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Everyone has political beliefs and the things they do and say usually align with those beliefs to a certain extent. To say Fauci has no political allegiance and is only doing whats in the best interest of others and not his beliefs or what may benefit him is ignorant. Its ok to question Fauci. He has worked for the left and the right presidents because it is a prestigious position to be tied to the white house and it probably makes him a lot of money speaking and consulting for people because of his ties to the white house. Many hate Trump. The guy does say and do some really dumb s#!t. But all the stuff you read in the news instigated by the left and right to fuel Trump hatred is exaggerated at times and used as propaganda to create a narrative against him. Yes he brings much of that stuff on himself but most of it is exaggerated and made out to be a bigger deal than it is or is just not even true, same thing happened to Obama and all presidents. The REAL reason washington does not like him Left and Right is because the guy is a billionaire and doesnt need their under the table payoffs to do what they want. He cant be bought. Yes all politicians are bought by someone- even the ones some people think are so great. Ever wonder how all these politicians are millionaires? It isnt from their 150k salary. 150k doesnt turn you into multi-millionaire. Doesnt buy you multiple houses. Ill wait for the guy who is the champion for politicians and tell me they do speeches and write books, have foundations. Yes those are all good fronts for the shell game of hiding the extra money.

Just reported. Florida ICUs at about 85% capacity (15% is covid cases - rest are other types of patients. Additionally Florida has 10 covid only facilities around the state which are not full. Normal utilization rate is around 90% btw. In addition to all this, most hospitals have additional back up ICU capacity of 100% of normal capacity. Finally, many of the hospitals have waiting lists for regular non covid patients but this is declining fairly quickly as staffing and scheduling permits. Similar numbers / situations in Texas for example. More shutdowns jeopardizes the non virus healthcare greatly.

As I said, some agree and some don’t. His opinions are his opinions. Many other Drs etc see things differently. Many of his fundamental “facts” change so often they are just opinions in my view.

I have been noticing the same thing. When I go to the grocery store in my town, mask-wearing is about 50%. The vast majority of men who do not wear masks also happen to be wearing shirts emblazoned with the American flag or some phrase about "freedom" or "these colors don't run" or something like that. That bothers me. I love my country and consider myself to be patriotic. But so often the folks who make a point of displaying their so-called patriotism are selfish a$$holes who don't really seem to care about their fellow citizens at all in their words and actions. I wish the left would start a movement to take back what it means to be an American and show what our values are, and expose the Trumpists not just as the corrupt racists they are, but also as unamerican.

The politics should favor opening things up and resuming life and normally this would be the case. But there is nothing normal about the current times. Instead theses are very strange and ominous times socially and politically. Unusual forces are at play distorting and twisting the very social fabric. As a result, the ‘herd’ is broken up and disbursed in several directions, particularly on the left. Its like herding cats instead of cattle. You don’t. Politics has invaded areas of life where it rarely belongs (sports, healthcare, business, major news media) all at the same time. When combining this oil & water like mess in an extremely polarized and agitated electorate, all bets are off. It truly is a scenario where forces are pushing and pulling in ways unlike anything since the 1850s in this country. Yes Governors and Mayors have the say locally, thanks to cowardly courts mostly. But the ADs, school Presidents, conference and sports association leaders, et al, are all stuck with making choices they dont want to make. Sometimes, those cushy big bucks jobs are just not so cushy. lol There are no easy or obvious choices where everybody is going to be pleased. The leaders cant stick the finger up and look which way the wind is blowing - cause it is, effectively, a tornado. Society is spinning erratically. The pandemic may be subsiding, or maybe not, depending on the measurements one takes and the relative importance of each. Case #s are climbing as they would be expected to be as infectious illness spreads exponentially through the population. Nothing but an absolute strict quarantine of everybody could stop the inevitable spread, once it was discovered, already disbursed across the population. Slow the spread - flatten the curve - save the hospitals from being overwhelmed. That WAS the Fauci strategy. The big problem is Dr Fauci had to make choices - politically, socially, economically - in the name of medical science. Some of those choices appear more political than scientific to many. Certain segments of society became more “essential” than others. Some workers were deemed worthy and did not suffer at all while others lost everything. Some got effectively long paid leave and work from home with no loss of incomes, benefits, etc. Others had the lives and livelihoods confiscated and it continues with more to come being threatened. Now, we are threatening the sports world and children’s education. But apparently there is no cost to the teachers - just the kids and parents. Somehow government is the sacred cow. Again. I think if school is closed, again, there will be serious resistance to continuing government employment as ‘essential’ yet, apparently, unnecessary. lol. In other words, time for Dr Fauci and the government side to feel the pain, if shutdown is their only answer, with no end in sight but more ifs and maybes. Sacrifice for all needs to be shared by all, fairly.

