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Iowa plans on opening athletic practices - including football - June 1

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423Hurricane said:

Pushing the envelope and making others **** or get off the pot. Iowa hasn't been affected by the virus nearly as much as others which may have led to this decision. How does this affect other schools?
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IMO, very foolish. I'm from Iowa and I have family members there. Just turn to any channel and see all the outbreaks in all the plants there. I know from family members that work there. Iowa has over 7,000 cases and I can tell you they're barely testing the population. The state has 3 million people. Florida has nearly 22 million. So, that's like Iowa having over 50,000 cases and nearly a 50% higher rate than Florida. Their rate of infection is moving to the top 5 in the nation. At 50,000 cases factoring Iowa's population to Florida's population of 22 million, Iowa would equal California's(49,840) who has a population of 40 million. I believe Iowa hasn't even hit its peak.

My sister said very few people took it serious. Very few were wearing masks just 2 weeks ago thinking it wasn't going to hit them as bad since they were fine while the Coasts were suffering. She wore a mask very early on as she has immune deficiencies. She's cussed out many a people for getting too close to her not social distancing.

With that said, I believe a lot of people are in this false sense that the outbreak is over because of some arbitrary date on the calendar. We still have very little testing and NO state has passed the President's guideline of 14 days of consecutive decreases. I fear things are going to get worse as we see people returning to normal activities herding together unprotected.
 
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They're working on Covid-19 sniffing dogs... bingo! We playing...
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Number1CanesFan said:
IMO, very foolish. I'm from Iowa and I have family members there. Just turn to any channel and see all the outbreaks in all the plants there. I know from family members that work there. Iowa has over 7,000 cases and I can tell you they're barely testing the population. The state has 3 million people. Florida has nearly 22 million. So, that's like Iowa having over 50,000 cases and nearly a 50% higher rate than Florida. Their rate of infection is moving to the top 5 in the nation. At 50,000 cases factoring Iowa's population to Florida's population of 22 million, Iowa would equal California's(49,840) who has a population of 40 million. I believe Iowa hasn't even hit its peak.

My sister said very few people took it serious. Very few were wearing masks just 2 weeks ago thinking it wasn't going to hit them as bad since they were fine while the Coasts were suffering. She wore a mask very early on as she has immune deficiencies. She's cussed out many a people for getting too close to her not social distancing.

With that said, I believe a lot of people are in this false sense that the outbreak is over because of some arbitrary date on the calendar. We still have very little testing and NO state has passed the President's guideline of 14 days of consecutive decreases. I fear things are going to get worse as we see people returning to normal activities herding together unprotected.
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My boy is from Iowa; and almost lost his 25 yr old niece & her 6 month daughter to COVID. They are home and still being monitored. She passed it her mom & sister who were hospitalized. U r spot on, the folks in Iowa was not and seems like they r not taking it seriously.

In 1918, The US opened the city of Philadelphia to welcome home troops from WWI to boost morale, although there was a quarantine order due to the Influenza. 200k lines the streets to give their heroes a warm reception, despite the risk. 3 days later, every Philadelphia hospital was lined w the sick, and 4,500 died. The Country put patriotism over health. Right now, we’re putting economy and self gratification over health.

People can try to force things back to normal, and they can assume this is propaganda, but being that my best friend just lost his dad to COVID (Ghana) my mom just lost her friend to COVID (Riverside, CA), my homeboy almost losing his nieces (Iowa), I’m hear to tell you the chit is not fake. But hard headed mofos won’t learn. As long as they have a treatment plan or vaccination in place, let’s do it, but mofos trying to force chit back to normal??? The Virus will win.
 
Can people go to work, go home and social distance when they must go out into public? As a whole, the answer is a predictable no. I fear for those with comprised immune systems, over 60 and with respiratory issues. Doesn’t matter who’s in the White House or what your agenda is, this is about making good decisions. I don’t trust everyone to do this. Make your money and go home. If you’re in the group of most vulnerable, stay home. Simple enough, right?
 
Number1CanesFan said:
IMO, very foolish. I'm from Iowa and I have family members there. Just turn to any channel and see all the outbreaks in all the plants there. I know from family members that work there. Iowa has over 7,000 cases and I can tell you they're barely testing the population. The state has 3 million people. Florida has nearly 22 million. So, that's like Iowa having over 50,000 cases and nearly a 50% higher rate than Florida. Their rate of infection is moving to the top 5 in the nation. At 50,000 cases factoring Iowa's population to Florida's population of 22 million, Iowa would equal California's(49,840) who has a population of 40 million. I believe Iowa hasn't even hit its peak.

My sister said very few people took it serious. Very few were wearing masks just 2 weeks ago thinking it wasn't going to hit them as bad since they were fine while the Coasts were suffering. She wore a mask very early on as she has immune deficiencies. She's cussed out many a people for getting too close to her not social distancing.

With that said, I believe a lot of people are in this false sense that the outbreak is over because of some arbitrary date on the calendar. We still have very little testing and NO state has passed the President's guideline of 14 days of consecutive decreases. I fear things are going to get worse as we see people returning to normal activities herding together unprotected.
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No, NO! NOT FACTS!! This board hates facts!!! And now you add in math?!!!!
 
rustywalkedaway said:
No, NO! NOT FACTS!! This board hates facts!!! And now you add in math?!!!!
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it’s likely 1/3rd of this country has already been infected with this virus by now, it’s been here since January maybe December 2019...based on that likely probability that would mean the real death rate is less than 1%.

