Everything posted by Al_4_ISU
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Official Bitch about your Family Thread 2024: Holiday Edition
I had nothing to say. I already knew I wasn't getting laid yesterday by that point. My goal is to make up for it tomorrow night getting all of my daughter's toys assembled after she goes to bed.
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Peach Bowl: Texas vs Arizona State, Jan. 1, 12:00PM, ESPN
I think it has more to do with being in Jerry World and seeing them live in their best effort of the year vs pure conference affiliation. 3 star Matt Campbell try hards have a hard ceiling, but they did beat some pretty good OU and UT squads over the years, and hung reasonably well against a Texas team of similar talent level to this one a year ago. Texas (and OU for that matter) never whipped a Matt Campbell try hard team as soundly ASU just did. I'm in no way predicting that ASU even makes this a game, really. I just don't agree that they're the worst team in the playoff, and there are some concrete examples to back up that opinion - not just pure bias (and obviously I'm biased). Clemson absolutely has more on-paper talent than ASU, but outside of truly elite talent (which Clemson doesn't have) you regularly see better coached teams win against more talented ones. I can't see ASU dropping a home game to Louisville like Clemson did. ASU has one bad loss, and it was a road game without their QB.
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Peach Bowl: Texas vs Arizona State, Jan. 1, 12:00PM, ESPN
That's fair.
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Peach Bowl: Texas vs Arizona State, Jan. 1, 12:00PM, ESPN
They would likely beat both ACC teams and Boise, and I'd take them over Indiana and Tennessee. Texas is absolutely the better team and should be heavily favored, but ASU is not the worst team in the entire playoff. I would be very surprised if they didn't play Texas closer than Clemson did.
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Official Bitch about your Family Thread 2024: Holiday Edition
Had Xmas at my mom's yesterday. Watching the Vikings game, and I cuss at something going wrong and immediately apologize for cussing in front of my 9 year old nephew and 5 year old niece. My brother goes "no big deal. Every time you swear, Nephew is allowed to say that word too." About 10 minutes later Seattle takes the lead and I instinctively go "SHIT". Nephew (at top of his lungs): "SHIIIIIT" Niece (excitedly): "Can I say 'shit' too????" My wife: death dagger gaze
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Surly Dad Thread
They don't sell it here. It's an exotic treat.
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RIP Slim Dunlap
Slim was the man. Don't Tell a Soul and All Shook Down always got a bad rap, but there are so many great songs on those records, and Slim was a major part of it. I can't imagine we even get those last few Replacements records without him being (kind of) a senior influence. I played my final high school football game in his hometown of Plainview. CSB.
- 2024 Boca Raton Bowl - Western Kentucky vs. James Madison
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College Hoops 2024-25
KSU now at 6-4 after a loss to my other Alma mater, the Drake Bulldogs. Eat shit, Pootie.
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College Hoops 2024-25
ACC hoops are not in a great place right now, that's for sure. If you're just using teams in the Top 25 to judge a league, they're behind the SEC, Big 12, Big East, and Big 10.
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College Hoops 2024-25
This non-conference season has been ESPN's wet dream. The SEC taking those Big 12 scalps has the executives in Bristol fully erect.
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College Hoops 2024-25
https://www.cjonline.com/story/sports/college/cat-zone/2024/12/16/kansas-state-basketball-coach-jerome-tang-opens-up-about-relationship-with-point-guard-dug-mcdaniel/76991231007/ This seems healthy
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I Don't Really Watch or Like TV or Movies Anymore
I think there's still a lot of good TV, but I just don't find the time for it anymore. I'm in bed a half hour after my kid most nights, and up early to work out. From August through April sports dominate my TV viewing, and in the summer I'd just rather be doing something outside, even if it's just watching my kid run around the yard while I have tunes on. I think Top Gun Maverick is the last movie I saw in a theatre.
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Bill Belichick Rides Again: Hired at North Carolina to build NIL NFL Factory
I always assumed that the first time Stephen Belichik met Bill's girlfriend it was a lot like this:
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Realignment talk not going away
I kinda wonder if the MAC wouldn't look at Northern Iowa as a replacement. They're a bit out of the geographic footprint, but they would salivate at the chance to jump up given their budget situation, and they have a legitimately solid basketball program with facilities that are really quite nice for a school in their position. Having MACtion 70 miles away sounds awesome.
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Realignment talk not going away
I'm surprised the MWC hasn't. IMO they make more sense for that league than NIU does.
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Realignment talk not going away
The MAC seems like it's really in a tough spot, but NIU being out of it feels wrong to me.
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Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton, and Other Good Stuff
Sewer City, here I come.
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CEO of UHG Shot and Killed in NYC - WTF is wrong with you New York
There are lot of people in this country who think an ultra-rich guy is literally the second coming of Christ.
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2024 Big 12 Championship - Iowa State vs. Arizona State
I did NOT see ASU getting a bye
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2024 Big 12 Championship - Iowa State vs. Arizona State
Hell yeah.
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2024 Big 12 Championship - Iowa State vs. Arizona State
Jesus, that sucked. Except for the tailgate. ASU is going to wreck Notre Dame. Great team you got there @Upgrayedd
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Left Behind: A Quick Dose Of Post Big 12 Reality
Bent Paddle light lager. Not bad.
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Left Behind: A Quick Dose Of Post Big 12 Reality
Minneapolis airport
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Left Behind: A Quick Dose Of Post Big 12 Reality
The Bloody sucks, but whatever. Go Clones!