Not to worry guys - the Texas A&M band figured out COVID

[Nevilledog]

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[mr_lebowski]

1. They seriously couldn't figure out that a BAND playing at a game is a terrible fucking idea?

I don't blame the young people nearly as much as the idiots who thought it made sense for a band to even be there.

[captain queeg]

2. The problem is the vast majority who catch COVID aren't going to

Get real sick. Especially the young ones. So while thousands are dying these people will just end up believing the BS. Unless they themselves end up in the hospital or a family member dies from it. They will come out the other end of the pandemic feeling fully justified. And I’m not wishing greater misfortune on them. Maybe just wish they would at least get sick as a dog for a couple weeks so they at least realize it’s real. That might lead to a lot fewer deaths.

[Tribetime]

3. It doesn't look too bad to me..covering mouth

While not playing..its better than nosedick

[SunSeeker]

4. It may look better, but a saxophone blasting out covid droplets is much worse than a nosedick.

I used to play in a marching band. I'll never forget the stuff that came out of the brass instruments' spit valves. Wind instruments act like respiratory droplet funnels, as you blast out air from deep within your lungs, filled with moisture that carries virus.

I think they should ban all wind instruments from games during the pandemic. A good drumline is all you really need at a game anyway.

[Tribetime]

5. Ok thank you👍

[Freddie]

6. They make "masks" for wind instruments

Although I don’t see them here. For woodwinds (sax, flute, clarinet) it’s a cloth bag that covers the whole instrument with holes for your hands and the mouthpiece. For brass it’s easier (because the only place air comes out is the bell), it just covered the bell. Seen pix of these. I play in a community concert band and we’ve been on hiatus since March, as there’s no way we can rehearse safely with 40-50 players in our small rehearsal hall.

[smirkymonkey]

7. Oh, dear.

[TexasTowelie]

8. Waiting for the Aggie joke to go with this picture. nt

[gab13by13]

9. It wasn't just the A&M band that I noticed,

I noticed that there were a lot of people in Texas, Florida, Alabama stadiums watching the games, many without masks.

On the other hand I saw no one in a 107,000 seat Michigan stadium.

We are in for some bad times ahead. Canceling sports would have been the best route, but $$$$.

Multi-millionaire pro athletes aren't going to abide by rules or guidelines, the NFL is full of Covid now and basketball is starting up, already started up in college.

[TheFarseer]

10. I once saw a picture of a guy

In a Texas A&M T-shirt wearing a cap backwards and shielding his eyes from the sun with his hand. The caption said Aggie so dumb he can’t figure out how to work a hat.