Everything posted by VolenteHawk
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Sell. Me. A TV.
In a bright room, the x90j gets you 90% of the way there for ~half the price. Your mileage may vary, but I have the a80j in my theater room (well worth it)...I'm not sure it'd be worth it in any other rooms (in my house) where lighting is less controlled and I sit further from the screen.
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Need 3 for Kansas
Where is the tailgate? Also, is there a dress code that excludes blue?
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Kenpom 2021-22
If I remember correctly he uses a metric to determine when the season stats are meaningful, but I don't think it's game count or calendar time. I think they are season-only by roughly the start of Big 12 play.
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Kenpom 2021-22
He's historically been pretty good at merging graduating seniors/incoming freshmen with returning cores, but it's a much harder problem in this transfer market. I don't know that there is a truly objective way to plug a guy you have historical stats on into a different roster and projecting anything of value.
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2021-22 Big XII Basketball Thread of Fuck Baylor
I think the NCAA wanted to drop the hammer on KU, I think they underestimated how seriously KU would defend itself, and there is absolutely no way they want to be drug into court to defend heavy sanctions (and the resulting financial damages) and have that contrasted with the FBI findings. Their best case is upholding a relative slap on the wrist and the worst case is they’re done as an organization. We’re posturing as if really going after the NCAA is on the table, and it probably is…the NCAA dying would be great for basketball schools. If the power conferences owned the tournament, we’d have a B1G invite by lunch.
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The Watch Fanatic Thread
My favorite of the cheap options is the Triple Tree 4 watch winder on Amazon. Sub $200.
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Texas opens as a 30 point favorite v Kansas
Texas will work this team. Grab game and first half and quarters if you can get it. 30 is way light.
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NFL Betting 2021
Contest plays (20-20)… Jets, Cowboys, Chargers, Bengals, Packers
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NFL Betting 2021
The flip side is they are one more play worth of the Rams caring from being 1-5 ATS in Davis Mills starts. But ATS record at the halfway point tells us much more about performance vs preseason expectation than it does anything predictive.
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Sell. Me. A TV.
I also snagged one recently, considerably happier with it than I expected to be, they just finally priced themselves in range of non terrible, non OLED options. It's in a game/theater room, so I don't use it for sound...but sports, movies, streaming, video games are all outstanding. I had a medium end direct-lit Sony before and really didn't know what I was missing. I thought the LG (C1 I think) was just as good but (as stupid as it sounds), my side TVs in the sports setup are LGs, and I didn't want to solve the remote issue of them crossing up. Tie went to not having to figure that out. The Samsungs just don't stack up considering their price point, IMO. If you're going to spend the money, go OLED with Sony or LG...if you're not you can downgrade to a mid-range direct lit and steer clear of the QLED no man's land.
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NFL Betting 2021
If Taylor is back it will be lower, but I'm as anti Miami as they come (see my previous season win total under notes), and even I make it 6.5. The Dolphins are regular bad, the Texans are baaaaad. FWIW I'm 20-20, so I might as well be flipping coins if that matters to you in my handicap.
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NFL Betting 2021
Contest plays (18-17)… Colts, Steelers, Lions, Falcons, Broncos Some of these are line dependent, lots of movement around 3 so get the best of it.
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Car for kid
I grew up in small town Kansas and this brought a tear to my eye. Oh what I wouldn’t give to fuck up my dad’s truck in a Sonic stall on a warm summer night. Again. Simpler times.
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NFL Betting 2021
Contest picks are in already, because I wanted to play the Thursday game (13-17)… Browns, Raiders, Titans, Colts, Patriots
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NFL Betting 2021
Contest plays (11-14)… Vikings, Packers, Chargers, Browns, Steelers
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NFL Betting 2021
Went back to some old data, and depending on how you measure it this is my worst Q1 in the NFL ever. Not really W-L, I've started this slow before, but generally due to losing coin flip games...this year has very little to do with luck. I've never had bigger power rating adjustments this fast since I've been seriously handicapping the NFL (~20 years). I've moved 6 teams by a field goal or more already, which is unprecedented. Anyway, long way to go still. Contest plays (8-12)... Saints, 49ers, Broncos, Bills, Chargers
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2021 Surly Roto League
Got it. Thanks for running it. See you guys next year.
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MLB Betting 2021: Good pitching beats good hitting and vice versa
Win Totals: Orioles U63.5 - Winner Marlins U71.5 - Winner Twins O88.5 - Loser (by a zillion) Blue Jays O86.5 - Winner RedsU 81.5 - Loser (they tried to gag for me) Ranger U67.5 - Winner Added up for +3.5u to go with +4.36u on individual games for a solid if unspectacular season. I'll try to have some playoff picks, but the NFL is monopolizing my time...I'm in significantly more season long contest stuff than normal this year, but I do think some playoff series are mis-priced which will probably motivate me to dig in.
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Truck Nuts
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NFL Betting 2021
Contest plays (7-8): Dolphins, Lions, Patriots, Eagles, 49ers.
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NFL Betting 2021
Contest plays (5-5 so far): Browns, Chargers, Patriots, Jets, Seahawks
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The New Car Fanatic Thread
This notion that only dumb people use iPhone and Mac has to stop, because it’s both stupid and wholly unsupported by fact. Back to your regularly scheduled Tesla hate, which I mostly agree with.
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NFL Betting 2021
Pretty well hate the board this week, but you have to have 5 for contest purposes. Cowboys, Seahawks, Falcons, Rams, Raiders
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The New Car Fanatic Thread
Welp, I'll never unsee that.
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NFL Betting 2021
I reserve the right to stop posting these if I'm in contention later on, but I probably won't be. The numbers vary a little by shop and static vs dynamic line rules, but I'm pretty well settled on my week 1 contest plays... Cowboys, Patriots, Chargers, Browns, Falcons Patriots will probably also be a cash play. Also, I found a Titans UNDER 9.5 +100 and grabbed that. I'm done with season win totals now unless the Bills number pops.