12-16-2020, 11:53 AM
A question not 100% germane to Saturday's game, but relevant as we get closer to the holidays, so perhaps you'll forgive its inclusion here:
Does anyone know what the players are doing for Christmas? The current schedule leaves a week and a half gap between games against UCLA (12/21) and Arizona (1/1), which would normally leave time to go home and be with family. But given the strict protocols they are currently observing, flying commercially with no time for subsequent quarantining seems challenging, and if they would need to quarantine upon returning to Santa Clara county, returning to campus seems off the table as well. I understand that 2020 has been trying for everyone and that not going home for Christmas is both low in the hierarchy of suffering and also something that many are dealing with this year. Still, I feel for young players who have dealt with lots of uncertainty and strangeness and may now be confronting a holiday season far from loved ones. Hoping that teammates can celebrate together and find community and joy wherever they can this year.
Does anyone know what the players are doing for Christmas? The current schedule leaves a week and a half gap between games against UCLA (12/21) and Arizona (1/1), which would normally leave time to go home and be with family. But given the strict protocols they are currently observing, flying commercially with no time for subsequent quarantining seems challenging, and if they would need to quarantine upon returning to Santa Clara county, returning to campus seems off the table as well. I understand that 2020 has been trying for everyone and that not going home for Christmas is both low in the hierarchy of suffering and also something that many are dealing with this year. Still, I feel for young players who have dealt with lots of uncertainty and strangeness and may now be confronting a holiday season far from loved ones. Hoping that teammates can celebrate together and find community and joy wherever they can this year.