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2 hours ago, duckfandan said:

Genuine question, but what is the scale of saliva testing?  And why all of a sudden does that save college football when nasal swabs couldn't?

It's my understanding that it is cheaper and you get faster results so you can do more testing.

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5 hours ago, duckfandan said:

Genuine question, but what is the scale of saliva testing?  And why all of a sudden does that save college football when nasal swabs couldn't?

Thought to be as low as $10 a test, easy to administer, and results back in something like three hours.  It's apples and oranges compared to nasal swabs.  You may be able to test your entire team for less than $1,000 a day, do it daily, and quarantine/contact trace all within the same day.  It's the type of direct response that's needed to move the California schools into accepting a controlled risk.

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14 hours ago, azgreg said:

It's my understanding that it is cheaper and you get faster results so you can do more testing.

Having the testing in place is one thing.  Having & following the protocols is another thing.  Former Buffs RB Phillip Lindsay had this to say:

 

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42 minutes ago, Jalapeno said:

Having the testing in place is one thing.  Having & following the protocols is another thing.  Former Buffs RB Phillip Lindsay had this to say:

 

This may be your most accurate, astute post ever.

Fast testing is ideal, but so long as people behave like drooling retards, we won't get this virus under control enough to have football.

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SalivaDirect, Harmon explained, is a PCR test that must be processed in a lab with a PCR machine.

The Pac-12 already has all that: It has PCR tests available, and it has contracted with a lab that possesses a PCR machine.

But more than 24 hours are needed for shipping and processing time.

The conference couldn’t be sure that the results of PCR tests administered on Friday would be received in time for kickoff on Saturday.

“There is nothing special about that test,’’ Harmon said of SalivaDirect. “We have PRC tests, but to do everything is logistically difficult.”

Harmon said no Pac-12 campus currently has the full complement of resources needed to process PCR tests on site, which would eliminate the shipping time.

 

 

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2 hours ago, Orange said:

Fast testing is ideal, but so long as people behave like drooling retards, we won't get this virus under control enough to have football.

I don't think you could limit this to just college students but the fans & government from those regions as well due to their attitudes towards wearing a mask.  Georgia's governor finally caved in and allowed local governments to mandate masks in that state.  That means there are still five SEC states that do not have a state-wide mask order in place and they still want to play ball...guess Chad's label of the SEC as the Special Education Conference still sticks.  Speaking of @Chad Sexington and the rest of the Ute gang, I hope they are doing okay since their state does not have a mask mandate in place.

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3 hours ago, Orange said:

This may be your most accurate, astute post ever.

Fast testing is ideal, but so long as people behave like drooling retards, we won't get this virus under control enough to have football.

This is why I've been saying the conversation around college football playing or not is missing the whole point.  Even if colleges tested with validity and put all precautions in place, the college players will still be a part of the large college community.  Therefore, the conversation needs to be, can colleges and college students actually follow the necessary precautions (masks, social distancing, etc) and it appears the answer is a resounding no.  This isn't a 'we can't do football' safely, rather, 'we can't rely on college students to act in a way that doesn't further spread the virus.'

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https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/education/mother-of-uw-athlete-who-tested-positive-for-coronavirus-decries-sons-treatment/article_b7ae9f86-7b27-56bd-a322-ab4213b163c9.amp.html

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The mother of a University of Wyoming athlete said in a social media post that her son was transported in the bed of a pickup to an empty apartment after he tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

 

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