jdub27

Fair, but the betting markets have Biden at -200 and Trump at +150. A bit of a wide holdback, but still intriguing nonetheless.

I'd venture that a decent amount of Biden winning is already priced in based on recent polls.

But they aren't the ones calling the shots. Their hands are tied. On top of that, ask NDSU how selling tickets during a pandemic goes. Hint - Demand was a fraction of what they expected, and that was before they pulled the rug out from those who wanted to attend. Also, not sure if you've looked around the stands at college athletics in the state, but the average fan definitely falls into one of the high-risk categories whether it be age or "health". That being said, they should be able to be at 50% capacity without any issue assuming people are willing to have different seats for the season in exchange for fans being allowed in the building. Hopefully their plan is better than NDSU's "sit wherever you're comfortable" idea.

There are hundreds of schools in the country in the exact same boat. Nothing you're saying is lost on anyone involved.

There is currently multiple plans in place. They will get as many in as they are allowed too. Limited and/or lack of fans will not be on the REA or athletic department decision.

Where did it say that? Article just stated no fans in the "hub".

McConnell's end game has always been the courts. Why in the world would he consider dropping nomination for a SCOTUS judge?

Based on the state's new quarantine suggestions, it makes absolute sense to wear masks during practice. This way, if someone tests positive, the whole team won't be off the ice for 14 days (hypotetically).

Considering he was adamant that is why the WAC was doing all this and the Dakoat schools were involved, I don't think he gets a whole lot of credit for being correct. Schools moving conferences is nothing new, the Big Sky was oversized and there isn't a whole lot of options in the west. On top of that, there was plenty of information out there about the WAC being interested in bringing back football at the FCS level. A bunch of "who's that again" moving around and playing at the FCS level is significantly different than a seismic shift of conferences trading Universities and moving up to FBS.

Hawaii? Or is there another island that is part of the US?

I'd say releasing a video on the official NDSU Football twitter account means they have an opinion. https://twitter.com/NDSUfootball/status/1312474752393584641

Does NDSU lose more money from not having fans at the game but still on the hook for a $100K guarantee or for backlash from boosters who apparently are incredibly unhappy with a political display? Looking like this one turned into a losing proposition.

He couldn't find an article to cut and paste to express "his" thoughts.

Oddly enough, NDSU made zero attempt to accomplish that when their stated plan was "sit in you regular season ticket seats or just move to empty ones if uncomfortable."

I would disagree very much with this statement and not just from the perspective that Danny was on the staff when McKinney was recruited.

The Federalist Society has put forth the nominations, not Trump. McConnell is the definition of the establishment and he's been pulling the strings all along. Trump is just a figurehead for electing judges. This isn't close to accurate. "Losing money" can mean multiple things and in this instance, it is being done on paper. Good luck determining the full story without all the proper information. There's plenty about a person's financial condition that can be learned from tax returns but they are just snippets in time and to your point, only tell part of the story. And with how much I'm guessing Trump pays his accountants (and forces them to push the envelope), good luck trying to decipher those snippets in time. Doesn't mean he isn't leveraged and might have some strained cash flow, but the generalizations are just guesses without the full package.

You mean the one that everyone thought represented the LA Chargers because the horn looks like a C? The logo was skewered pretty good when it was released to the point that the COO had to publicly come out and say they weren't changing it despite the blowback. Ram legend Eric Dickerson (who works for the team) even unsucessfully lobbied for a change. https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/04/06/rams-logo-color-not-changing-criticism-kevin-demoff That being said, I was a big fan of the jerseys they wore yesterday.

And it happened under a local government controlled by Republicans! Just wait until the Democrats start in with their meddling!!

So are you bad at math or comprehension?

Bulletproof sourcing. You have changed my mind. Well done. Also, things have been far from grinded to a halt in ND (because we're doing pretty well in deaths and hospital capcity), but carry on.

Do you have any sources that show 30% of ND deaths categorized as associated with CoVid actually had absolutely nothing to do with the person contracting the virus and they would have died the exact same day regardless?

You are right, we know the consequences of what damage a typical (and even non-typical) flu season brings and we have made peace with it (though it's admittedly overstated based on how it is estimated). We also know more about influenza, especially that it is less contagious and it is less deadly, so that's part of the equation. What we don't know what the damages would be if we did the same for this virus other than it would be a multiple of what a bad flu would be (as it has already proven to be even with unprecendented measures in place). I'm not pretending to have the answers or pick one side or another. I'm strictly pointing out what type of decision those in power have to live with. I don't envy it for a second. It is easy to sit here and say "open it up and whatever happens, happens" while not have to be the one responsible for the unknown of what might happen. It is equally as easy to say "shut it all down until <pick your goalpost to move later> while not to be responsible for things like people's livlihoods and the economy. Some of the responses have been over the top. Some of the restrictions are ridiculous. There are a ton of unintended consequences because of them. Hindsight makes things incredibly easy to criticize the decisions made. Those pretending to know the answers can think that because they aren't the ones who actually have to deal with consequences of decisions made.

For the most part, you are exactly right, excluding the unknown of any long-term effects for those that don't get sick enough for hospitalization but still show symptoms. What it boils down to: If you are in favor with doing our best to protect the vulnerable (which we are already doing) while letting everyone go back to normal life (which will speed how fast the virus transmits to everyone, including the protected vulnerable because they will still end up exposed), then just admit you are fine with the virus taking the elderly and infirm at a multiple that it is currently happening while work towards reaching some sort of end goal (likely vaccine/herd immunity).

He's already sent them into cities without state/local approval, no? And it was beyond the scope of "protecting federal property".

I agree on the D's plan is to do the opposite of Trump, but that's no different than Trump's literal agenda being the exact opposite of whatever Obama did, regardless of whether it was the right decision or not (some were, some weren't). Do you think the government's initial reaction is different if someone other than the Obama administration had put together the pandemic playbook that was completely disregarded? No agrument that too many people have too much information they don't understand, but considering how people refuse to believe the actual experts who have a better understanding than the average person, what is your solution on who should have and be able to interpret that info? The fact that death totals have been well above the "excess death" threhold for almost 6 months (despite unprecendented steps taken) disagrees with this take.