UofA's athletic plan for student reentry has been paused

[WILD]

https://twitter.com/MichaelJLev/status/1277765027160711168
https://twitter.com/MichaelJLev/status/1277771549714636802

[Little George]

Total failure in my opinion.

[Eurozona]

Per the CDC, the US death rate for all ages is less than 0.5%, and 0.007% for the 15-24 age group (which includes college kids). The overall hospitalization rate is 0.00098, and 0,000037% for kids between the ages of 5 - 17 yrs old. The overreaction is insane.

[KansasCityCats]

The global overreaction has been insane. Unfortunately, other programs haven't been as careful as Arizona, so bringing the kids back would be worthless because there likely wouldn't be any opponents to play. The spike is real because the situation wasn't handled properly in the first place. This sucks...

[Little George]

There is more than a virus going around. More than just pure stupidity in this reaction. This is the biggest power grab for control over the American people and people everywhere in history. It is all being done through fear mongering and hysterics. Throw in the other FAKE movements going on around the country and our Constitutional rights are going bye bye. It is more than just the sports world that is being halted.

[WILD]

The numbers show that this Covid virus doesn't really kill anyone 24 and under. The fact that college kids are away from their families while in college should make it easier for college sports to restart. I don't understand the logic behind this pause at all. UofA was doing a great job staying on top of things. I know not everyone agreees with me, but it does not make any sense to keep these kids from playing sports when the numbers show that the flu kills more people 24 and under than corona.

[ZonaBBB]

Amen.  Absurd how ridiculous this country is acting over this.  Politics have gone haywire.  Im not sure that well ever get back to having freedom again. 

Liberal nutcases have gone absolutely crazy. 

[KansasCityCats]

Let's start a U of A - Vancouver campus.  We could still be part of the Pac-12, right?

[ichi]

if you didn't see this coming, or if you want to politicize it, I don't know what to tell you

despite the denial we are experiencing a pandemic that has killed over a 120K and isn't expected to peak before October, public institutions are not likely to take the riskier option in that light

crazy people listening to conspiracy theories and propaganda designed to undermine science and reason, I get that some of you are into QAnon but please, for Lute's sake, can we keep this board free of partisan political rants

[ZonaBBB]

if you didn't see this coming, or if you want to politicize it, I don't know what to tell you

despite the denial we are experiencing a pandemic that has killed over a 120K and isn't expected to peak before October, public institutions are not likely to take the riskier option in that light

crazy people listening to conspiracy theories and propaganda designed to undermine science and reason, I get that some of you are into QAnon but please, for Lute's sake, can we keep this board free of partisan political rants

Im sorry but youre part of the problem.  Freedom, freedom, freedom.  We shouldnt be forced inside our homes. We shouldnt be forced to wear masks.  We shouldnt be forced to shut down businesses.  Its all about politics here.  Dethrone the president.  Click on the link that Wild posted.  https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Look at those stats and tell me something doesnt reek of systematic bullcrap.  This is politics without a doubt.  Time to quit giving the governments what they want.  Time to fight back.  Its all bullcrap.

[KansasCityCats]

The way it was handled in the US was ridiculous.  Aspects of the pandemic "could" be a conspiracy theory.

It doesn't become "real" until you personally test positive...or know somebody that actually died from COVID (not another respiratory bug that was blamed by COVID).

I know people who fled to Korea & won't return to their home in the US until people take the situation seriously.  It "came and went" in East Asia because they enforced strict guidelines, which allowed their economy to resurface in a reasonable amount of time.  We're going to be struggling here for a while...

[Little George]

https://www.azdesertswarm.com/football/2020/6/30/21309437/arizona-football-workouts-continue-coronavirus-covid19-gym-shutdown-wildcats-test-heeke

[ichi]

Im sorry but youre part of the problem.  Freedom, freedom, freedom.  We shouldnt be forced inside our homes. We shouldnt be forced to wear masks.  We shouldnt be forced to shut down businesses.  Its all about politics here.  Dethrone the president.  Click on the link that Wild posted.  https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Look at those stats and tell me something doesnt reek of systematic bullcrap.  This is politics without a doubt.  Time to quit giving the governments what they want.  Time to fight back.  Its all bullcrap.

the 'problem' you speak of is in two parts - first there is a pandemic that is killing people, this needs to be dealt with using best management practices (AKA science), not following quacks and deniers

the second is is that there are people working to divide the US, to force a stream of misinformation and chaos on our democracy in order to tear us apart, and people who believe the political propaganda are not only part of the problem, they are useful idiots, tools in the war against the USA

look at the world mate, those who dealt effectively are doing so much better than we are, we're in first place but not in a good way, followed by countries who have similar anti-science leaders

antivaxxers, climate change deniers, racism deniers, none of those people have any credibility compared to doctors and nurses, and the UofA is absoLUTEly correct to follow the science, err on the side of the health and wellbeing of the students and the community - look at the figures for the last few months and you can see that the sciecne has been right all along, much more correct at predicting the outcome than any politician

we have rights, as well as responsibilities

[ZonaBBB]

Race, anti-vaccine, and climate change all thrown Into the same mix as this discussion. Give me a break. Again throwing all in the same pot. Politics. We're talking this overblown virus. Governors shutting down all this and that and demanding all people do this and that.  It's bull.

You guys and your science. What science?  Some legit scientists are saying this is not a lethal virus to the majority of the population. You're just repeating CNNs monologue. Give me a break. 

Selective Handling is the approach that is a proper one.  Elder, sick, vulnerable should be taking precaution if they want to. Get out of here mate. You don't even know what country's did this and that. You're saying that bc CNN said so.

I'm not responsible for your life you are. We don't all have the responsibility to continue to act to make you feel better. We have the responsibility to keep this country adrift and To uphold freedom.

[ichi]

lawls, OK, I suspect you may be right

the first thing they'll do is delay the onboarding of student-athletes who aren't already on campus, they'll still allow practice but its just a trick to distract us from the truth, we swallow this and the next thing some Bolshevik will be eating our kids

please stop politicizing Arizona hoops

Bear Down

[Little George]

https://twitter.com/Schooler_92/status/1278382349508423681