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Skipper

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  1. Welp we are in same boat. Son spiked a fever Sunday night before bed. Hadn't really gotten any better and tested positive for Flu B this AM (feels crummy but nothing too bad). I got my flu shot end of September but kids got theirs in connection with annual checkup which wasn't until last Thurs so we were too late. Flu definitely spreading early this year for those that have been procrastinating on the shot. Nobody else has symptoms yet so fingers crossed.
  2. We've always known they bought their class but did Jimbo just put this class together solely based on cash offers for talent without diligence or comfort the player was a fit for his program (or in any way gave a shit)? This may well go down as the Case Study on how NOT to buy a Championship. Yes, you need to be competitive with the NIL market but essentially taking kids that (a) have major character red flags and/or (b) otherwise maybe aren't that interested in your program but for the fact you presented them with an above market offer they couldn't refuse isn't the path to a culture that's going to stick together when adversity hits. It still seems that recruiting has to be about relationships and program fit first (with a reasonable and market NIL budget to compensate accordingly). I fully appreciate we aren't exactly one to talk with the culture issues we've seen over the past decade but JFC this takes the cake. I can't imagine the disconnect and animosity from the players that actually give a shit (and maybe aren't being as well taken care of) compared to the guys just collecting paychecks and otherwise fucking around.
  3. You are exactly right and help making my point for me. From a brief look at the article you cited. "For every 5 weeks that passed since a person’s last vaccine dose, the risk of transmitting the infection to a close contact increased by 6%." But immunity against severe infection does not wane to the same extent. It's impossible to vax away transmission risk. Even your cherry picked study topped out at 21%. As for your last comment, you should probably stop listening to grifters like Feigl-Ding and other COVID alarmists. I have not seen anything remotely suggesting that a new wave should result in mass hospitalizations and death considering population wide antibody levels + paxlovid. Is it possible with a new variant that is immune evasive? Sure, but in that case, inherently, a vax isn't movign the needle by definition. Now, could a bad flu season combined with slight uptick with Severe Covid be bad? Sure. But if I'm a betting man there is more population wide risk from the flu this year than Covid (and turning Covid into the flu was always pretty much the goal in 2020).
  4. You reference 2 completely different metrics. Preventing spread vs. preventing severe disease. If you're going to make an argument at least be clear what you are talking about. Of course the vaccines help prevent severe disease. I don't think anyone is disputing that. However, at this point we have a heavily vaxed population + vast majority with natural antibodies. Again, the number of Americans without either has to be single digits. Then you also have a Paxlovid backstop which didn't previously exist. Hospitals are not overburdened with Covid patients anymore or if some are that is news to me. Personally I think anyone at risk of severe disease (65+, obese, etc.) should probably be boosting at regular 6 month intervals until further notice. Everyone else can do what they want. If I have no known infection i'll probably boost annually. My point to you is that whether or not a person gets a vaccine or not in October of 2022 really has no impact on your life. Considering the absolute minimal impact Omicron had on my family 5 months ago I'm more concerned with flu heading into this season.
  5. I can't believe people are still repeating this when it's been beyond clear (beginning with the start of the Omicron wave, if not Delta) that the vaccine has jack shit to do with preventing the spread of covid. What percentage of the US population at this point still has no vax or covid antibodies? It has to be single digits. And even that small percentage of the population has access to Paxlovid. You had every right to be pissed about people not getting Vaxed before the Delta wave (which would have prevented a lot of hospitalizations and overcrowded hospitals) but at this point in October of 2022 it isn't impacting your life at all.
  6. 100%. I think what is frustrating is he Biletnikoff potential if he is coachable and will work on becoming a complete receiver. If he has the same problems next year he's giving up a lot of money on his first contract.
  7. Huh? He had a couple of bad throws against OU but also had some of the best throws we've seen a Texas QB make in years. "Regression" is flat out stupid word to use when describing the play of a FR QB over a sample size of 15 quarters of football.
  8. That's disgusting. But nothing in that story surprises me one bit. Particularly that Collin County is the setting.
  9. What's crazy is Ovie completely forgetting his assignment is something you would expect from a FR without experience. Not completely fucking up the play call is probably only justification for playing him then he does that. Agreed, I hope they try to get the FR ready during the bye week and live with the consequences.
