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Latest in a series, putting a bow on the @CalAthletics football season. The score: 3 known positive tests, 4 games canceled, the end. Lots of time, energy, risk to play 4 games. Was it even worth it? "I think it's better than nothing," the coach said. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/18/sports/ncaafootball/cal-football-pac-12.html
Meanwhile, many other programs with far bigger outbreaks than Cal keep playing, into this weekend's conference-title games and beyond. The difference, largely, was in the national inconsistency of applying health protocols. 2/
Remember when Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence sat out 2 games with Covid? Clemson still played Notre Dame. Fans rushed the field. That weekend, Cal's game was canceled because it, too, had 1 positive test. 3/
Cal's neighbors at Stanford, San Jose State and the 49ers faced tight rules on gatherings a few weeks ago. So they relocated -- not to somewhere safer, but to somewhere with fewer rules. 4/
Cal's final two games were canceled, one at Washington State about 90 minutes before kickoff because of 1 positive test. So the season ended with an intramural snowball fight. Was it all worth it? The AD says absolutely, if for the life lessons. 5/
And yet, games are played this weekend as Covid deaths surge, as college towns are known hotspots, as thousands of college athletes have tested positive. It's interesting to ponder if playing at all was the right thing to do. Thanks for reading. X/
