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Sleepy Joe played DB for the Blue Hens...I wonder if some game film exists ** -- Tuckahokie 08/10/2020 3:29PM CTE-induced dementia. Makes sense logically. ** -- ryno hoo 08/10/2020 4:10PM Here's clips from high school. Biden was pretty good. -- DanTheFan 08/10/2020 4:07PM Nice...Wiki bio states he was RB on the Delaware JV squad and played DB -- Tuckahokie 08/10/2020 4:11PM HS photo -- WahooMatt05 08/10/2020 3:58PM Why not an executive order mandating the resumption of college football? -- Chuck Taylor 08/10/2020 3:10PM Bread and circuses ** -- Hoo TV 08/10/2020 3:36PM Link -- graycalhoo 08/10/2020 3:31PM His administration is "looking into it" using "the best people" ** -- HptHokie 08/10/2020 3:25PM Strongly ** -- Hoo TV 08/10/2020 3:41PM Top men... ** -- CAVern 08/10/2020 5:40PM The sharpie and phone President ** -- wahoo138 08/10/2020 3:24PM Why not? -- Seattle .Hoo 08/10/2020 3:14PM Betsy could withhold federal funds from non-complying schools ** -- Old Dorms Rule! 08/10/2020 3:14PM Or kneeling during the national anthem (video) -- Hoo TV 08/10/2020 3:45PM Now we're talking! possible spankings for noncomplying players? ** -- CAVern 08/10/2020 3:22PM There goes the economy of Southwest Virginia (saving y'all the trouble) ** -- Tuckahokie 08/10/2020 2:54PM Wait a second . . . I thought Trump brought back the coal industry? ** -- graycalhoo 08/10/2020 2:55PM There's coal in Blacksburg? I thought there was only cow poop. ** -- Hoo23 08/10/2020 3:06PM They’re not mutually exclusive. In a couple million yearsit’ll be coal rich ** -- TomGlansAski 08/10/2020 4:47PM Double dicked ** -- Tuckahokie 08/10/2020 2:57PM Thanks Trump ** -- wahoo138 08/10/2020 2:39PM That's cold. ** -- Blah 08/10/2020 2:48PM W138 nails it. Maybe we can name the vaccine after Don. The Donald J -- Lazarus 08/10/2020 2:58PM Seems like it has become a political issue for some reason -- ryno hoo 08/10/2020 2:39PM Maybe seeing 1,000 people/day dying is weighing into. Just guessing, though ** -- WahooMatt05 08/10/2020 3:12PM 7 times that die everyday. I wish everyone was immortal. Why does that make -- ryno hoo 08/10/2020 4:14PM The media's decisions on what to cover and what not to cover certainly -- CAVern 08/10/2020 2:46PM Yes... no need to cover 1,000 people a day dying as most of the rest of -- 81_Hokie 08/10/2020 3:36PM What happens when the national response has been an abject failure. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 08/10/2020 2:43PM Not so fast - I just heard that college football will be played due to the -- graycalhoo 08/10/2020 2:36PM I have absolute authority or I take no responsibility? :D ** -- Seattle .Hoo 08/10/2020 2:45PM Seems like there are absolutists for no sports and they seem to be liberal. -- ryno hoo 08/10/2020 2:56PM College football is a big contributor to climate change...Lib scorn worthy ** -- Tuckahokie 08/10/2020 3:02PM That is true. Football is a big carbon sin if you believe that religion. ** -- ryno hoo 08/10/2020 3:06PM Yet another thing the twit in the White House doesn't take seriously. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 08/10/2020 3:09PM Oh calm down Karen. We all want football. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 08/10/2020 3:01PM You even use Karen backwards Boomer. ** -- ryno hoo 08/10/2020 3:04PM Pac-12 will reportedly be out, too. