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9 hours ago, knapplc said:

 

My dad, grandpa, sister, cousin and uncle are all physicians. They say your brother and cousin are embarrassments to healthcare and should turn in their licenses because their advice is likely to get people killed. All their colleagues agree.

 

They have zero political incentives and are just interested in keeping people healthy and alive.

"All their colleagues agree..."   it is unfounded generalizations like that which drive me crazy.  You list 5 physicians (I, unlike others, won't question the truth of that statement regarding them being physicians)...and to you that give you the unfounded confidence to say that "ALL their colleagues agree".  So if I find one infectious disease expert that says masks for healthy people are not advised, you'd be proven wrong.  Just one.  But I have no interest in proving you or anyone else wrong.  Your logic is flawed no doubt, but you have every right to your opinion.  I fought to help you maintain that right.  Express your opinions and wear a mask and good on you.  I'll express my opinion and not wear one.

53 minutes ago, Decoy73 said:

Stop your irresponsible posts please.  Although I would bet most here are smart enough to ignore them.  You obviously haven’t a clue about how viruses spread.  So if you want to be selfish and irresponsible, fine.  But keep it to yourself and all your pretend “experts “.  

You assume much, and everyone knows what assuming leads to.  I understand that you have one belief, and I have another, and we both have myriads of experts that agree with each side.  Live long and prosper, as I already have.

6 hours ago, Scarlet said:

This is a completely untrue statement.  Please post all their contact information here so I can personally ask them why they would blow off science as physicians.  

Post your contact info, I'll have them contact you.  Fair enough? 

By the way, unless you just totally read onlny one set of news sources, there are a huge number of highly respected and experienced communicative disease specialists who have also said that masks are for the sick, not the healthy and can introduce different health risks if worn by those that are healthy.  But that would require open minded research on your part and would go against your view of the world.  And NO, I won't post links.  You have the internet, look it up.

28 minutes ago, Decoy73 said:

Just being a physician does not make one an expert on masks or free one from political bias.  You'll have to trust me on that.  Or don't.  I don't care. 

 

You ever have a face to face conversation with someone and suddenly a drop of "spit" or saliva comes flying out of their mouth as they speak?  You know what I'm talking about.  We've all experienced both ends of this scenario.  Would you rather that "spit" land on your mask or on your mouth?  What about be contained in their mask vs. being launched towards your face?

 

Or the guy (or gal) in the hardware store, that you just happen to be in, just had a coughing fit come on.  Say he (or she) was just recently infected with COVID-19, unbeknownst to them.  In addition to launching their sputum (and thus coronavirus) throughout the air, they cough into their hand (like many of us unfortunately do) and proceed to touch several things in the store including the credit card reader and exit door.  Now, given the choice, would you rather this hypothetical person have a mask on so they can cough into that (instead of the air and their hand) or would you rather them be unmasked?

 

I would like to hear you're thoughts on this.   I think the answer is pretty clear, especially if you are in the "at risk" group like you stated earlier.

My thoughts are you worry about a lot of things.

1 hour ago, Cdog923 said:

 

It most certainly was not. There are multiple threads for you to espouse your amazing uninformed opinions on the Covid epidemic in both the P&R forum and the Rec forum. Take them there. 

I don't come on often, so I must have missed the part where Cdog was made hallway monitor.

1 hour ago, Scarlet said:

This is a completely untrue statement.  Please post all their contact information here so I can personally ask them why they would blow off science as physicians.  

Post your contact info and I'll have them contact you.  Fair enough?

Just now, Cdog923 said:

 

No, because you doing you can potentially spread an infectious disease. 

 

Also, as I said, get that **** out of the football forum. 

My original post was directly tied to the exact topic of this thread.  You chose to take it in the direction it has taken.  So you stick to the topic in the future.  Alright?!

12 hours ago, Scarlet said:

Please post your epidemiology credentials and experience so that we can compare them to those of Dr. Fauci's.  It might help some of those who want to follow your lead have a little more confidence jumping into a sea of humanity by blowing off science and the facts about how respiratory viruses work.  Thanks in advance.  And Happy Trails.

My brother and cousin are both physicians.  They and their colleagues all advise against healthy people wearing masks.  I'll go with thos I know that have zero political incentives.  I'll go my way, and you can...stay out of it.  :-)

17 minutes ago, Cdog923 said:

 

Get this **** out of here. 

 

Hopefully all of you in here insisting on there being a season are wearing masks in public, and convincing everyone you know to do the same. 

My brother, and cousin are both physicians and advise against wearing a mask if you are not ill.  I trust them.  I'll do me, you do you. OK?

Fake News Fauci today said he doubted the NFL season would be able to proceed.  Now, I take him with a grain of salt in terms of his accuracy.  But does he really have the steam to tell the NFL they can't play?  Or can he just say they shouldn't play?

More closely related to something I actually care about, does his announcement today have an effect on college play?  It seems like the last few weeks have been moving toward some form of college football season happening.  I'm hoping for a full, no restrictions to capacity season.  I'm in the 'at risk' group and would still attend every game.  To me, it's all about living, not dying.

