Georgia QB JT Daniels Tests Positive for Covid
Not sure how this will impact the rest of the Georgia team. Fingers crossed the entire Michigan team and staff are in a bubble for the next 10 days
https://twitter.com/DawgOutWest/status/1473427260279504900?s=20
December 21st, 2021 at 6:33 PM ^
Can we please just enjoy our CFP bid in peace
December 21st, 2021 at 6:38 PM ^
One last little FU from 2021...
December 21st, 2021 at 7:34 PM ^
But don't you worry, will get plenty in 2022.
December 21st, 2021 at 8:15 PM ^
Pronounced 2020 Too.
I'm sure it will be great.
December 21st, 2021 at 8:46 PM ^
LOL Like there's gonna be a 2022
December 22nd, 2021 at 12:10 AM ^
It's the end of the world as we know it. It's (it's) the end of the world as we know it. It's (it's) the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine.
Parentheses are the backup singer, in case someone was wondering. I always give props to the backup singers.
December 21st, 2021 at 9:01 PM ^
That was fuckin’ trippy.
December 21st, 2021 at 10:32 PM ^
Michigan will be doing a team Covid vaccine booster shot on Wednesday:
December 21st, 2021 at 6:37 PM ^
While UGA’s QBs are in close contact protocol, it’ll be interesting to see if it gets extended to other position groups as well. Even if just precautionary. QBs tend to be in close proximity with RBs and OL, even in a no-huddle offense.
Georgia may want to play it safe to avoid a spread.
December 21st, 2021 at 7:00 PM ^
They are going to run the spread offense.
December 21st, 2021 at 7:46 PM ^
It’s the new Social Distancing Spread Offense.
December 21st, 2021 at 7:40 PM ^
More problematically, QBs also tend to be in close proximity to cheerleaders. Especially the prettiest, most attractive but also shallowest Head Cheerleader. This could kill UGAs spirit and desire to win!!!
December 21st, 2021 at 7:56 PM ^
Women weaken legs!
December 21st, 2021 at 8:57 PM ^
So he just doesn't move on to the next one?
December 21st, 2021 at 11:20 PM ^
Matt Stafford agrees.
December 21st, 2021 at 6:44 PM ^
Does anyone know how Michigan/the B1G has been testing this year and how/if that’ll change for the playoffs?
The state has had fairly high case numbers all fall and the fact that we didn’t hear of a single case makes it seem like they aren’t testing much (make only if you have symptoms?) I certainly hope that’s the case for the next couple weeks because as we’ve seen in the NHL and other sports leagues, positive tests are happening like crazy in vaccinated, largely asymptotic players. I’d really hate to have this playoff game impacted - for either team - due to this. Likewise, I was admittedly rather annoyed that Michigan and it’s staff haven’t already been in a bubble already. They’ve worked so hard to get to this point.
December 21st, 2021 at 9:17 PM ^
largely asymptotic players.
No need for hyperbolics.
December 21st, 2021 at 10:07 PM ^
I regret that I have but one upvote to give.
December 21st, 2021 at 6:44 PM ^
What if it’s a fake report and they are secretly preparing Daniels even more to catch us off guard…
December 21st, 2021 at 9:07 PM ^
Clearly this is a sign Daniels is starting. Smear covid all over him now so he's recovered by 12/31. Very Smart.
December 21st, 2021 at 6:45 PM ^
With the holidays it makes you wonder if the players are on a strict lockdown in AA?
December 21st, 2021 at 6:51 PM ^
It's been mentioned several times that I've seen that the players are going to get to go home for a few days to see family so I'd so no
December 21st, 2021 at 8:31 PM ^
I'm not linking a Detnews article here but its an article by Angelique that I feel pretty good about it.
December 21st, 2021 at 6:47 PM ^
Just a matter of time before we see more of this
December 21st, 2021 at 6:47 PM ^
I'm glad I got as much joy out of beating OSU and winning the big ten championship as I did because I'm afraid the playoffs might be a shit show with a big asterisk however it plays out.
December 21st, 2021 at 8:09 PM ^
It would be nice to see all four playoff teams at full strength. I want to see this settled fair and square, and see a "no regrets" experience for all the players, coaches, and staff.
