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Kevin (Tim “Asshat” Racadb) Warren (ex-B1G Commissioner)

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Buckeyeskickbuttocks said:
I really don't understand why people don't understand that decisions made in one's professional capacity might be different than the decisions they'd make in their private capacity.

Add to this ORD's point about how a first year Commissioner isn't going to be much more than the Presidents' mouth piece and fall guy, and the whole 'well Warren's kid is playing' becomes even less interesting a talking point.
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Warren's son is not a kid, he's in college, and has to be over 18, i.e. he's a man (i.e. young adult). Warren can give advice, but at some point in his son's life (and I think he has reached it) you have to let him make his own decisions.
 
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BIG TEN COMMISSIONER KEVIN WARREN SAYS DECISION TO POSTPONE FALL SPORTS “WILL NOT BE REVISITED” IN OPEN LETTER

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The Big Ten will not reconsider its decision to postpone fall sports.

In an open letter released by the conference on Wednesday, Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren said “the vote by the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors (COP/C) was overwhelmingly in support of postponing fall sports and will not be revisited.”

“The decision was thorough and deliberative, and based on sound feedback, guidance and advice from medical experts,” Warren said. “Despite the decision to postpone fall sports, we continue our work to find a path forward that creates a healthy and safe environment for all Big Ten student-athletes to compete in the sports they love in a manner that helps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and protects both student-athletes and the surrounding communities.”

In a statement released by Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith on Wednesday, he reiterated that Ohio State president Kristina Johnson “has been 100% aligned” with him and Ryan Day in their desire to play football and other fall sports this fall, and said Ohio State “is confident that we have the safety protocols and rigorous safeguards in place for our student-athletes to practice and return to competition immediately,” though OSU is now “actively planning for the winter and spring seasons for all sports, including the return of football.”

Warren, who had not previously specified the reasons behind the conference's decision to postpone fall sports, wrote Wednesday that the primary reasons behind the decisions included the amount of positive COVID-19 cases around the country, the unknowns about the virus' long-term effects and the inability to maintain physical distancing guidelines while playing contact sports.
  • Transmission rates continue to rise at an alarming rate with little indication from medical experts that our campuses, communities or country could gain control of the spread of the virus prior to the start of competition.
    • As our teams were ramping up for more intense practices, many of our medical staffs did not think the interventions we had planned would be adequate to decrease the potential spread even with very regular testing.
    • As the general student body comes back to campus, spread to student-athletes could reintroduce infection into our athletics community.
  • There is simply too much we do not know about the virus, recovery from infection, and longer-term effects. While the data on cardiomyopathy is preliminary and incomplete, the uncertain risk was unacceptable at this time.
  • Concerns surrounding contact tracing still exist, including the inability to social distance in contact sports pursuant to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. While risk mitigation processes (e.g., physical distancing, face coverings, proper hygiene, etc.) can be implemented across campus for the student body population, it became clear those processes could not be fully implemented in contact sports.
    • With the start of full-contact practices and competitions, it became increasingly clear that contact tracing and quarantining would risk frequent and significant disruptions to the practice and competition calendar.
    • Accurate and widely available rapid testing may help mitigate those concerns, but access to accurate tests is currently limited.
    • Significant concerns also exist regarding the testing supply chain, generally, for many of our institutions.
“Financial considerations did not influence the COP/C decision, as the postponement will have enormous adverse financial implications,” Warren said. “We understand the passion of the many student-athletes and their families who were disappointed by the decision, but also know there are many who have a great deal of concern and anxiety regarding the pandemic.”

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/the-...l-sports-will-not-be-revisited-in-open-letter
 
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OregonBuckeye said:
So are 99.9% of the kids in his conference.
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From the Football Parents At Ohio State (FPAOS) thread:



ScriptOhio said:
I have no heartburn with Warren's son playing football, he's an adult can should be afforded an opportunity to ultimately make his own decisions. Likewise, Warren should have considered the B1G player's decisions a lot more than he did in making his final decision to scrap the fall season. It never had to be all or none. He could have set up a schedule with only those schools where the administration/coaches/players that wanted to play football (could be less than the 14) and encourage any player from a participating school that isn't 100% sure that he wants to play to opt out.
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