2021-22 Covid Cancellations

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[UpstateSM]

Once one league does it the rest will follow

 

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[4evaOrange]

I am officially nervous about life sucking again

Your life’s stopped sucking? Where do I get some of that?!???!!?

 

[EnviroSciGuy]

Covid messin' with MACtion now. It's getting real.

 

[OrangeFoo]

Once one league does it the rest will follow

Yep… this is the next logical step if vaccines work against omnicron sickness. I’d hate to be someone who can’t get the vaccine though. I could also see mlb going this route. NFL is interesting as there are some large men in that league. Also what happens to families? Are they also supposed to take that risk?

 

[dan7800]

Once one league does it the rest will follow

I can see many players quite understandably not wanting to play against asymptomatic positive cases. What then?

 

[721Comstock]

I can see many players quite understandably not wanting to play against asymptomatic positive cases. What then?

Yeah, this is a literal WTAF?!???

Asymptomatic cases are still contagious.
That’s a big part of why Covid is as bad as it is.

But - let’s just ignore that minor fact, because: sportz!!

 

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[Bayside44]

Yeah, this is a literal WTAF?!???

Asymptomatic cases are still contagious.
That’s a big part of why Covid is as bad as it is.

But - let’s just ignore that minor fact, because: sportz!!

There was something on ESPN yesterday about testing and viral load and if players have it with a low # they might just continue playing. Cannot seem to dig it up now.

Edit: NFL:

New NFL COVID rules allow faster player return

The NFL and the NFLPA have negotiated changes to the league's COVID-19 protocols, some of which are being put in place immediately and could help teams whose rosters have been decimated this week.

www.espn.com

 

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[NineOneSeven]

Any day now a big time team in a bowl will be impacted.

 

[Sherman20]

That is an insane policy. You can’t have forfeits and give the unaffected team a win. Who came up with this moronic policy?

 

[MikeSU02]

At least there is a Tiger King season 2 just in time for Omicron.

All joking aside, hope everyone stays safe and if you get it, get through it ok.

This stinks. Maybe we can do a retro game thread based on a game on YouTube? Maybe something from the 80s?

 

[OrangeXtreme]

That is an insane policy. You can’t have forfeits and give the unaffected team a win. Who came up with this moronic policy?

Every P5 conference had the same policy for football.

ACC Announces COVID-19 Game Rescheduling Policy; Updates Sports Safety Standards in Latest Medical Advisory Group Report

GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today its 2021-22 COVID-19 Game Rescheduling Policy and several key updates to protocols within the league’s COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group (MAG) Report.

theacc.com

SEC Establishes Event Cancellation Policies

The SEC announced policies for event cancellations in all sports for the 2021-22 athletics year as the SEC continues to monitor developments related to COVID-19.

www.secsports.com

2021-22 BIG TEN CONFERENCE FORFEITURE POLICY - Big Ten Conference

Interim Guidance for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) (Adopted and effective from 8/20/21 until rescinded by the Administrators Council.) Competition Involving

bigten.org

It only affects the conference standings which are used for seeding in the conference tournament.