Posts posted by 'stache
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30 minutes ago, Horn80 said:Aggy football is cloaked in failure and moving to SEC did nothing to change them from being delusional pack of losers they are.
It makes sense that schools like Oklahoma State has struggled historically, with another power in the state, being a small state and all with a surprising blue blood program. The "second" big school in place like Texas, a large state with robust high school football, should by any evaluation have a major track record of success. Florida has a lot of similarities, and they have three colleges with national titles over the last several decades and historically (and a fourth in UCF that claims one and while laughable they were still a good team that year). The fact that they have been so mediocre for so long is just a testament to their shitty culture that holds them back and the fact that they appeal to natural born losers. This is and always will be one of the most astonishing stats in major sports.

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31 minutes ago, ChiTownDoc said:(I know you’re not replying to my old posts...But I wanna distance myself from the we all dead crowd.)
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Totally agree. My only issue was with those matter of factly stating nobody would die.  And I still think paid pros vs unpaid college kids getting exposed is different.  The coaches are paid really well so they can decide if they wanna take on the risk imo.  Conferences are likely more scared of players organizing vs player safety if you look at their history of ‘caring’ for players. Â
I agree with all of this, especially the college vs pro comparison. Pro players are more than well compensated for their risks. College on paper is a game for kids to play as amateurs, but we all know it's big business now. There is something fundamentally uncomfortable with exposing them to these risks to avoid massive financial losses when the players weren't going to be getting any of those profits to begin with. If the games are played I hope that maybe there will be a fundamental change in how we view "student athletes" and I hope they manage to get themselves some of the profits. You can tell from the building booms and over the top facilities and outrageous coaching salaries that schools are looking for any way to spend those profits without sharing with the players.
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Oopsie-poopsie. I can't seriously think he typed that out thinking it would be fine, but I also find it hard to believe someone could accidentally typo that word out. Maybe if he has it in his autocorrect vocabulary, which is also problematic.
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Isn't the neighbor scenario not mistake of fact but castle doctrine? Who cares if their friends, if he didn't call and ask if he could enter the garage to borrow the screwdriver, he's a trespasser. I guess if they had a standing agreement that they could enter each others' garages to borrow stuff it might be necessary, but then it would seem to weigh against a mistake of fact if you didn't consider that it was the neighbor who you gave advanced permission to enter at will. Reminds me of my thought on this case that she didn't even for a second think that maybe perhaps she was on the wrong floor even though they presented evidence that it happens quite often since they look the same.
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On 8/14/2020 at 8:16 PM, 4th and 5 said:
Holy shit, does Texas not have page limits?
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Oklahoma State is again nationally relevant. It's not only that college kids are dumb and many won't take it seriously, but at schools like OSU with a high percentage of students from rural areas, they are the ones whose tiny ass hometowns have not seen outbreaks so they don't think it's that bad, or they are in the category of calling it a political hoax and who get most of their news from chainmail or facebook posts from Greataunt Karen.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/16/us/osu-sorority-covid-trnd/index.html
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14 minutes ago, Tex Pete said:Seems to me that we should have been encouraging college students to get the virus over the last couple of months. Would have reduced the risk once everyone got back to college towns. IMO.Â
And a bunch of spots would open up for people on the waitlists for admission. Win-win!
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1 minute ago, SwanderedTalent said:
see, I"m the opposite, I like people who think doctors can be divided into two categories: the ones who are right and agree with me, and the "cooks"
because as with everything else in this country, there can't be a legitimate difference in conclusion after looking at facts, there's just the side that knows the right answer and their opponents, the mendacious and stupid
If there was a 50-50 split, or even 80-20, then there might be reasons to doubt the majority view. The majority is overwhelmingly on the same page, so yeah, the others are cooks, especially the ones on youtube who think alien sperm is medicine.
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50 minutes ago, aggie08 said:I fucking love how, in today's society, people can so easily convince themselves that they're critical, independent thinkers because they choose to go against the grain of, you know, experts when it's convenient to them.
Wait, no I don't.
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I like how they also always include "if you would just do your own independent research" meaning the cook "doctor" on youtube who finally said what they want to believe, so everyone else is wrong.
Classes start today in person at OSU. This weekend they reported a sorority house is on lockdown after 23 members tested positive (they would have been in town the last week or two). Video from the weekend circulating of packed bars including a dance club with kids bumping and grinding from wall to wall. I'd say half or more of the student body at OSU comes from small towns and they probably believe the youtube video and memes their great aunt shared on facebook about conspiracy. This shit ain't going to fix itself. A shit ton of campuses are going to have major outbreaks before Game 1 and shit will all get cancelled. If they manage to get a few games in, it will still get shut down with outbreaks on campus.
The one thing I see some credibility to is the argument that players might very well be at lower risk through the regiments of playing sports, including the testing and containment efforts within the locker room. But they are not paid and cannot be contained in an NBA-like bubble. They are students on a campus full of idiot kids. It can only work if the rest of campus can manage to avoid outbreaks. And then you need your opponents to be able to do the same thing. If campuses have outbreaks, I don't see football being feasible, even if the roster is relatively negative on testing at the time of the outbreak. It will only be a matter of time before they catch it. If campus gets locked down and students sent home, I don't think football players should be playing. There is just something wrong with "student athletes" being the only students on campus.Â
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The GQP: Trumpist Death Cult
in Cloak Room
I'll bite. What "good shit" is going on? Anything positive these days is completely overshadowed by the fact that 40% of the country, and half of voters in this country, not only support but literally worship a racist liar who acts like a toddler and made him president for life (they don't care that he says he should get a third term they support it). I'm struggling to see anything positive in politics right now. I'm voting for the democratic ticket, and even if they win, they will only bring us back to a minor sense of normalcy, but won't change the things that are really hurting the country.Â