11 hours ago, JJ Husker said:

My math says if 6’ distancing has to be maintained then the approx. max capacity at Memorial would be maybe 12,000. First thing you have to completely eliminate every other row, cutting it to 50%. Then you would have to eliminate 3 of every 4 remaining seats, so 75% of the remaining. That gives you roughly 11,250 butts in seats. Then what, maybe another 1000 without seats. Personally I think they will create a way to get more (and maybe all) in there but if anyone is serious about 6’ spacing, it won’t be more than about 12k.

 

If it comes to that, I think they should just allow the band and all the students that want in and that’s it. How can they prohibit the students and then equitably determine which 12k get in? Probably won’t be an issue though as people everywhere seem to be getting really good at ignoring what makes sense to limit transmission and dolla bills are driving decisions.

I can see just letting the students and band in.  The band would all be seated together as they normally are, and the students would also cluster in what ever they feel are the best seats....with 90% of the stadium remaining empty!  LOL

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Lurch!!!!!  I sort of like that guy!

3 hours ago, Savage Husker said:

Keep your poison out of these threats, man.

Nicely done!!!

Is that the Bivens from Bell, Biv, Devoe?  If so, I don't see  a comeback. Haven't had a hit for years.

1 hour ago, internetman said:

Bigcat (barstool sports employee and co-host of the wildy popular sports/pop culture podcast "Pardon my Take") has started a career mode on the xbox 360 video game NCAA football 2014 (the last year it was made) and is streaming the coaching journey on twitch.tv/pardonmytake. Over 125,000 people tuned in to watch his National Title game Sunday night. 

 

The coach is named Gus Duggerton and is now head ball coach at University of Tennessee. He just lost the National title to Virginia Tech and there were rumors that he was going to accept another job if available and he was interested. 

 

A LOT of NCAA programs are having fun with the thought of "Coach Duggs" coming to their fictional 2014~ team. 

 

Coach Duggs has decided to stay at UT for now.

 

hope this helps.

 

 

Excellent explanation.  Thanks!  I don't watch TV except for live Husker games at a bar or somewhere, so I don't get a lot of the current trends.  Way, way back in the day a friend of mine had a Sports Illustrated football game.  Dice and cards with a cardboard football field, with packs representing 13 major teams from the years prior.  71 Huskers, a Notre Dame team, a Georgia team and such.  You'd pick your offensive play card, then roll the dice to determine your outcome.  Same for the defense.  We actually had a draft of teams, then played a full schedule including season end playoffs and a championship game.  Way before internet and computers.  It was a great time.  If I remember, Georgia had a running play that was almost unstoppable.

I am 100%, completely, totally out of the loop on this.....have no idea who BigCat or Coach Duggs is, or why this set of tweets is a thing.  Can someone help an old guy out and 'splain what this is all about?

1 hour ago, MyBloodIsRed16 said:

they were clueless.  One kid was actually 3rd string but his dad swore he should be playing ahead of me and would yell and scream anytime I got a penalty or anything.  I could hear him on game film too.  

There was a very, very vocal mother of one of my son's classmates.  She would ALWAYS be standing up yelling at the refs or coach or somebody.  Every single game.  Once, during a Jr High basketball game she was standing up screaming at the referee about something or other.  (This is in a small town, so probably 30 people there for an afternoon basketball game).  Her son (who was a pretty nice guy and very good athlete) got the out of bound pass, dribbled toward the sideline where she was seated and yelled "Mom!  Sit the f! down and shut up!!!"   She did.  The rest of us roared with laughter.

Purdue, simply because it is the first game and there is still doubt as to whether or not we actually have a season.

We will never "be back", if being back means being dominant for 30+ years.  The Devaney/Osborne era was a lightning in a bottle phenomenon that relied on facets of college football that are no longer unique to the Huskers. We may get better, and we may contend for and/or win championships, but we will never be "that" team again.

I'm not entirely clear on the annual recruiting calendar, but would this create some issues?  A decent player (not a superstar) declares for the draft.  Based on that declaration an offer is made to a recruit for the same position.  The player falls out of the draft and wants to come back, but we've committed a scholly to another player to fill his spot.  Also, would the University have the option to say "thanks, no thank" to that undrafted player?  That player would still be free to go to another school that wants him, but I think that option should be an open door for both the player and the University at that time.

Nope.  No season this fall.  College team sports will be reduced to Football, basketball and baseball.  Other sports will become extinct.  The second round of COVID 19 will hit this fall.  Schools will remain closed.  No football will be played for 3-5 years, during which, Iowa will claim 3 championships.  It is a bleak, bleak time indeed.

I'm not that well versed in these matters.  Does this have a negative trickle down effect on graduating high school seniors?  Will scholarshipped players staying for an extra season reduce opportunities for the next class of potential recruits?  Does this waiver include any changes to the scholarship number limits?

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I"m confused...are these the odd of the game actually happening?

I'm lazy and didn't read all six pages.  Is there any concern or comment regarding the OL players that get no recognition (so no $$$) yet are the ones that allow the 'stars' to be famous and recognizable?

On 12/17/2019 at 11:14 AM, The Murphinator said:

 

Dude can sing too?  Wow!!!!