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Tag: COVID-19
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N-O V-A-X
When word reached the NFL channel of the TGS Slack on Wednesday that Aaron Rodgers had tested positive for COVID-19, I was frustrated. The Green Bay Packers have been besieged by virus issues lately, losing Davante Adams to a positive test and Allen Lazard as an unvaccinated close contact for the game last week against […]
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TGS Presents: A Very Special College Football Podcast, Episode 3
College football went boom. Travis, Jake, Aaron, and Tami from TGS got together to talk about what happened, and how the future might play out.
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College Football should take the loss to Covid
There are, best I can tell, around 150-ish people who are regularly around the average college football program, including players, coaches, sports medicine, and the administrative staff. Below is the Georgia Tech Covid-19 Risk Level Map (taken July 22, 2020), set to 100 people, with the D1 CFB program locations (apparently made sometime before Idaho […]
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The COVID-19 case against recent conference realignment
The most recent era of conference realignment in college athletics settled following Big Ten and ACC expansions which moved the leagues to 14-members in 2014. These moves widened the geographic footprint of their leagues for cable subscription purposes, in particular to capture New England cable subscriptions. The move was widely successful financially for the Big […]
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Darth Vader: The Hero We Need, but Don’t Deserve in 2020
This is the fifth of several articles about COVID-19 and related topics by Dr. Jon Crosbie, an ISU alum, sports fanatic and all-around awesome Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. So here’s a hot take – Darth Vader was a role model. At this point you’ve probably seen the meme where Vader starts to socially distance his […]
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COVID-19 Conspiracy Edition: Why the Hell Wasn’t There a Run on Tinfoil?
This is the fourth of several articles about COVID-19 and related topics by Dr. Jon Crosbie, an ISU alum, sports fanatic and all-around awesome Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. I suppose I am writing this out of jealousy. Why is it that some a**hole on the internet goes viral for claiming SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19/Coronavirus (I’m just going to […]
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Pandemic Puzzles
My greatest source of comfort during the coronavirus pandemic hasn’t been a streaming service or a pair of sweatpants, but a book of 317 “expert” level Sudoku puzzles. I took it from my college boyfriend during a time of great Sudoku popularity in America, but it remained largely untouched as I got busier with finishing […]
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Remember That Time Rudy Gobert Saved Thousands of Lives by Being an Idiot?
This is the third of several articles about COVID-19 and related topics by Dr. Jon Crosbie, an ISU alum, sports fanatic and all-around awesome Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. *Note – I discussed this post with my patient, read it to them, and asked for permission to post it. They very emphatically said yes please do, […]
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Has COVID-19 Really Killed More Than 50,000 People in the United States?
This is the second of several articles about COVID-19 and related topics by Dr. Jon Crosbie, an ISU alum, sports fanatic and all-around awesome Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. Several people have asked me, “How, exactly, is cause of death determined for COVID-19?” and I’m really glad they did. Now, I should tell you on the […]
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The Noose, the Stool, and COVID-19
This is the first of several articles about COVID-19 and related topics by Dr. Jon Crosbie, an ISU alum, sports fanatic and all-around awesome Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. I’d like to write something deadly serious. I know, I know, I’m usually one who spouts nothing but good vibes. But this is important. Please share. Here’s […]
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