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THREAD: Clearly athletes (pro and college) and not essential workers and first responders. No athlete should be tested without symptoms if it takes away from a single ER nurse. Beyond that, let& #39;s not pretend these athletes aren& #39;t "essential" in other ways.
First and foremost, a resumption of sports would be huge for our national psyche. It will give us some semblance of normalcy. Even though we can& #39;t go to the games, their return to our TV screens would be a major boost to national morale. Which we need!
Second, it would be an important boost to our economy. Note that I am not suggesting we compromise ANYONE& #39;s health and safety. The games should only happen with proper protocols in place. But money is still important, and the games will generate some.
I hope we can give some more latitude to the leaders in college sports as well. They are afraid to say anything because they don& #39;t want to be painted incorrectly as valuing money over player safety. It& #39;s not a binary choice. They/we want both. Safety first!
Let& #39;s also not force them to pretend that athletes are like other students, or that football and basketball are like other sports. Nobody& #39;s health should be compromised, but by enforcing an artificial standard we rob them of the chance to explore all options.
I& #39;m not saying it& #39;s easy. Frankly I& #39;m skeptical it can be done. But if testing/tracing/treatment protocols are in place, then colleges should have fb games without fans and without \ other students on campus. Not to mention you can& #39;t play a fb game on Zoom.
