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  1. 4 minutes ago, JimmyJames said:

    Whatever. So anyway I’m of the opinion that Biden should not set foot in the same building as president superspreader. Thoughts?

    Agreed. Play four corners.

    Ready made excuse -- "he tried to infect me last time"

    Plus this debate is about foreign policy so it will stupidly focus on Hunter's hard drive drivel.

  2. 22 minutes ago, thepop said:

    Charles booker wouldn’t have won either, but he would have made it interesting like Jaime Harrison

    Booker's an engaging speaker and has a relatable personal story also. The Democratic party would be smart to elevate him for no other reason than he will be useful for outreach to younger Black men in the future.

  3. As a Sooner fan, I confidently say UT's had the better QB at the Cotton Bowl the last two years. He certainly earned my respect.

    I'm glad we (likely) won't be seeing him again.

     

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  4. 1 hour ago, Fud said:

     

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    There might be a few changes to the defense this week, in regards to personnel. I am not reporting this as something that is 100% happening, but I can tell you that both redshirt freshman nickel, Jeremiah Criddell, and freshman cornerback, Joshua Eaton, have been getting in some work with the ones this week.
     

     

     

    The fact that Bookie gets so much run for OU is a terrible sign for the Sooner DBs.

    Bookie's physical limitations and immaturity were on full display last Saturday.

  5. 17 minutes ago, Fud said:

    This Perkins thing is interesting. I could see any of Riley being coy about Perkins actually being cleared so that Texas isn't completely ready for him, Perkins having no shot at being cleared but making Texas waste practice and preparation time on him, and what's being reported actually being true where they got an indication that he should be cleared, but it hasn't happened yet.

    What's weird to me about him being cleared, aside from the rare NCAA cutting a suspension short, is him potentially being cleared while the other two aren't. Didn't they get popped for the same exact thing? 

    Agree, there is no benefit to OU for providing clarity on the situation.

  6. 6 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

    Agreed but we are talking about someone who is in the top .001%

     

    i mean you can try to make the argument that we should all receive the same treatment as those in the top .001% but is anyone going to take you seriously?

    I think we're agreeing.

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  7. 4 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

    The only system where the rich won’t benefit from being able to pay cash is a communist system. Pointing that out does not mean I think our system can’t be improved upon

    Agree, but this is about 95% of Americans.The extremes aren't my concern.

    Is the Canadian system a "communist" system in your eyes?

    (BTW, I'm not one to fetishize the Canadians, but they do serve this counterpoint)

  8. 24 minutes ago, Bama Chick said:


    I’m not a physician but I am a hospital administrator (I keep my job title and duties vague purposefully) but I can’t imagine my facility - or many facilities - giving one of our beds to someone with “mild” symptoms just because they want it.

    We’ve not admitted plenty of very sick people because they just weren’t sick enough.

    Maybe he’s in some boutique for profit joint and he’s paying for it out of pocket but I just figured he was lying about having a mild case and he’s trying to spin how sick he is.

    And, ya know what, I’m kind of tired of giving these lying plague rats the benefit of the doubt.

    Whether he’s dollar whipping a hospital and taking up space that could’ve gone to a sicker person or if he’s lying about how bad his case is, the whole thing is gross and emblematic of everything wrong with our country and our health care system.

    He's a Walter Reed, which is a "boutique hospital," if that's the term for the top military hospital in the country that sits adjacent to the NIH Main Campus. There are multiple DC hospitals that have beds for the president reserved at all times for any reason.

    The fact that he was able to make it out to Bethesda, rather than to GW, which is blocks away from the WH was a clue that he wasn't critically ill.

  9. 25 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

    And that’s fair.  But rich people are always going to get better care than the rest of us. That tweet is a naked appeal to emotion

    This is an opinion that has been forced upon us by people who think they benefit from it. In reality, we all lose because of our fractured, unequal health care system.

    The classic, obvious example is increased use of emergency services by poor people because the don't have access to good primary care. We all pay for these emergency services with our taxes, and the ambulance goes to the next call regardless of whether there is a BMW or a bicycle in front of the house.

  10. 2 hours ago, victory88 said:

    Because we have an inexperienced head coach that we hired from a shitty G5 program that is completely outclassed in this sub par league.  He's a worse coach than Riley, Patterson, Campbell, and Gundy. 

    We're a miracle onside kick away from being 0-2 in the Big 12 and we are staring at another loss next week against ou.  

    Good OU teams have made garbage UT squads winners in Dallas in 2013 and 2015.

    Regardless of what happens tonight, I don't even know if this is a good OU team.

  11. 1 hour ago, Burt Macklin said:

    RE: 6’4" OT in college. 

    Cody Ford was an All-American and second round pick from OU, and he measured under 6’4 at the combine. 

    Ford also has an exceptional wingspan (I think I read 6'10").

    Height is a proxy for wingspan as they are generally approximately equal.

    I've always thought that relatively short (6'2" ish) with extended arm length (6'9" ish) would be the ideal because this would mean lower center of gravity and able to get underneath pads of defenders on run blocking but still able to extend during pass blocking.

  12. 3 minutes ago, texifornia said:

    While he's 100% pulling an "I saw what you did for Justin Fields, stop being assholes", I think you can absolutely say the Ole Miss football team under Kiffin is far more politically aligned as a group than UGA under Kirby. He's not transferring to the entire state of Mississippi as an entity.

