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Negative Recruiting Your Own School: The aggy Screenshot Megathread
Napoleon replied to texifornia's topic in 🤫$9.95🤫
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I have never reposted anything from Reddit, so let’s see if this works. [START Reddit POST] I'm a physician and here's my take re: Sinner. My first post (a thoughtful and factual post) was deleted without justification despite dozens of click/rage-baity posts that remain up. Reeks of censorship, I got only positive and grateful comments, asked the mods for reasoning and got nothing, way to go guys! So here I go again. [EDIT: they responded it was likely a mistake, and that makes sense given that the sub was a cesspool today.] I’m an anesthesiologist, I understand drugs, metabolites, half-lives, and pharmacology/pharmacokinetics on a DEEP level. And my take on whether or not he doped...is NEUTRAL. I am including scientific/medical info to consider for laypeople below but all of it leads to — we don’t know. Feel free to ask earnest questions in the comments, but I won't be responding to weirdos or trolls. **I feel that I'm uniquely equipped to speak on this issue and find that the more you know, the more you understand what you don't know.** I am NOT derailing the criticism of the greedy corporations behind this, their lack of transparency/treatment of other players/favoritism/etc, so see below for more on that. It’s really easy to spiral into theories that confirm our biases either way. The truth is, “doping” and all of its testing is an incredibly complex process. **To me it’s theoretically possible that Jannik doped (and I generally like him) AND theoretically possible that his side of the story is 100% true. Doping may indeed be common, AND the anti-doping regulations are so strict/extensive that it’s hard to live a normal person’s life without accidentally consuming something.** Some points to consider for laypeople: 1. “Billionths of a gram” is how almost all PEDs / metabolites are measured, in nanograms per deciliter. It’s a common measurement for many tests. It was smart of the PR team to include it in that language as laypeople will read it a certain way, but it’s not meaningful in context. What IS meaningful is that that amount, taken at that time, is not effective to enhance performance. We do not have further information to say if the levels were ever higher, and that’s why he was proven innocent. Whether or not the levels were ever higher is a question mark, and one could postulate that’s likely if they wanted to accuse him, but they were never \*documented\* to be higher. 2. For detectable systemic (bloodstream) absorption in the time frame described, the anabolic-androgenic steroid would have had to enter Sinner via cuts, not transdermally, which is why the open skin is mentioned so much. 3. As many of you have mentioned, it’s definitely icky / not within medical standards to not perform hand hygiene/wear gloves before something like a massage knowing both parties have open cuts. AND, it was a physiotherapist, not a physician, we don’t give massages, we wear gloves for everything and they perhaps don’t. And these physios have close, long term relationships to their athletes unlike a typical healthcare worker with a patient they know for less than a day. Like, it’s possible that some of them almost never wear gloves. [Edit: I removed a tongue in cheek stereotypical comment about Italians being touchy.] 4. Most people are familiar with topical corticosteroids like hydrocortisone or clobetasol (note very similar spelling to clostebol). Those are corticosteroids and commonly used worldwide for pretty much all skin conditions. Over time, corticosteroids generally lead to catabolism (molecule breakdown). Interestingly, used systemically, they are ALSO banned per doping regulations and only allowed topically. Clostebol in contrast is an anabolic (molecule building) steroid with vastly different effects. Any topical use would likely not be an issue if it had not absorbed through the bloodstream. 5. This is why I see so much grey zone. If topical corticosteroid use is allowed and it’s known to absorb systemically with high doses over time, why allow it? Corticosteroids are a perfect example of a life saving drug for people with asthma and are indicated for hundreds of other medical issues. Without a deep understanding of how these nuances are handled for athletes with medical conditions, seriously just put the phone down, your opinion doesn’t make sense. 6. I know nobody wants to think about this, because we all want cold hard scientific facts, but lab error when we’re talking about this minuscule level of a highly uncommonly tested metabolite is real. Even when you test a basic blood level like potassium, it can be off by a pretty significant margin of error depending on numerous location-dependent lab factors, and that test is drawn billions of times a day across the globe and I make medical decisions based on these imperfect data points as do all physicians. All told, I **fully support criticism of a corporation that limits transparency in order to profit.** And… that’s every corporation. I’m as leftist as they come and the idealist in me wants a fair world but that’s not the world we are in, unfortunately for many athletes who have been burned and robbed of a living by this same process. And media/public criticism would likely be inflated, like many here mention, if it were not a Western European. And lightyears worse if the player was \*gasp\* Black. Please just take a walk, everybody. Or practice your serve toss indoors if it’s nasty outside and try to hit the target on the ground. Tennis is not dead. We don’t have nearly as much information as a select tiny percentage of humans who have the critical info and we never will. Carry on. [END OF Reddit POST] The poster is a female anesthesiologist… So this is what one poster wrote. I don’t know how to link a story, apparently.