Sports are a society's reward for hard work. Guess which societies are more likely to have sports in the next few months?

Still is brother. Fauci has worked under 6 presidents, including Reagan and both Bushes. The only reason his expert advice is seen as political is because Trump disagrees with it. I assure you science isn't political, he's saying what every other countries top scientists are telling them. People don't like what he's saying because its inconvenient, it might affect their sports watching, their vacations, their summer plans. Much like a doctor would tell you to run and stop eating pizza if you came into his office fat as hell, Fauci is just telling the nation what needs to be done to be healthy.

It is true that hospitals are filling up, but last night the Governor of Florida was on TV saying they were still in a good situation bed wise and that a lot of the fill was from prior elective surgeries, cancer treatments and a host of other medical problems. The beds are not full of Covid patients, like the media twists the story. No one can blame Fauci, he had no idea of what this disease was or even is still at this point. They are learning that it isn't as deadly as first thought, except to the elderly and those with other health problems. USC has stated no person to person classes this fall/year. I am guessing with no large gatherings allowed in the state of California, the Pac 12 will be hard pressed to have a season. If Garcetti and Newsome have any choice, there won't be I would bet on it. The only chance of football in the Pac 12 is if the death toll/rate keeps falling, which I think it will, but these idiots may hold us under their power until after the election. Franz, is your hospital using HCQ in early cases. Ours has and it seems to help quite a bit.

That is not the real reason. Not even close.

Again, I just don’t see how or why few schools have veto power over all the others. Why should the Big 12 or SEC or Neb, Iowa, Indiana, Ill, etc take millions and millions in losses (not to mention tens of thousands of students), because Michigan says they dont want to. If their stadium collapses, we dont cancel cfb because they cant play. They can forfeit.

This is a sad man. His whole outfit is just to show what a tough guy he is from his pro usa shirt to no mask and then he cracks when asked to wear a mask by an old lady.

I trust Fisher's eye and you should too. Not sure what to make of this but we have a stacked room where this young man can develop and improve his game. It also is only July and he could get a ratings boost or have a monster senior year. His dad played in the NFL so he has been around the game for a long time. Maybe Fisher sees something many of us don't see that he likes. Recruiting rankings are going to miss many prospects this year and he could be one of them that they haven't evaluated correctly. More offers could be on the horizon for this young man and that could also bolster his rating. With no camps at all, he can't really show out so we have to just wait and see here. I trust Fisher and he is one of our best recruiters so I am not worried at all.

Yeah, outrage at gassing protestors in front of the White House in order to have a photo-op is completely the same as the outrage directed at Obama for wearing that tan suit. Really, there is absolutely no difference between the two things, right?

I'm more than knowledgable on the resources it takes to run an ICU, let alone an ICU at capacity, let alone transitioning additional beds to ICU beds. 15% is nothing to scoff at, and I'm sure that number is elevated in hotspots. A sudden 15% uptick in ICU patients, let alone a 20%-30% uptick puts quite a bit of strain on system. I'm not advocating for a shutdown, just proving context. I'm not saying Florida is a lost cause, but definitely something to watch in regards to the return of sports. Notably NBA. If death rate in Florida continues to stay low, well that's pretty good sign, if it trends up with hospitalizations and cases - then that puts the NBA season in limbo as well as all sports.

His dad played in the NFL 8 years. He can be worse than his dad and still have an awesome college career.

This would mean one more game against the B10. Would love a rematch against Indiana or an easy win over Maryland...So we'll probably play Michigan.

