Mostly smaller institutions that can more aptly regulate their student body. The outlier there is Wofford, who I think is the only one of the smaller universities not identified.
No 2020 Season
aqualung wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 2:13 pmI thought most schools would require the players to sign waivers. So would these waivers be worthless in court?The Jackal wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:53 pmEvery state is different. In Georgia, a plaintiff can recover the "full value of the life," which for a young Furman student would be a massive number to put to a jury. Plaintiff can also recover for the pain and suffering, so if it is a situation where someone suffers injury and then lingers in a hospital bed for weeks, that's tacked on too as aFurmanoid wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:46 pmAlso, and I’m seriously curious, what is the usual award for wrongful death? Does a heat stroke death pay out less than a virus death for some reason? Why is that? If a single death would bankrupt a college, why do any of them allow athletics- even intramural?
separate element of damage.
Other states, like Alabama, predominately apply a punitive damages award. Basically, the jury just punishes the defendant. I don't know South Carolina's law, but on a glance it looks like a punitive damage state.
There is inherent risk in playing football. There are plenty of risks which a player assumes just by putting on the pads. They know that. The coaches know that.
There are other risks not inherent to playing football. Serious illness or death because your school opts to play football when no one else does is not inherent to playing football.
It is an interesting question, but I wouldn't want that as my only shield to liability.
At the moment, we are dealing with a "novel" virus - completely new to human history. We have very little understanding of how this virus operates, what it can do to children, what it will do in cooler weather, or what the long term effects will be.
A waiver in this regard cannot really be "knowingly" made because even the smartest people in the room don't know what to predict, so how can an 18 year old?
There's also a question of duress - "hey, sign this or you can't play and might lose eligibility."
Not good. So, the plan is to say we care about the health of our student athletes, unless the school can make a big payout from playing against a FBS opponent? If this is the decision, these Presidents are hypocrites.
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I wonder if FU will even release a basketball schedule? Probably futile.
If we pick up a couple from the Southland a couple from the Ohio valley, we’re good. If we want to, we can play. We’re in the hunt for a natty.
I don’t understand. Somebody explain to me why it’s okay to play OOC teams but not our own conference opponents. The announcement better not have wording about caring about the health of our student athletes.
There may be some schools too strapped to pay for testing. They should really consider DII if things are that tight.
No mention of ooc football so I guess that is that.
OOC games are allowed. “The Southern Conference Council of Presidents announced Thursday that the league will not have fall conference competition due to health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing for nonconference contests if desired.“
I guess this means no football at all for Furman?
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