(07-27-2021 06:26 PM)FrankyP Wrote:  

(07-27-2021 12:55 PM)Goronic Wrote:  

(07-27-2021 11:35 AM)balanced_view Wrote:  

(07-27-2021 12:13 AM)TroyFootball05 Wrote:  One of the better produced shows I've seen. Good stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EEkW_0i3Sc

100% agreed.

For App State to win the Sun Belt we would have to beat Louisiana at Louisiana, then the very next week beat Coastal (glad that is in Boone), run the table and then beat Louisiana in the Championship game.

Hell of a lot to ask…but looking forward to the opportunity

My money is you get beat at CF twice. I don’t have as much faith in the covid chickens as others do, but ya never know. I will say this if it is the Covids and UL I pick UL….main reason being that Cheatswell outcoached Napier last year, and that will not happen again. Ever.

Curious how we cheated when we beat you on your own field last year.

30-27

We also have an all time winning record against UL-L. Not something we can say about many Sun Belt teams.

(08-02-2021 05:34 AM)CoastalAlum2011 Wrote:  

(07-27-2021 06:26 PM)FrankyP Wrote:  

(07-27-2021 12:55 PM)Goronic Wrote:  

(07-27-2021 11:35 AM)balanced_view Wrote:  

(07-27-2021 12:13 AM)TroyFootball05 Wrote:  One of the better produced shows I've seen. Good stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EEkW_0i3Sc

100% agreed.

For App State to win the Sun Belt we would have to beat Louisiana at Louisiana, then the very next week beat Coastal (glad that is in Boone), run the table and then beat Louisiana in the Championship game.

Hell of a lot to ask…but looking forward to the opportunity

My money is you get beat at CF twice. I don’t have as much faith in the covid chickens as others do, but ya never know. I will say this if it is the Covids and UL I pick UL….main reason being that Cheatswell outcoached Napier last year, and that will not happen again. Ever.

Curious how we cheated when we beat you on your own field last year.

30-27

We also have an all time winning record against UL-L. Not something we can say about many Sun Belt teams.

No, there was no cheating at CF. Actually I think that was a rare case of Napier being out-coached. Which will not repeated against the cheaters again. I assure you. Of course we were missing 4-5 starters IIRC but we yet we still played the game. Amazing how that works with a coach/team of honor.

No, the cheating occurred when cheatswell backed out of the CCG. And Gill and the SBC let him get away with it.

#CovidCarolinaChickens

(08-02-2021 05:49 AM)FrankyP Wrote:  

(08-02-2021 05:34 AM)CoastalAlum2011 Wrote:  

(07-27-2021 06:26 PM)FrankyP Wrote:  

(07-27-2021 12:55 PM)Goronic Wrote:  

(07-27-2021 11:35 AM)balanced_view Wrote:  100% agreed.

For App State to win the Sun Belt we would have to beat Louisiana at Louisiana, then the very next week beat Coastal (glad that is in Boone), run the table and then beat Louisiana in the Championship game.

Hell of a lot to ask…but looking forward to the opportunity

My money is you get beat at CF twice. I don’t have as much faith in the covid chickens as others do, but ya never know. I will say this if it is the Covids and UL I pick UL….main reason being that Cheatswell outcoached Napier last year, and that will not happen again. Ever.

Curious how we cheated when we beat you on your own field last year.

30-27

We also have an all time winning record against UL-L. Not something we can say about many Sun Belt teams.

No, there was no cheating at CF. Actually I think that was a rare case of Napier being out-coached. Which will not repeated against the cheaters again. I assure you. Of course we were missing 4-5 starters IIRC but we yet we still played the game. Amazing how that works with a coach/team of honor.

No, the cheating occurred when cheatswell backed out of the CCG. And Gill and the SBC let him get away with it.

#CovidCarolinaChickens

30-27

2-1 all time record

We’ve never lost at Cajun field.

No wonder you guys are so salty.

(08-02-2021 07:54 AM)CoastalAlum2011 Wrote:  

(08-02-2021 05:49 AM)FrankyP Wrote:  

(08-02-2021 05:34 AM)CoastalAlum2011 Wrote:  

(07-27-2021 06:26 PM)FrankyP Wrote:  

(07-27-2021 12:55 PM)Goronic Wrote:  For App State to win the Sun Belt we would have to beat Louisiana at Louisiana, then the very next week beat Coastal (glad that is in Boone), run the table and then beat Louisiana in the Championship game.