Players are free to not play anytime. That is not an issue to me.

I've been watching a lot of different workout videos on YouTube ever since the shutdown. I watched one this morning where EVERYONE in the gym has a mask on during their entire workout. If these people can wear a mask while working out, anyone can wear one for 20-30 minutes walking around Costco or walking to their table at the restaurant. Literally no excuses

Wiltfong is evaluating him today, then the rest of the team will. They will rank him the 3rd Wed of the month (next Wednesday).

12 yard TD catch by Davison.

I absolutely agree. DeVos is among the most vile, reprehensible, and unqualified folks that Trump has appointed (among many who also fit that description). I work with Title IX issues, and the new regulations she recently shat out are a steaming pile of crap.

Fish played with his dad

We do heavy circuit training with minimal rest. I don't like it because it doesn't allow the incoming freshman to adapt to the required lifting we are asking. A lot of these kids coming in are not used to the rigors of this kind of training and are not strong enough to be doing heavy circuit sets or even circuit sets at all. They need to have a different training program for the incoming kids and let them get stronger and allow them to work on any weak points or unbalances they may have.

Holy crap, I just had a life moment. I was born 8/5/85, and Lardarius Sr., father of this commit, was born 10/12/85. I'm older than a commits FATHER. Wow...didn't see that coming today.

Madden coming soon, August 28th to be exact. Madden 20 has been amazing, including Face of the Franchise, but how do you improve on an already good thing? According to EA Sports, multiple college football seasons can be played using the “Face of the Franchise” mode. In that mode, users will start in high school football and work their way into offers from college football programs. The college teams that will be available to select from include: Florida, LSU, Michigan State, Oklahoma, Clemson, Nebraska, Oregon, Miami, Texas and USC. Face of the Franchise, and playing at Nebraska? Yes Please. I've got my game reserved and can't wait.

"Covid-19 champs!"

I like tan suits! Obama did smoke, I was always surprised that didn't become a bigger thing from the anti-smoking crowd. Yeah...discrimination against lame sports. High five!

Major League Baseball's attempt to pull off a shortened season is quickly unravelling as more players test positive. NBA players are getting nervous about being committed to a bubble in Orlando. These multimillionaire players are being allowed to opt out, but if unpaid college athletes are expected to assume the risk in order to entertain us, the season could have a pretty bad vibe. No matter how low the statistical probability, if just one player, coach, staffer or family member dies, the ripple effect would stop everything in its tracks. I know there's an attempt to politicize this, but the same pandemic is affecting almost every country on Earth, with no left or right agenda, no TDS. Virtually no one is accusing the United States of going too far to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

This was a great question.

As long as he works out better than the last famous father/son duo.

Uh oh, the shrugging emoji. I am definitely wrong then. Show me where I said I think the visa status is the actual topic for my views.

Yes. NCAA will have to basically issue a “2020 doesn’t count” rule. Thereby saying players, whether they play this fall or not, retain full eligibility as though 2020 never happened. They also have to increase roster and scholarship limits by 25 to 110 in fb for example until the class of 2020 exhausts their 5 years and then cut back to 85. This will be opposed by many who cant afford the numbers. But so be it. Teams dont have to use them. If they dont fix this year, then some group is going to get shorted a full year as a student- athlete participation. I dont see the NCAA shutting down the entire country because Mich or Cal doesnt want to play. I doubt they have the power but depends on the contracts signed by members I suppose. You cant give one or two schools or governors veto power over the rest of the country either.

Cubs fan tries to catch foul ball.

Elementary teachers get sick all the time and are constantly exposed to disease as it is: colds, flu, lice, god knows what else. Little children are filthy. Now they are going to be spreading Covid all over the place like glitter.

Mannings clay matthews patrick mahomes ken griffey mccaffreys here is a list of nfl football Players. I would say it doesn’t always pan out, but it sure doesn’t hurt your chances. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_second-generation_National_Football_League_players

Baseball team beats team named after bland food, earns trip to city 45 minutes away.

