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Al_4_ISU

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  1. Or we're just really bad lately. Gotta get through some middling squads here until Momcilovic gets back. Our entire offense is just fucked without him available.
  2. I was born with dual citizenship in Canada. My mom and aunt are still citizens. I have a shit load of extended family there that I get together with annually. It’s not about how they feel about American politics. They are proud of their country, proud of their independence, and have absolutely 0 interest in bending the knee to anyone. Yeah, they maintain a symbolic relationship with the British monarchy, but it’s completely symbolic. Watch the crowd belt “Oh Canada” at the top of their lungs before an NHL game.
  3. Tell me you don't know a single fucking Canadian without telling me you don't know a single fucking Canadian.
  4. Yeah. I'm going to do this every time I go back. We had SRO in the back, but shit, you can still see every expression on the players' faces from there.
  5. We got in Wednesday afternoon and left first thing Saturday AM. Weather was phenomenal. We walked a ton. With my morning jogs, I was pushing 20 miles on foot in 2.5 days. We stayed right on St Charles and walked all over the Garden District and Uptown. Went to the Quarter on Wednesday and Friday. Explored the Bywater area a little bit on Friday as well. Thursday was exclusively in Garden District. Went to a random show at Tipitina's that night and had a blast with that. Eats: Parasol's - roast beef poboy pictured above. It was god damned delicious. Dat Dog - had to sober up on Frenchman Street somehow. Got that job done enough to get an Uber back to the hotel at midnight on Wednesday. Seawitch - Right on St Charles in the Garden District. My cousin and her husband live in Baton Rouge and have wanted to try it for awhile. Got a fuck ton of oysters (raw and 2 kinds of chargrilled) and soups (gumbo and french onion). Everything was stellar. Did lunch here on Sunday and wife and I came back Friday for happy hour ($1 oysters) which lead to the horseradish OD pictured above. The Channel - on Magazine. Just wanted a place to get poboys and debris fries on Thursday night. This fit the bill nicely. Did fried oyster, wife did fried shrimp. Not as life changing as Parasol, but really good. Ruby Slipper (Uptown on Magazine) - a damn fine brunch. Got some benedict with shrimp, fried green tomatoes, and a Cajun tomato sauce. Tots smothered in pork tasso. Spicy bloody mary on fucking point. Drinks: French Quarter - Erin Rose and Fahey's were both a lot of fun. Stopped at Jacque Lafite's during a haunted mansion tour and I didn't like it as much as I remember liking it in 2016. Garden District - We were staying next door to Igor's. A 24/7 bar can be a life saver when it's 9:30 in the morning, your wife is still getting ready for the day, and you've got your work out in. Avenue Pub got a lot of our time and money. It's one of my favorite bars on the planet, so no worries there. Urban South brewing was a super cool space with great beer (we drank Parkway Pils at a lot of other stops too), but like most large brewery spaces it doesn't foster as much random conversation as a cozy little taproom. Stopped at Lucky's while waiting for my cousin to get to town, and got great service with an interesting crowd. Bywater - went down to Parleaux Brew Lab on Friday afternoon. It was absolutely gorgeous out and we really liked their beer. Chatted with a couple around our age there who recommended we stop at Bachanal Wine & Spirits around the corner. It has a big outdoor garden, and you buy a bottle of wine, put together a meat and cheese plate, and just sit out back and enjoy. It was fucking awesome. These spots were definitely the hidden gems of the trip. Music: -Did the traditional Preservation Hall show on Wednesday night. It's fantastic, and seems like a "must do" when in New Orleans to me. -Hit Tipitina's on Thursday night. The band wasn't anyone we knew, but the music was in my wheelhouse enough to have a blast in a kickass historic venue like that. Phenomenal people watching here. We packed a lot into 3 nights and 2.5 days. I'm still tired and I haven't done shit since we got home Saturday night. Love this city. Lack of my kind of outdoor recreation (biking, hiking) is the only thing keeping this from being an annual trip for us.
  6. Helped a buddy chop and load some wood yesterday. Our tiny supervisor barked a lot of orders and directed traffic. 75% of it wasn’t in English, but the job got done.
  7. This is how derailments start.
  8. Jerome Tang can lick my nutsack. Go Clones.
  9. I’ve been walking all over the Garden District from St Charles to Magazine the past few days. Its completely safe, and utterly beautiful
  10. 4-4-2-2 is coming. Might drive Big 12 and ACC to merge for 4-4-4 with more teams in their pool.
  11. Sonic Highways seems like a miss in hindsight. I haven’t reached for it in years. Of course, it got stuck in the CD player of my old truck for like 6 months, so I’ve probably heard it as much as I’ll ever need to.
  12. Even the late stage FF albums have killer song or two, generally. Christ, the last one was actually really good.
  13. I’m staying next door to you tomorrow. Let me know if you get stabbed tonight. I remember that area seeming safe last time I went.
  14. I'm angry just knowing this exists.
  15. They still make those in Canada, and I agree that they're quite good. All Dressed demands a heftier chip than the normal Lay's cut. Ruffles are up to the task.
  16. My wife and I did one day in Yellowstone a few years ago and hit a whole bunch of things, and never felt overwhelmed. We climbed Avalanche Peak, went to the canyon and it's view points. Hit Grand Prismatic, and then Old Faithful on our way to Jackson. Spent the previous night in Cody and got on the trail by 7:30AM or so.
  17. The Old Dutch All Dressed are where it's at, but you have to Canada to get 'em.
  18. God, I hope not. We suck hind tit going into the Eastern time zone usually. Our last NCAA trip to Greensboro was one of the worst performances of the Otz era.
  19. I expect us to be a 2 seed currently. I'm completely fine with that. If we're a 1 seed, we'll end up in Milwaukee. If we're a 2 seed, we'll end up in Wichita. Des Moines is 5.5 hours from each.
  20. Houston's elite, but they're also having some crazy shit go their way. I suspect we're elite, and we've had some crazy shit go against us. Like I said, I think these experiences will help us out come March. I'm in no way down on this ISU squad, but I could see Houston winning out. We only play each other once, and it's there. Right now I think it's our only remaining loss and the idea that we could go 17-3 and finish in second by several games isn't far fetched at all.
  21. I fuckin’ love this team. We’re down a starter currently and it cost us WVU for sure, and unless the horseshoe falls out of Houston’s ass, it’s hard to see a Big 12 reg season title or 1 seed. But Momcilovic is back in February and fighting through his absence should make us that much in tougher in March.
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