"Wilcox also suggested that mask compliance has not been 100% in any walk of life. “Do we have to remind people from time to time to put their mask on? Have I been told that? Yeah, absolutely."
Why have you been told that, Coach? At what point did you forget we're still in the throes of a pandemic? (Because you're now best buds with Monica Ghandi, by chance? Between her and Aaron Rodgers, not a great look for Cal alums and COVID right now, but I digress...)
In my LA County 3rd grade classroom, failure to wear a mask while indoors would make me subject to warnings, with repeated violations making me possibly receive disciplinary action. And I'm the union rep at my school site, so I know I have to set an example (because, you know, it's what people in that position should do, like a coach might?).
Plus, I don't want to get sick after being around the cooties of 24 unvaccinated 3rd graders. I've been vaxxed and boosted, but I could still carry it, so they don't want to get it from me either.
And when their mask is not worn correctly, I remind them. I replace broken masks with a supply I have in my room provided by my school district. We remind each other. They move away from each other while eating their snacks outside. And when they're done eating they put it back on. The kids also are aware of the concept of social distancing, because my grade level partners and myself have explained it to them. Over and over again, because it's necessary.
It's really simple, Coach. When you're inside--wear your f-----g mask. How hard is that?
And telling your players isn't hard either. As the former Oriole manager Paul Richards once said, "Tell a ballplayer something a thousand times, then tell him again, because that might be the time he'll understand something."
I have to remind 8 and 9 year olds every day to do the right thing and the smart thing, because I need to keep them--and me--as safe as I can. It's become second nature at this point, because it has to be. And it's as darn near as close to 100 percent as I can make it.
It's a pity that doing the same for kids 10 years older than my 3rd graders is proving to be such a burden on poor Coach.
I’m a confused about players being frustrated about being required to be tested by UHS. It seems like they thought that they shouldn’t be tested if they were vaccinated. Had they not been tested, they would be playing. Unfortunately, they do have COVID and should not be playing and exposing others. Do they somehow think that it is better not knowing?
Reading between all the lines through this entire debacle, it sounds like the football program took for granted its 99% vaccination status as justification to willfully disregard not necessarily all, but at least some of the public health protocols in place that may have prevented this shit show from happening. And when you have unvaccinated players and staff, there its no excuse for the lapses in safety and health we have witnessed over the last few weeks. Wilcox admitted in his press conference they have been lax in QC within the program. Because I'm not seeing anyone masked on the sidelines which should be the bare minimum to do in the public light.
I'm really not sure what to make of this. Maybe shortsighted of me (and feel free to call me out on this as it's possibly a dumb thing to be concerned about), but I'm afraid of this tanking the team.
If Wilcox leaves because of this and if a bunch of players transfer out I'm not sure if the team's reputation will survive for a while. We'd be in for struggles
The one thing that seems apparent is that the coronavirus has likely evolved enough that it will be endemic (without a sustained global drive on the level of smallpox and polio). Vaccination is our best weapon by far but isn't enough to prevent an outbreak. Additionally, maximum containment efforts like in China and New Zealand have also been breached. Delta did it.
Pandemics rarely end, per se. They just become less deadly or harmful. We DO have the technology to help with that (vaccination and other therapeutics). Covid will just be treated like any other viral illness. The "it's just the flu" people are morons but this will probably the overall approach in 2022 in places like the US with reasonably high vaccination rates.
My 2022 prediction: We will not be testing asymptomatic (boosted) vaccinated players next year. Or, if we do for data collection reasons, they would still be eligible to play as their symptoms allow.
Didn't see the video but reading the quotes, I'm impressed by Wilcox's composure. He says the right things.
Let's focus on player's health and football. No more complaining. When you have 44 players testing positive, it's not a matter of lack of communication anymore. Let's get all the players healthy and play football.
"The Cal head coach did say he had never been consulted on a lack of institutional control regarding COVID mandates. 'I have never had a meeting about the egregious non-compliance of our players.'"
I think what he's saying there is that there may have been some slip-ups here and there where folks had to be reminded of the protocols, but he's suggesting that there wasn't such a widespread lack of compliance from the program that he had to hold a disciplinary meeting about it to reinforce the protocols. He's suggesting it wasn't a large scale non-compliance issue from his perspective. Which, maybe so, but then how did this outbreak happen?
I’m trying not to be pessimistic but what kid is going to want to play football at Cal with the possibility of this happening again in future seasons when they can go play on a team in the SEC, ACC, Big12 or Big10 without this kind of nonsense. I’m afraid this could affect recruiting severely.
Right when the sunshine started pumping again, Covid had to come along and fuck things up. I was so pumped all week to watch that Arizona game. Go Bears! #TedfordStatue
Based on Wilner's latest post stating the "(Not going to be all that) Big Game" is on track, and the USC game has been rescheduled, and the criticism from a COVID expert ripping Berkeley Public Health, it could be that the greatest "hit" from this might be the shorthanded loss (and poor showing) in Tucson.
I felt the need to intervene in some comments. But it seems the comments have modded themselves.
