Per Inside Michigan Basketball, Small Group in Gym Workouts Resumed Thursday
See MGoBlue for the good news.
February 7th, 2021 at 2:38 PM ^
Best news all day. On their way back. There is some video of the players practicing on-court.
February 7th, 2021 at 2:44 PM ^
Warde Manual should be fired for allowing athletes to return from England with the chance of bringing back their strain of the virus. If you are going to let them return put them in a bubble for two weeks. Because he screwed up all the other sport shave to suffer because now he is over reacting to his screw up.
February 7th, 2021 at 2:49 PM ^
Yeah I don’t understand allowing the athlete to not only go back home out of the country but allow them back around teams.
Some of Covid protocols can be confusing but so many are not. It’s pretty obvious you don’t want someone back with your teams from the country that has a new variant outbreak.
February 7th, 2021 at 2:52 PM ^
When an athlete gets a scholarship it’s not a contract of indentured servitude. Whatever the wisdom or lack thereof in going to England and coming back without some further testing, the bottom line is there was nothing the university could really do to prevent it. They could’ve been proactive and held her out for contacts, but they could not prevent the travel.
February 7th, 2021 at 3:03 PM ^
They could certainly prevent the player from participating in team activities.
February 7th, 2021 at 3:44 PM ^
Exactly! This is hilarious. How can you think they can’t tell the player they aren’t allowed in the facilities until a Quaratine is over? It’s only been done all Over the country for almost a year!
February 7th, 2021 at 3:48 PM ^
It’s called rules for a reason. No you can’t stop them from leaving the country you are correct but you can also hold them accountable for leaving the country in a variety of different ways.
February 9th, 2021 at 6:49 AM ^
Are we a communist country now!?!? Last time I checked we still live in the USA where we’re FREE to make our own choices
February 7th, 2021 at 4:30 PM ^
Agreed.
That and what difference is there between going to the UK or going to Kentucky, California, NYC, the Burgh or Briarwood Mall?
Everybody quarantines who goes beyond the confines of US 23 and I 94?
February 7th, 2021 at 4:33 PM ^
Not sure how you got upvotes
February 7th, 2021 at 3:42 PM ^
Clearly the AD and everyone else at UM screwed up, but they’re not in a position to prevent anyone from traveling or refusing to let them return - they have no authority to do either. That being said, they should’ve been checking in with the kid and making sure she quarantined and didn’t put anyone else at risk.
I’m still shocked someone could be so selfish and careless to return from England and just go about life as usual without thinking of anyone else. That kid should be absolutely ashamed of her selfishness and stupidity.
February 7th, 2021 at 4:26 PM ^
If she's patient 0 for the new strain (in Michigan), she had a covid test in the UK before she returned and she had 2 after she got back, all negative. After the 3rd negative test she then tested positive for the virus 2 days later on her 4th test.
February 8th, 2021 at 6:41 AM ^
It would be interesting to know how long she was symptomatic before she tested positive. I would assume she must have had symptoms because of the 4 tests.
February 9th, 2021 at 6:57 AM ^
You sound like Hitler!
February 7th, 2021 at 4:10 PM ^
Unless I've missed something, the AD never indicated that the kid who went to England interacted with any of the basketball players. If everyone on the team is fine on Feb 14 and the new covid variant is around, then there is zero difference between now and when they started the pause a few weeks ago.
I will say, I find it hilarious that a certain crowd loves to break out the "they're just in charge because they're in charge" line of criticism when it suits them, and willingly fall in line on a decision like this that obviously contradicts itself...because reasons.
February 7th, 2021 at 3:06 PM ^
Please i need basketball to come back!
February 7th, 2021 at 3:31 PM ^
Username def checks out.
February 7th, 2021 at 3:34 PM ^
The whole thing has been handled extremely poorly, bottom line.
We have so many strong programs doing so well and totally derailed them because of some incompetence somewhere along the line.
February 7th, 2021 at 4:52 PM ^
Dugan Fife was on WTKA a week or so ago. He had no evidence, but he said he could almost guarantee that the guys were finding some way to play basketball.
February 7th, 2021 at 5:08 PM ^
Good. Dont want to shame anyone - but please explain why some Michigan student/athlete was allowed to travel from England and come back without being quarantined. Fucked up the whole sports program...
Now that I got that out of my system - truly believe Howard and our many Senior leaders will have us ready for Wisconsin!
Go Blue!!!
February 8th, 2021 at 8:44 AM ^
I would be surprised if they did not at least find somewhere to get their shots in. Just being a shitty high school guard I could not imagine taking two weeks off in the middle of the season with zero basketball. When we took 3 or 4 days off for Christmas we would look like trash the first few practices back.
February 7th, 2021 at 5:08 PM ^
If no one on the basketball team ever tested positive then this entire thing was really really stupid.
February 7th, 2021 at 5:15 PM ^
I sure hope that this doesn't derail a team that seemed to be on a run towards the Final Four. The key for Coach Howard will be prepping this team for the tournament. I think a tournament berth is guaranteed with the remaining schedule, so get the rotation set, rebuild the continuity, and get them ready for March!
Go Blue!
February 7th, 2021 at 6:18 PM ^
great news along with Dookie losing another game and to their arch rival North Carolina.
February 7th, 2021 at 6:32 PM ^
February 7th, 2021 at 10:06 PM ^
Do they have a 10pm curfew rooted in science?