Chicago State replaces Wright State on Nov 26

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Calvin
altenberger22 said:
Bad signs looming:

* we're in the midst of a world-wide pandemic
* cold weather pushing people indoors; cases will consequently rise even more
* Covid deaths have doubled in the past couple of weeks
* nationally, we've shot to 200,000 Covid cases daily; just recently 30,000 daily cases was considered high (or BAD)
* contact tracing rules are very conservative and restrictive (particularly given the coronavirus impact on young fit, healthy college athletes)
* unlike football, basketball programs don't have the sheer numbers to survive contact tracing; similar to Wright State, one positive diagnosis is going to shut a team down for roughly 3 weeks
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I agree the latest surge is really bad --the numbers bear that out. But, to play the optimist:

* Emergency use authorization would mean vaccinations can begin in about 8 weeks.
* There are millions of doses already produced and waiting.
* Vaccine effectiveness is very high.
* Pharma money.
* Gov and business money (general).
* (specifically) Basketball money.

Delays wouldn't surprise me, but giving up on the season seems really unlikely, mostly because of 4, 5, and 6. JMO.
 
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illini80
DocMorgan said:
That is how it is in Illinois also. Contact traced individuals are out longer.
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I don’t think so. Peters was out 21 days with a positive, but the others were only 14 days for contact tracing. I assume basketball is the same as football in the B10. Maybe other Illinois schools are doing it differently.
 
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DocMorgan
illini80 said:
I don’t think so. Peters was out 21 days with a positive, but the others were only 14 days for contact tracing. I assume basketball is the same as football in the B10. Maybe other Illinois schools are doing it differently.
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Believe me, I have quarantined over a hundred people so far in Illinois, you come back quicker from a positive compared to a contact trace. Doesn’t make sense to a lot of people, but that is the IDPH’s interpretation.
 
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illini80
DocMorgan said:
Believe me, I have quarantined over a hundred people so far in Illinois, you come back quicker from a positive compared to a contact trace. Doesn’t make sense to a lot of people, but that is the IDPH’s interpretation.
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I‘m certainly not questioning you medically. But because of the myocarditis issue, that’s not how the B10 is handling it.
 
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DocMorgan
illini80 said:
I‘m certainly not questioning you medically. But because of the myocarditis issue, that’s not how the B10 is handling it.
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True. They are making individuals quarantine longer than the minimum.
 
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