Possibly....If however, the NCAA would give you a one season roster exemption
I promise to keep thinking if you promise to quit being scared and believing the media hype.
The truth is that neither of us has even close to the information and expertise needed to have a meaningful opinion on this. The difference is that I'm self aware enough to recognize and admit my ignorance. You seem to think that your opinion on every topic whether you know anything or not has been touched by the hand of god. Everyone is the chosen one these days.
So if coronavirus spread like the flu did, that would be somewhere between 475,000 - 1,500,000 dead. Which is why they're trying like crazy to make sure it doesnt soread like the flu.
Thank you for the insults. They have convinced me to think like you do.
It's "only" killed about 3,200 in China and their numbers are drastically declining now (if their reported figures are to be believed).
Italy so far has deaths that would equate to about 8000 in the US and thats with containment efforts that are 100x more severe and restrictive than what we have.
New research suggests that 20-30% of people who recover are left with significant lung damage that leaves them out of breath from walking. It's too early to know if it's permanent of course.
Google it, you get hundreds of links, pick your favorite.
Stay safe for the boys!!
Yes it's a small sample size and if you know basic statistics you know that the confidence interval extends both up and down, so it is as likely to be 4 or 5 as it is 1 out of 50. Of course the preliminary research is basically case studies to understand the impacts since its too early to do population studies. It would be a bummer to science denial and find out later when there is time for proper large scale studies that it is really 25% when there are millions affected. By then its late.
The car example is funny. We have a giant regulatory system built up to make cars safer and spend billions of dollars annually to reduce deaths. The restrictions on car usage are extremely restrictive. The effort we put into auto safety is vastly greater than coronavirus. As counterarguments go, it's a particularly odd one. We'll know eventually how long term the lung damage is. It's too early now. And we'll get more research. Perhaps the stick our heads in the sand and hope for the best approach would work, who knows.
Should anyone care what your opinion (or mine) is? I ask seriously. Back when we believed in experts, this kind of problem was left to elected officials and experts. But in today's "everybody is special" era where opinions matter more than facts, everyone thinks they're an expert on everything. Should we have a big online poll to decide our national response to coronavirus? Every voter weighs in and majority decides policy? Voter propositions in California have been a disaster. We live in a TV ratings world, maybe what people believe from reading message boards and watching Rachel Maddow or Fox and Friends matters more than anything?
China has coordinated national leadership and it hasn't worked so
Can we please have an adult conversation? These are hard issues with a lot of unknowns and poor information. There is a lot of uncertainty. Experts will disagree. So we can say "there's uncertainty so let's do nothing" (a popular approach to all life's issues nowadays with a particular political set) or we can make our best guesses after reviewing the info and opinions and move forward. The fact that there are outliers on both ends can't make us paralyzed. Life doesn't work that way. It takes courage to forge ahead in a world of uncertainty, it's easier to choose always the short-term simplest and easiest path, but that's hy we need people with courage and judgment making these decisions.
Message board warriors are probably saying 25000 people a year die from the flu, why are we bothering to regulate texting while driving! It's a perpetual energy machine of do nothingitis!
And btw I was field commander of the marching band a hundred years ago after CPHS.
Thanks drummer, but right now I’m just another crackpot with an opinion and a Wifi connection.
Italy reported 368 deaths yesterday, it's highest number yet even though it's been in total lockdown for days. That corresponds to 1950 daily deaths in the US based on population. France reporting that half of the 300 people in intensive care for CV are under 60 years of age, raising the possibility that the virus might still have some unexpected tricks up its sleeve. Or maybe young people are just less likely to take care since their death rate is so much lower.
Maybe they are all 59 years old.
Just kidding!Lol someone forgot to cancel the nationwide "birthday celebration for everyone turning 60 in March" with the traditional "sharing a drink from one giant mug."Maybe they are all 59 years old.
I'm sure there are still several unknowns. Praying for everyone's health and safety.