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 08/10/2020 1:53PM Yeah, but no one on the east coast gives a shit about the PAC 12. ** -- graycalhoo 08/10/2020 2:57PM I dunno...late games on Sat. nights are worth a look ** -- Tuckahokie 08/10/2020 3:03PM ...for the USC Song Girls and Duck cheerleaders if nothing else ** -- Tuckahokie 08/10/2020 3:04PM LOL! They haven't really distinguished themselves in FB of late. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 08/10/2020 3:02PM Trump just tweeted, "the student athletes have worked too hard ... -- Blah 08/10/2020 1:34PM Trump should STFU and actually work on this problem. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 08/10/2020 1:54PM He has too much invested in the fake news, troll libs, it will all go away -- 81_Hokie 08/10/2020 1:59PM Irrelevant. Until we have a vaccine college FB is not going to work. -- Stimp 08/10/2020 1:42PM Voice of reason.. Thank you. ** -- WaxHoo 08/10/2020 3:41PM So, what happens when we have a vaccine and college fb players still get it -- BFKDHokies 08/10/2020 2:10PM Thinking we'll have a different discussion about risks, risk management, -- WahooRQ 08/10/2020 2:42PM I’m using “vaccine” in the sense of “preventing the infection” -- Stimp 08/10/2020 2:36PM I think a 40-50% vaccine is more than adequate to resume college sports -- CAVern 08/10/2020 2:39PM Why? And I’m not sure you’re wrong. Uncertainty is why you might be. -- hoolstoptheheels 08/10/2020 3:08PM Because it SEEMS to my uneducated eye that hospitalization and death -- CAVern 08/10/2020 3:14PM Exactly the flu vaccine is like 40% - 50% effective in a given year? -- CAVern 08/10/2020 2:28PM The flu is a known virus that just about everyone has had or been -- WahooRQ 08/10/2020 2:45PM Thanks for the "don't compare to the flu" parrot. my point was that a -- CAVern 08/10/2020 2:47PM Most vaccines are silver bullets. -- Beerman 08/10/2020 2:58PM Agreed that alot of the vaccines you tend to get as a kid simply work -- CAVern 08/10/2020 3:04PM That's not accurate. Flu vaccines are never 100% effective, even when -- WahooRQ 08/10/2020 3:04PM I stand corrected ** -- Beerman 08/10/2020 3:27PM Well, you were comparing it to the flu and it's a useless exercise to do so -- WahooRQ 08/10/2020 2:53PM Reasons matter -- Beerman 08/10/2020 2:42PM I guess I will just take your word that there are not, or will not be, -- CAVern 08/10/2020 2:44PM I've no idea -- Beerman 08/10/2020 2:46PM It's the liability that's the biggest issue. The unknown is also a problem. -- Blah 08/10/2020 2:34PM I guess...if I'm looking solely at what would be more devastating -- CAVern 08/10/2020 2:42PM College football is relevant because it drives the revenues. -- Blah 08/10/2020 2:48PM You might be right, but we'll never know. That's the downside ... -- Blah 08/10/2020 1:46PM Step one: contain the virus. Step two: resume normal activities -- WahooMatt05 08/10/2020 1:39PM But Joe Biden's 1031 exchange plan... ** -- wahoo138 08/10/2020 2:35PM Bu.. bu.. muh freedumbs! Goddamn librul socialists!** -- Hoo TV 08/10/2020 1:45PM Is the whole college football thing going to implode eventually? -- Hokieesith 08/10/2020 1:34PM Yes this just amplifies the dynamics you describe** -- WaxHoo 08/10/2020 3:43PM Once the name, image, and likeness suit is settled ... -- Blah 08/10/2020 1:36PM Good. Trying to have a season is fucking ludicrous. ** -- WahooRQ 08/10/2020 1:18PM I kind of agree and kind of dont ... if we’re bringing back students to -- CharlestonSC 08/10/2020 1:24PM I'm sympathetic to those kids for sure, but the fact is we can't make -- WahooRQ 08/10/2020 1:39PM Give 'em all an extra year of eligibility and no restrictions on 1 transfer -- Hoo TV 08/10/2020 1:49PM That’s what I’m saying, though: It’s