What’s the backup plan for recruitment in August?

[zTaalum]

Honesty I think it will be depended on what phase the individual state is in at that time. Many of the big SEC schools are well on there way to be in phase 3 by the time recruitment rolls around. If that is the case they should be able to proceed as planned. My personal opinion and from studies I am seeing is that the summer heat should stop a majority of the spread and it won't be nearly as bad as doing it in the winter because of the flu and possibly a second wave of this. As a health care provider I would look to rapid testing to take place and advise anyone who is uncomfortable to maybe skip this round and wait until they are comfortable. The show must go on!

[NYCMS]

Originally Posted by zTaalum

Honesty I think it will be depended on what phase the individual state is in at that time. Many of the big SEC schools are well on there way to be in phase 3 by the time recruitment rolls around.

That's if they STAY in Phrase 3. I predict, unfortunately, that many places will revert because they 'left' Phase 2 too soon and that certainly can happen overnight in a crowded place like a college campus. Read today that there is a prediction of a worse Coronavirus this winter, on top of the regular flu.

I honestly can't see any school, at least the larger ones, willing to take the risk of thousands and thousands of students in tight spaces and having a spread which would jump like wildfire throughout the student body. I predict many will do classes online for the fall, then adjust back to in-person for spring.

[zTaalum]

Originally Posted by NYCMS

That's if they STAY in Phrase 3. I predict, unfortunately, that many places will revert because they 'left' Phase 2 too soon and that certainly can happen overnight in a crowded place like a college campus. Read today that there is a prediction of a worse Coronavirus this winter, on top of the regular flu.

I honestly can't see any school, at least the larger ones, willing to take the risk of thousands and thousands of students in tight spaces and having a spread which would jump like wildfire throughout the student body. I predict many will do classes online for the fall, then adjust back to in-person for spring.

Actually that was addressed in tonight press conference. Apparently the CDC doctor was misquoted or misunderstood.


“I didn’t say it was going to be worse, I said it would be more difficult,” Redfield said. "The issue I was talking about was that it will be more difficult in that we will have two viruses circulating at one time.”

Redfield said he wanted to urge Americans to get the flu shot next season in order to help minimize the number of flu infections in case of a recurrence of COVID-19."


Dr. Fauci and Dr.Brix also said it should not be worse and that they are pretty confident that they have plans on how to contain it so that it will not be like this past time. I will be honest I think you will see universities in Alabama , Georgia, Mississippi and Florida with on campus classes in the fall.