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How is Ole Miss ranked 23rd with a 1-2 record?

Download the HokiesXtra app. You can listen to the live stream on there the whole way

I promised myself I wouldn't wade into this debate, but I felt the need to comment here. Numbers without context are meaningless.

Who conducted the survey or sponsored the petition, and when? Who was asked and how were their credentials verified? Are all scientists equally able to judge the quality of climatology data and analysis? I'm a scientist, I have a Ph.D., and I don't come anywhere close to being able to claim an authoritative stance on climate data. What I've seen is rational to me and justified by data, but I'm not going to shout from the rooftops about it.

What does the term "challenge" mean? Scientists routinely challenge everything. Even those who believe the prevailing narrative of human contributions to climate change challenge the data, because that's what we do - we challenge it, refine our hypothesis, and modify the interpretation accordingly.

There are 6.2 million scientists and engineers in the United States, as of data from 2012. These 31,487 represent 0.5% of that number. Is that reflective of the overall thinking of US scientists? We have no way to know. A popular statistic that gets trotted out is that "97% of scientists agree on climate change." That's not entirely accurate, but what is true is that (approximately) 97% of peer-reviewed scientific literature indicates that human contributions to climate change are the majority factor (>50%) in our current trajectory. What is important here is that a scientist can say that he or she is skeptical of another specific work (the magnitude or significance of its findings, its data, or its statistical analysis), or put differently "challenge" that work, while still believing an overall narrative.

Context is critical. Again, I emphasize: numbers without context are meaningless.

Even though the game is on the ACC Network, will watchespn still be streaming the game as well or will it be blacked out

Time to see if all this looking ahead pays off for Tennessee. Or they're just bad.

Look who's starting for Florida! Motley's old pal Appleby. (edit: I would have know this if I'd opened the Six Pick thread)

GameDay signs:
"At lest we're not Kentucky"
"Vol QBs go on to win Superbowls; Gator QBs go on to try new sports."

You may need to check the IMG list on HokieSports.com and bookmark or print it out (assuming you're on the road already). Not sure your phone situation, but the broadcast should be on TuneIn app.

WNIS 790 should carry you for a while; they also stream, but probably blacked out.

I have decided to delete a (potentially) overcritical comment

Just woke up at a house in Charlottesville because one of my best friends from high school is getting married, in Charlottesville, on a UVA home game day. Something only a UVA grad would do... to be fair his future wife told me last night they had it this weekend because the two of us Hokie groomsmen had told them if they had the wedding on the Bristol weekend, we wouldn't have come.

Have fun today in Blacksburg folks, beat the crap out of ECU. Also, go Chippewas

Hokies!

"By 2080 Miami will probably be underwater". To date 31,487 ( 9,029phd's) American scientist who have signed a petition challenging the climate change narrative , would disagree .

Who needs uniforms?

ACC Network stream of the game:
http://www.theacc.com/game-center/576c0e35e4b00127c7acff91/