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Sambojangles,

 

The point…

Sambojangles,

 

The point is that the executive branch has signoff if it wants, regardless of whether or not CDC leadership is independent.  Happy to discuss further if you find yourself still having difficulty comprehending.  

Best,

Gremlin

Also, I would like to add…

Also, I would like to add that, unfortunately, citing the CDC should be taken with a grain of salt.  It's a federal agency, so Trump has significant influence.  Regardless of your politics, the point is that the CDC cannot be viewed as independent thought on this issue.  I do not think many Americans are aware of this.  

My take is that…

My take is that unfortunately many more people will die given we cannot come together on a sensible approach in this country due to Covid-19 somehow becoming a partisan issue.  Once many more die, it will become less partisan.  

Really hope I am wrong in respect of the amount of upcoming deaths.  

No one really knows how bad or not bad this thing is.  We know it is significantly worse than the flu, but by how much?  Does China, who cares very little about its citizens vis a vis the economy, really lockdown 400m+ if it doesn't have to?   How about the rest of the World--almost all more stringent approaches than we have taken here.  Understood Sweden is the outlier, but my understanding from looking at traffic data, etc., is that they have "locked down" just as much as we have--their citizens collectively distanced themselves without government coercion to the same extent we have been able to do so here with government coercion along with the rights we have to peacefully assemble.  

Ever seen an historical…

Ever seen an historical graph of the Nikkei?

Is anyone still willing to…

Is anyone still willing to argue with a straight face that we have capitalism in this country?  The Fed's actions alone are China-esq.  And round two of bailouts coming for businesses.

I'm not against bailing out businesses per se (but not so they can fatten executive comp and share buybacks), but I think it's a joke when something like universal healthcare is proposed and it's denounced as socialism.  So we are OK bailing out profiteers encountering pandemics, housing crises, etc., but not a person battling ALS?  It's gross.  It's like a regressive socialism.  

I think this is obvious, but…

I think this is obvious, but one can have billions of dollars and not have much of a future if one's head is messed up.  

https://twitter.com…

https://twitter.com/ChrisNowinski1/status/1182654934334005249

Tragic also how many former football players have been diagnosed with ALS as of late.  So disheartening.  

Matthews was not very good. …

Matthews was not very good.  Average at best given he was a great defender.  But below average on offense.  

Exactly.  This shouldn't…

Exactly.  This shouldn't even be a thread.

"However, we don't have the…

"However, we don't have the depth or experience to shut down top offenses such as Wisco or OSU.  We have athletes, but we don't have the level of athletes on D that Clemson has had in recent years.  So, by that level of comparison, no, we are not good."

This is nonsensical.  A good defense is not going to stop a great offense.  

What you have done is:

1)  Well I see that our defense is unequivocally good by all metrics but I want to be argumentative so 

2) I'm going to write the following "So, by that level of comparison" and 

3) compare it to great, which was not the question, to 

4) arrive that the question remains whether our defense is indeed good.

 

Troll.  Obviously good. …

Troll.  Obviously good.  Many would contend very good.  ESPN SP+ shows as number 3 in country.   Trolls like to troll regardless though.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/27836054/sp+-rankings-week-7-ohio-state-takes-top-spot

MSU athletes are good at…

MSU athletes are good at forcing others to do things without their consent.  

Haha, very true.  I'm Ron…

Haha, very true.  I'm Ron Burgundy?

I am of the opinion that we…

I am of the opinion that we cannot be OSU with Shea.  As in zero percent.  Factually probably not true, but chances are probably very slim regardless.  

With Dylan and a few games under his belt, I feel like we would have a chance for two reasons.  1) Can stand in the pockets that our o-line is creating and 2) willingness to run.  

And Dylan will be back next year.  Shea won't.

Cheating is immoral.  The…

Cheating is immoral.  The last few years however have shown us that most Christians could give zero *%$&s about morality in choosing a leader.  Why would choosing a leader of a football team be any different?  

 

 

 

I'm comfortable discussing…

I'm comfortable discussing politics.  Am just surprised.  Would appreciate an understanding of how the community is supposed to proceed moving forward after this post.  Are politics now fair game?

