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8 hours ago, snkdy said:
The targeting rules have been around for a while. They're probably the most frustrating rules in the CFB but I guess it's their way of protecting the players, which I understand.
Good night!! And you too.
I do support doing what is necessary to protect players. However, the second targeting call against Stanford seemed unnecessary... Then, the "guilty" players are escorted off the field as if they have been arrested. I don't like that. Let them watch the game with their teammates.
Serious question: Why is the "guilty" player sent to the locker room after being called for "targeting"?
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13 minutes ago, snkdy said:
That game was so much more stressful than it needed to be
Hope you and @PrincetonTiger are having a good weekend!
I know. Those targeting calls, especially the second one, seemed bogus. But I have not been paying attention much to the targeting rules. Are these new rules?
Yes, the weekend is going well. My youngest sister had an Octoberfest get together which was fun. I am about to go to sleep soon, now that the game is over.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
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5 minutes ago, PrincetonTiger said:
School Schedule(he is a Junior-so he would be in his Major classes) plus practices/travel and such plus any EC activities
Yes that could be the case but I think it is only if he has a history of seizures or if he is predisposed to having it. "Predisposed" may not be the right word. What I mean is if he had epilepsy but the symptoms were not visible, what you describe (heavy workload, travel, etc) could certainly lead to a seizure breakthrough. However if he had no signs of having epilepsy (absent seizures, simple partials, etc), I don't think the heavy workload is enough to give him seizures. But you never know.
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I can exhale now. Stanford recovered the onside kick. Let's see what the refs do here.
Update:
Stanford wins 23-20. @snkdy
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The refs are giving this game away to Utah.
Game is now 23-20 Stanford. 44 seconds left. Onside kick coming up. Stanford must get this.
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Just now, PrincetonTiger said:
I have a feeling his could be because of school/team stuff
What do you mean?
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These targeting calls are bogus.
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7 minutes ago, PrincetonTiger said:
It has been 20 plus years since my first and no one knows why I have mine or really what triggered it or why I can only take a certain kind of medicine
There could be so many reasons. Head injuries is a big cause of seizure.
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Finally a TD by Stanford. Two-possession lead now. Stanford up 23-13 over #20 Utah on the road.
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11 minutes ago, PrincetonTiger said:
I think this is his first and it just depends and there could be several reasons why
I really had to keep things in check during college so I wouldn't get sick
It must have been difficult. How did you "keep things in check"? You have to make sure you eat well and sleep at least 7 hours/day. Sleep deprivation is a trigger.
I hope the kid is alright. They have to find out what triggered his seizure. Did he sustain a head injury?
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17 minutes ago, RockThatBlue said:
Sounds like hes ok. Not sure I've ever seen a player have a seizure like that on the bench.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers' former head coach would have seizures on the field frequently. He resigned last year, I think partly to take care of his health. There have been NFL players who had a history of seizure disorders. Future HoF OL Alan Fanaca and former Raven Samari Rolle had a history of seizures.
Hope the kid is ok. If he has a history of seizures, he should be ok. If this came out of nowhere, then there is reason to be concerned.
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Utah QB sacked -- loss of 10. Great.
Stanford still leads 16-13.
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Stanford needs to score TDs instead of FGs. Utah may take the lead here.
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19 hours ago, aaron11 said:
interesting proposal, but it would leave us without a #1 running back
it would have to be a proven starter and a position of great need. i cant think of a trade that would make sense for both teams
Thanks for the reply. What are your positions of need?
The Colts most likely will not trade Gore. I was just wondering what Colts fans thought of parting with him and what they would want in exchange for him. I expected Colts fans to ask for Xavier Rhodes.
Some here wanted the Colts to draft LB Eric Kendricks a couple of years ago. We also have some good D linemen. I'm not sure who I'd want to part with. I'll give you a draft pick.
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2 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:
I concur, Cynjin had a great one too as well.
I have not read all the comments. There have been many great ones. We took a regrettable incident (Cam's treatment of the reporter) and used it to make all of us better people.
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23 minutes ago, Lucky Colts Fan said:
For what it's worth to everyone...
I'm a straight white man, and I've said insensitive stuff in my past. Straight white men rarely get offended, so it doesn't always register with us what does and does not offend other people. I could have been called sexist, racist, homophobic and other things for stuff I joked about as a young man.
But luckily, the people in my life, my mom, sister, gay friends, black friends, everyone "checked" me once or twice to let me know that I was being insensitive or outright offensive. They weren't being PC, they were just trying to be treated with the same respect that straight white men give to each other.
Just because you don't think it's offensive, doesn't mean it isn't offensive to other people. I can testify that both disrespect and respect are LEARNED behaviors, we're not born with either. Let's all try to be more respectful. (Especially you @Nostrils that shot at @Nadine was uncalled for.)