Hell of a lot to ask…but looking forward to the opportunity

My money is you get beat at CF twice. I don’t have as much faith in the covid chickens as others do, but ya never know. I will say this if it is the Covids and UL I pick UL….main reason being that Cheatswell outcoached Napier last year, and that will not happen again. Ever.

Curious how we cheated when we beat you on your own field last year.

30-27

We also have an all time winning record against UL-L. Not something we can say about many Sun Belt teams.

No, there was no cheating at CF. Actually I think that was a rare case of Napier being out-coached. Which will not repeated against the cheaters again. I assure you. Of course we were missing 4-5 starters IIRC but we yet we still played the game. Amazing how that works with a coach/team of honor.

No, the cheating occurred when cheatswell backed out of the CCG. And Gill and the SBC let him get away with it.

#CovidCarolinaChickens

30-27

2-1 all time record

We’ve never lost at Cajun field.

No wonder you guys are so salty.

So maybe it’s the cheating that diminishes your capability to have adequate reading comprehension skills???

Again, no one is ‘salty’ because of any game we played. We are righteously pissed at the one that we were denied. Denied by your coach cheatswell, and company.

#CovidCarolinaCheatingChickens

(07-30-2021 12:37 PM)HighlandsApp Wrote:  The prediction hinges on which of the top tier teams have high vaccination rates.

Alabama players regard the team as a whole unit and they want to win a national championship. They are currently at 94% of players vaccinated. Georgia was at 85% several weeks ago.

Geography is going to play a huge role this year. Florida teams are likely going to have a rough go because of what is happening there right now. If UF, Miami, UCF and FSU have high player vaccination rates and good luck then they have the possibility of normalcy and therefore normal game prediction analysis.

The Belt Championship game will feature two teams that have pretty high vaccination rates especially of the key players.

What a sad day it is when winning or losing an athletic event is dictated by bowing to political pressure.

(08-02-2021 07:22 PM)CoachWillRob Wrote:  

(07-30-2021 12:37 PM)HighlandsApp Wrote:  The prediction hinges on which of the top tier teams have high vaccination rates.

Alabama players regard the team as a whole unit and they want to win a national championship. They are currently at 94% of players vaccinated. Georgia was at 85% several weeks ago.

Geography is going to play a huge role this year. Florida teams are likely going to have a rough go because of what is happening there right now. If UF, Miami, UCF and FSU have high player vaccination rates and good luck then they have the possibility of normalcy and therefore normal game prediction analysis.

The Belt Championship game will feature two teams that have pretty high vaccination rates especially of the key players.

What a sad day it is when winning or losing an athletic event is dictated by bowing to political pressure.

It’s only political because y’all make it so. In no other country is public health and safety a political issue

(08-03-2021 06:51 AM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  

(08-02-2021 07:22 PM)CoachWillRob Wrote:  

(07-30-2021 12:37 PM)HighlandsApp Wrote:  The prediction hinges on which of the top tier teams have high vaccination rates.

Alabama players regard the team as a whole unit and they want to win a national championship. They are currently at 94% of players vaccinated. Georgia was at 85% several weeks ago.

Geography is going to play a huge role this year. Florida teams are likely going to have a rough go because of what is happening there right now. If UF, Miami, UCF and FSU have high player vaccination rates and good luck then they have the possibility of normalcy and therefore normal game prediction analysis.

The Belt Championship game will feature two teams that have pretty high vaccination rates especially of the key players.

What a sad day it is when winning or losing an athletic event is dictated by bowing to political pressure.

It’s only political because y’all make it so. In no other country is public health and safety a political issue

Have you watched the demos in France?

(08-03-2021 06:51 AM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  

(08-02-2021 07:22 PM)CoachWillRob Wrote:  

(07-30-2021 12:37 PM)HighlandsApp Wrote:  The prediction hinges on which of the top tier teams have high vaccination rates.

Alabama players regard the team as a whole unit and they want to win a national championship. They are currently at 94% of players vaccinated. Georgia was at 85% several weeks ago.

Geography is going to play a huge role this year. Florida teams are likely going to have a rough go because of what is happening there right now. If UF, Miami, UCF and FSU have high player vaccination rates and good luck then they have the possibility of normalcy and therefore normal game prediction analysis.