December 21st, 2021 at 8:09 PM ^
Let's just share a four way national title and keep everyone safe. ;)
December 21st, 2021 at 6:47 PM ^
Man I hate the “news cycle” we live in these days. Snippets of info, some are BS and rumors, and rarely any meat of the bone (i.e. context).
Was he tested because he was symptomatic? Because he hadn’t been vaccinated?
If the approach is going to be “test everyone and positives can’t play” just cancel the games now. All bowl games. This isn’t going away for years. There will ALWAYS be some small percentage that are infected. Hopefully, we’re close to the point where deaths (and yes, other health issues too) as a percentage are reduced to a fraction of what they have been.
December 21st, 2021 at 6:59 PM ^
The news cycles are like being in a MGOBlog thread…
December 21st, 2021 at 8:27 PM ^
I don’t really disagree, but we are still seeing over a thousand deaths a day from COVID, regardless of the percentage.
December 21st, 2021 at 9:05 PM ^
There will ALWAYS be some small percentage that are infected.
Not a small percentage. A lot of previously vaccinated people are going to get infected. We see this right now in places like the UK and France which have massively vaccinated their populations.
However, your odds of becoming seriously ill as a result of said infection do decrease significantly after you've been vaccinated.
December 21st, 2021 at 10:36 PM ^
That is only for a short time. The effectiveness of the vaccine begins to degrade within 6 months, hence the push for boosters now. The good news, so far, the omicron variant, though highly transmissible even when vaccinated, is showing to be much less severe. No one knows what the future will hold, but hopefully this is an evolution of the virus to become less and less severe. It will not be leaving us, but if the virus is becoming less and less severe as well as people building up immunities, it could hopefully move to a place of inconvenience as opposed to widespread risk. At least this is what I hope.
December 22nd, 2021 at 12:08 AM ^
I just read that Walter Reed is developing a vaccine that will take care of all variants. They've been working on it for two years. And the FDA is getting ready to emergency authorize the Pfizer Covid pill which has done very well in trials. At least we're progressing.
December 22nd, 2021 at 1:19 AM ^
Walter Reed is developing a vaccine? Do you have a source for this? Walter Reed is a hospital, not a pharmaceutical company. I smell fake news on this one.
Edit: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research is indeed working on a vaccine, and apparently they are in Phase 1 testing, but not a lot about this other than a Military website and a Bloomberg article and a few obscure "news" sites.
December 21st, 2021 at 6:47 PM ^
Realistically, what is everyone’s guess as to chances this game actually happens? Things seem to be escalating quickly
December 21st, 2021 at 6:50 PM ^
50/50 it happens December 31st. I say they push the playoffs back
December 21st, 2021 at 6:58 PM ^
Any pushback will have to be decided upon before teams travel, what date are they scheduled to head down there?
December 21st, 2021 at 7:22 PM ^
I read Sunday for UGA.
December 21st, 2021 at 7:36 PM ^
I don't think this is the case. If either of the teams has a significant outbreak while in Miami, I think the game would be postponed and rescheduled for a later date. It would suck for fans traveling down to the game, but this was the system they had ready last year.
December 21st, 2021 at 7:08 PM ^
A national semifinal won’t be cancelled. It might be postponed though.
December 21st, 2021 at 7:33 PM ^
Last year, the CFP committee was ready and open to postponing and rescheduling not only the semifinals, but any of the New Year's Six bowl games if either of the teams had a COVID outbreak. They set potential make-up dates, but I don't believe those were announced until later. I would assume the same system would be in effect for this year.
December 21st, 2021 at 8:53 PM ^
Makes sense.
Except for the Peach Bowl. Clearly no one gives a shit about that game anyway.
December 21st, 2021 at 7:40 PM ^
Remember folks, at the end of the day the suits and corporations want their money and they'll do whatever they can to get it. The games will get played.
December 21st, 2021 at 10:02 PM ^
I mean sure, but I wouldn't be so cynical about that. These games are a boon to the local economies of their host cities and support the livelihoods of many small business owners. If they can safely be played, then they should be played.
December 21st, 2021 at 8:56 PM ^
Personally, I give it one chance in three.
December 21st, 2021 at 9:02 PM ^
Maybe move the game to Montana....
December 21st, 2021 at 10:29 PM ^
By engaging the caterpillar, magnetohydrodynamic drive.
Where the team can hunt rabbits and marry the cheerleaders and locals who will prepare them for them.