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Rashod Bateman re-opting out

He made a claim that games aren't spreading the virus.  So he'd need evidence. 

You're asking me to prove something I haven't claimed. 

Not really. Look at the context and tone of your post. One could glean that you are implying there is evidence for football being a super spreader.

If it was, and if there was evidence, you know damn straight it would be headlines. It's not.

The term is equivocal of course, and it seems likely SOME got infected while being at or around a game.  So, if we knew that at one game, 20 people caught COVID, would we call that an SS event, or just an SS?

Maybe that happened say 10 times.  Is that enough?  I think we all think it is being spread mostly by other means.

My fear was that, especially on college campuses in states, to put it delicately, without much political pressure to follow COVID guidelines, was that once fans were allowed in the stands they'd all migrate down to the good seats, and TPTB either couldn't or wouldn't police the matter to enforce distancing.

That so far doesn't appear to have happened, with the exception of the fans rushing the field in South Bend.



The fact that we've had a lot of games cancelled isn't all that surprising when you recognize that these players aren't in anything approaching a true "bubble" and that the organizations (players+coaches+trainers+support staff) are enormous. 

About all you can say at this point is that it hasn't gone swimmingly, and that it hasn't quite been a shitshow. 

Although I really wish the B1G had started earlier when the weather was better. I think everyone saw that COVID didn't disappear over the summer and assumed there's no seasonality, and I think we're seeing now that wasn't true. 

My fear was that, especially on college campuses in states, to put it delicately, without much political pressure to follow COVID guidelines, was that once fans were allowed in the stands they'd all migrate down to the good seats, and TPTB either couldn't or wouldn't police the matter to enforce distancing.

That so far doesn't appear to have happened, with the exception of the fans rushing the field in South Bend.



The fact that we've had a lot of games cancelled isn't all that surprising when you recognize that these players aren't in anything approaching a true "bubble" and that the organizations (players+coaches+trainers+support staff) are enormous.

About all you can say at this point is that it hasn't gone swimmingly, and that it hasn't quite been a shitshow.

Although I really wish the B1G had started earlier when the weather was better. I think everyone saw that COVID didn't disappear over the summer and assumed there's no seasonality, and I think we're seeing now that wasn't true.

Yes, the fans have done a good job.  The Tampa fans on Monday...not so much.  But otherwise, I've been impressed at the restraint. And the US does not vouch for Tampa.

What's the difference between having COVID and contract tracing as it affects on-the-field outcomes?