The Belt Championship game will feature two teams that have pretty high vaccination rates especially of the key players.

What a sad day it is when winning or losing an athletic event is dictated by bowing to political pressure.

It’s only political because y’all make it so. In no other country is public health and safety a political issue

No other country provides its citizens the ability/freedom to make their own decisions on "public health & safety."

"Public health & safety" is the oldest play in the playbook for gaining government power. So yes, it is political.

(08-03-2021 11:33 AM)CoachWillRob Wrote:  

(08-03-2021 06:51 AM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  

(08-02-2021 07:22 PM)CoachWillRob Wrote:  

(07-30-2021 12:37 PM)HighlandsApp Wrote:  The prediction hinges on which of the top tier teams have high vaccination rates.

Alabama players regard the team as a whole unit and they want to win a national championship. They are currently at 94% of players vaccinated. Georgia was at 85% several weeks ago.

Geography is going to play a huge role this year. Florida teams are likely going to have a rough go because of what is happening there right now. If UF, Miami, UCF and FSU have high player vaccination rates and good luck then they have the possibility of normalcy and therefore normal game prediction analysis.

The Belt Championship game will feature two teams that have pretty high vaccination rates especially of the key players.

What a sad day it is when winning or losing an athletic event is dictated by bowing to political pressure.

It’s only political because y’all make it so. In no other country is public health and safety a political issue

No other country provides its citizens the ability/freedom to make their own decisions on "public health & safety."

"Public health & safety" is the oldest play in the playbook for gaining government power. So yes, it is political.

Yes, players have the option of whether or not to take the vaccine, but with that choice comes responsibility. Players who choose to not get vaccinated are consciously making a decision that they know has a possibility of causing their team to forfeit games should they become ill. It’s called “living with the consequences of your own actions.” I know you probably have never had to do that which is why you mistake it for “political oppression.”

The generation before us lined up to get a vaccine for smallpox that left a permanent scar on their body for the rest of their lives, and smallpox was eradicated from the face of the planet because of it. Those of you who feign patriotism by refusing to wash your hands just because the CDC told you to are nothing but big crybabies compared to them.

Ha didn't know it was a thing to bring up how many players were missing during covid. I'm pretty sure GS has the winning number at 22 and still chose to play.

(07-27-2021 12:55 PM)GSUALUM17 Wrote:  @UNC @Auburn @Louisiana @Coastal @Southern + App and Army at home. Prediction: 5-7 wins

For my 2 cents...I agree on this. Even the best team we've ever fielded (not saying that's what we have, just hypothetically) would have a lot of work to put in to get above .500. I'm hoping for a breakout year for Quad Brown. Our quarterback trend seems to be that a starter's second year is when things really start to fall into place (Arbuckle 2015, Manning 2017, Ellington 2019). The extra upside now is that we may get that starter for more than two years.

(08-03-2021 04:04 PM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  

(08-03-2021 11:33 AM)CoachWillRob Wrote:  

(08-03-2021 06:51 AM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  

(08-02-2021 07:22 PM)CoachWillRob Wrote:  

(07-30-2021 12:37 PM)HighlandsApp Wrote:  The prediction hinges on which of the top tier teams have high vaccination rates.

Alabama players regard the team as a whole unit and they want to win a national championship. They are currently at 94% of players vaccinated. Georgia was at 85% several weeks ago.

Geography is going to play a huge role this year. Florida teams are likely going to have a rough go because of what is happening there right now. If UF, Miami, UCF and FSU have high player vaccination rates and good luck then they have the possibility of normalcy and therefore normal game prediction analysis.

The Belt Championship game will feature two teams that have pretty high vaccination rates especially of the key players.

What a sad day it is when winning or losing an athletic event is dictated by bowing to political pressure.

It’s only political because y’all make it so. In no other country is public health and safety a political issue

No other country provides its citizens the ability/freedom to make their own decisions on "public health & safety."

"Public health & safety" is the oldest play in the playbook for gaining government power. So yes, it is political.

Yes, players have the option of whether or not to take the vaccine, but with that choice comes responsibility. Players who choose to not get vaccinated are consciously making a decision that they know has a possibility of causing their team to forfeit games should they become ill. It’s called “living with the consequences of your own actions.” I know you probably have never had to do that which is why you mistake it for “political oppression.”

