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Sep 15, 2014
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byu1
BYU actually lost recruits based on this in the past
It is much more common in black people.
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New excuse for a loss in Provo.... Sickle Cell
disco
9/15/14 6:00pm
Subtle jab at BYU's white-boy syndrome. I'm okay with white boys, though.
spoxjox
9/15/14 6:04pm
Is that you Roger Ried?
fulano
9/15/14 6:11pm
Maybe he's actually just aware of a couple of players on his team that will be
Michicoug
9/15/14 8:13pm
Your assumption of my racism is racist!
spoxjox
9/16/14 10:12am
BYU actually lost recruits based on this in the past
byu1
9/15/14 6:06pm
we lost recruits because of sickle cell?
cougarmanguy
9/15/14 6:15pm
yep, some people can't live at high altitudes and don't know they had it
byu1
9/15/14 6:28pm
I knew there was a reason Laramie isn't getting all the top recruits
meowmeow
9/15/14 6:59pm
That's why we killed FSU. Oh wait...
Shore10
9/15/14 6:42pm
Meant for OP
Shore10
9/15/14 6:42pm
Wow.
idacoug
9/15/14 6:08pm
Denver has the same advantage
mosterlow
9/15/14 6:09pm
what the crap
cougarmanguy
9/15/14 6:15pm
Isn't there an nfl player who can't play @ Denver because of sickle cell
Utesplease
9/15/14 6:16pm
Ryan Clark (formerly) of the Steelers
HuskerFan2
9/15/14 6:25pm
elevation is definitely an on field advantage
Utesplease
9/15/14 6:29pm
Yep, Clark almost died. I had a student in Japan with sickle cell
CougarBuckeye-BYUI
9/15/14 9:32pm
One of my friends' sisters was in the hospital for like two months because
canadiancougar624
9/15/14 11:12pm
We talked about this in Anatomy class
'dweller
9/15/14 6:40pm
I'm actually surprised this isn't more of an issue than it is.
Virginia Ute
9/15/14 7:15pm
That's a good point.
HalftimePastry
9/15/14 7:57pm
It's a completely legitimate issue
cougorute
9/15/14 7:34pm
RE: New excuse for a loss in Provo.... Sickle Cell
BaconatorCoug
9/15/14 7:40pm
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BlueK
9/15/14 7:44pm
O2 levels controlled in an aircraft cabin.
Virginia Ute
9/15/14 7:44pm
A legitimate question
cougorute
9/15/14 7:59pm
Couldn't the opposite also be true (see Kenyan distance runners) where some
NewMexiCoug
9/15/14 8:12pm
Certainly yes,
cougorute
9/15/14 8:42pm
Hate to be the nerd here but there is a difference between sickle cell trait and
HansMoleman
9/15/14 8:23pm
SCT people still have hemoglobin S in their system, but they have enough
cougorute
9/15/14 8:37pm
Of course "they can" but you are refrencing an extremely rare event. 1/10-12
HansMoleman
9/15/14 10:21pm
8-10 percent isn't extremely rare.
cougorute
9/15/14 10:53pm
Exactly. You are referrencing a rare event in a disease prevalence
HansMoleman
9/15/14 11:00pm
YOU quoted 1/10-12 as an example of an extremely rare event.
cougorute
9/15/14 11:33pm
Haha. Reading comprehension, my friend.
HansMoleman
9/16/14 5:47am
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