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Setting aside less tangible costs, which undoubtably will add up to be far greater, the Big 10 just forfeited billions of dollars in 2020 revenue to protect against a virus that is about as dangerous as the flu for most age groups. It clearly wasn’t logic that led to that decision, so my...

Myocarditis is fairly rare, but can be brought on by nearly any viral infection, including the common cold. Prognosis for a full recovery is generally very good, particularly in healthy young adults, so this young man will be just fine. The fact remains that COVID is about as dangerous to this...

Wrong. Based on normal risk vs return decision making criteria, they fumbled the decision itself.

Probably 50/50 they shut it down in next week. If they’re carefully analyzing the actual risk of the virus vs the cost of losing the season, they won’t blink and play the season out. On the other hand, there’s also a good chance they cave to political pressure and hysteria like the Big 10.

24 hours later and it’s enlightening to read the replies to this thread. My main takeaway so far is that most people are still way more concerned about the direct threat from the virus (getting sick and dying) than they are about the second order effects from our response to it (economic, etc)...

Free hydroxychloroquine for everyone through the gate, problem solved.

Thread bump. Coronavirus be damned, I need info (rumors) on this. Anyone heard how JD’s online classes are going?