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  1. ...Since this article about the call from the Cardinals came out last month? There may be something on GMG but I haven't seen it. https://tulsaworld.com/sports/high-school/im-not-giving-up-on-this-dream-mason-fine-is-finally-getting-nfl-chances-after/article_2aeda42b-ffd5-5502-a85e-cdbb11156b8b.html
    3 points
  2. You know...the momentum of the early Tea Party movement got me excited and when Mitch McConnell took over as Senate Majority leader in 2015, I was pumped about more Conservative justices and a new Supreme Court. I figured the days of abortion and catering to the gays was over, but recent decisions have really proven it is more of the same - year after year, we get close, but nothing ever changes. That's why I logged on today - to ask a question I think we've all been avoiding. When is Mitch McConnell the Senate Majority Leader going to hold someone accountable? They have every advantage - brand recognition as the party of Lincoln, a passionate base and even their own GOP news network (like the Long Whorns!!!) We make all these excuses for his dual roles, but other political parties don't do it this way. I want what's best for the GOP, which leads me to my tough question, when is Mitch McConnell the Senate Majority Leader going to fire Mitch McConnell the Senator?
    3 points
  3. "the virus has run out of new hosts to infect." I mean, to start, I'd love (literally) to see the science and facts that state a person can not be infected twice https://www.vox.com/2020/7/22/21324729/getting-covid-19-twice-immunity-antibodies-vaccine-herd-immunity honestly, I'd say everyone in leadership throughout the world has been operating without a set of known facts. science takes time and mistakes and then more time. I'd say it's considerably more prudent to act with an abundance of caution in absence of fact. The Northeast on the whole right now is doing pretty well. Sports, especially amateur athletics, are a luxury...and I'd say allowing 20,30,40K people to congregate for a luxury is the equivalent of spiking the ball and doing the Icky Shuffle at about the 20 yard line (whereas Texas letting 60K into TMS this weekend is like that A&M kid over-celebrating a 4th quarter sack down 77-0)
    3 points
  4. *checks forum title again*
    3 points
  5. Our overall record is .500 vs Tech. 4-4.
    3 points
  6. Only a home and home. And when I say “home” I mean Apogee. And, just to avoid a misunderstanding, the game at Apogee is first. GO MEAN GREEN
    3 points
  7. perhaps it was meant as a throw-away line, but it's kinda emblematic of "our" (nation/leadership/individual) failings in dealing with covid...a sort of best case scenario assumption not based on fact. now you can easily say, "well Cuomo is making assumptions not based on fact, too" and you'd basically be right...the difference tho: - assume the worst and be wrong = short term losses and no football - assume the best and be wrong = long term losses as we repeat shut-down cycles and a lot more dead to your question about the numbers...I think you change #1 to read "the numbers a simply incomplete" and I'll answer All of the Above I do think the more measured re-opening and more social-conscious behavior in the Northeast has played a large role in managing the virus, but we're a long ways off from victory laps.
    2 points
  8. My favorite thing about Tucker Carlson is that his mom left him exactly $1 in her will.
    2 points
  9. It also helps that NY actually reported deaths and Texas covers them up by saying their death was pneumonia.
    2 points
  10. I hope this schedule stays in tact. I would love to see the smaller divisions start early and finish earlier and let the big divisions go into January. I’ll enjoy a longer football season every day. Plus all those little towns like Memphis, Childress, Big Spring...where cases could be low should be allowed to play as usual. I know we think of Dallas and Houston and San Antonio when making these decisions but these governing bodies need to consider all of our diverse State populations and communities when making final calls. I’ll be making road trips to watch some football if they allow fans wherever the first kick offs take place. GMG
    2 points
  11. Are you insinuating that our glorious CUSA commish doesn't have a plan? Cause you're right.
    2 points
  12. Only if home and home means both games at Apogee. Screw them. They have looked down their nose at us forever. Both games in Apogee or go pound sand.
    2 points
  13. Meh..that's a throw away line (but even the article only points to: "There have been some anecdotal reports of people getting reinfected with the virus after recovering from a first infection and getting sick again after being exposed to the virus a second time.) However, the facts are still the facts with respect to NYC infection rates, hospitalizations and deaths. Agree there are still many unknowns, but just thinking out-loud, what are the likely explanations for the numbers? 1. The data is wrong (intentionally or unintentionally) 2. There has been a mass exodus from the city reducing the population significantly and thus the targets for new infections 3. Along with social distancing when they have to go out, a significant number of people have isolated themselves in their apartments 4. Masks have a major role in reducing the spread 5. The reinfection rate is actually low - at one point in April I think there were credible estimates that up to 25% of the NYC population had already been infected 6. Others? I get that sports are not a necessity, but whether we like it or not, it is a significant part of modern life. Personally, I haven't missed baseball at all. My main point was to ask what metric is good enough for Mr. Cuomo? It is hinted at, but I do think we are largely ignoring the mental health aspects of all of this. We've had external dining for a two to three months now and recently (probably a few weeks) have inside dining in restaurants. I have a close friend that is terrified to sit at an outside table (regardless of how large it is) that has more than 4 people sitting down to eat because the governor said 4 is safe, but 5 is dangerous.
