USCe just announced...

That the university WILL open back up this Fall for in person instruction. Hopefully other SEC schools (and all other football schools) will follow. I?m still holding out hope for college football in 2020 and having students back on campus would obviously be necessary for that to happen. For the faint of heart, there will be a new normal on campus...

Plans include the following per the university president:

?We will have the capacity to test every Student, Faculty and Staff member for COVID-19 upon return the campus

We have the capacity to sustain a robust testing program throughout the entire semester

We are reviewing several comprehensive tracing and tracking apps for early and thorough identification of at-risk contacts

We have designated ample student housing for those who may require isolation and quarantine, and we are putting in place the support services to provide for their meals, education, and other needs

We will increase on campus single-occupancy rooms in on-campus residence halls

We will modify our dining practices in order to reduce close student contact in student dining facilities through "grab and go" meals

We will make accommodations for high-risk individuals and others who choose to continue online instruction with safeguards for protection against discrimination and stigma

We will follow clear public health protocols, including social distancing within classrooms, lecture halls, meeting rooms and sports venues, with strong encouragement of proper social distancing off campus

We will ensure that large class sections will either meet in smaller sections or in online formats and create alternative academic offerings to accommodate safe class gatherings

We will provide advising over the summer to help all students adjust their course schedules as needed

And finally, as stated, no student, faculty or staff member will be required to return

The new normal on campus won't be easy but judging by how well all of you have risen to the occasion during the challenges of the last many weeks, I have great confidence in you.?

WE PLAYING FOOTBALL BABY!!!!

Good sign. Someone just has to be first to have the guts to step out there. USC stepping up. Others will follow. It will be different but school and life adjust. It has to because shutdown is not a long term strategy that works.

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Originally Posted by R2Dawg

Good sign. Someone just has to be first to have the guts to step out there. USC stepping up. Others will follow. It will be different but school and life adjust. It has to because shutdown is not a long term strategy that works.

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It's amazing to me how conservative MSU is in this regard.

We have not announced anything yet like other SEC schools while also still refusing for some inexplicable reason to sell alcohol at games.

Not sure why we move at a snail's pace on stuff

Oh.... and we ruined the best MSU roster in history with a "nice guy" coach.

Oh.... and we turn ourselves in the NCAA every chance we get.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFTRwD85AQ4

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Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg

It's amazing to me how conservative MSU is in this regard.

We have announced anything yet like other SEC schools while also still refusing for some inexplicable reason to sell alcohol at games.

Not sure why we move at a snail's pace on stuff

Oh.... and we ruined the best MSU roster in history with a "nice guy" coach.

Oh.... and we turn ourselves in the NCAA every chance we get.

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Our leadership are sheep. Never seen a university president so scared of special interests, but I guess it shouldn't be a surprised based on his background.

"we're all we got. We're all we need"***

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Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg

It's amazing to me how conservative MSU is in this regard.

We have announced anything yet like other SEC schools while also still refusing for some inexplicable reason to sell alcohol at games.

Not sure why we move at a snail's pace on stuff

Oh.... and we ruined the best MSU roster in history with a "nice guy" coach.

Oh.... and we turn ourselves in the NCAA every chance we get.

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It's just the culture at MSU.

Dominos are falling. Per Clay Travis tweet:

?University of Tennessee announces it plans to bring all students back to campus this fall. Joins LSU, Alabama, Texas A&M, Missouri, Arkansas, Georgia, & South Carolina in making this announcement. SEC is playing football this fall, y?all.?

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Our leadership are sheep. Never seen a university president so scared of special interests, but I guess it shouldn't be a surprised based on his background.

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It's got to do more with MS people as a whole. Hell, I can remember riding with my dad to the crossroads so he could buy beer. Then when I was in college, we could buy the beer, but it was hot. Conservative? Backwards?

I CANNOT TAKE ALL OF THIS POSITIVE NEWS!!! WE MUST NOT PUT THE TOE TO THE LEATHER UNTIL THE ENTIRE WORLD HAS BEEN TESTED EVERY DAY FOR 6 MONTHS!!!!!!

MSU and UM probably waiting on the governor to give the go ahead.

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Originally Posted by Jacksondevildog

I CANNOT TAKE ALL OF THIS POSITIVE NEWS!!! WE MUST NOT PUT THE TOE TO THE LEATHER UNTIL THE ENTIRE WORLD HAS BEEN TESTED EVERY DAY FOR 6 MONTHS!!!!!!

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I agree lol!

ETA someone will be along in a minute to give you all the reasons that opening schools up is the most insane thing ever and how irresponsible it is.

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I CANNOT TAKE ALL OF THIS POSITIVE NEWS!!! WE MUST NOT PUT THE TOE TO THE LEATHER UNTIL THE ENTIRE WORLD HAS BEEN TESTED EVERY DAY FOR 6 MONTHS!!!!!!