    Please read the racism claims. He's complaining, compellingly, about the cops in Athens and the culture of the campus.

    It's called "Ole Miss" for a reason.

  13. 13 minutes ago, texifornia said:

    I mean, to be fair the Ole Miss and Miss State teams led the charge to get the state to change the flag, and the state agreed.

    He transferred in January. Mississippi had rejected changing the flag within the last 20 years. The Pirate is an open supported of the current president. If I'd been that scarred by open racism, I'd go someplace else.

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  14. 1 minute ago, LTtxfan said:

    How long does a player have to stay out under "contact tracing" rules if they test negative??

     

    I don't know the rule OU's using.

    In general, if truly asymptomatic, 1 week would be sufficient but some are using 10 - 14 days. Logically, it should vary with the level of illness of the positive person and the extent of contact between the positive and the traced.

  15. 11 hours ago, Ricky's one-hitter said:

    1. Floor is high because Bedenbaugh.

    2. no 300lbers on the DL. Shocked. I share that sentiment...Really couching your bets there.

    3. Norwood isn't a starting caliber corner with corner skills. But Grinch likes him. 🤷‍♂️

    4. The sunniest framing, bravo sir.

    5. You have a record prediction this year, Quigs? 

     

    1. They started Swenson last year while he was hurt. Apparently he's healthy now. Since health and experience tend to produce better results, I believe Swenson could be better than he was last year. Please let me know how this is controversial. That said, apparently Bedenbaugh has said Harrison has more talent than any other OL on campus. I guess that includes Creed Humphrey, who's on a lot of AA teams.

    2. OU's defense lost their best play at each level so there'll be a lot of uncertainty at baseline. With new starters at each DL position, that increases uncertainy. Add in a new strategy for DL, I guess focusing on speed/quick overall, there's a lot to learn. Now consider practice disruption and absences due to C-19

    Certainty is foolish.

    3. Norwood apparently missed a month in quarantine, apparently never positive. He play CB in 2018 and want the worst OU DB. Regardless of his physical limits, his experience and intelligence probably generate trust over 3 true Fr.

    4. I really don't think the framing was out of line with the totally of these individual careers. I acknowledged that they had rough early careers. Regardless, it's my lens.

    5. Through the Norwood story, I learned that OU isn't doing screening testing yet which means that they'll probably have multiple players out weekly.  Teams that have daily testing will avoid quarantine for many players and will thus have a lot less absences. This is a HUGE advantage. 

    It looks like OU's elevating a lot of young players early this year. This may be to get experience for 2021, the year many OU fans (including me) have been pointing to as a real NC contender. With all this uncertainty, I could see a 7-3 or 8-2 OU season this year. If the defense is good, they could run the table. 

  16. 14 hours ago, golfclap said:

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    This depth chart has a few surprises:
    - LT Harrison, true freshman starting. This is not unprecidented (RT Samia, 2015).
    Floor for the OL is relatively high because you Swenson (who wasn't great, but more than a traffic cone) back and healthy who could move back to LT if Harrison/Wilkins are incompetent.

    - WR Mims, true Fr. Seems like the buzz for him is real because he's on the 2-deep at WR and with return teams.

    - DL is mostly new as expected.
    DE Thomas is a surprise as he's a 3rd yr player who's done nothing so far. Apparently, he's always had the body. If he can be productive, that'll be awesome for depth when Perkins returns.
    Happy to see Roberson on the 2-deep too. I was excited when OU got him.

    - LB could see little drop off, despite the loss of Murray, if Ugweogbu can be a dude who can play 30 snaps/game to keep White and Asamoah fresh.
    Depth is shaky, again, with Mead as a 2nd stringer. Longterm, Will should be OK because Whitter and Morris seem like good prospects, and Odom can apparently teach.
    Rush seems like a place OU could have some stars moving forward.

    - CB has three freshman listed as back ups. This probably isn't the case as Tre Norwood, who by all accounts is back and healthy, will serve as the back up for both CB slots. Grinch loves Norwood's versatility also so it wouldn't surprise me if he ends up starting somewhere.
    - The somewhere I'd hope for Norwood is NB to get Bookie off the field.
    OU has a history of DB's who had rough starts to their careers eventually developing into trusted players (Wolf and Lynn, eg) so there is the hope for development. I just don't think Bookie is big enough to hold up. I hope Norwood, or better yet Criddle, supplant him.

    - Safety has two 3rd year players starting again. Remarkably they both made 13 consecutive starts last year before Turner-Yell got hurt. Hopefully, Washington and Washington get the opportunity to sub in to give DTY and Fields a break and to build experience for depth and the future.

     

     

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  17. 16 minutes ago, victory88 said:

    Yup, they lost both coordinators, and all of their starters.  I think they will suck donkey balls this year.

    We should all hope LSU struggles because of the massive turnover of staff and players and the bungling of locker room politics. Their offseason was among the worst in the country (for teams that are playing).

    That said, their schedule works out nicely for them. Their first three are MissSt, Vandy, Mizzou. They'll be favored in all and may gain necessary experience to face the tough middle of the schedule.

    If CorchO can somehow keep it together, it may mean that there is a new SEC superpower.

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