Mark Colley
While Florida, Texas, Arizona and California experience dramatic upticks in their COVID-19 numbers, the northeast — specifically the six New England states — have experienced relative success in fighting the pandemic. Massachusetts, one of the first hit and least prepared, has managed to tamp down what could have been much worse. Vermont continues to lead the country in its response. While New England has fared well compared to the rest of the country, there are clear distinctions between each state in its response to COVID-19. Here are the six New England states, ranked based on their COVID-19 numbers and response. Pat Sullivan
The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) has made their decision about college football this fall. On Wednesday it was announced that if the season does begin, games will start the week of September 7th. ACC teams plus Notre Dame will play 11 games, consisting of 10 conference opponents and one nonconference game against an opponent that resides in the home state of league members. There will also only be one division. No, you did not read that incorrectly, it said ACC teams plus Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish will be considered part of the conference for the 2020 season and will be eligible to compete in the ACC Championship Game as a temporary 15th member of the conference. That title game will be held in the second week of December in Charlotte, NC. Here is everything you need to know about the new ACC plan. CFI's Pat Sullivan welcomes Austin Meek of The Athletic for this week's Buttonwoods Brewery 4 pack of the day to discuss how Covid-19 is affecting football for both Michigan and Michigan State. Is Jim Haurbaugh looking for some good grace with the University by taking a voluntary pay cut? Pat and Austin get to the bottom of it on this all-Michigan edition of College Football Impact.
Allan Giberti
On Monday June 14, 2020, the Supreme Court delivered an unexpected 6-3 ruling concerning Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Title VII, which protects workers from employment discrimination on the basis of gender and also applies to all school districts and private and charter schools., is now interpreted as to include discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Both of President Trump’s appointed Supreme Court picks, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, sided with the other liberal Supreme Court Justices in the decision. With the ruling came down, many people across the nation cheered but not everyone saw it as a step for equality. Reason being? When you take the SCOTUS ruling at face value, most people will agree that the only reason someone should lose their job is because they’re bad at it and not because you’re black, a woman, gay, transgender or belong to, or are mix of these and/or some other demographic. The simple fact is that most states do not have any such protections in place against that type of discrimination. That being said, what happened that Monday morning was wrong and SCOTUS missed the mark. Bigly. And here’s why. Ryan L. Fox
As we get ready for the start of the 2020 NFL Season, there is a buzz coming from Patriots nation as the fans and media are wondering how their team is going to look in September. Although they lost a few key contributors on both sides of the ball to free agency, none so greater than the loss of QB Tom Brady, who helped guide the team to 9 Super Bowl appearances over the course of 20 years. Of course, they added some players to their roster via the draft and free agency, including QB Cam Newton if you had not heard, as well as getting some players back who missed the 2019 season due to injury. Although many Patriots media members and fans will try to wave it and tot the line of ‘In Bill We Trust’, it will not change the fact there is some uncertainty with the 2020 New England Patriots roster. |
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