  10. This is infuriating to watch again. We play the screen perfectly and Ovie just gifts them a first down with sheer incompetence. He's flat out awful.
  11. I get that it sounds like loser talk from a coach after a loss but I'm done with it. I'm ready for Sark to throw out the stat that we've played X defensive snaps, have had Y QB pressures and opposing teams have been called for 3 holds all year. It's statistically impossible. To call that incredibly weak hold on us that cost 60 yards of field position (which effectively sealed the game) after watching their OL and receivers hold all fucking day is just infuriating.
  12. I watched that QB guru break down the film (all 22) the first game against ULM and he noted on a couple of deep balls Xavier's poor routes/angles. I chalked it up to first game QB/WR not on same page but it has happened time and time again. Even on Ewers first pick you could see Sark getting on X for his route. Now, it was so overthrown I don't know what route X could have ran to make a play, but just beyond clear he's not even close to being a complete receiver yet. Which is frustrating because the talent is there. Particularly, when you see routes like the 4th and 2 last week that was a thing of beauty.
  13. Cook is basically done for the year right? That's a huge loss for us.
  14. We lost for a bunch of reasons mainly shit execution. I think Sark should have pulled Ewers but I understand the argument for keeping him in. As bad as he played for 3.5 quarters he actually made winning throws and plays the last few drives (perfect 3rd down ball to Worthy that X didn't locate when game was tied, long scramble with BS holding call, hitting Sanders in the hands to give us a shot resulting in a pick). The most frustrating thing about this game is, with their injuries, I think we line up and win that game 9 out of 10. It was just a complete offensive implosion the last 10 drives.
  15. Did you miss the blatant holds all fucking day by their OL and WR's? What fucking game were you watching? GTFO with this bullshit.
  16. Thought that was a fantastic finale. Best of the series to date and I thought made some of the slow playing of characters pay off. A lot of bitching about nobody to root for in this thread (not here, the Greens have sucked since day 1) but that seemed to clearly flesh out good/bad team. Sucks we have to wait a while. Will enjoy seeing Alicent's reaction to that as she tried to straddle the fence
  17. I gave him somewhat the benefit of the doubt in that game because Iowa St. actually has a good and complex defense. Okie St's defense sucks. That's what makes yesterday's 2nd half offensive performance so frustrating. That being said, I think we all knew QE was bound to have a game like yesterday. We'll see how he bounces back.
  18. This board is so fucking bipolar. We lose to Tech (we suck, won't win 4 games). We beat WVU and blow out OU (playoff bound!!). Now we're back to losing out. This team is about what most of us thought it would be. Capable of beating anyone in conference by double digits if we actually execute at a high level on offense. But shitty enough on defense that we can absolutely lose to anyone if we implode offensively like we did in the 2nd half yesterday. We lack depth on defense and flat out do not have an Ossai like playmaker that can take a game over. The defense is improved enough to keep us in every game but they won't win it. Especially when we are dealing with Absolute Shit and Biased Big 12 refs that are NEVER going to give us a blatant hold or benefit of the doubt on a PI. We lost because our FR QB had one of his worst games probably at any level combined with absolutely horrid second half execution at all levels. Even Bijan not immune to criticism as he has to see that blitz on the swing pass and know the ball is coming out fast. He turns around that's a huge gain. I don't want to watch 2nd half film but if I do I'm pretty sure you can find big mistakes across the board that contributed to 3 fucking points on our last 10 drives.
  19. One shitty game (representing quarters 12-16 of actual college football playing time) and now "Sarks QB's regress". JFC.
  20. It's probably been discussed but Worthy's deep routes are a big fucking problem. And it was noticeable game 1 and hasn't been fixed. I don't know if he is just a bad route runner, has trouble locating balls, or just too frequently gives shit effort, but it's got to get fixed. He's too good of a player to not be an asset down the field.
  21. Fitting a bullshit hold fucks us. Seriously, if someone knocks one of these shit officials out after the game I'll applaud it.
  22. Complete team loss. I would say worst second half of football I've seen this team play but it's par for the course.
  23. I kind of like the idea of stealing the Tower tradition and lighting up the house Orange after a Texas win. But yeah, $30/sq foot is steep.
  24. I flipped over during a Ticket commercial break on drive home yesterday and they were talking House of Dragons but teased Mavs segment was next. Didn't hear it but sounds like they are at least doing some sports.
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