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Maybe I can answer this question. I work in the medical field and have a background in science. First, Sar-CoV-2 is nowhere near 10nm. That would quite possibly make it the smallest known virus. Every piece of literature I've read on this subject places the virus larger than the influenza viruses, SARS, and MERS. Most of them have the size around 125nm. But all of this is somewhat irrelevant because the virus spreads via air droplets when an individual sneezes, coughes, yells, etc. These droplets are quite larger. They aren't going to penetrate a mask if you're wearing it correctly. Without a mask, the largest ones drop to the ground due to gravity and the smaller ones evaporate fairly quickly although the virus could still be on a surface for some time. Although they could still infect someone who is very close to the person who is expelling the droplets. Molecules from something emitting a smell are quite a bit smaller than viruses, as are oxygen molecules. If a mask could filter out oxygen it would be pointless to even wear it, impossible to wear it for more than a minute or so depending on an individual's lung capacity.

Thank you both for the thoughtful and civil discourse. It can be done.

Been a mask MANDATE in Madison County for a month... cases are appearing at a higher rate than at any time since this began. Two conclusions may be drawn from this 1 Masks don't work 2 Much higher rates of testing result in higher "positive" results One or the other (or some mixture) has to be true. Before you come back with "people aren't respecting the mandate", they've been asking patrons without masks to leave businesses from day one... I have friends who were thrown out of even gas stations.

Mounting evidence? There's zero evidence. 55% of "China Virus" patients haven't even been tested for brain damage. More FAKE NEWS. Shouldn't you be out looting and burning with the rest of your commie buddies?

Yes, I have been to quite a few games at GB over the last three or four years....I have seen all three of their slamfests against SP and even traveled to Whitwell in 2018 tow watch the semi final game. GB has done everything right, they have built a great program with a community feel that a lot ok kids and families want to be a part of.

Actually for regular-season It's supposed to be no contest. A motion also passed that any team not able to play a postseason contest because of COVID-19 would forfeit. Any regular-season games with that scenario would be considered no-contests Now comes the gray area.Are they shutting down because of covid or are they shutting down as a precaution to covid??How do you interpret that??I would assume they would call it a Non contest myself.

Not a surprise coming from Vermont with their democratic socialists. Vermont has had 1400 cases in 6 months with over half in the same county. This should make some of our corona bros happy. https://www.unapproved website.com/news/HjoAIYQPIka4EKCKC54Qyw/vermont-may-opt-for-7-on-7-touch-high-school-football,-outdoor-volleyball.htm

I might be the only OSU alum on here, and as disappointed as I am, I understand the liability aspect. I would have preferred the Big Ten just sit tight and make a decision in a month once we've had time to see the effects of reopening college campuses. This could backfire terribly for the conference, especially if the Big 12, ACC, and SEC play without any issues. Believe it or not, this decision may actually have more to do with preventing the players from unionizing, rather than the medical liability.

Lol Willie good one lol

Nebraska says their doctors believe it's safe to play now and are looking at options to play this fall.

Everything you copied and pasted is also caused by any lung infection- bacterial, viral, or fungal. Stress cardiomyopathy? That can be from a broken heart, dealing with a relative's death, or just stressing out in general. Are you making the claim that the 80% of those infected with the coronavirus that have mild or no symptoms will suffer from long term heart effects? So a virus they don't know they have is silently damaging heir heart?

He's saying we should listen to the "experts" now, but not back then. Sure, makes total sense. By his logic, we would have saved many thousands of people in the nursing homes and elsewhere...if we all would have just wore those darn masks back then. Of course, he didn't tell us all that then and neither did the "experts". He should have stepped up in March, since he had the magic potion. Oh well.

There are no proven facts concerning this virus and lingering effects.

And all I had to do was turn the page for a second one. The lingering effects of COVID on symptomatic survivors have been detailed and are anything but "unproven medical speculation".

There have been two studies coming out of Germany. One examined the hearts of 39 patients who died from Covid and found heart issues. Median age was 85. All had multiple comorbidities. No conclusion concerning high school football can be drawn from examining the heart of elderly sick individuals’ hearts. The other study took 100 patients who tested positive from Covid and compared their heart tissue to 50 people who did not. The study is worthless unless you compared the hearts before and after the Covid diagnosis. Also, many of the abnormalities in the Covid group overlapped in the control group. Most articles written on the study left that info out.

Thank you, THS. 93 pages later, and some folks still don't get it.

You want to know what else is "fascinating" Permanent scarring the lungs from Covid. Heart damage from Covid. Blood clots from Covid. Non-reversible medical issues that will plague people through life. But, hey, rush them back into crowded hallways and classrooms and locker rooms. You won't mind paying their medical bills for the next 40 years, right. On the other hand, football could be played in the spring this one time. But that would make too much sense.