The generation before us lined up to get a vaccine for smallpox that left a permanent scar on their body for the rest of their lives, and smallpox was eradicated from the face of the planet because of it. Those of you who feign patriotism by refusing to wash your hands just because the CDC told you to are nothing but big crybabies compared to them.

I can't help but laugh when someone pushes a mandate while trying to convince us we still have a choice. Makes me think of when Princess Leia had the "choice" of which planet the death star was going to blow up 1st. Or at the end of Hunger Games when the game maker was locked in a room with only poisonous berries to eat ... starvation or poison? At least we gave them a choice.

Point is, when you create a mandate or rule that has a created negative consequence, you are implying there is a right & wrong, in which you are being forced or at the least persuaded into a particular decision, and it no longer becomes a "choice."
When people argue for the freedom of choice, they are wanting the freedom to make the decision for themselves if taking the vaccine is right or wrong, without any mandate, rule, consequence, or persuasion from any government or political force. This includes the NCAA. Players should NOT be negatively affected by choosing to not take the vaccine.


At no point recorded in history that we know of has a virus or vaccine been this suspicious, divisive, or controversial. Forcing mandates, rules, and laws only furthers the suspicion, divide and controversy.

Love all the App doubters and Coastal Kool Aid drinkers. With all our injuries and Covid interruptions (missing 10 days of practice at one stretch) we were 5-7 plays away from being undefeated. Coastal didn't miss a single day. I'm so looking forward to Oct 20th.

(08-03-2021 07:24 PM)CoachWillRob Wrote:  

(08-03-2021 04:04 PM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  

(08-03-2021 11:33 AM)CoachWillRob Wrote:  

(08-03-2021 06:51 AM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  

(08-02-2021 07:22 PM)CoachWillRob Wrote:  What a sad day it is when winning or losing an athletic event is dictated by bowing to political pressure.

It’s only political because y’all make it so. In no other country is public health and safety a political issue

No other country provides its citizens the ability/freedom to make their own decisions on "public health & safety."

"Public health & safety" is the oldest play in the playbook for gaining government power. So yes, it is political.

Yes, players have the option of whether or not to take the vaccine, but with that choice comes responsibility. Players who choose to not get vaccinated are consciously making a decision that they know has a possibility of causing their team to forfeit games should they become ill. It’s called “living with the consequences of your own actions.” I know you probably have never had to do that which is why you mistake it for “political oppression.”

The generation before us lined up to get a vaccine for smallpox that left a permanent scar on their body for the rest of their lives, and smallpox was eradicated from the face of the planet because of it. Those of you who feign patriotism by refusing to wash your hands just because the CDC told you to are nothing but big crybabies compared to them.

I can't help but laugh when someone pushes a mandate while trying to convince us we still have a choice. Makes me think of when Princess Leia had the "choice" of which planet the death star was going to blow up 1st. Or at the end of Hunger Games when the game maker was locked in a room with only poisonous berries to eat ... starvation or poison? At least we gave them a choice.

Point is, when you create a mandate or rule that has a created negative consequence, you are implying there is a right & wrong, in which you are being forced or at the least persuaded into a particular decision, and it no longer becomes a "choice."
When people argue for the freedom of choice, they are wanting the freedom to make the decision for themselves if taking the vaccine is right or wrong, without any mandate, rule, consequence, or persuasion from any government or political force. This includes the NCAA. Players should NOT be negatively affected by choosing to not take the vaccine.


At no point recorded in history that we know of has a virus or vaccine been this suspicious, divisive, or controversial. Forcing mandates, rules, and laws only furthers the suspicion, divide and controversy.

Amen Brother! Preach on!

(07-27-2021 12:55 PM)GSUALUM17 Wrote:  App should be fine as well. Tons of returning production. Nothing more to say because they're expected to handle success well until proven otherwise. One big worry would be their new starting QB. He was a turnover machine in his previous stops. Can App's staff fix his mental game? Will there be a heavy emphasis on the running game and only ask him to be a game manager? The talent around him should be good enough. Prediction 7-8 wins

Not concerned with Brice at all. He only had issues at Duke. Due to Covid he wasn't able to work out with receivers until fall camp and had to meet with his OC via Zoom until then as well. Duke's OL was hampered with njuries including losing an All ACC Center that was replaced by a soph and freshman. He was sacked 30 times (7 against VPI) and was running for his life a ton more.