Testing doesn’t matter at this point. it’s been 5-6 months, most have already caught it by now, and it only has a 2-3 week period of being in your body so if you’re not already in the hospital dying from it then you’re good.
 
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Number1CanesFan said:
IMO, very foolish. I'm from Iowa and I have family members there. Just turn to any channel and see all the outbreaks in all the plants there. I know from family members that work there. Iowa has over 7,000 cases and I can tell you they're barely testing the population. The state has 3 million people. Florida has nearly 22 million. So, that's like Iowa having over 50,000 cases and nearly a 50% higher rate than Florida. Their rate of infection is moving to the top 5 in the nation. At 50,000 cases factoring Iowa's population to Florida's population of 22 million, Iowa would equal California's(49,840) who has a population of 40 million. I believe Iowa hasn't even hit its peak.

My sister said very few people took it serious. Very few were wearing masks just 2 weeks ago thinking it wasn't going to hit them as bad since they were fine while the Coasts were suffering. She wore a mask very early on as she has immune deficiencies. She's cussed out many a people for getting too close to her not social distancing.

With that said, I believe a lot of people are in this false sense that the outbreak is over because of some arbitrary date on the calendar. We still have very little testing and NO state has passed the President's guideline of 14 days of consecutive decreases. I fear things are going to get worse as we see people returning to normal activities herding together unprotected.
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Not surprised we got a Cane in Iowa. I was hoping we did to give us the great insight and perspective you shared.

Two things stuck out to me.
1. Setting a target and seeing if it can be hit. Gives all concerned something to look forward to and strive to achieve. Can the target be hit? Time will tell. Surely they'll make adjustments if need be.
2. Allowing athletes on campus without the rest of the student body. This has been an issue with university presidents and AD's about letting athletes on campus without the entire student body returning as well. I understand the concept but if there are less people on campus, there will be less people to spread the virus and less to contract it. Testing would be critical to allowing anyone back on campus by June1.
 
KrazyCane said:
it’s likely 1/3rd of this country has already been infected with this virus by now, it’s been here since January maybe December 2019...based on that likely probability that would mean the real death rate is less than 1%.

Testing doesn’t matter at this point. it’s been 5-6 months, most have already caught it by now, and it only has a 2-3 week period of being in your body so if you’re not already in the hospital dying from it then you’re good.
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This just flat out isn’t true
 
Rellyrell said:
My boy is from Iowa; and almost lost his 25 yr old niece & her 6 month daughter to COVID. They are home and still being monitored. She passed it her mom & sister who were hospitalized. U r spot on, the folks in Iowa was not and seems like they r not taking it seriously.

In 1918, The US opened the city of Philadelphia to welcome home troops from WWI to boost morale, although there was a quarantine order due to the Influenza. 200k lines the streets to give their heroes a warm reception, despite the risk. 3 days later, every Philadelphia hospital was lined w the sick, and 4,500 died. The Country put patriotism over health. Right now, we’re putting economy and self gratification over health.

People can try to force things back to normal, and they can assume this is propaganda, but being that my best friend just lost his dad to COVID (Ghana) my mom just lost her friend to COVID (Riverside, CA), my homeboy almost losing his nieces (Iowa), I’m hear to tell you the chit is not fake. But hard headed mofos won’t learn. As long as they have a treatment plan or vaccination in place, let’s do it, but mofos trying to force chit back to normal??? The Virus will win.
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Rell this isn't as bad as the flu and it's just being hyped up. stop being a chicken little rell.....(all of this is sarcasm)
 
Rellyrell said:
My boy is from Iowa; and almost lost his 25 yr old niece & her 6 month daughter to COVID. They are home and still being monitored. She passed it her mom & sister who were hospitalized. U r spot on, the folks in Iowa was not and seems like they r not taking it seriously.

In 1918, The US opened the city of Philadelphia to welcome home troops from WWI to boost morale, although there was a quarantine order due to the Influenza. 200k lines the streets to give their heroes a warm reception, despite the risk. 3 days later, every Philadelphia hospital was lined w the sick, and 4,500 died. The Country put patriotism over health. Right now, we’re putting economy and self gratification over health.

People can try to force things back to normal, and they can assume this is propaganda, but being that my best friend just lost his dad to COVID (Ghana) my mom just lost her friend to COVID (Riverside, CA), my homeboy almost losing his nieces (Iowa), I’m hear to tell you the chit is not fake. But hard headed mofos won’t learn. As long as they have a treatment plan or vaccination in place, let’s do it, but mofos trying to force chit back to normal??? The Virus will win.
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My condolences and deepest sympathy to you and your friends Rell. When this hits close to home, chit gets real. My take is we gotta start somewhere with a common sense and measured approach. Setting a target and seeing if can be hit may be an incentive for all concerned to do the right things to insure it can happen. We've got a month or so to watch closely and see how it all shakes out. If they need to drop back and punt, hopefully they'll do just that.
 
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