Just a thought I would like to see some true facts on how many people that wore masks got the Cover-19 as opposed to how many people that did not wear a mask got the Cover-19. Pretty simple but awfully hard to come up with. We wear a mask but my wife had a liver transplant and her meds cause her to not have a adequate immune system for normal life let alone during this mess! WILDCAT PRIDE

Most of the MASK vs. NO-MASK arguments are based on theoretical assertions, but if you are willing to engage in an empirical experiment then try this: 1. Put on your mask 2. Generate a smell, i.e., spray perfume, bake some brownies, etc. whatever 3. Can you smell it? 4. YES!! How?? The scent molecules permeated your mask, were inhaled into your nostrils, interacted with the super sensitive scent receptor cells in your nasal passages, parsed into the constituent parts and sent to the brain for analysis, thereby giving the sensation of smell. QUESTION: If your mask failed to prevent the scent molecules from being breathed in then how is that same mask going to stop a 10 nanometer virus cell? We patiently await your answer based on logic and reason.....

Hopefully you are just trolling with that asinine post but if it's serious, your virtue signaling is recognized and applauded! Thank you for your sacrifice.

Maybe there are others. They have some other kids that can play ball...just no standouts from what I have seen.

Patriot Nation do you know why HC is charging $40 for 5 home games that is non- refundable if the season is cancelled. I have my ideas but i would like to hear someone else opinion.

What is Greenback supposed to do when these kids aren't just on the door step but practically begging to let me in?Some of these kids weren't used to know where near their potential.Do to the proximity to my house I get to watch a little more WB than GB and a couple those kids Greenback got last year I really hadn't heard of and man what players they all turned out to be when a coach uses them! Some body earlier said it's easier to go to Greenback!Have you ever watched them play down there??Its much harder playing every down!That South Pitt game is a SLAMMER each time they play.

I'm thinking it will be a very competitive group this year.

That's the same thing I mentioned in either the Hampton or Region 1 2A thread. There is a plan for having Covid and having to shut down and also different rule set for playoffs. There is no rule set for shutting down because Covid exists.

In Rutherford County people are NOT complying with the mask mandate. A guy working at one of the two big box hardware stores on Sam Ridley Pkwy in Smyrna had a gun pulled on him the other day when he asked a customer to comply, so the store gave up trying to enforce. The nearby Kroger was not enforcing today. The cashiers at a well known discount grocery store in LaVergne were not wearing masks the other day and the manager said he "can't make them" even though he admitted it was a county-wide mandate. One of the cashiers at the Circle K at the intersection of Murf. Rd. & Stones River Rd. was maskless that day even though they have big signs on the door indicating masks were required. Target and Publix have done a good job enforcing. Most places have given up. Did somebody bring up testing? Testing is down 42% in Texas and 33% in Ohio. Positive rates meanwhile are up. Something strange is happening with GOP governor-led states lately. Pretty sure fox "news" won't be bringing that up.

You need to stop breathing. You're a waste of oxygen.

From Johns Hopkins, a world respected medical center... Can COVID-19 damage the heart? Yes: Although COVID-19 — the disease caused by the coronavirus that’s led to the global pandemic — is primarily a respiratory or lung disease, the heart can also suffer. Cells in the lung and heart are both covered with protein molecules called angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, or ACE-2. The ACE-2 protein is the doorway that the new coronavirus uses to enter cells and multiply. ACE-2 normally plays a favorable role in protecting tissue by being anti-inflammatory. But if the new coronavirus somehow disables those molecules, these cells may be left unprotected when the immune system springs into action. “There are multiple mechanisms for heart damage in COVID-19, and not everyone is the same,” Michos says. Temporary or lasting damage to heart tissue can be due to several factors: Lack of oxygen. As the virus causes inflammation and fluid to fill up the air sacs in the lungs, less oxygen can reach the bloodstream. The heart has to work harder to pump blood through the body, which can be dangerous. Myocarditis: inflammation of the heart. The coronavirus may infect and damage the heart’s muscle tissue directly, as is possible with other viral infections, including some strains of the flu. The heart may also become damaged and inflamed indirectly by the body’s own immune system response. Stress cardiomyopathy. Viral infections can cause cardiomyopathy, a heart muscle disorder that affects the heart’s ability to pump blood effectively. When attacked by a virus, the body undergoes stress and releases a surge of chemicals called catecholamines that can stun the heart. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- But-but-but... trump said it was a hoax... and you know he NEVER lies.