I disagree with Berkelium's statement that other states were being COVID careless by allowing fans into the stadium during these season's games. You can easily fit 10,000 to 15,000 fans into a large stadium and have them socially distance to add to the true environment of a game. I challenge anyone to show from contact tracing that attending a college football game led to COVID outbreaks.
California is currently under the strictest COVID lockdowns in the nation and currently has the fifth highest spread of COVID infections this month. It's pretty clear the infection rate is being driven up by large groups of people going inside, not outside. I am visiting my mother in Roseville this week and was stunned by how many restaurants are ignoring the governor's orders to shut down indoor and outdoor dining. I visited one well known restaurant to get take-out, and the place was jammed inside and out with all bar seats full. Just to satisfy my curiosity, I went to the highest rated restaurant in Roseville - La Provence - and it was even worse. The bar was overflowing like a pre COVID Friday night with all of the community tables filled and people not wearing masks while slamming down cocktails elbow to elbow. So I go back to it...attending a college football game in a spacious outdoor stadium is the least of our nation's COVID problems.
Overall considering the recruiting chops demonstrated by the staff we don't have to completely write-off this season as a loss. Losing games when we were short-handed is understandable, as is winning when we had nearly our full complement of players (esp. against Oregon). Looking forward to 2021.
I disagree with Berkelium's statement that other states were being COVID careless by allowing fans into the stadium during these season's games. You can easily fit 10,000 to 15,000 fans into a large stadium and have them socially distance to add to the true environment of a game. I challenge anyone to show from contact tracing that attending a college football game led to COVID outbreaks.
California is currently under the strictest COVID lockdowns in the nation and currently has the fifth highest spread of COVID infections this month. It's pretty clear the infection rate is being driven up by large groups of people going inside, not outside. I am visiting my mother in Roseville this week and was stunned by how many restaurants are ignoring the governor's orders to shut down indoor and outdoor dining. I visited one well known restaurant to get take-out, and the place was jammed inside and out with all bar seats full. Just to satisfy my curiosity, I went to the highest rated restaurant in Roseville - La Provence - and it was even worse. The bar was overflowing like a pre COVID Friday night with all of the community tables filled and people not wearing masks while slamming down cocktails elbow to elbow. So I go back to it...attending a college football game in a spacious outdoor stadium is the least of our nation's COVID problems.
Overall considering the recruiting chops demonstrated by the staff we don't have to completely write-off this season as a loss. Losing games when we were short-handed is understandable, as is winning when we had nearly our full complement of players (esp. against Oregon). Looking forward to 2021.