CONTINUE ON DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF CALIFORNIA.
If you follow the science, masks are about as useful as a screen door on a submarine.
"Wilcox also suggested that mask compliance has not been 100% in any walk of life. “Do we have to remind people from time to time to put their mask on? Have I been told that? Yeah, absolutely."
Why have you been told that, Coach? At what point did you forget we're still in the throes of a pandemic? (Because you're now best buds with Monica Ghandi, by chance? Between her and Aaron Rodgers, not a great look for Cal alums and COVID right now, but I digress...)
In my LA County 3rd grade classroom, failure to wear a mask while indoors would make me subject to warnings, with repeated violations making me possibly receive disciplinary action. And I'm the union rep at my school site, so I know I have to set an example (because, you know, it's what people in that position should do, like a coach might?).
Plus, I don't want to get sick after being around the cooties of 24 unvaccinated 3rd graders. I've been vaxxed and boosted, but I could still carry it, so they don't want to get it from me either.
And when their mask is not worn correctly, I remind them. I replace broken masks with a supply I have in my room provided by my school district. We remind each other. They move away from each other while eating their snacks outside. And when they're done eating they put it back on. The kids also are aware of the concept of social distancing, because my grade level partners and myself have explained it to them. Over and over again, because it's necessary.
It's really simple, Coach. When you're inside--wear your f-----g mask. How hard is that?
And telling your players isn't hard either. As the former Oriole manager Paul Richards once said, "Tell a ballplayer something a thousand times, then tell him again, because that might be the time he'll understand something."
I have to remind 8 and 9 year olds every day to do the right thing and the smart thing, because I need to keep them--and me--as safe as I can. It's become second nature at this point, because it has to be. And it's as darn near as close to 100 percent as I can make it.
It's a pity that doing the same for kids 10 years older than my 3rd graders is proving to be such a burden on poor Coach.
I’m a confused about players being frustrated about being required to be tested by UHS. It seems like they thought that they shouldn’t be tested if they were vaccinated. Had they not been tested, they would be playing. Unfortunately, they do have COVID and should not be playing and exposing others. Do they somehow think that it is better not knowing?
Reading between all the lines through this entire debacle, it sounds like the football program took for granted its 99% vaccination status as justification to willfully disregard not necessarily all, but at least some of the public health protocols in place that may have prevented this shit show from happening. And when you have unvaccinated players and staff, there its no excuse for the lapses in safety and health we have witnessed over the last few weeks. Wilcox admitted in his press conference they have been lax in QC within the program. Because I'm not seeing anyone masked on the sidelines which should be the bare minimum to do in the public light.
I'm really not sure what to make of this. Maybe shortsighted of me (and feel free to call me out on this as it's possibly a dumb thing to be concerned about), but I'm afraid of this tanking the team.
If Wilcox leaves because of this and if a bunch of players transfer out I'm not sure if the team's reputation will survive for a while. We'd be in for struggles
The one thing that seems apparent is that the coronavirus has likely evolved enough that it will be endemic (without a sustained global drive on the level of smallpox and polio). Vaccination is our best weapon by far but isn't enough to prevent an outbreak. Additionally, maximum containment efforts like in China and New Zealand have also been breached. Delta did it.
Pandemics rarely end, per se. They just become less deadly or harmful. We DO have the technology to help with that (vaccination and other therapeutics). Covid will just be treated like any other viral illness. The "it's just the flu" people are morons but this will probably the overall approach in 2022 in places like the US with reasonably high vaccination rates.
My 2022 prediction: We will not be testing asymptomatic (boosted) vaccinated players next year. Or, if we do for data collection reasons, they would still be eligible to play as their symptoms allow.
Didn't see the video but reading the quotes, I'm impressed by Wilcox's composure. He says the right things.
Let's focus on player's health and football. No more complaining. When you have 44 players testing positive, it's not a matter of lack of communication anymore. Let's get all the players healthy and play football.
"The Cal head coach did say he had never been consulted on a lack of institutional control regarding COVID mandates. 'I have never had a meeting about the egregious non-compliance of our players.'"
I think what he's saying there is that there may have been some slip-ups here and there where folks had to be reminded of the protocols, but he's suggesting that there wasn't such a widespread lack of compliance from the program that he had to hold a disciplinary meeting about it to reinforce the protocols. He's suggesting it wasn't a large scale non-compliance issue from his perspective. Which, maybe so, but then how did this outbreak happen?
I’m trying not to be pessimistic but what kid is going to want to play football at Cal with the possibility of this happening again in future seasons when they can go play on a team in the SEC, ACC, Big12 or Big10 without this kind of nonsense. I’m afraid this could affect recruiting severely.
Right when the sunshine started pumping again, Covid had to come along and fuck things up. I was so pumped all week to watch that Arizona game. Go Bears! #TedfordStatue
Based on Wilner's latest post stating the "(Not going to be all that) Big Game" is on track, and the USC game has been rescheduled, and the criticism from a COVID expert ripping Berkeley Public Health, it could be that the greatest "hit" from this might be the shorthanded loss (and poor showing) in Tucson.