feed you want. Someone has probably seriously suggested some form of this.
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Apr 4, 2020 20:19
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Vertical Lime posted:https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1246512419125551105 Yeah, that is hysterical that he is all about it when it benefits him.
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Apr 4, 2020 20:29
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https://twitter.com/TheMasters/status/1247177575539015680 might be one hell of a conflict between the masters and football
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Apr 6, 2020 16:28
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US Open's been pushed back as well and that's a FOX show:USGA posted:The 120th U.S. Open, which was scheduled to be held June 18-21 at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y., has been postponed. The championship has been rescheduled to Sept. 17-20 at Winged Foot.
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Apr 6, 2020 16:50
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Watched most of the replay of the Rebirth Saints game on ESPN. I had a good, hard cry at the beginning, not gonna lie. Some good, some bad memories. Eventually just started remembering all the good times and the tears became happy tears. Hopefully, the symbolic form of returning to normalcy from Covid will leave people similarly emotional.
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Apr 7, 2020 03:48
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Bunch of great stuff on TV todayquote:College Football That 1986 Masters final is probably the best final of all time. Also hey MorningView there's Worlds Strongest Man on today!
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Apr 8, 2020 13:16
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c-c-c-crosspooost time? eastern! quote:College Football
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Apr 9, 2020 13:36
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they finally gave in https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/1248372546724118528
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Fight island is real
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