High school kids are

High school kids are disallowed from smoking for a reason.  What do you think that reason is?  Possibly because they do not yet have the mental capacity to make a decision that will permanently fuck up their lungs for the remainder of their lives?

*duplicate

*duplicate

If you would take it back,

If you would take it back, you couldn't.  Because your parents allowed you to make the decision, or decided for you.  For those who would take it back and have parents who encouraged it, whether actively, or passively by watching college football / NFL all weekend long, they cannot.  That's the point -- you're making the decision for someone who does not yet have the life experiences to make such a decision.  Young people think they are invincible mainly because they are young.   Only when one ages does one think, maybe I shouldn't have fucked up my brain since society seems to value brains in the 21st century and not brawns.  

It is incorrect to assume

It is incorrect to assume that none of the people you played with have no symptoms of CTE.  This demonstrates your lack of knowledge of CTE generally.  Moreover, you are an example of the kids I feel bad foor -- those with parents who have poor decision-making abilitiy.  

Evidence is clear that football damages brains.  I will not make that decision for my son.  If he wants to play, he can play when he has left the household at 18, which this country thinks is too young to handle booze, but is plenty old enough to go to war and decide to fuck up your brain.

Moreover, anyone can spout off anecdotal evidence.  I have a family member who died of CTE.  He withered away for four years and died at 64.  

 

 

 

Love how this community keeps

Love how this community keeps selling the low.  

Ha, fair point.  Also, I

Ha, fair point.  Also, I supposed the CFP would be in 2019.  Whoops.

Ha, fair point.  Also, I

Ha, fair point.  Also, I supposed the CFP would be in 2019.  Whoops.

This post and many others

This post and many others during, and since, this past 2017 season remind me of how markets behave.  People sell when the market is down and buy when the market is hot, when they should be doing exactly the opposite.  I am sure there are many behavioral studies to cite, but I just thought I'd add my two cents of sense.  

Chill out, everybody.  I'm buying the low and will be selling the high when I watch us win the Natty in '18.  

Nice location for the

Nice location for the upcoming hoops tourney, that's for sure. 

This was planned attrition,

This was planned attrition, not a huge loss.  

Guy has been attacking

Guy has been attacking Michigan for some time now:http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2016/01/recruits_beware_jim….




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Not a lawyer, but my

Not a lawyer, but my understanding is that the regulations must be essential if the product is going to exist at all.  So, regarding not paying players, can argue that this makes the product unique and therefore is essential for the product to exist.  As far as schools not holding satellite camps in certain areas, I'm not sure that's even close to essential for college football to exist in its current form.  

How did Harbaugh's first

How did Harbaugh's first Stanford class look?  How good was Stanford when JH left?

Consumer is almost always on

Consumer is almost always on the losing end because of "capture."  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capturehttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/13/opinion/conflicts-of-interest-at-the-…

Oh, and capitalism doesn't actually work super well for the little guy w/out the Shearman Act, assuming the government actually enforces the Act--we'll see if the Comcast Time Warner merger goes through.  

The Droogies, The Droogies,

The Droogies, The Droogies, The Droogies.

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So Rutgers, Penn State, and

So Rutgers, Penn State, and Maryland studends should alwys have to travel further than Michigan students?

What is Chicago?  NYC is

What is Chicago?  NYC is bigtime.  

Chicago isn't "just as good"

Chicago isn't "just as good" as NYC.

LOL at everyone complaining

LOL at everyone complaining about NYC.  There are quite a few Michigan alumni here who will be pleased.  

But John Bacon said Brandon

But John Bacon said Brandon was the reason we don't have Harbaugh.

 

And John Bacon threw our last coach to win a National Championship under the bus.

 

Yet everyone loves John Bacon.  

But John Bacon said that Dave

But John Bacon said that Dave Brandon was the reason we didn't get Harbaugh four years ago!  

Oh, that's right, he said it because he wanted Brandon gone for his own reasons.

 

Read fail.  I still don't

Read fail.  I still don't trust him.  

