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| 6 years 1 month # | May 2020 Recruiting Discourse Thread II

I think the latter reason you listed is probably far more likely at this point.

I agree, if it was simply about them wanting their moment to shine, you'd think they'd be on the horn with Dee, letting him know they're all in. And who knows, maybe they are, and Dee decommitting is his way of trying to put some pressure on them, saying you need to announce it, or I'm out

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| 6 years 1 month # | May 2020 Recruiting Discourse Thread II

The article goes beyond recruiting, but thought this exchange might belong here:
https://www.dailypress.com/sports/college/virginia-tech/vp-sp-hokies-jus...

Given what's gone on in recent weeks with recruiting, and the various initiatives you've implemented in the last few years to try to draw talent from non-traditional geographic areas, are you comfortable with the direction of your program's recruiting efforts? If so, what gives you that confidence? (This question was asked an hour after quarterback Dematrius Davis officially announced he was re-opening his recruitment)

"Oh, hell yeah. We have hired an unbelievable staff that's doing a great job. We have players committed that nobody knows about, and we're in it on a bunch more, so I couldn't be more excited."

Why talk about silent commits on record? Any benefit to that?

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| 6 years 2 months # | Coronavirus Discussion Thread IX

Fauci said ultimately a football season "will be entirely dependent on the effectiveness with which we as a society respond to the inevitable outbreak that will occur" in the fall.

If we look at how we as a society have responded to the outbreak this spring as an example, fall sports are doomed.

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| 6 years 2 months # | Coronavirus Discussion Thread IX

What qualifies as 'social distancing?'

Not this. (North Central Arkansas over the weekend)

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| 6 years 2 months # | Coronavirus Discussion Thread IX

I just wanna congratulate all you magnificent bastards for keeping this thread alive for an entire week without giving cause for discussion thread X!

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| 6 years 2 months # | Coronavirus Discussion Thread IX

Locking-down only prevents the hospitals from being overwhelmed in the immediate future and allows for resources to be stockpiled.

And the downside to this is....?

Basically, my point was, if from the beginning, everyone could have put their big boy panties on and done a serious lockdown, for the good of the people of the United States, those people who had it would have been locked down while it ran its course (even the asymptomatic ones). Those who didn't have it would not have been exposed to it. Then we begin the path to recovery.

Of course, then there is the challenge of people traveling to and from other countries, require testing on anyone coming into the country. Mandatory quarantine until results are in, and extended quarantine for anyone testing positive.

A strict shutdown for 3 or 4 weeks woulda been a hell of a lot more effective than the half-assed lockdowns that people aren't following anyways, which just prolongs the pandemic and hurts the economy worse, because we are forced to have these restrictions in place for longer periods of time

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