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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
I’m told these are ideas that have been discussed by college coaches already and, notably, NFL teams would be willing to help. The Lions, for one, were approached by a Big Ten school all the way back in the spring about using Ford Field in this way. NFL teams also have discussed what it would take to move the combine and the draft back a month (potentially having the combine in early April and draft in late May) to accommodate the college game.
Are there a lot of moving parts here? Sure. But there’s also reason for people involved to be motivated to get it done. For the Big Ten and Pac-12, this would be a shot—by playing a winter season rather than a spring season—to give their players the chance to play without totally firebombing their 2021 season, and maybe even create an option for other conferences to delay their seasons. For the NFL, it would mitigate what will certainly be a messy, messy situation for its ’21 draft class, in getting most top prospects on the field.
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billmac91
Head Coach
Amazing news for college football (especially SEC/ACC/Big 12)....mass production of saliva based Corona tests that come back in a matter of hours.
Credit to NBA for funding the development of test. This basically ensures the SEC/ACC/Big 12 will move forward with seasons since they can now consistently monitor the health of players and isolate those contagious. Amazing news.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fd...aliva-testand-the-nba-is-involved-11597508654
Credit to NBA for funding the development of test. This basically ensures the SEC/ACC/Big 12 will move forward with seasons since they can now consistently monitor the health of players and isolate those contagious. Amazing news.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fd...aliva-testand-the-nba-is-involved-11597508654
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billmac91
Head Coach
Well, it's amazing news for the country as well. It's exciting to finally get a saliva test that is this cheap. Only $4 to manufacture, and shouldn't be more than $20 for an everyday person to take after middleman costs to clinics.
Millions of tests are being developed.
It is too bad Big 10 cancelled versus postponing. This test probably would've given them a path forward. They can literally do multiple tests, daily, if needed, based on cost. This thing has been the backbone of the NBA's success thus far. Good to see the FDA approve it for immediate manufacturing. And good on Yale to be transparent on cost, as to not try and make a profit....at all. That's amazing.
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MaxBuck
SoCal, Baby!
Your optimism presupposes that there will be sufficient instruments, reagents and supplies to produce the required quantity of tests at the required frequency. Not something that is a trivial effort to pull off in 2-3 weeks. (IOW, I'm highly dubious.)
It's still something I've been hoping for for months. The saliva-based tests have been around for quite awhile, but FDA approval will help them gain traction in the marketplace.
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billmac91
Head Coach
They're talking about millions of tests mass produced, at $4 a unit. Less than $20 for the average consumer to get a test. At a mass level of purchases, they're thinking approximately $10 a test for a player.
They can literally test multiple times a day if needed. Since it's FDA approved, various health centers will now become certified to look at results. Being able to identify covid positive players immediately, and isolate them, will give the conferences who opted to go forward a legitimate path. And because the tests are so cheap, they can actually do two tests a player to ensure 99.9% accuracy.
Great read if you have the time:
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OregonBuckeye
Semper Fi Buckeyes
Lol I agree the test is great news. Just not happy if those 3 conferences get to play and we don't
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Hi....I'm back.
Been avoiding these boards due to the gutting of my heart, fury for the SEC,ACC and Big12 and disgusting way the NCAA and B1G handled this. Not the ultimate decision.... just the lack of organization.
So, apparently we've left it to Jeff Brohm to create a 2020-ish season. Good call.
Anyway....hi.
And fuck the SEC.
Been avoiding these boards due to the gutting of my heart, fury for the SEC,ACC and Big12 and disgusting way the NCAA and B1G handled this. Not the ultimate decision.... just the lack of organization.
So, apparently we've left it to Jeff Brohm to create a 2020-ish season. Good call.
Anyway....hi.
And fuck the SEC.
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It's really the only thing left to do. We're not playing. I think it's time to accept it. As much as I would love to see our guys on the field, I think it's clear we can't stop this train.
However, the most retarded thing imaginable is if the other conferences go out there and play.
Honestly, I'd really be interested in watching the season some have been proposing for the spring.
It includes introducing a 6 or 8 team playoff. Something people have wanted to see for years. If this is what forces their hand, we could see how it goes and I'm guessing it might be considered moving forward. If not, we'd be able to find out how it goes at least one time.
The other conferences are fooling themselves if they think there won't be an asterisk next to their "National Champion".
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I don't know about the rest but you know Nick Saban will suit up himself and play before canceling.
Betting the SEC (home of so many hot spots) will be the last one to cancel.
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MaxBuck
SoCal, Baby!
I understand what you're saying, just cautioning everyone that producing thousands of test instruments, along with the required chemicals and supplies, won't happen overnight. Neither will training lab technicians in running the tests to get results we can rely on.
Still a reason for great optimism, though.
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