Probably because it was a crowded position
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Nothing to complain about here. He's looking out for himself and he's not hurting anyone. This is nothing like King sitting out at Houston.
Nobody’s getting “released from scholarship” for opting out of a Covid season that’s not happening anyway. Optics would look horrible. Do you ever want to recruit good players again? Idiotic idea.
Might be strategic because he’s a juco guy and out secondary is stacked. This gives him an extra year if he is able to win a starting job next year.
That would burn bridges and make people not want to come here.
Let them say and do whatever they want. This is a crazy year. I want them to play but realistically each player is thinking about death because of more exposure to Covid 19. It has to be a personal decision for each player. What I think and would do doesn't matter. Also, there is always the very slim chance that a player dies this year of Covid and UCF faces another lawsuit like before. How long did it take us to get past that one? I don't think it would happen but just like sickle cell anemia trait causing death it is a real possibility and players have to make a decision about how to move forward.
If they play we'll enjoy it but there will always be an asterisk next to the final results of this season. The good news is that they are making great advances with the vaccine so 2021 WILL be free of this drama.
If they play we'll enjoy it but there will always be an asterisk next to the final results of this season. The good news is that they are making great advances with the vaccine so 2021 WILL be free of this drama.
He wasn’t going to play. Is he going to practice and watching? Is he hanging out with friends and partying? Does he stay in his dorm room and not leave? JUCO guys for us have rarely been as good as advertised. He’s taking a spot of a kid that wants to play.
Mike Hughes lived up to his billing and the some.
Calm down buddy. UCF needs to be a little classy here.
If advised by coaches or his parents to sit out because he wouldn’t play I’m good. If he decided on his own to not be around brothers and play I’m not a proponent of his decision. I’d play no matter what.
Have fun trying to prove that in court.
Is UCF going to have any classes on campus? If so, anybody could sue them if someone dies from covid and blame it on the school.
Under that logic I guess if I’m driving to UCF, get in a car accident and die I can now sue UCF because after all I wouldn’t have been at that place at that time if I wasn’t headed there.
Can I sue McDonald’s if I die of a heart attack after eating a Big Mac?
This is fun. If I sign a contract with a funeral home and die afterwards of a heart attack, can I sue them for the distress of knowing I was going to die one day?
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Depends which court, cause court of public opinion doesn't have the same rules.
Also want to add I go to work every day. I have 80 hours vacation and 120 hours of sick accrued. I don’t feel this virus is going to kill me. Nor even make me sick. I’ve been exposed to positive people. I got tested. Nada. 2 fat dudes I know got it and died. I’m not fat and don’t have any known health issues other than blood pressure. I’m not young but not old. If I was old I would be more cautious.
How do you Opt Out of what you are being paid for. And then expect to be paid for not doing it? How exactly does that work?
wait. Light bulb goes on Gotta go call my boss. I have. A. Plan.
wait. Light bulb goes on Gotta go call my boss. I have. A. Plan.
You guys remember when a few guys were going to “opt out”? That has changed. Guys talking smack and no pads yet.
Interesting news around the professional leagues this week.
Two Indians Starting Pitchers put on a restricted list for breaking COVID Protocols
NFL rookie kicked released for trying to sneak girl in hotel room
Bruins Starting goaltender Opts out hours before game 3 of first round of playoffs
Reds have player test positive Postpone two games
Two Indians Starting Pitchers put on a restricted list for breaking COVID Protocols
NFL rookie kicked released for trying to sneak girl in hotel room
Bruins Starting goaltender Opts out hours before game 3 of first round of playoffs
Reds have player test positive Postpone two games
Has anybody heard of any active pro athlete so far getting hospitalized or dying? What about at the college level (since a lot of student-athletes have been back on campus since early June)? Anybody know of any actual stats released to the public?
No doubt they need to act accordingly when someone tests positive but what has the risk been so far? I hear a lot of "what ifs" thrown around but what has actually happened so far? What are the numbers?
I have a very good friend who found out he had leukemia in early April. All I can conclude from that so far is he has a much greater chance of dying from leukemia than from Covid-19 so far. He's doing great so far, btw.
We're not getting a full, clear, fact-based picture of what has or is transpiring with any of these sports (or the aggregated results of all these sports so far). In fact, we're not getting any picture at all. We are just being told a story of the "potential danger" and then not actually being told of any results, nor what is happening to players once they test positive.
OK, so the Cardinals season is probably hosed due to the amount of games they couldn't play. Sucks to be them but everybody knew this could happen. They'll still get pad nonetheless but they may not be able to make the post-season. What happened with each of the Cardinal players (and staffers) that did test positive? It sure would be interesting to know how the players fared versus staffers. Several Cardinal players also got sick but never tested positive for covid-19...perhaps they just had the common cold or a "24 hour flu". Each team and sport has to be really digging into this deeply because the results could shape future decisions of how to run their sports under these conditions. I just don't get how nobody in the media is not all over them to provide info/stats/metrics on what has or is going on.
No doubt they need to act accordingly when someone tests positive but what has the risk been so far? I hear a lot of "what ifs" thrown around but what has actually happened so far? What are the numbers?
I have a very good friend who found out he had leukemia in early April. All I can conclude from that so far is he has a much greater chance of dying from leukemia than from Covid-19 so far. He's doing great so far, btw.
We're not getting a full, clear, fact-based picture of what has or is transpiring with any of these sports (or the aggregated results of all these sports so far). In fact, we're not getting any picture at all. We are just being told a story of the "potential danger" and then not actually being told of any results, nor what is happening to players once they test positive.
OK, so the Cardinals season is probably hosed due to the amount of games they couldn't play. Sucks to be them but everybody knew this could happen. They'll still get pad nonetheless but they may not be able to make the post-season. What happened with each of the Cardinal players (and staffers) that did test positive? It sure would be interesting to know how the players fared versus staffers. Several Cardinal players also got sick but never tested positive for covid-19...perhaps they just had the common cold or a "24 hour flu". Each team and sport has to be really digging into this deeply because the results could shape future decisions of how to run their sports under these conditions. I just don't get how nobody in the media is not all over them to provide info/stats/metrics on what has or is going on.
A vaccine will be available in 2 months or less. Even if 1 or 2 kids die from this it wouldn’t be abnormal as that many die during a season from other methods. The players who got it are all back and playing at same level as before. Most that die are unhealthy to say the least.
NBA and their players association funded a breakthrough at Yale.
sports.yahoo.com
NBA, Yale land the COVID testing breakthrough the NFL (and the general U.S. public) has been hoping for
The test could be a boon not only for the general public, but for professional sports as well, as testing becomes more affordable and available.
https://www.espn.com/college-footba...ooners-test-positive-covid-19-returning-break
Glad Oklahoma is providing some numbers and context to go with it. Every program should be doing this.
Glad Oklahoma is providing some numbers and context to go with it. Every program should be doing this.
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