not a public health issue compared to -- CharlestonSC 08/10/2020 1:44PM It’s almost like everyone should get tested frequently... -- WahooMatt05 08/10/2020 1:50PM You show me an accurate test and guarantee results in a timeframe that -- CAVern 08/10/2020 2:19PM Because we didn’t invest in it. -- WahooMatt05 08/10/2020 2:59PM Labcorp’s Pixel is remarkably fast for a mail in test -- CharlestonSC 08/10/2020 2:27PM I'm glad to hear that. i'm hearing many more scenarios that are more like -- CAVern 08/10/2020 2:30PM That's what a half-assed response gets you -- Beerman 08/10/2020 3:00PM I’d been getting weekly tests at CVS - average time was about 10 days -- CharlestonSC 08/10/2020 2:46PM Just curious - are the weekly tests job related or something? no worries -- CAVern 08/10/2020 2:50PM 2 reasons ... 1 is that I work in a high traffic environment where I see 50 -- CharlestonSC 08/10/2020 2:59PM Gotcha. yes - switching to labcorp makes alot of sense. the 10 day result -- CAVern 08/10/2020 3:00PM Exactly. It just tells you whether you were infected 10 days ago -- 111Balz 08/10/2020 6:11PM Wait... are you actually saying that the fact that a 22 year old wanting to -- 81_Hokie 08/10/2020 1:34PM I’m saying you should take into account the views of the people most -- CharlestonSC 08/10/2020 1:43PM You missed my point... sure, safety is a concern. Think about with or -- 81_Hokie 08/10/2020 1:47PM Lousy for this years seniors. Absolutely. -- Beerman 08/10/2020 1:30PM I think it would take only two or three weeks for Covid reality -- NJHoo 08/10/2020 1:24PM Soo... enough for us to win back the Commonwealth Cup? Might change my mind ** -- 81_Hokie 08/10/2020 2:12PM Only a matter of time before someone lead the way ** -- GoochlandHoo 08/10/2020 1:16PM #ThanksTrump ** -- Plano Hoo 08/10/2020 1:04PM Nah. I don't think this one's on Donnie -- Beerman 08/10/2020 1:07PM If the spread were at a smaller level it would be doable. They will be -- KCHoo 08/10/2020 7:45PM Of course it is. He promised it would go away. He said freedom to spray -- 81_Hokie 08/10/2020 1:28PM I’m not sure the difference in the level of contact between football and ot -- 111Balz 08/10/2020 1:23PM The difference is not material. Agreed. -- Beerman 08/10/2020 1:28PM Yeah I think that’s probably right. I don’t know how you keep college -- 111Balz 08/10/2020 2:20PM I think the line of scrimmage sets football apart -- CAVern 08/10/2020 2:35PM A corner kick, or really any direct kick in the offense it’s third, can -- 111Balz 08/10/2020 3:25PM Yeah, those situations are alot less frequent than the snap of the ball -- CAVern 08/10/2020 3:28PM So I’m guessing over the course of the match, many players if not most -- 111Balz 08/10/2020 3:34PM (and I also said "my game" - over 35 will be a lot less intense with -- CAVern 08/10/2020 3:51PM Sure. i'm not saying soccer is without risk. i just think football is in -- CAVern 08/10/2020 3:36PM They’ve come back in a bubble with pros ... hardly analogous ** -- CharlestonSC 08/10/2020 1:25PM If you mean that’s not an option for college sports you may be correct. -- 111Balz 08/10/2020 2:18PM People in states like Texas, Florida, Bama, etc. aren't rational. -- Blah 08/10/2020 1:14PM Not rational. Agreed. -- Beerman 08/10/2020 1:18PM Trump will try to blame the media, but ultimately come to back to him. -- Blah 08/10/2020 1:25PM I don't see how every other conference doesn't follow suit. Maybe the SEC -- Hoodafan 08/10/2020 12:57PM Wait. It isn't a hoax? ** -- WaxHoo 08/10/2020 3:48PM They will cancel/postpone also -- Beerman 08/10/2020 1:02PM
