Texas Tech DB Tyler Owens says he doesn't believe in space
Texas Tech DB Tyler Owens says he doesn't believe in space
NFL hopeful Tyler Owens, a defensive back from Texas Tech, said he is influenced by flat earth theories and doesn't believe in outer space.
"I'm like real religious..." Why does religion always end up being a synonym for ignorance and stupidity.
174 3 ReplyConcussion and head injury are a serious problem in Football today, so this tracks.
114 0 ReplyIt's almost like "college football" doesn't involve any education
92 0 ReplyThis is what happens when you push someone through the higher education complex on a sports scholarship...
68 0 ReplyWhat an idiot, especially when he blames his ignorance on his religious and political stances.
Also dumb, saying this to a newspaper formerly conceived of, headquartered, and printed in the same county that launches the most stuff to space, Brevard county Florida, aka the Space Coast, where you can see stuff being launched to space almost daily, ans almost from any part of the county, including from my backyard pool.
We need way more pushback against people spouting this level of ignorance.
63 0 ReplyWhy are we considering the view points of 19-20 year olds who happen to play a sport?
When I was 19-20 and smart enough not to play a sport that scrambles your brain, I did not get a news article in the national press reporting that I did believe in space.
America worships the wrong people.
65 8 Reply“Im real religious” , is not an excuse to ignore scientific fact.
49 0 Reply"The sky is the limit"
48 1 ReplyShows what a degree from Texas Tech is worth.
43 0 ReplyThen how does Tyler explain Space Jam? Check mate atheists!
39 0 ReplyCan someone buy him a telescope or something? Damn, you can actually see space and planets with your own eyes if you don't believe it....
35 0 ReplyGotta love the marriage between tramatic brain injuries and an under funded education system.
34 1 Replythe fact that this is a story is a better criticism of our media than anything anyone could make up
31 0 ReplyJust because you are highly skilled at something doesn’t make you intelligent or smart.
30 0 ReplyThis is what happens to people who get their brains bashed in for a living. 
25 0 ReplyDoesn't this just tell us something about his university? They are obviously not doing that much in the way of teaching their football players.
23 0 ReplyI wonder if it hurts to be that dumb.
21 0 ReplyBiggest arms I’ve ever seen on a database, that’s for sure.
22 2 ReplyThat's OK Tyler, Space believes in you
17 0 ReplyThis will reflect poorly on his application to NASA.
16 0 ReplyInstead of making fun of him, NASA should fund a trip for him to go to the ISS and he should livestream the whole thing to instagram.
17 1 ReplyI don't believe there is anything in the space between his ears.
15 0 ReplyDoes anyone else find it weird that he knows the word heliocentric?
14 0 ReplyDoes he believe all matter exists at a single point?
14 0 ReplySo did he buy a house that was like, 20 square feet?
“Yeah… I don’t believe in space. This is good.”
13 0 ReplyJust don't ask him who he thinks is behind the conspiracy😬
12 0 ReplyHow did he pass any of his science courses?
11 0 ReplyI guess it’s a good thing his chosen profession doesn’t require intelligence.
10 0 ReplyTexas Tech? Checks out.
10 0 ReplyMe thinks this is the effect of too much head trauma.
9 0 ReplyTexas. It's what we said it was.
9 0 ReplyMan got pokemon and concussions mixed up and tried to catch them all
10 1 ReplyRemember, he's a college student.
8 0 Replyain't gotta have the smarts to play the foosball
8 0 ReplyThis guy's ignorance probably extends to not knowing anything about Buzz Aldrin's religious communion on the Moon.
7 0 ReplyThere is no such thing as space all the planets are just bunched up together you can walk to Mars. It's all the conspiracy by big NASA.
8 1 ReplyRemember to reach for the stars because the stars don't have arms to reach for you!
7 0 ReplyDon't look up!
6 0 ReplyI volunteer him for the Mars colony.
6 0 ReplyOh no, he figured out the sky is just a crusty jpeg!
Deploy the Illuminati agents.
5 0 ReplyWell he obviously wasn't picked for his intellect.
5 0 ReplySome people just shouldn't be part of society.
7 2 ReplyI don't know anything about American football, or baseball and I guess DB doesn't mean database.
5 1 ReplyHe surely won't mind if we shoot him into the outer part of "that in which he doesn't believe" then.
4 0 ReplyDont hold it against him, this rambling wreck might make a heck of an engineer someday.
4 0 ReplySeems to have a lot of head space
3 0 ReplyThis is not even the craziest thing someone said on my front page.
2 0 ReplyHope he becomes pro and makes a bunch of money. Otherwise, this dude is in trouble.
1 0 ReplyHe should be playing Krikkit
1 0 Reply