Recruiting Forum Football Talk II

[bignewt]

Right? Lol, just because someone is a “government employee” doesn’t mean they are privy to any special information. Also, there is a difference between a state employee and a federal employee. I don’t mean this in a bad way. It also, matters who you work around as either of those two types.

Also, what type of government employee says hey random person..... I’m a government employee.... lol

Well it was at a dollar general so I'd take it as gospel.

 

[CreiveHallVol]

I don't know about you folks but I haven't seen one story or stat this whole year from the CDC or major news networks showing the number of deaths from the flu this year at all. Usually by now those numbers are out there. It seems everything else vanished and just lumped into Covid numbers,

By the way, briefly ran into a gov't. employee at a Dollar General store near me the other day. he was being berated by some as he went in because he wasn't wearing a mask. He told me that he had a chronic medical condition that was worsened when wearing one(forgot what it was) but stated in his opinion and based on what he knew, that Americans better wake up and quit being led like sheep blinded by ignorance. These were his words.

Flu numbers typically lag.

 

[WBO]

Well it was at a dollar general so I'd take it as gospel.

Thanks for the humor. I needed it this morning.

 

[SweetasSoda]

Why Florida struggles to recruit elite talent

A "minor weak point" lol.

 

[SLICKYINC]

Where is @SLICKYINC ?

Present-ish

 

[Ace]

Been trying to avoid ***** talk, but since it could have major repercussions for football this week, here it goes. I'm hoping they (SEC) don't go overboard this week based on the current hotspots, when they could all be trending the right way by this or next week...and could all be resolved (as hotspots) by kickoff, if their boom and bust cycles are similar to the early hotspots.

Going back to the original big hotspots, NY and MI, we seem to have had a pretty reliable time cycle for the surge and decline, which is looking consistent with current boom areas. ~4 week surge, dropping off by at least week 6, and back to pre-hotspot numbers by week 10.

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Now here are the current major hotspots, mostly all starting around the 2nd to 3rd week of June:

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Meaning their 10 week mark will be around the end of August or early September...just in time for football. Similar for TN, though we surged slightly later in June, so we could lag a week or 2 behind.

Hopefully Birmingham is considering these quick hotspot cycles.

P5 teams are looking at pushing back start of season to Sept. 12 or 19. Hopefully that will help with hotspots. Eleven game season with 10 conference and one out of conference. Conference championship games may not happen. May just play 11 games and pick top 4 teams for playoff
Update: Football Scoop is reporting that NCAA is allowing schools to move up start date of season to August 29, but I have been hearing that schools are looking to push season back. I guess no one knows for sure.

 

[Volsdeep4]

Concerns arise as some receive positive COVID-19 results but never got tested
Ive heard stories like this numerous times. People getting calls they are positive but never have taken the test. They say it is a “coding” problem. Skew the numbers all you like.

 

[CreiveHallVol]

Confirmation bias gets multiplied exponentially when a situation impacts our quality of life.

 

[Pacer92]

https://n.rivals.com/news/which-five-programs-are-recruiting-tes-the-best-in-2021-

 

[Orange Studs]

I was out hitting, chipping and putting over at Bear Trace yesterday. They were having a Pro-am going on. I have gotten to know the people who work there cause I am over there so much and I was talking to the starter just about golf stuff when some men came by on their way to hole 10. The starter knowing them real well asked about another friend of all them. One man in the cart said he does have COVID and is having temps over 100 with some other symptoms and has had it for about 10 days I believe they said. Here's the kicker. He only has one and half lungs and just found out he has cancer but has not had to go to Hospital yet. Thought that was incredible.

 

[TurnoverTrashCan]

I answered the first time without my coffee. I get it now. The only doctor I am though is a doctor of loovvveee.

Oh, my bad, buddy. I was thinking you was.

 

[wisvol22]

Per Pete Thamel's twitter -

An NCAA e-mail obtained by
@YahooSports
issues a "blanket waiver" to allow all FBS schools to start on Aug. 29, known as Week 0. The waiver was requested by Football Oversight Committee and will provide "additional flexibility" for schools navigating this season.

So looks like the Vols could also move up their opener if they wanted to do so.

 

[StoVol]

They would rather see you die than get a second opinion. This is where we are now

 

[Rishvol]

Think I can show this to my students on why they should wear a mask in school?

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

Per Pete Thamel's twitter -

An NCAA e-mail obtained by
@YahooSports
issues a "blanket waiver" to allow all FBS schools to start on Aug. 29, known as Week 0. The waiver was requested by Football Oversight Committee and will provide "additional flexibility" for schools navigating this season.

So looks like the Vols could also move up their opener if they wanted to do so.

Let’s go!!

 

[Cosmo Kramer]

 

[UpstateVol613]

Do it!!!!

 

[avolation]

Do it!!!!

Totally should do this. With what’s happening in the MLB, I wouldn’t mind seeing more space put between games. If you space everything out to 2 weeks apart, it gives more time for everyone to recover from potential cases. This really makes sense now that the schedule is just 9-10 games.

 

[utkevdawg1]

Concerns arise as some receive positive COVID-19 results but never got tested
Ive heard stories like this numerous times. People getting calls they are positive but never have taken the test. They say it is a “coding” problem. Skew the numbers all you like.

I know firsthand a friend this happened to. It is very disturbing.

 

[Jackcrevol]

I know firsthand a friend this happened to. It is very disturbing.

Ok, ill bite. That is effed up.

 

[drvenner]

Concerns arise as some receive positive COVID-19 results but never got tested
Ive heard stories like this numerous times. People getting calls they are positive but never have taken the test. They say it is a “coding” problem. Skew the numbers all you like.

This actually makes sense rather than the conspiracy theories being touted just to inflate the numbers. It's a terrible way to do it because no one can know if the test that came back was theirs.

 

[drvenner]

Oh, my bad, buddy. I was thinking you was.

Lol. No worries. You're not the first.

 

[Catbone]

Do it!!!!

Literally no reason not to

 

[hotcypress]

I work for a non profit that conducts genetic research. We are currently working on multiple projects related to Covid19. I'm not a scientist (an attorney), but I am around them everyday and have transparency into their work. While what Aesius described can happen, I believe his description of it is a bit exaggerated, if not just generalized.

The problem with all these discussions is that we can't agree on a set of data or even a source of data that we all find legitimate. Because covid is such a immense interruption/intrusion on our lives, it's become such a large political discussion. It's difficult to try an parse all of the data, even coming from respected academic sources. People also show a lot of what I call "scientific method fatigue", in the sense that science evolves, and with that evolution comes new facts that render old facts or positions incorrect. If we keep pointing fingers at scientists, saying "they were wrong in the first month, so why would they be right now?", we're just going to be spinning tires.

No matter what side of the political aisle you land on, use your intuition and common sense on determining what seems legitimate. Always trust scientists over politicians and corporate leaders. Listen to doctors. Not everyone with 3 letters after their name is legitimate, but it sure as hell beats an R or a D next to their name.

 

[SSVol]

The amorphous silicon test cylinder contains less than a plurality of aggregated high density hydrogen hydroxide fluid and is over-filling cylinder capacity with low-density N2 gas, but also with secondary O2 and tertiary CO2 gasses. Scientific consensus is that while not uniformly bad, such a condition is sub-optimal. Some scientists are concerned that this may be the beginning of systemic hydration issues, but others feel that the potential is mitigated by the relatively stable supply of hydrogen hydroxide and a well established distribution infrastructure.

But I am just an engineer, so feel free to disregard my analysis.