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She’ll have some tacos 🌮 🌮 and a margarita tomorrow and then head to Florida for a week before heading up to NYC.
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2025: Duck Around and Find Out
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I know that it’s late, but I couldn’t let this one pass. USE THE FUCKING PAST PARTICIPLE! ”I have beaten all [of] the TMNT games.” Present Perfect calls for “to have” to be conjugated and then followed by the past participle of the verb of choice. I HAVE BEATEN! -
“Andreeva the Elder”… I was wondering what the “E” in “E. Andreeva” stood for. ELDER
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Avanesyan (21) 🇷🇺->🇦🇲 just beat Cocciareto (23) 🇮🇹 at 12:10am local time in Monterrey, MX. Tiny crowd after midnight in the industrial capital of Mexico. 🇲🇽
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He’s fine. The team is acting pissy because if he doesn’t move this summer, he will leave for free next summer. If they freeze him out, then he and his wife eat at every trattoria in the greater Venice area while he trains alone and makes the same wage he would if he were playing before he leaves and gets a nice signing bonus because the team he signs with won’t have to pay a transfer fee. The USMNT can call him in during each window so that he stays fit and keeps his morale up and then he has a year to kick butt and try to make the team. Perhaps he works on taking set pieces in his spare time. While not ideal, this isn’t the first time a team has pulled this move. And like always, I say “Fuck ‘’em!”
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Well done hey can start by blaming Texas A&M.
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Colt McCoy retires from the NFL and joins NBC as a Big Ten analyst
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TBF, that clipboard beat the ever-living-shit out of him some years. Broke some of his bones as well. Beware of the clipboard on teams with horrible OLs! -
Perhaps I might follow track & field more than once every 4 years.
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Fat Boy may be staying out. Juventus manager Thiago Motta hints at Weston McKennie stay Reuters Aug 18, 2024, 09:28 AM ET Juventus begin their Serie A season with a limited number of players available and considerable work to do in the transfer market, manager Thiago Motta said on Sunday, adding that United States international Weston McKennie, who looked to be on his way out of the club, could now return to the fold. Four seasons without a league title after winning nine in a row forced Juventus into major changes, with Motta replacing Massimiliano Allegri as coach, but they have yet to bring in the players required to challenge for the Scudetto. Motta goes into Monday's opening home game against promoted Como with his squad still a work in progress but said he appreciates what the USMNT midfielder brings to his squad. "First of all, McKennie is a useful and functional player for our needs," Motta told a news conference. "Tomorrow we have 19 players to face the game, only 11 can play. I have the possibility to make five substitutions, no more. "We are in good shape, had good preparation, good training this week, with intensity, everything we want to see, and ready to face tomorrow's game." McKennie, 25, looked set to leave Juventus this summer but sources told ESPN earlier this week that he held talks with Motta and rebuilt the relationship ahead of Monday's game. The former Leeds United player was left out of Juventus' squad for their final two preseason matches against Brest and Atlético Madrid along with Federico Chiesa and the since-departed Wojciech Szczęsny. Juventus, heavily linked with the likes of Atalantamidfielder Teun Koopmeiners and Fiorentina winger Nicolas Gonzalez among others, have failed to bring in players targeted at the end of last season. Defender Riccardo Calafiori went to Arsenal and Dutch striker Joshua Zirkzee, who played under Motta at Bologna, signed for Manchester United. They also need to offload forward Chiesa, who does not fit into Motta's plans. "We are working hard to build a competitive squad together and today we are focused on playing a great game against Como. We will see the rest later," Motta said. "The most important thing is that, even if you don't like to talk too much about the game, even though tomorrow we play a game, we are focused on playing well, doing our job well and getting the