[LOCKED] OT: Might be a Wild Week in Pullman
EDIT - Let's just stop this now with KBLOW's wonderful and correct observation - "Their Qanon coach has all his other vaccinations. This is not a moral/religious stand."
Nick Rolovich is not a pious man with a thoughtful objection. He is an obstinate wanker who apparently wishes to be sacked. It's pretty simple - LSA
I'm not saying which side I'm on, nor am I posting to start any arguments, but all eyes out West this week...
Washington State coach, Nick Rolovich who is not yet vaccinated, faces a Monday deadline to get the COVID-19 vaccine or get approved for a religious exemption, which he is seeking. The vaccine mandate was levied by the state of Washington for all state employees. If employees don't get the vaccine or an exemption by the Oct. 18 deadline, they will be fired.
East German Judge
October 17th, 2021 at 1:08 PM ^
Get your popcorn ready! Over / under on how many replies until Moms need to lock thread - I say 75.
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The Oracle 2
October 17th, 2021 at 1:15 PM ^
So thankful that threads get locked or deleted so we can make sure grownups aren’t overly traumatized by opinions they disagree with.
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Derek
October 17th, 2021 at 1:30 PM ^
There are plenty of other places on the web to engage in pointless conversations about things other than Michigan sports.
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blueheron
October 17th, 2021 at 2:10 PM ^
O2, snowflakes come in all kinds of flavors.
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blue in dc
October 17th, 2021 at 1:16 PM ^
There might be 75 posts about how all covid posts devolve into an argument about covid before anyone actually argues about covid
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Couzen Rick's
October 17th, 2021 at 2:30 PM ^
I’ve seen more flameout political arguments start in threads about football than threads about Covid
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UMForLife
October 17th, 2021 at 1:17 PM ^
I have faith in MGoCommunity to have a civil conversation about this and purely focus on football aspect of this topic. So over 75? /S
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MGoFoam
October 17th, 2021 at 1:10 PM ^
What’s the over/under on how many posts before this devolves into a COVID argument?
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Badger
October 17th, 2021 at 1:12 PM ^
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club2230
October 17th, 2021 at 1:13 PM ^
What's the over under on over under replies?
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KBLOW
October 17th, 2021 at 1:14 PM ^
Their Qanon coach has all his other vaccinations. This is not a moral/religious stand.
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B-Nut-GoBlue
October 17th, 2021 at 1:20 PM ^
Yea I'd love to read his rationale on how his religion should beget him an exemption.
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bronxblue
October 17th, 2021 at 1:24 PM ^
This is basically the thread ender right here. Nothing else to discuss. It's absolutely not a religious reason why he won't get this one.
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Blue@LSU
October 17th, 2021 at 1:29 PM ^
Yeah, I don't know too many religions that give a negative answer the question "am I my brother's keeper?"
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East German Judge
October 17th, 2021 at 1:31 PM ^
Will someone ask him about wildfires and laser beams???
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Macenblu
October 17th, 2021 at 1:57 PM ^
Don’t forget the Jewish part. My grandmother’s matzo balls were more powerful than space lasers though
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Blue@LSU
October 17th, 2021 at 1:14 PM ^
Ed Orgeron to Washington State. Book it.
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DetroitBlue
October 17th, 2021 at 1:16 PM ^
I look forward to a reasoned, polite and logical discussion
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East German Judge
October 17th, 2021 at 1:28 PM ^
You must be new around here.
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Hotel Putingrad
October 17th, 2021 at 1:20 PM ^
Ignorance isn't a religion, despite a large portion of the population's fervent devotion to it.
I'm sure you can find another job's requirements more to your liking, Coach.
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Mgotri
October 17th, 2021 at 1:25 PM ^
I almost took the bait on this one.
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The Oracle 2
October 17th, 2021 at 1:27 PM ^
Anyone who thinks they shouldn’t be required to take a vaccine for a virus which isn’t a statistically significant threat to them, especially when that vaccine doesn’t prevent them from catching or passing on the virus, and which also carries with it the slight chance of serious side effects, is obviously ignorant.
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MGoFoam
October 17th, 2021 at 1:30 PM ^
Aaand here we go.
