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GhostOfTomJoad

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  1. 3 hours ago, Iceman said:

     

    Add in his influence on the entire game of football, his coaching tree, and results vs the mean for the programs he has coached... it just gets to be an eye-roll moment when idiots act like his career is a big nothing-burger because he didn't win a Conference title. 

    "we don't want a dynamic leader of our program when we could have this guy who is middling on the field, but oh so comfortable in his pressers."

    Leach has over achieved everywhere he's been. That's undeniable. There's a reason he's been voted conference coach of the year multiple times, including nationally last year. He's best suited for historically mediocre or worse programs located in small, insulated communities where he can do his thing. But there's a reason why he's rarely mentioned for a blue chip college or NFL job, and it's not because of his quirky personality. If at 58 years of age he can't figure out that defense is kinda important to winning or that his offensive tendencies have grown stale (per the DC at Washington who just drug his ball sack all over Leach's face) then he's not very good at self evaluation. That's why he's where he is.

     

     

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  2. I was waiting for @Iceman to show up to the Leach party. Lulz.

    Once Leach gets run outta WSU he should trot off to a desperate B10 school (Purdue? Rutgers? ). He'll improve their offense, lower their defense, pull off a miracle win against a Michigan or Ohio State early in the season, shit the bed when the rubber meets the road, & amuse/confuse the midwestern sensibilities of the team's fanbase. Leach is 58 so he'd only need another 5-6 years of this before he could comfortably retire.

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  3. Trying to make 5'8" De Niro resemble the strapping 6'4" Sheeran was the biggest challenge & most obvious miss in some scenes. You can only do so much with forced perspective & shoe lifts to simulate the height difference, but the wardrobe and upper body padding (assuming it wasn't just Bobby's 75 year old man boobs) to make him appear more massive didn't always work. But still, the performance was worth it. 

    Reading the book now it's amazing how many of the small details they captured. De Niro capturing Frank's stammer, the dipping of the prosciutto bread in the wine, Pacino nailing Hoffa's blend of volatility, arrogance & irrationality was superb.

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  4. Talked to my dad in Ft Collins yesterday to wish him and his evil wildebeast of a wife a happy thanksgiving. They moved there in '02 and have spent thanksgiving alone every year since. They do us all the great favor of not pretending enough to care about family to invite me, my sisters or their families to their huge home for Thanksgiving so we're not put in the awkward position of having to make excuses not to go. They're pretty miserable, but at least they keep to themselves.

    They were spending their thanksgiving weekend as they've done for almost 20 years now: roast a turkey breast & have some sides (eating their feast no later than 1PM), take a nap, & then go shopping. His wife's a professional bargain hunter so there's no way she's missing black Friday opportunities. In reality she's a hoarder & fills their place with useless shit they invariably try to sell in a garage sale in the spring when my dad says for the umpteenth time they're "downsizing." Now, Ft Collins got almost a foot of snow earlier this week & he's been shoveling for much of the past few days which is probably not the best thing for an overweight 74 year old with an artificial shoulder & a knee that needs replacing. I asked him what they were shopping for this year. "Oh, Best Buy has some Blu-rays on sale that we'd like to replace our DVD copies with (!!!!), and we might get a new TV for (evil wildebeast's) craft room down in the basement."

     

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  5. Dammit, Mrs Whiggins has got me jonesing for grasshopper pie right now. 

    Chill Thanksgiving is still intact. I've been on vacation since Tuesday so I spent yesterday cleaning & making the cornbread for the dressing. Mrs. Ghost made a couple sides yesterday afternoon before we went to the Drafthouse to see Ford v. Ferrari (very good film). The dog's walked, coffee's on, fireplace is lit, and our fattest cat is holding my lap down as I type this. Sister & family get here around 3PM. Food will be fine, and just pulling for my numbers in the Bills/Dallas game (Dallas 8, Buffalo 1) for a tasty $750 pot.

    Cheers y'all.

  6. Tomorrow's my b'day. A big one. I'm not as old as Army Brat's t-shirts, but getting there. Gonna hit HEB around 6AM (yes, they'll be open) to knock out the bit of shopping we need done for our small feast Thursday (6 total). Should be home by 7. I'll get breakfast after that then be waiting in the parking lot of Total Wine when they open. If I've got my shit straight I'll be home with the booze by 10:30 and won't have to deal with the unclean masses for several days. 

    Be safe, you surly bastards. 

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  7. 1 hour ago, NOMAAA said:

    they know it sucks.

    Yep. And it will still gross a billion $.

    Nine movies. One good one that changed pop culture (IV), one great one that gave the franchise a true foundation (V), and 7 others that prove we'll pretty much open up our wallets to anything with Star Wars in the title in the foolish hope that the magic/storytelling of ANH or ESB will somehow be recaptured.

     

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