I nominate this for "Post of the Year". This is just great!!
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12 minutes ago, Lucky Colts Fan said:
There is a guy who posted this story online about his similar experience. He worked IT for a small firm and he and his female co-worker dealt with clients online through email and chats. His female co-worker always had to take a lot longer with each client and her customer satisfaction was not as good as his. She tried to explain that it wasn't as bad as it looked, she was just as good at her job as he was, but the customers treated her differently.
He didn't understand what she was talking about until she went on vacation and he had to cover for her and deal with her clients while she was gone. Nothing changed except that now when he was dealing with her clients, it was under her name, and her clients still thought they were communicating with her. He did everything he always did, except her clients treated him with outright disrespect and sexism. It took him forever to convince the client that he knew what he was talking about. The client would ask to speak to a man, and when he informed the client that he was a man just filling in for his female co-worker while she was on vacation, the clients' attitude completely changed. They were more respectful, didn't question his knowledge or ask to speak to someone else.
It really opened his eyes. People will treat a woman differently than they will treat a man, and it is something most women have to deal with in their professional lives every day.
Thank you for that great example. That is unfortunate. I think many groups of people experience that type of treatment based on the group that others associate them with (gender, race, ethnicity, age, etc.). It has a lot to do with perceptions of groups.
I think we all should question why we hold certain perceptions of certain groups of people.
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2 minutes ago, Nostrils said:
My thoughts and opinions are my own, obviously..
you’re so PATHETIC in this thread, Nadine. Have a good day.
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1 hour ago, Nadine said:
I think we all need to remember this. Being civil is the foundation for discussions.
I can see that many in this thread took offense to my position that Cam is a sexist. I felt like I was taking a stand against words like his. Many on this forum took that to mean that I thought they were sexist because they had occasionally said sexist things.
I think we're all guilty of intolerance, myself included. We can all do better and I think it's imperative that we need to do better.
I love the men in my life, flaws and all. Love the people on this forum too, no matter how much I disagree with them.
And to the person who messaged me asking that I call the reporter out as a racist: I haven't seen what she said but from what I've heard it was pretty racist and she needs to ask more of herself.
I have to say that this has been discussed in a more civil manner than on the Vikings site that I follow. There are some really awesome and rational fans there too but the ones who are irrational are "shouting" down the rational ones. Like here the irrational ones use that "PC" argument which is a logical fallacy.
Thank you for not locking this thread. I think it is good to hear all perspectives. That is how we get to know people better.
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31 minutes ago, dgambill said:
Friend of the families daughter wears KD shoes to school wears his number on her basketball team and even emulates his shot.
That is definitely not me. I don't wear jerseys or sneakers/tennis shoes with player names. Looks too masculine. I may wear a cap or t-shirt to a game but that's it.
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1 minute ago, dgambill said:
I agree. They have these things called "media rooms" for a reason. Also players need to compose themselves after a tough game. I don't blame you not wanting to respond to the drama. Being one of the few female opinions on this site I valued your views. Thanks for posting!
Ah, I could not stop myself. I wrote several comments this morning. I mentioned you!
Thanks for your kind words.
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20 hours ago, Jared Cisneros said:
Please make an argument that women are as intelligent as men in football. Most don't follow the Draft or FA, most don't play fantasy football, most don't know every player on every team and some don't know every player on their own team. A lot of them are casual fans, if you think that makes them "inferior" that's on you, but sports (and football in general), have always been more of a guys thing.
Your rant is really bad saying politics, medicine, and the law as well.
You don't know who follows the draft. I probably have been following the draft before you were old enough to know what a football looks like (since 1992).
When I first signed up here, no one knew I was a woman. I would chat with many folks here and they thought I was a man. Right, @dgambill ?
No one questioned my "football knowledge".
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20 hours ago, Lucky Colts Fan said:
Dear God...
You could say the same for most professions since women weren't even allowed to be "professionals" in the past. Are men more intelligent when it comes to politics? Medicine? The Law?
Is womens' knowledge of everything but home-making "inferior" to mens because they are playing "catch-up" in everything?
^^^ I cannot like this enough as a general statement.
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Just now, Nadine said:
I actually acknowledged that attractiveness plays a roll. What I disagreed with is that ALL women were chosen solely for their looks and IN SPITE OF their lack of knowledge of the game.
Okay. I did not read all the comments.
Yeah, I don't believe someone is hired in spite of their knowledge of the game, especially not a journalist that is not on TV. I think that most sports fans can tell who knows their stuff. In NY, sports fans have a lot of respect for some of the female sports radio talk show hosts like Kim Jones, Anita Marks, Lori Rubinson, and others.
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Yeah, I don't like the calls. Did you see the game yesterday? The game should have been over at least 30 minutes before it actually was. The refs kept the game going with those calls. One of them seemed ridiculous.
Having said that, I am for player safety.