Well, there was a college season during the Spanish Influenza in 1918

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Well, there was a college season during the Spanish Influenza in 1918

Author: murph78 (822 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 7:30 pm on Jun 18, 2020

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But we will not have one, I bet. Even though the Wuhan is WAY less dangerous than the Spanish, society today is far more risk averse. If you let players play and fans voluntarily attend, you will be accused of killing everyone else. ND doesn’t seem like a place that would be willing to undergo that.

Replies to: "Well, there was a college season during the Spanish Influenza in 1918"

If just a couple players test positive... they would miss 14 days in quarantine? [LINK] - Curly1918 - 4:21pm 6/18/20 (12) [View All]
- I’m guessing no one has thought about this. [NT] - NDNEIL - 8:30pm 6/18/20
  - I apologize. But maybe it would give s a better chance against Clemson.... - Curly1918 - 6:00am 6/19/20
- Well, there was a college season during the Spanish Influenza in 1918 - murph78 - 7:30pm 6/18/20
  - half the season was cancelled in 1918. - knuterockne13 - 12:49am 6/20/20
  - Depends on the attitude of the nation by then - NDNEIL - 1:15pm 6/19/20
  - In 1918 scientists couldn't even see viruses. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:22am 6/19/20
- Texas has 13 players test positive. Don’t really see how a complete season is likely. This - PBHangingChad - 6:45pm 6/18/20
- Yep, I do not believe this season will actually happen. - jimbasil - 5:55pm 6/18/20
  - On this, I must agree with you [NT] - MarkHarman - 10:40pm 6/18/20
  - Hope you are wrong, but I think you are right. [NT] - J-Ro - 5:59pm 6/18/20
    - I believe he’s right. At any point one team could wreck so much. At the - PBHangingChad - 6:47pm 6/18/20
      - Exactly. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:25am 6/19/20