The coronavirus has completely altered how we currently operate our businesses, education and home life.  It is the biggest disruption to our society since WW2.  And the economic result will likely plunge the world into at least a short- term depression.  As FDR noted in the midst of WW2, – There is nothing to fear but fear itself.  There are others who summed up how we must persevere during the current coronavirus crisis if we are to maintain our society and come out stronger than we went in.

“Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country” President John F Kennedy:

“The Needs of the Many Outweigh the Needs of the Few” Mr. Spock in Star Trek

Even Neil Armstrong noted that his accomplishment was our accomplishment “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”

Sacrifice is what one needs to do during a crisis.  We sacrifice for the common good.  The military knows this as they volunteer to make the ultimate sacrifice for us.

So in keeping with the concept of sacrifice to maintain our society – we have this:

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To this (and I note that Trump banner), I can only ask the following questions to these people:

Are you  1) completely a selfish, self centered person who cares little about your neighbor?

Or 2) just completely uninformed about the issues with the virus?

Or 3) incapable of understanding the information given to you about the virus?

Or 4) brain damaged from your environment, being abused as a child, too many concussions form playing sports or abusing to many substances to exercise competent judgment?

Or 5) trying to commit suicide (noting that many fit the high risk category of older, white, fat, pre-diabetic or diabetics with high blood pressure)?

Or 6) trying to kill off as many older, white, fat, pre-diabetic or diabetics with high blood pressure because you hate yourself and people like you?

Those are the only option I can come up with other than being stupid, because the prior 6 we can get you help for.  But we can’t cure stupid.   What this and similar displays ARE NOT is a  group of intelligent, informed, thoughtful people trying to make the best of a bad situation with the goal of building a stronger nation for everyone on the other side of  covid-19.

My Michigan born and raised, patriotic WW2 B17 gunning, aerospace engineering Father, who loved everything about this country is rolling in his grave of sand in Northern Michigan over this nonsense.

PS – I think the coronavirus is to small to be killed AR15 weapons.  Just FYI – see questions above

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As we enter month 2 of the coronavirus, kids are having toe learn from home, making moms and dads partners in teaching with the teachers who are on line.  Perhaps this will be a good thing in the long run – bringing parents back into success of their kids as opposed to leaving this totally to teachers.  In the 1960s/70s, and may be more earlier and later, parents were more involved than they are today.  As a result, the parents today are less connected to their kids’ education which causes some kids to devalue the experience.  That leads to long-term challenges for the kids in an economy where education is important to future job prospects and success.

We use WebEx at FAU to hold office hours and classes.  The kids all have phones or computers so we can do a class from home.  It is not the same as in person (most or my student want the in-person experience) but webex is way better that video or fully on-line per my students.  The students want a connection to their professor.  They want to talk to them, bounce ideas off, build relationships of the future.  That cannot be done on-line (I have taught on-line also).  The students want to see me also – so a camera is a must.  That enhances the connection.

Face-to-face – cannot be substituted with online, texts, emails, etc.  The experience in school is in person.  That means the current environment will be a challenge to students until the coronavirus situation is under control.

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I found this interesting once before, but is has been reaffirmed today.  I know many people do not see much intrinsic value in sports talk shows, radio, etc.  I listen a lot and have for 30 years.  And a lot of times it holds mostly entertainment values expect for die-hard sports fans.  But after 9-11 I noted that virtually all sports talk shows and hosts went very mush to serious news  – the facts only.  No polishing the truth.  They got experts on the air because they were not limited in what they said.  SProtstalk was not the place to be concerned about.

2020- Coronavirus.  SportsTalk has nothing to talk about except the NFL draft now that Tom Brady signed with the Tampa Bay Bucs.  Otherwise nothing.  No sports anywhere to talk about.  No athletes.  No LeBron.  Nothing.  So I have noted that there is an ongoing parade of conversations with experts of pandemics and viruses.  And those people have a very different message than the political one.

So since early March, the experts have been saying Hockey season is over, and the NBA season is unlikely to restart in late summer because it would run into next season.  This is regardless of whether there are people in the stands.  MLS will not restart.  Golf is put on hold until fall.  The peak was at least 8 weeks out (mid-May) if we implemented full lockdown everywhere, in early March, which did not happen.  So they are now saying July.  Or later given we are sill not locked down.  That means no major league baseball given they would need a month or so of training.

Much more serious is the discussion that the NFL season may not start on time.  Training camps starts in late July.  That means all the off-season OTAs and camps would not have happened.  That means teams would be way behind.  Players have not had the benefits of working out, so injuries could be a serious concern.  If the pandemic is ongoing in July, training camp cannot start.  Figure 30 days minimum from being clear to starting games.

Those are professional players who can make a choice of playing or not.  What about college football.  Kirk Herbstreit said the last week of March that unless we get the lockdown together and everyone compliant across the country, college football was unlikely to happen.  High school would also follow.

In other words, if we do not listen tot eh experts and lockdown, THERE WILL BE NO FOOTBALL IN 2020!!!!!!!!!!!! That’s what SportTalk radio is saying.  Maybe since football is a huge part of the economy, we better listen!