Also, 50/50 is 1% away from "betting against" something.  51/49 and you bet on 51.  

LOL.  
What a fraud Bacon is.

LOL.  

What a fraud Bacon is.  He tells everyone that Harbaugh won't come if DB is still here.  Now, after he got what he wants, he tells everyone he would bet against Harbaugh coming here.

Nicely done.

While your at it, Bacon, can you please write another book that has excerpts in it slamming our last football coach to win a National Championship?  Thanks.

This sounds fantastic to me.

This sounds fantastic to me.  But it misses the issue.  Will those potential ADs be able to or willing to spend the money that landing Harbaugh requires?  The type of money that DB proved he was willing to spend.  

"Rebut what?"  
On this board

"Rebut what?"  

On this board people offer opinions and often rebuttals to others' opinions.  

Cool? Thanks.  

It's looking likely that we

It's looking likely that we will miss on this coaching hire.  It's looking like people were bilked into believing Harbaugh wouldn't come if DB was here, when in fact DB was our best chance at landing Harbaugh.  

That's what it looks like to me.  Someone please rebut; I'd gladly welcome it.  

DB also paid coaches, which

DB also paid coaches, which was not exactly a proclivity of previous Michigan ADs.  

How many people will be happy that DB is gone if we end up with an AD that puts Michigan more "in line with academics" and therefore decides that paying a coach top dollar would send the wrong message?  Plenty would be unhappy, as many were convinced that the reason we didn't have Harbaugh was because of DB.  

Many were tricked by John Bacon and others into believing that DB being gone would give us a shot at Harbaugh.  They are slowly starting to realize that DB was likely our best shot, as he was willing to spend money.

And, for the record, I wasn't thrilled with DB either.  But I'd gladly take Chobani Under the Lights and Harbaugh than academic focused AD and __insert name here__.  

 

Welp, this is what happens

Welp, this is what happens when those who wanted DB gone for reasons other than the football team's performance convinced many Michigan fans that DB was responsible for not landing Harbaugh.  Now, shortly after DB's resignation, Michigan fans begin to realize that odds are starting to look like the next AD won't be willing (or maybe able) to spend the type of money DB was willing to spend to get a coach like Harbaugh.  Then, they realize, they got conned by people who said DB was the reason Harbaugh isn't coaching Michigan.  

But John Bacon is happy.  

Yup.  Thanks, Bacon, for

Yup.  

Thanks, Bacon, for painting Lloyd Carr as one of the worst things that has happened to Michigan football.  

I'm not sure you understand

I'm not sure you understand what Bacon is doing, so let me spell out the logic for you:

Jim H will answer the phone if any AD at Michigan calls about the head coaching position.  If I could draw on a whiteboard, there would be a large circle with Michigan AD in it.  

Jim H will answer the phone if a new AD calls him.  If I could draw on a whiteboard, there would be a small circle that says new AD inside the larger circle that says Michigan AD.  

If you can't see that this guy has no information outside of what everyone else has, then you are blind.  The guy is being very careful with the statements he makes, so as to garner as much support as possible for axing DB.  

People with just as much knowledge, if not more, have stated that the best chance at getting Jim H for next year requires keeping DB.  And it makes sense, not only for timing reasons, but because one thing DB has shown is that he will actually spend money.  

Everyone here wants to go back to the old way of Michigan football.  No branding, etc.  Well, guess what comes with branding?  A lot of money to spend on a new football coach.  And guess what, Schlissel may very likely love nothing more than for football to be an afterthought to academics.  You could easily infer that, just like Bacon has inferred every piece of "inside knowledge" he spews.  

Agree.  When RR was here he

Agree.  When RR was here he had more knowledge, but that was because he had an all-access press pass.  

Can we please elaborate on

Can we please elaborate on the "best of his knowledge?"  Thanks.  

Incorrect.  He said won't

Incorrect.  He said won't come "from the current administration" not won't "come here under" the current administration.  Do you understand the difference?  If not, I can't help you.  

You sir, are the source of misinformation.  As I continue to point out.  

Stop misquoting others to further your agenda!  It does not display integrity that is expected of Michigan students/alumni.