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Think about all the nursing home residents that are forced to go to our football games!**

Dangerous to open the schools. What's going to happen when people get an education****

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Originally Posted by Tbonewannabe

MSU and UM probably waiting on the governor to give the go ahead.

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Correct. There is a chain of command. We are a state funded school. Folks on here dissing our leadership don't know how the world works. Keenum knows how to operate in complex organizational situations. We are planning. Just because it hasn't been announced doesn't mean anything.

There is an article on 247 where Cohen said they are planning on September football.

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Originally Posted by Commercecomet24

I agree lol!

ETA someone will be along in a minute to give you all the reasons that opening schools up is the most insane thing ever and how irresponsible it is.

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True. Already happened too. First two days after things started opening up and a few numbers climbed here came the critics when the data is two weeks before you really know any affects.

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Originally Posted by R2Dawg

True. Already happened too. First two days after things started opening up and a few numbers climbed here came the critics when the data is two weeks before you really know any affects.

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Yep, right on.

This. There will be one plan for all Public Universities in MS. Our Dr. Shaw is chair of the task force. This is from DJournal news item:

Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr., commissioner of higher education for the state of Mississippi, has established a 16-member Safe Start Task Force to develop a plan for universities to start and complete the fall 2020 semester “in the safest and most effective way.” Two administrators from each of the state’s eight universities will provide input through the Institutions of Higher Learning’s task force.

Mississippi State University Provost and Executive Vice President Dr. David Shaw will serve as chair of the task force.

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Think about all the nursing home residents that are forced to go to our football games!**

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Originally Posted by MSU 1984

That the university WILL open back up this Fall for in person instruction. Hopefully other SEC schools (and all other football schools) will follow. I?m still holding out hope for college football in 2020 and having students back on campus would obviously be necessary for that to happen. For the faint of heart, there will be a new normal on campus...

Plans include the following per the university president:

?We will have the capacity to test every Student, Faculty and Staff member for COVID-19 upon return the campus

We have the capacity to sustain a robust testing program throughout the entire semester

We are reviewing several comprehensive tracing and tracking apps for early and thorough identification of at-risk contacts

We have designated ample student housing for those who may require isolation and quarantine, and we are putting in place the support services to provide for their meals, education, and other needs

We will increase on campus single-occupancy rooms in on-campus residence halls

We will modify our dining practices in order to reduce close student contact in student dining facilities through "grab and go" meals

We will make accommodations for high-risk individuals and others who choose to continue online instruction with safeguards for protection against discrimination and stigma

We will follow clear public health protocols, including social distancing within classrooms, lecture halls, meeting rooms and sports venues, with strong encouragement of proper social distancing off campus

We will ensure that large class sections will either meet in smaller sections or in online formats and create alternative academic offerings to accommodate safe class gatherings

We will provide advising over the summer to help all students adjust their course schedules as needed

And finally, as stated, no student, faculty or staff member will be required to return

The new normal on campus won't be easy but judging by how well all of you have risen to the occasion during the challenges of the last many weeks, I have great confidence in you.?

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In other news, I'm going to win the powerball in late september.

USCe has NO WAY of knowing whether they will be playing this fall because there is no way of knowing right now if we are going to still be in, or re entering stay at home orders.

I really wish people who are leading our country and our state would formally announce that any plans beyond the next 14 days are tentative AT BEST.

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Originally Posted by R2Dawg

Folks on here dissing our leadership don't know how the world works.

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You mean other states & schools don't appear to work faster?

Sure, there is a chain of command but why does our always seem to be the slowest?

We seriously look like we're led by a complete bunch of bumpkins.

Same thing with a good bit of our fan base... poo is us. Mittittipppi Tate...... I understand why he chose LSU.... I understand why he'd transfer from MSU..... Nothing we can do about A&M purchasing players in our state..... I understand why Coach X left..... We can't afford it.....

It's just pathetic. This state will never move forward until aggressive leadership comes along & sticks it's foot up the collective ass of a good portion of the population

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Originally Posted by gravedigger

In other news, I'm going to win the powerball in late september.

USCe has NO WAY of knowing whether they will be playing this fall because there is no way of knowing right now if we are going to still be in, or re entering stay at home orders.

I really wish people who are leading our country and our state would formally announce that any plans beyond the next 14 days are tentative AT BEST.

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I disagree with this take. Just because we don't know what's happening in the future (when have we ever?), doesn't mean you shouldn't make plans. Obviously, anything can happen between now and September; however, schools can't wait until August to make a decision to reopen. Reopening a college (especially in light of the virus) isn't like turning on a light switch. It's not about KNOWING what is going to happen in the future, it's about preparing for it. If colleges don't start preparing NOW to open in the fall, they definitely won't open, even if they could have. That's why this is good and meaningful news and should be taken as such by anyone hoping for life to return to normal as soon a possible.

Making no decision at this point because of uncertainty is a decision. It's a decision to definitely not open.