My wife use to organize bingo games at the Cancer Treatment Center of Tulsa years ago. Patients come from all over the USA and are there for weeks. Our 2 sons were young and they helped us. We had several different ministries & stores that offered gifts for the Bingo game winners. I would call out the numbers. Our favorite number was B9 ........ Think it though -as to why we would applaud that number each time it was called.

Off the floors and out of the ICUs now, moved to a management, post acute setting role, so can’t speak on it first hand. But all the studies I’ve read seem to show HCQ has a role early on and paired with the right drugs.

Right - because how do have a policy that says students can't be in class sitting less than six feet apart and then play a sport where you're in each other's faces, be it in training, practice, or in games. Again, the big dollar revenue generating schools absolutely want football to happen and their financial teams and admin teams are probably sh*tting their pants right now at the thought of the potential lost revenue (in any amount). But if you do the season roughly as normal, people get sick, and you get sued...how much money flies out the door? Pretty much an inexorable clusterf*ck. There won't be much football played (if any at all).

That seems like a lot of speculation and over-reaction to a couple (possible) events we don't know much about.

That is one of the best of all of them. Honestly, go watch that this weekend.

They should maybe think about the wording on that graphic with covid-19 going on.

Sorry if this info is already in the thread. Not sure how credible it is. I got it from a Michigan board so maybe not so credible. Also read that Michigan will not play Washington or Arkansas State this year. They will play the regional MAC team. The ADs and presidents did meet today and it sounds like there is a commitment to play this year. As I mentioned yesterday, it won't be a full season. That's pretty much off the table. I still think it's 8-9 conference games, maybe 1 regional non-conference to meet the BTN contract programming (because everyone wants to watch OSU blow the doors off Akron, Bowling Green or Ohio). Thought: getting ahead of ourselves, but I bet some players sit if we get the one regional cupcake game. Again, the reason behind all of this is because the B1G can level the playing field and create rules and framework that everyone has to follow. For example, mandatory testing from an independent contractor hired by the league 36-48 hours before every game. Or mandatory bye weeks. Reduced rosters numbers on the sidelines. How long positive tests have to sit. Mandatory full face shields on helmets (look them up if you haven't seen them). Mandatory masks on sidelines (they would wear those neck things that they can just pull up over their mouths). And so on... I still like the 2 games on, 1 game off model. It almost ensures no one has to miss more than one game if he tests positive. However, I hear pushing the start back to mid-Sept. and splitting the season into thirds with a bye after games 3 and 6 is more likely. Yesterday someone mentioned that some teams are angling to play division games only. That IS accurate. They are weighing a handful options. One would have division games only and playing some teams home and away based on distance. (Michigan/MSU twice in one year? Probably not likely, but I suppose it could happen. We do it in basketball). It sounds like they agreed on 5-6 models to consider and they're going to come back vote/decide). I'll post more if I hear more, but at the end of the day, it sounds like we're going to at least try to play football this fall. Who the hell knows how far we'll get...

uh huh, interesting the only 3 news sources that a google search turns up that are reporting this are: The Daily Wire (Ben Shapiro), The Federalist (David Harsanyi, Mollie Hemingway), and The Blaze (Glen Beck).

Stop trying so hard to be offended by this.

Admittedly I haven't done a detailed look at the numbers, but from a quick glance it looks like much of the reason things have flattened is that NY-NJ-MA have dropped over the last month while TX-FL-AZ have gone up. In other words, the pandemic has just moved locations. To support that, look at the daily death counts - Texas has 3 of its 4 highest daily death counts over the last 3 days. The other day was a sharp one day spike in April - possibly due to "clumped" reporting where they didn't confirm deaths over several days until all at once. Thus, TX has a sharp increase in Daily Deaths over a smoothed 7 day average. I guess we see where it goes the next week or so, but if they follow a model similar to NY, they could have high death totals for another 1 or 2 months. This doesn't directly affect Nebraska Football that much (or some of the surrounding geographical area), but could another outbreak occur in Omaha or Lincoln similar to the meat packing plant spike?

You mean to tell me that in a hugely Red state, whose population consumes conservative media like it's candy, that the messaging coming out of the White House is the same or similar to what people think/feel?