1. 10k is the model they were using. I got it from an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association. So you can use ratios instead to determine it. They said 10 of 10,000 will infect the entire student body (practically) if there isn't testing and isolation every 2 days. The article was written with the positive encouragement that campuses SHOULD open with testing for every student every 2 days.
2. The breakdown for how colleges are going about this comes from a survey in the Chronicle of Higher Ed. Over 50% are online. Less than 15% are in person. There are hybrid approaches in between. Without testing, you can expect total campus lockdowns at the live places within the first month. In other words, entire campuses will go totally online. The provisions for such a move are already made, with the expectation that it will probably happen.
3. You still haven't addressed the loss of TV revenues of $50m+. They're going to lose that money. So, I can't get around your logic that they are just concerned about losing $ when their decision to not play is going to cost them a lot of money.
4. The NCAA has nothing to do with this. It's about the Power 5. They are the ones making all of the decisions.
5. The athletes are banding together at a time when universities are experiencing massive deficits, causing them to fire staff and shutter departments. Talk about bad timing. Wow.
There's no way these schools are only allowing that few students on campus.
When I talk about $ being paid to universities I'm talking about the tuition people are paying and college's are happily accepting.
Sure they'll be online classes but again you're missing the point if you're using that in you're argument imo.
Kids will still be gathering at the libraries, on campus grounds, parties - as we've seen this isn't up for debate, kids will be socializing one way or another.
And again it'll be a lot more than 10K.
Schools aren't worried about players health. They're worried about keeping them as amateurs.
As for the NCAA you're being naive, again, with all due respect. I understand what you mean or think you mean when you bring up the P5 but many other schools crumbled and didn't want to give it a go bc of lack of resources, smaller schools.
Big schools can handle that but a lot of smaller schools couldn't fight this fight and tapped out. The NCAA failed big time when it comes to leadership, guidance & structure.
As for the revenue money they're standing to lose a hell of a lot of more than that. I never said that wasn't a big deal or they didn't care about that. Some schools generate 10+ million,
easy, in cash. Just from parking, local spots & events. Local merchandise.
It's an enormous loss, with respect, please don't put words in my mouth. I never said that. Maybe we got crossed up somewhere?