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You can test players until the cows come home. The problem always was, and will continue to be: selfish students who can't control themselves, partying and spreading the virus.

They actually had it backwards, this whole time: if you really wanted football to start on time this fall ... there never should've been any students coming back to campuses. Should've always been all virtual.
 

MplsGopher said:
You can test players until the cows come home. The problem always was, and will continue to be: selfish students who can't control themselves, partying and spreading the virus.

They actually had it backwards, this whole time: if you really wanted football to start on time this fall ... there never should've been any students coming back to campuses. Should've always been all virtual.
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Well they are there, they are practicing... what are they gaining by not getting to play?
 




MplsGopher said:
You can test players until the cows come home. The problem always was, and will continue to be: selfish students who can't control themselves, partying and spreading the virus.

They actually had it backwards, this whole time: if you really wanted football to start on time this fall ... there never should've been any students coming back to campuses. Should've always been all virtual.
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The more players they test the less likely there will be a full season.

If a test has a 1% false positive rate (really great for a 15 minute test for a new disease) that means 1-2 players or staff members will test positive every day. 10-15 a week. Even if nobody has Covid.

99.9% accuracy still means most programs will have a positive test every week.
 

fmlizard said:
The more players they test the less likely there will be a full season.

If a test has a 1% false positive rate (really great for a 15 minute test for a new disease) that means 1-2 players or staff members will test positive every day. 10-15 a week. Even if nobody has Covid.

99.9% accuracy still means most programs will have a positive test every week.
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A testing expert at Harvard, Michael Mina (I guess I need a disclaimer here going forward that I am not said expert, although that sets people off as well) repeat rapid testing or confirmation with a more sensitive test will reduce false positives to a negligible level approaching zero. Critics can discount his opinion as you will although it makes mathematical sense...
 

Pompous Elitist said:
A testing expert at Harvard, Michael Mina (I guess I need a disclaimer here going forward that I am not said expert, although that sets people off as well) repeat rapid testing or confirmation with a more sensitive test will reduce false positives to a negligible level approaching zero. Critics can discount his opinion as you will although it makes mathematical sense...
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Yeah, that's a good point. They would almost have to have a 2nd confirmation positive to "do" anything.
 

fmlizard said:
The more players they test the less likely there will be a full season.

If a test has a 1% false positive rate (really great for a 15 minute test for a new disease) that means 1-2 players or staff members will test positive every day. 10-15 a week. Even if nobody has Covid.

99.9% accuracy still means most programs will have a positive test every week.
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Yes, if they stop testing the virus will disappear....
 




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