Playing behind Trevor Lawrence at Clemson he was 82-136 for 1,023 yards, 9 TD's, 4 Int's (3 in his true freshman year) and rushed for 187 yards in 25 games. With Lawrence injured Brice engineered a 94 yard drive resulting in a score with 41 seconds left to preserve Clemson's perfect season over undefeated Syracuse. Had a critical 20 yd pass on 4th down and ran for 17 yrds for another for a 1st down during the drive.

He's not the running threat of Lamb & Thomas, but big (6-3 235) for an App QB and man can this kid sling it. Brice was making next level throws during spring ball that had our OC shaking his head. Considering he has argueably the best receiving corps in the SB, an OL that will protect him, three returning TE's, a 6-4 225 lb 1,000 yard TB - 190 lb speedster that ran for over 500 yards as a true freshman and a transfer from Notre Dame behind him, I think the offense will be just fine. Defensively 10 of 11 starters back. Plus we picked up secondary transfers from Stanford, Wisconsin and a 1st team MEAC CB. We should be as good if not better than a year ago. Can't wait for Sept 2nd.

(08-03-2021 07:24 PM)CoachWillRob Wrote:  

(08-03-2021 04:04 PM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  

(08-03-2021 11:33 AM)CoachWillRob Wrote:  

(08-03-2021 06:51 AM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  

(08-02-2021 07:22 PM)CoachWillRob Wrote:  What a sad day it is when winning or losing an athletic event is dictated by bowing to political pressure.

It’s only political because y’all make it so. In no other country is public health and safety a political issue

No other country provides its citizens the ability/freedom to make their own decisions on "public health & safety."

"Public health & safety" is the oldest play in the playbook for gaining government power. So yes, it is political.

Yes, players have the option of whether or not to take the vaccine, but with that choice comes responsibility. Players who choose to not get vaccinated are consciously making a decision that they know has a possibility of causing their team to forfeit games should they become ill. It’s called “living with the consequences of your own actions.” I know you probably have never had to do that which is why you mistake it for “political oppression.”

The generation before us lined up to get a vaccine for smallpox that left a permanent scar on their body for the rest of their lives, and smallpox was eradicated from the face of the planet because of it. Those of you who feign patriotism by refusing to wash your hands just because the CDC told you to are nothing but big crybabies compared to them.

I can't help but laugh when someone pushes a mandate while trying to convince us we still have a choice. Makes me think of when Princess Leia had the "choice" of which planet the death star was going to blow up 1st. Or at the end of Hunger Games when the game maker was locked in a room with only poisonous berries to eat ... starvation or poison? At least we gave them a choice.

Point is, when you create a mandate or rule that has a created negative consequence, you are implying there is a right & wrong, in which you are being forced or at the least persuaded into a particular decision, and it no longer becomes a "choice."
When people argue for the freedom of choice, they are wanting the freedom to make the decision for themselves if taking the vaccine is right or wrong, without any mandate, rule, consequence, or persuasion from any government or political force. This includes the NCAA. Players should NOT be negatively affected by choosing to not take the vaccine.


At no point recorded in history that we know of has a virus or vaccine been this suspicious, divisive, or controversial. Forcing mandates, rules, and laws only furthers the suspicion, divide and controversy.

So what you advocating is a ‘choice’ with zero consequences for everyone involved.
K.
It’s only ‘controversial’ to those folks who want it to be.

In the Pac-12, nine schools have mandatory vaccinations for ALL students. In Louisiana, four private schools have mandatory vaccinations for all students.

Some who complain about their "freedoms" being taken away need to remember it's not all about them.

(08-04-2021 07:03 AM)BirdofParadise Wrote:  In the Pac-12, nine schools have mandatory vaccinations for ALL students. In Louisiana, four private schools have mandatory vaccinations for all students.

Some who complain about their "freedoms" being taken away need to remember it's not all about them.

There is a difference between public and private. Private schools parents can always opt to send their kids to public schools or even to home school them if they disagree with the vax mandate for any reason. BOTH parties have a choice. The school can choose to madate vax or not.

Government mandate without due process is very different from that.

