@9and7dad posted:So you're saying, with certainty, that Texas A&M University purposely exposed student athletes to the Covid virus. Just want to be sure I understand your charge in this post.
Yep, and coaches. They aren't the only ones to do it. Other schools encouraged kids who didn't have Covid to be around kids who did have it.
And I wouldn't say it was the university encouraging it.
Do you have a credible source? Or is this rumor similar to that suggested about Alabama?
It's a pretty serious charge, and one I wouldn't be inclined to believe without verifiable substantiation.
You find it hard to believe coaches making between $7-10M a year for an organization that brings in $50M+ a year would encourage players to break protocol and get sick now rather than risk missing time during the season? I can promise you this wouldn’t even be close to the worst thing some of these guys do.
What I find hard to believe is there are people willing to make assumptions and then make assertions with no actual basis. As a parent of a former SEC athlete, I appreciate the economics lesson on the conference, but I already have a pretty good understanding of them.
I wasn't attempting to pick some sort of message board internet squabble with you. Your singling out specifically of A&M is what caught my attention, under the assumption you knew something directly. I now have a better understanding.
@RJM posted:There were some rumors (and a lot of positive tests) Alabama football did this last summer.
Regardless of how they got covid, Nick Saban has made a PSA for getting vaccinated, has encouraged his team to do it:
@anotherparent posted:Regardless of how they got covid, Nick Saban has made a PSA for getting vaccinated, has encouraged his team to do it:
Public image versus behind closed doors
I appreciate State fans turning the Whistler into a “Let’s Go State” cheer.
Bad look for Rocker to leave the mound before Corbin got out there. Karma is a bitch.
This is officially an ass whoopin’
Did the NCAA forget to pay the umps and Whistler off?
Looks like Vandy just checked into the Smack down hotel! Could not have happen to a better shady coach.
Omaha and Starkville will never be the same again. So very happy for this team! First championship of any kind for Mississippi State.
And Mississippi State wins!!
I'm sure State is glad to see the outcome! A little sweet payback!
“The Whistler” just entered the transfer portal.
Arkansas (who didn’t lose any 3 game series in SEC play) has to be crying in their beer. But good for State! That’s a championship that’s both well deserved and long overdue.
@pdogg1 posted:Looks like Vandy just checked into the Smack down hotel! Could not have happen to a better shady coach.
Serious question: what makes Corbin shady? I may be naive, but I’ve never heard him accused of that.
In case you’re not aware of how far Mississippi State came in a short time …
2021 SEC tournament:
Florida 13 Miss State 1
Tennessee 12 Miss State 2
@RJM posted:In case you’re not aware of how far Mississippi State came in a short time …
2021 SEC tournament:
Florida 13 Miss State 1
Tennessee 12 Miss State 2
And not only that, Vanderbilt beat MS two out of three back in April. Granted, that series was in Nashville.
Would be pretty tough for a team to play a better overall game than Mississippi State played last night. Pitching, defense, hitting - they did it all.
@pdogg1 posted:Looks like Vandy just checked into the Smack down hotel! Could not have happen to a better shady coach.
Ok, we get that you don't like Corbin or Vandy. But did you ever think that there are parents here whose sons play at Vandy.
Enough. Don't post anything unless you can back it up.