result we want, against Como. "All the players who come tomorrow deserve to be there, whether they play from the start or come in during the game, they do so on merit." Motta, who took Bologna to fifth place and Champions League football last season, will not be taking Como lightly as he looks to get his Juventus career off to the perfect start. "Life is like football, nothing is taken for granted, we have to deserve it and we have to focus on ourselves and on tomorrow's game," he said. "We are facing a team that has made it here from Serie B, they have won many games to get to this point, they have a lot of enthusiasm." https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/40904774/juventus-manager-thiago-motta-hints-weston-mckennie-stay-transfer-window
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2025: Duck Around and Find Out
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At least 7 match points were in one game on Iga’s serve that usually were a result of facing a 2nd serve at deuce and then Iga would get a first serve in from the ad court. Those 7 weren’t from self-destruction on Sabalenka’s part, but more accurately on Iga’s part.
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2025: Duck Around and Find Out
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Because he's not a CB. LSU is taking him because they have no pure CBs in the class, all safeties. LSU said please we will let you play CB, when Texas said you're a safety fit long term. The kid is betting on himself. This is not a wise move. Notre Dame suspended its men’s swimming program Thursday for at least one year after an external review found members of the team violated NCAA rules by wagering among themselves on results of their competitions and failed to “treat one another with dignity and respect.” “In order to ensure that this behavior ends and to rebuild a culture of dignity, respect, and exemplary conduct, we have decided to suspend the men’s swimming program for at least one academic year,” athletic director Pete Bevacqua said in a statement. Notre Dame did not reveal details of the review done by a law firm. According to a person with knowledge of the situation, members of the team had set up a makeshift, internal sportsbook where athletes could wager on the times posted by themselves or teammates at meets. Athletes were not found to have bet on opposing teams or on any other Notre Dame athletic events, the person said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because Notre Dame was not making the contents of the report public. The person said more than 60% of the returning team, which includes 25 swimmers, took part in betting on the performances of members of the team. The review also revealed some members of the team had bet among themselves on events such as the Super Bowl and March Madness basketball tournament games. https://apnews.com/article/notre-dame-swim-team-suspended-gambling-7e1842a5dd23b74e25e872e29820bba0 -
Texas A&M Recruiting 2025: The Land of Melk & No Money
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They mean that you are distinctly regarded? -
Didn’t notice that the “a” didn’t take when I spelled “Leatherman”. Thanks for the subtle correction.
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Could we go so far as to call him our “Letherman” or our “utility infielder”?
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Dallas Cowboys 2024 Season Thread -- Jerrah the Asshat Rides Again
Napoleon replied to Patrick Bateman's topic in Football
And this is why I don’t think that the Cowboys will resign Dak. He’s not worth what they would have to pay him. -
Texas A&M Recruiting 2025: The Land of Melk & No Money
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When someone starts to talk and I hear: “Yeah, no. Absolutely…” I kind of check out from the conversation and start analyzing whether I should have been able to decipher that this person was an idiot before s/he started talking, or whether s/he hid it well enough that I would have to hear her/him speak before I could tell. That said, many Argentines would start answering a question with: ”Sí, pero no, pero sí… no, es verdad…” And the mocking would commence almost immediately. -
I should be asleep.
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HEB needs one of these machines.
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Zack Steffen, real American hero! Colorado beats Club America 0-0 (9-8 in PKs).
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