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HateSparty
October 17th, 2021 at 1:35 PM ^
Yet there is no protest over seat belts. Not wearing one is almost never going to injure anyone but the chooser. There is viable evidence that has shown that wearing a seat belt has actually resulted in a fatality. Yet, I see no protests or citizens asking fellow citizens to sign a petition to get rid of the state DoT. When I see that, I’ll buy your position.
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The Oracle 2
October 17th, 2021 at 1:42 PM ^
Who lost their job because they didn’t wear a seatbelt?
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HateSparty
October 17th, 2021 at 1:59 PM ^
I would expect any truck driver, bus driver and police officer who chose to violate the rule by their employer to wear it. But that won’t fit your narrative.
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HateSparty
October 17th, 2021 at 2:03 PM ^
https://www.hrreporter.com/labour/news/fort-mcmurray-alta-truck-driver-…
Looking forward to updates on your protests.
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The Oracle 2
October 17th, 2021 at 2:16 PM ^
One truck driver vs. tens of thousands? What are the potential negative side effects of seatbelts? Who was denied access to public venues because they didn’t wear one? Is there a demographic that’s at little to no risk from serious car accidents? Does anyone develop natural immunity to the effects of car accidents by having been in an accident previously?
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Brhino
October 17th, 2021 at 2:14 PM ^
When they first started mandating seat belt laws, there WERE a bunch of people who threw huge fits about it. I'd say it's more comparable to the resistance to mask requirements, but yes. People were asked to perform a minor behavioral change to improve their own personal safety and some of them raised a fuss.
Now we've had seat belt laws for decades, and a lot of us never knew a time before they were required, so there's not much fuss. Sort of like how a person will accept a dozen vaccines that have been mandated for half a century but want to complain about the one that wasn't mandated a year ago.
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TheDirtyD
October 17th, 2021 at 1:23 PM ^
If he wants to risk his life let him. Why do people want to stop natural selection from occurring ?
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East German Judge
October 17th, 2021 at 1:29 PM ^
Because of the toll, cost, and collateral damage it can cause to society and the healthcare system - no other reasons.
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The Oracle 2
October 17th, 2021 at 1:47 PM ^
You mean the healthcare system that’s so overburdened it’s firing people for not getting vaccinated?
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MGoFoam
October 17th, 2021 at 1:32 PM ^
Because my parents don’t need to be naturally selected by some idiot who chose not to be vaccinated.
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crom80
October 17th, 2021 at 1:36 PM ^
Cuz the virus is contagious...
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LAmichigan
October 17th, 2021 at 1:32 PM ^
Maybe he can go coach in the XFL, if his religion allows.
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Reader71
October 17th, 2021 at 1:48 PM ^
I have to wonder how this plays in the locker room. How do you face a team which you demand all sorts of sacrifice from, and tell them that you are not willing to sacrifice in this instance? That you are willing to walk away from them for this? And even before that; how do you coach a team, which entails a lot of screaming and spitting and being in enclosed film rooms and the like, without being vaccinated?
I'm sure the first argument will be, "the players are young and healthy and not at risk of death," but I'm thinking in more immediate terms. What if he accidentally infects a senior who has to miss the last games of his college career due to his coach getting him sick? Or what if he gets a draftable player sick and forces him to have less tape with which to convince scouts?
The second argument will probably be, "we don't know the long term effects of the vaccine." But we do know the long-term effects of football, including brain injury. Rolovich asks his team to face those risks. And yes, the players are there voluntarily, but it still shows some misalignment in priorities -- "Yes, 90% of you will never make a dollar playing football, but keep banging your head against this other guy despite the known risks. Meanwhile, I will walk away from you out of fear of some risk, the chance of which I admittedly do not know and which might very well not exist."
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UMForLife
October 17th, 2021 at 2:21 PM ^
Well said. There is never an end to hypocrisy in this world.
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The Oracle 2
October 17th, 2021 at 2:24 PM ^
No one is forcing anyone to play football.
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blueandmaizeballs
October 17th, 2021 at 1:58 PM ^
Fire him. There were many problems before this with him that I read. This guy is not a leader of young men.
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