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Irishman

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  1. I did not catch that. I have a couple friends coaching there, and am curious to hear what they have been told. If they have just suspended the season, and the IHSAA does not alter the season schedule at all for the state, keep in mind the 10 practice days rule comes into play for a team hoping to restart a season. That is two games missed beyond whatever else they missed....if it gets to that point. Some would contend that Washington Township did take a stand.
  2. I am certain athletics are suspended, but that is not mentioned in the IndyStar article. Was that posted on a district site?
  3. I believe I saw that something is coming Wednesday from the IHSAA. I may be wrong, but it is really rare that I am on this message board. 🤣 just kidding. I saw @Gipper’s post and had to throw that in there.
  4. I tried sharing a link, but it did not work. I will attach others as well. But they are hilarious.
  5. In a perfect world, sure; but you and I both know it is a reality. I made the school reference too though; meaning if a kid gets it while just going to school; gets sick and passes, the responsibility will fall on the school.
  6. It's a disingenuous question to ask if mourning how someone dies is an either/or proposition. All of them are sad stories, but to draw on them for this particular conversation is an apples and oranges comparison. Car accidents, swimming accidents, and gun violence are not contagious viruses that have caused a world wide pandemic. I would add that the responsibility in the situations you mentioned does not fall on a school or coach; where it definitely will for covid.
  7. I don't disagree.....but again, none of those numbers matter for the school or community for a kid that does lose his/her life from having it. In a lawsuit happy society, schools are really forced to overreact in a situation like this rather than just keep going no matter the consequences.
  8. Irishman

    NFL Week 1

    Thanks, and I agree. I tell my students that same message, we all have to do things in life we don't want to. That said, it just does not seem to be be consistent with what he told us about his Costco experience.
  9. Irishman

    NFL Week 1

    I do too....it may even become a DOE guideline.
  10. When it comes to high schools, and school in general, I don’t think just having a positive test is the core issue. Even though someone who is asymptomatic, there is still that chance, no matter how small, of spreading it. The spread is the real concern. Kids go to work, and go home as well as attend work outs. Who is in the home? Neighborhood? The risk of spreading it from any one individual is still high. That said, the real x factor in my opinion is death rates. People from ages 18-20 or so are the group that is seeing the largest spike in positive tests. Even if we can see that most are unaffected, that won’t matter in the least bit to the school or community where that one kid who died from it lives.
  11. I think this will be the force behind Notre Dame joining a conference as well.
  12. Irishman

    NFL Week 1

    If your school district decides to require teachers to wear a mask, will you?
  13. Soooo many great memories as a kid at Kroll's.
  14. PAC 12 is also considering a conference only schedule. Between them and the Big Ten, Notre Dame’s schedule could take serious hits, especially if that trend continues. Good...I still cannot reconcile myself to root for a visiting team at Lambeau. I would have done it, but man, I would have been scarred for however many years I have left on this earth.
  15. https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2020/07/09/indiana-high-school-football-fishers-cancels-practice-after-positive-covid-19-test/5407577002/?fbclid=IwAR07R0ZcEpp8DTUa8kX0tvhGkOzGbHlkhp78R_vQ0tBXNQ0r2NQpPnIrDHg
  16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4HFy9RqMMY
  17. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29435295/source-big-ten-moving-conference-only-model-all-sports-fall That will make it tougher for many schools to reach the 6 win benchmark for a bowl game.
  18. Sorry coach, I have to disagree with that. As far as dues to the association, the law pre dates rtw as far as teachers associations collecting from everyone whether they are a member or not. I want to say that somewhere in the mid to late 80’s, Indiana had a law that did not allow that. Choose to join or not is a personal choice, but there are a LOT of people across the state that take a lot of their own time to advocate for all the teachers in their districts. Having been in your spot and having served in multiple roles, I know full well how difficult the work is.
  19. I hope that for your son as well. You are right though; all the stats and charts don't amount to much. For each program, it will simply boil down to one getting the virus and how each district/school responds to that. My impression so far though, is that a large majority of districts and schools are waiting until something happens to react, rather than doing much planning ahead of time.
  20. Nah....way too much evidence that when it comes to humans, Darwin was full of shit. 😂
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