(08-04-2021 03:22 AM)FrankyP Wrote:  

(08-03-2021 07:24 PM)CoachWillRob Wrote:  

(08-03-2021 04:04 PM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  

(08-03-2021 11:33 AM)CoachWillRob Wrote:  

(08-03-2021 06:51 AM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  It’s only political because y’all make it so. In no other country is public health and safety a political issue

No other country provides its citizens the ability/freedom to make their own decisions on "public health & safety."

"Public health & safety" is the oldest play in the playbook for gaining government power. So yes, it is political.

Yes, players have the option of whether or not to take the vaccine, but with that choice comes responsibility. Players who choose to not get vaccinated are consciously making a decision that they know has a possibility of causing their team to forfeit games should they become ill. It’s called “living with the consequences of your own actions.” I know you probably have never had to do that which is why you mistake it for “political oppression.”

The generation before us lined up to get a vaccine for smallpox that left a permanent scar on their body for the rest of their lives, and smallpox was eradicated from the face of the planet because of it. Those of you who feign patriotism by refusing to wash your hands just because the CDC told you to are nothing but big crybabies compared to them.

I can't help but laugh when someone pushes a mandate while trying to convince us we still have a choice. Makes me think of when Princess Leia had the "choice" of which planet the death star was going to blow up 1st. Or at the end of Hunger Games when the game maker was locked in a room with only poisonous berries to eat ... starvation or poison? At least we gave them a choice.

Point is, when you create a mandate or rule that has a created negative consequence, you are implying there is a right & wrong, in which you are being forced or at the least persuaded into a particular decision, and it no longer becomes a "choice."
When people argue for the freedom of choice, they are wanting the freedom to make the decision for themselves if taking the vaccine is right or wrong, without any mandate, rule, consequence, or persuasion from any government or political force. This includes the NCAA. Players should NOT be negatively affected by choosing to not take the vaccine.


At no point recorded in history that we know of has a virus or vaccine been this suspicious, divisive, or controversial. Forcing mandates, rules, and laws only furthers the suspicion, divide and controversy.

So what you advocating is a ‘choice’ with zero consequences for everyone involved.
K.
It’s only ‘controversial’ to those folks who want it to be.

I mean, every decision has a consequence really. Choosing McDs over Bk means the option is a Big Mac instead of a Whopper. That's a consequence of one's decision. However, there isn't a morally correct decision in this example, so there isn't a 'negative' consequence.

I'm talking about a government/institutional imposed mandate or policy that adds a negative consequence to 1 side of the choice with the purpose of persuading or forcing everyone into the choice they want. Especially in this situation when it isn't clear what is morally correct in this day and age. For someone to tell another what is morally correct in this situation IS what makes this 'controversial.'

(08-03-2021 04:04 PM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  

(08-03-2021 11:33 AM)CoachWillRob Wrote:  

(08-03-2021 06:51 AM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  

(08-02-2021 07:22 PM)CoachWillRob Wrote:  

(07-30-2021 12:37 PM)HighlandsApp Wrote:  The prediction hinges on which of the top tier teams have high vaccination rates.

Alabama players regard the team as a whole unit and they want to win a national championship. They are currently at 94% of players vaccinated. Georgia was at 85% several weeks ago.

Geography is going to play a huge role this year. Florida teams are likely going to have a rough go because of what is happening there right now. If UF, Miami, UCF and FSU have high player vaccination rates and good luck then they have the possibility of normalcy and therefore normal game prediction analysis.

The Belt Championship game will feature two teams that have pretty high vaccination rates especially of the key players.

What a sad day it is when winning or losing an athletic event is dictated by bowing to political pressure.

It’s only political because y’all make it so. In no other country is public health and safety a political issue

No other country provides its citizens the ability/freedom to make their own decisions on "public health & safety."

"Public health & safety" is the oldest play in the playbook for gaining government power. So yes, it is political.

Yes, players have the option of whether or not to take the vaccine, but with that choice comes responsibility. Players who choose to not get vaccinated are consciously making a decision that they know has a possibility of causing their team to forfeit games should they become ill. It’s called “living with the consequences of your own actions.” I know you probably have never had to do that which is why you mistake it for “political oppression.”

The generation before us lined up to get a vaccine for smallpox that left a permanent scar on their body for the rest of their lives, and smallpox was eradicated from the face of the planet because of it. Those of you who feign patriotism by refusing to wash your hands just because the CDC told you to are nothing but big crybabies compared to them.

Well it’s not a vaccine so….there’s always that.