    1 point
  14. Corbin Epps. Now that was good player. Only player know to mankind that had "muscles" in his ear lobes. Seriously!
    1 point
  15. As of today, 6A and 5A are delayed 4 weeks, cannot begin play until Sept 24. 4A and below can start play Aug 27 (normal schedule). This will push Class 6A and 5A playoffs into January. Likely not the final decision.
    1 point
  16. 🤣 How can I compete with that?
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  17. North Texas Ambulance Service Responds To Skyrocketing Number Of Cardiac Arrests Houston reporting similar, but hey the official death rate is so low!
    1 point
  18. I think if the filibuster couldn't just be invoked and had to actually be done (like as was said...in Mr Smith Goes to Washington) - it would go back to almost never being used.
    1 point
  19. Just schedule games to start on Nov 6th...just a couple days after covid goes away. 🤣🤣🤣
    1 point
  20. Given the state of what a college football season might look like amid COVID19, I'll take any game I can get in any building.
    1 point
  21. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGDNaB6fZCU mission accomplished.
    1 point
  22. I know the rule wasn't retroactive when it went into effect in July 2018, but the NCAA should offer all seniors (2017 signing class) that played in 4 games or less their freshman season an extra season of eligibility. Why? Because they have extended that to everyone from their class that has played in four games or less in subsequent seasons, and every signing class since then has been extended a redshirt year under those conditions. It's the right thing to do, but it has been overlooked by the NCAA. They still have time to correct the omission,
    1 point
  23. There are 3 different "death rates." Language is important when talking about so many variables, so let's clarify: Mortality Rate (Deaths per X people, doesn't matter who is/not infected. I believe this is typically used when talking about a virus's impact on a community once herd immunity is established. It is critical to understand that this is a dumb rate to use when talking about a novel virus because it is still establishing itself and the number can be very fluid) CFR = Case Fatality Rate (deaths per X number of diagnosed infections) IFR = Infection Fatality Rate (deaths per X number of infections (infections = diagnosed cases + estimated number of undiagnosed cases)). "Death Rate" is so ambiguous. Don't use it. Be as specific as you can. I see the above used interchangeably, when they're not synonymous and possess very different/unique implications.
    1 point
  24. Louisiana cooking over Oklahoma cooking, my friend. any day of the week.
    1 point
  25. They at least have a plan....
    1 point
  26. 1 point
  27. Texas doesn't almost have the same number of cases as New York - it has about 80% the number. The death rate from NY was much higher though. In Texas it's currently about 1.2% and rising -- in the Empire State it is more like 7.5 percent and falling.
    1 point
  28. I know some above has simply been misunderstood, but “ home and home” means at their place (or visa versa) and then at our place (or v v). That’s what home and home means. Your home and my home. And my home is Apogee not some place in DFW. Tech will never never never never play us twice at Apogee without a return game in Lubbock. GO MEAN GREEN
    1 point
  29. Could be a factor of many things. 1. There is talk the this strain of COVID has mutated and more contagious and less lethal. But overall deaths would remain nearly the same with this hypothesis. 2. The population getting it right now has trended younger - they survive this easier. If those youth keep spreading though, it will hit the more at risk population eventually. 3. Now that the rest of the country sees how it hit the nursing homes so hard - there is a huge effort to protect those spaces. 4. Like Lifer, MD reported - some counties are not reporting only confirmed cases. So it skews the death rate down. 5. Tests are backed up and it will take a month or so to actually get the confirmed deaths from the counties. There is a two week gap in cases -> death and then up to a month to get the death -> report. That's why people watch the hospitalizations and cases and not the deaths - since it is a lagging indicator.
    1 point
  30. Yeh - the decision to stop elective surgeries had a huge effect on the ability for NYC to have more beds "ready." The hidden aspect of medical care is the staff capacity doesn't increase when you add beds. NYC should have gotten the surge nurses weeks earlier when they were planning the bed capacity surge. The 'beds available' count is bogus IMO. You can't have a baby in one month by grouping nine women together. What we see outside of NYC is hospitals are more full (overall) than NYC because elective cases are still going on. There is not a large cushion for more beds ... also the vent statistics are somewhat flawed. They count the shared vents and all other rigged up systems as individual vents. They are definitely not as good. It inflates the vent capacity - but those are worst case vents. Which thankfully were not needed. But hospital capacity may become a real issue in Arizona and Florida. Parkland here in Dallas is not in great shape... they have asked for federal assistance.
