MichiganStan

July 11th, 2020 at 9:44 PM ^

Counties with the biggest covid spikes/deaths in Texas are Harris County, Dallas, Bexar, Travis, El Paso, etc ALL BLUE COUNTIES according to 2016 election results

Texas has 3,000 covid deaths

Blue counties:

Harris: 439 deaths

Dallas: 436 deaths

Travis: 159 deaths

Bexar: 166 deaths

El paso: 150 deaths

Hidalgo: 123 deaths

Cameron: 71 deaths

That is 1544 covid deaths from Blue counties in Texas and I barely even looked into it much. If I were to keep going down the list of Texas counties its beyond clear the ajority of covid deaths in Texas would be from Blue counties. 

Even in Red States, Democrats are the ones boosting the covid numbers.  HAHA!

 

 

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WolvinLA2

July 12th, 2020 at 12:57 AM ^

You're ignoring that viruses tend to spread more in counties where a lot of people live. You simply listed the most populous counties in TX, and then said they are blue counties. I'm not sure what your intent was, but what I took from your post was:

1. There are more COVID cases in counties where there are more people.

2. Counties where more people live tend to vote democrat.

If your point was that COVID kills fewer uneducated rednecks who live in the sticks then, OK. Point made.

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remdog

July 11th, 2020 at 8:24 PM ^

Trump has made mistakes but yes, the current spike may be mainly due to the massive crowds of protesters who were encouraged by and even joined by Democratic leaders. The media is largely ignoring this or pretending that magically Covid doesn't spread due to close contact in large crowds if you're protesting for "social justice."  As a physician, I was appalled by the massive crowds spreading Covid and predicted the spike. 

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mooseman

July 11th, 2020 at 8:31 PM ^

I predicted snow in North Carolina today.

I'm not a good predictor because it snowed in Chile.

 

Other things the media is ignoring: Sasquatch. Spontaneous human combustion. My leaping ability and earth shattering dunks. 

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Blue Me

July 11th, 2020 at 8:37 PM ^

Oakland County is very red and has also been hit very hard by CV.

The virus will find those who practice poor hygiene -- it knows no borders.

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Mike Damone

July 11th, 2020 at 6:01 PM ^

I have run the numbers through a complex algorithm - my calculations show a 9.38% of college football this Fall.

(Cue gif from Dumb And Dumber...)

 

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Perkis-Size Me

July 11th, 2020 at 7:15 PM ^

Just hope the NFL goes on at this point. I’d rather not have a Fall of nothing to hold back the disastrous shitstorm that will be election season. 

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RoseInBlue

July 11th, 2020 at 7:48 PM ^

Why do people keep saying this?  The vast majority of people decide to do things that are terrible for them literally every day.  That's why the big stuff is typically not left up to the masses.  Seriously, why do some seem to think this is such a good idea?

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Special Agent Utah

July 11th, 2020 at 8:02 PM ^

Same reasons they don’t get to set the schedule, decide who starts, call the plays and make the choice to postpone games because of dangerous weather conditions. 

Because they’re not the ones in charge. 

It’s pretty simple actually. 

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MgoHillbilly

July 11th, 2020 at 8:06 PM ^

A drunken man was going down the street in Baltimore flinging his hands right and left, when one of his arms came across the nose of a passer-by. The passer-by instinctively clenched his fist and sent the intruder sprawling to the ground. He got up, rubbing the place where he was hit, and said, “I would like to know if this is not a land of liberty.” “It is,” said the other fellow; “but I want you to understand that your liberty ends just where my nose begins.”

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Mongo

July 11th, 2020 at 7:38 PM ^

The SEC does not want to play a 10 game league-only schedule like the B1G.  They need cupcakes to protect their records for the playoffs.  This will be interesting what they decide.  

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RGard

July 11th, 2020 at 8:28 PM ^

We could be in the same position next year.

The virus isn't going away.  We'll probably all be exposed to it eventually. If we do come up with a vaccine, the virus will at some point change and we'll be back a square one waiting on a new effective vaccine.  

We'll be getting flu and covid-19 (and its descendants) vaccines for the foreseeable future.

To do list for the NCAA, Conferences and teams right now...

  • Figure out a 10 game conference schedule for each team.  Write it on a calendar.  Let people know what you scheduled.
  • Test each player, coach and support staff (on the field types) before each game.  Send those tested positive away for quarantine and recovery.
  • Decide how many people you can fit in the stadiums using social distancing.
  • Require masks for all at the games.
  • Play the fucking games.
  • In the meantime, figure out a play off.

Do we want to be wondering whether any sports will be played every year?  Time to minimize the risk and get on with it.

 

 

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Hotel Putingrad

July 12th, 2020 at 12:05 AM ^

This seems reasonable to me, except for the fact that you can't really isolate teams. I mean, you could technically, but to do so would be incongruent with the overall mission of the universities, and that just won't fly for most.

If the entire country were able to commit to wearing masks in public, avoiding crowds and confined spaces, and generally keeping to desirable levels of hygiene, we could learn to live with the virus. But everyone has to buy in.

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rob f

July 12th, 2020 at 12:02 AM ^

I guess, until this coming Monday at least (when it's required), it depends upon which Meijer you are shopping at.

I just got home a half hour ago from several stops, the last one at the local Meijer.

The same Meijer I commented about a few days ago because at least a third of the shoppers were maskless? The store is already on board, new signage is up and they're strictly enforcing masks now. A young maskless couple who walked in just ahead of me were informed they couldn't shop without a mask and were shown a display right there from which they could purchase and immediately mask up, they decided to leave.  I was welcomed right in and immediately thanked the manager and greeter at the door and added a loud "YES!!!. They thanked me and I could see both of them smile broadly behind their masks. 

My first items to purchase were very close by in the produce section, so as I picked up a few things within sight of the entrance, I saw them intercept more maskless folks; all of them immediately chose masks from the display and purchased them at the nearby self-serve checklanes.

If it hadn't been for enforcement (I know, small sample and all), it appeared in that 8-10 minute span that over half the late-evening shoppers would have been mask-less.

Instead, in my 40-minute shopping trip, I didn't see a single maskless customer.

About damn time!!!

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M Go Cue

July 11th, 2020 at 10:39 PM ^

So, after about four months and six hours it looks like everyone finally agrees.  On to the next topic!

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Hold This L

July 12th, 2020 at 2:23 AM ^

It’s crazy that at one point recently, like the past few days, California had 600 more deaths than Michigan but 225,000 more cases. They didn’t slow the spread but they seemed to have protected at risk ppl specifically those in nursing homes and assisted care facilities. That should be the goal: protect those ppl at all costs. 

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uminks

July 12th, 2020 at 2:46 AM ^

Once the season finally gets cancelled, probably August 1st. I'll just pretend the '97 season never happened and play each game on every Saturday for the entire season on my tv set and pretend that 2020 is 1997. I lived in Oklahoma at the time and I would like to pretend I was 23 years younger as well!

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LDNfan

July 12th, 2020 at 3:48 AM ^

Imagine if he, the ADs and coaches had been willing to buck the governors in their home states back when they were openly thumbing their noses at the science and CDC guidelines instead of waiting until it's much easier to do so but may be too late. 

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