Not great, Bob.
I sure hope Kirby is hammering his guys with a strong, stay away message and they’re listening. Otherwise, this could get ugly.
Not great, Bob.
I sure hope Kirby is hammering his guys with a strong, stay away message and they’re listening. Otherwise, this could get ugly.
Filed under Georgia Football, The Body Is A Temple
“And Georgia fans, don’t be turds. Enjoy this. Soak it up. It’s awesome. If you don’t win this year, it’s still not a failure. It’s a heck of a run. Back-to-back in the Playoff era hasn’t been done. So, to ask for a third I feel like it’s gluttonous. I feel like it’s not OK. But we’ll be in the mix.”-- David Pollack, On3.com, 5/9/23
Now that we know our tests here in the US are far more sensitive and unreliable due to all the false positives that occur because of that than the tests in Europe where we are constantly told “they have it under control,” what does this actually mean?
If that’s true and it seems as if it is, this seems to be a lot of nothing.
Also, if you take 821 and divide it by the 30,000 (an approximate number of students, admins, workers, teachers, etc.) who are on campus, you come back with 2%.
So even if the tests are good and not bad, that number provided in context isn’t nearly as bad as some would have you believe, because, you know, CASES!!! don’t really mean anything as the vast majority of those who are actually positive wouldn’t even know it without the positive test.
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You know I was tempted to shut the thread down right here, but then I remembered you don’t run the school, so none of this matters.
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Newman be gone.
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This cases thing really bothers you…
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No. Assholes arguing about the cases thing really bothers me.
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Well your denominator is probably too high. I doubt there are anywhere close to 30k students on campus.
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gosh…. wonder whats going to happen?
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Well, shit.
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I know a young lady who lives in a dorm where there are many athletes and she feels as if, at least there, they are taking is seriously.
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Sure would be nice to have McWhorter Hall right about now.
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I’ve always found that odd. In a system where athletes are treated 100% differently in every way shape or form but they can’t have their own dorm. It just never followed.
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Good thing Kirby’s bubble membrane has depth. All he needs now is a pointer
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https://www.uhs.uga.edu/healthtopics/covid-19-health-and-exposure-updates
If you want the cold, hard data; have at it.
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One last warning: this post isn’t about data; it’s about policy. The next commenter who can’t grasp the difference will shut the thread down.
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My bad – didn’t mean to derail. Just trying to provide the data to back up any comments.
Regarding policy, I can say from first-hand experience here on campus, I’ve not seen a single student not wearing a face covering in buildings. There’s are surprisingly few in-person classes available even. As you said Senator; let’s hope (selfishly) that our guys are staying clear outside of the classroom.
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No problem.
Just to make it clear to everyone — the issue isn’t whether the underlying statistical picture accurately reflects the danger to the community. All that matters is what SEC policy is, and that is, players who test positive ain’t practicing or playing.
Eyes on the prize, peeps.
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Might benefit to add that disclaimer RE: comment topics to the post. I hadn’t read the previous comment above before I posted.
Back on-topic; if only we (UGA) could just create a bubble for these guys…
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Like bubble boy ?
Would make for interesting practices….
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Oops… sorry senator.
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The football team had some cases is June and it appears they learned their lesson. The idea that 18-22 year olds are not going to socialize in Athens is a pipe dream because Morehead tells them to practice covid precautions. The same preaching has not stopped DUIs, sexual assaults, or a host of other socializing related transgressions.
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As the old saying goes, “Athens, Georgia, a drinking town with a football problem, since 1785!”
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But DUIs aren’t contagious!
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Amazing Sargent Schultz left out any reference to GT winning the COVID war. Or any useful context like did the number of tests taken stay the same week to week.
My guess is any player caught doing dumb stuff will find their spare time filled with social distancing their way up and down the stairs at Sanford Stadium or some other fun time consuming activity.
Yesterday in S.E. Florida i saw a sign saying don`t be a maskhole cover up or stay out.
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Just curious – any info on what the university does with students who test positive? I guess there are different policies for – asymptomatic vs symptomatic. Also what is the policy for the athletes.
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You are to not come to campus for 14 days.
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A friend’s freshman daughter at Auburn got it after attending a huge party a couple of weeks ago. Know what some kids at Auburn are doing? Going outside of town to get tested so that the school doesn’t find out and put them in quarantine.
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Typical Auburn response.
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Maybe the team that wins it all this year will be the one with enough self-discipline to stay healthy.
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My man, you’re asking college towns to be disciplined…oh, pulleezzze…
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We don’t have to out run the bear; we just have to out run the other folks with us.
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It’s like the rules for surviving in Zombieland.
No. 1 is cardio. Hah!
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Assuming the rate of positives is fairly low, that must be a heckuva lot of tests, 10,000+/-.
No wonder our lovable and dependable Senators bought all the stock they could back in February (looking at you Senator Blutarsky!).
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CAREFUL, WCobb!!! You’re getting dangerously close to a hand slap!
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Moi?
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Newman to opt out for the season.
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Yeah, not good.
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Yeah. Kind of crazy. Opting out with less than a month before games start. I sure hope JT is ready to go.
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Its because of the what if post from the Senator this morning, not really…but damn…What if..
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Well….
Seth Emerson
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NEWS: Georgia QB Jamie Newman is opting out of the 2020 season, sources confirm to me and @BruceFeldmanCFB
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This is sooooo 2020.
Is there enough tape on the guy? He only started one year, and the year before he lost the job to a true freshman.
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Ceasar, I came, I saw, I crossed the Oconee…I tested positve.
I told you to cut class, and let’s go to happy hour.
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