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Has anyone stopped to think of the sheer COST involved in putting on a college football season? Now consider this: College football does make money for the programs and some for the schools too. Ticket sales are a big part, but ad revenue, and the free publicity/marketing that a successful football team has spawned. Penn State put that college on the national map, as did Ohio State....but Ohio University....not as well known. Same for Alabama State University, great school, but not as well known because the Crimson Tide football has become a household name. So while schools stand to lose revenue from a lost season, consider how expensive it is going to be to spend money on testing football players daily for covid 19, enduring risks of false negative tests, quaratines, providing a safe atmosphere for non-athletes who may cross paths with a team member in a class.
Not only that, but all coaches ,staff, trainers, student assistants, janitors even, will need daily testing.
Next will be the cost for effective protective gear, masks, gloves, etc
Finally, the facility will have to undergo a more rigorous cleaning. Now cleaning standards were increased a few years ago due to the risk of MRSA and Group A Strep, but for COvid 19, air filtration and air handling must be addressed as well as terminal surface cleaning, as well as the need to limit occupancy and time. (Sorry, son, no weightlifting for you this week)
Putting on a football show is something many of the regulars here want to see, myself included. But it is going to be a lot more costly than in season's past.
Many UConn basketball fans would consider this a blessing in disguise, but came too late. They’ll be back in the Big East either way, whenever they do play again. Being an independent in football made the decision easier, but I think we likely have seen the last of UConn football, at least as a I-A program.
Many UConn basketball fans would consider this a blessing in disguise, but came too late. They’ll be back in the Big East either way, whenever they do play again. Being an independent in football made the decision easier, but I think we likely have seen the last of UConn football, at least as a I-A program.
Regardless of the merits of the Huskies never stinking up a I-A gridiron ever again, never the less it represents a measurable crack in the viability of an uninterrupted 2020 college football season. I think we're one frat party/kegger away from the entire season at any level being shut down.
I don't hold out much hope that college student athletes are going to be a beacon of responsibility compared to their professional counterparts who have been unable, despite risking lucrative paychecks, to stay out of strip clubs and casinos where they've become infected with the virus. It's just a matter of time.
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