    1 point
  31. Barr plays both offense & defense ( as most do) at a 3A team. I believe he said in the Vito article, he thought his best shot at the next level was on offensive line.
    1 point
  32. Definitely the decision to use nursing homes was crazy town.
    1 point
  33. I've always thought Billy was cute. .......Wait
    1 point
  34. Guess every other FBS school who offered him is being too cute too. They all offered him to play offensive line as well. No official verification on that 40 time and looks pretty clear he doesn’t have legit FBS defensive end pursuit speed in his film. This dude’s an o-line prospect all the way.
    1 point
  35. Jeremy Combs (born November 24, 1995) is an American basketball player for the Köping Stars in the Basketligan, the highest tier of basketball in Sweden. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Combs After a high school career at David W. Carter High School in Dallas, Combs committed to North Texas Mean Green men's basketball, where he played for coach Tony Benford. In three seasons for the Mean Green, Combs averaged 12 points and 8.2 rebounds for the team and as a sophomore was named second-team All-Conference USA. At the close of Combs' three seasons at North Texas, Benford was fired and subsequently hired as an assistant at Louisiana State University (LSU). Combs was eligible as a graduate transfer and followed Benford to Baton Rouge.[1] In his lone season at LSU, Combs was limited to six games as he struggled with the lingering effects of his ankle injury suffered at North Texas.[2] Following the season, he and LSU parted ways, but he was granted a fifth year of eligibility and transferred to Texas Southern to complete it.[3] Combs made the most of his extra year, averaging 17 points and 9 rebounds per game and earning Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Player of the Year honors.
    1 point
  36. not popular : viewed or received unfavorably by the public. Truth
    1 point
  37. As usual, there is too much BS in you post to comment on. Not that it would make any difference. I stand by my comment, Anarchist.
    1 point
  38. Well crap. Someone needs a Snickers. https://news.yahoo.com/cdc-states-were-mixing-coronavirus-140253262.html
    1 point
  39. You did and that was my intended target, dude.
    1 point
  40. His last name is ironic.
    1 point
  41. It’s more affective to just build a new area. The Superpit is getting outdated and is having to be updated with thinks like ADA laws, etc.. Yes it is grandfathered in on somethings, but those are eventually going to have to be updated. Also, having it on the athletics side allows for more space on an already cramped UNT campus. The building of a new “Superpit” will allow for it to hopefully be used more (outside of B-ball and VBall) and for more events as well.
    1 point
  42. Public schools and libraries fit the definition of socialism..... Public taxes pay for them for the benefit of the public in general ... even if you don't use them. ...
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  43. What did I miss? Where did anyone say they should be free?
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  44. do you even talk sports, brah?
    0 points
  45. Well, yes and no. Things have changed quite a bit since this initially started included the way we treat those infected. You may or not agree with this, but NY, NJ and to a lesser extent CT screwed the pooch on this and it's affected everything that's followed since (people's perceptions, ability to compare "progress" or lack of over time with any confidence, etc.). Aside from the disastrous decision to place Covid-positive patients in nursing homes where the disease spread like wildfire and killed scores of those that should have been protected the most, the message early on from all the health experts in this area was, if you have the symptoms, stay at home and do not come to the hospital or seek treatment until you get to the point where you are experiencing shortness of breath or breathing problems. The problem with that advice was it sealed the fate of many patients. By that time it was too late. They were probably destined for a ventilator and as we learned a significantly high number that went on ventilators never came off. Basically, we lost the opportunity of catching it and treating it early in its progression and not at the end. It was like telling a cancer patient to wait until it gets to stage 4 before you start treatment. Personally, I view this as a complete an utter failure of public health "experts." They were enamored with "flattening the curve" and protecting the health-care system, they just didn't tell us that doing so meant sacrificing a lot of people who could have probably been saved. Fast-forward to current day and I believe the posture now is to treat the disease as soon and as early as possible - don't let it get to ventilator stage, especially for those with complicating factors. This means putting more people in the hospital now than they would have back in the March-May timeframe. In this respect, hospitalizations is not to be avoided at all costs as it was early on. We need to look at both admissions and discharges and how long people are in the hospital. Are they there for a day or two and released or do they stay for weeks? What was their condition when admitted, etc.?
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