Everything posted by Paul Wesley
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2026 CFP Quarterfinals Orange Bowl - #5 Oregon vs. #4 Texas Tech
First off, I never said "no blowouts in basketball" or "no good G5 teams in football," so you're arguing against your own strawman Basketball and football are different sports. In basketball, an Appalachian State (or equivalent) beats an ACC or Big 10 team EVERY single week of every season (until conference games start, obviously). Why? Because in basketball, you can play eight guys and be very competitive. And the structure of the playoff is completely different In basketball, fans can fill up half a 16,000-seat arena and watch their underdog team play two games in a weekend (if they're lucky). Travel for football playoffs is way harder, even for fans of blue blood programs (I've been lucky enough to go to all our playoff games, but it wasn't easy). So it's a totally different sport to attend in-person, and it's totally different for TV viewers as well. The blowouts in the first round of March madness are highly mitigated by the fact that there are 15(!!!!) other games on that day. Football doesn't work like that Advocating for Cinderellas in post-season football just gives the fans lame, wasted afternoons where the camera crews strategically avoid showing mostly empty stadiums. And I'm not even advocating for a bigger or smaller playoff field. That's a separate argument. I just want a product worth watching. These are facts, and they're not a "reaction" to anything.
- 2026 CFP Quarterfinals Orange Bowl - #5 Oregon vs. #4 Texas Tech
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2026 CFP Quarterfinals Orange Bowl - #5 Oregon vs. #4 Texas Tech
Yeah, they were trying to emulate March madness, with some Cinderalla stories. Except that in basketball, you can have one superstar and three or four solid role players, and beat anybody in the league. Football isn't like that. Those games are completely pointless, snoozefest ratings killers.
- 2025 Citrus Bowl - Texas vs. Michigan - 2:00pm on ABC
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2025 Citrus Bowl - Texas vs. Michigan - 2:00pm on ABC
I had to go back and listen to the broadcast, because in real time, I thought, "There's no way he said what I think he just said." With 6:15 to go in 4th quarter, they show the turf rash on Arch's hip, and one of those bozos remarked that it was going to hurt to take a shower, and the other one says, "You can't just rub some Robitussin on it?"
- 2025 Citrus Bowl - Texas vs. Michigan - 2:00pm on ABC
- 2025 Citrus Bowl - Texas vs. Michigan - 2:00pm on ABC
- 2025 Citrus Bowl - Texas vs. Michigan - 2:00pm on ABC
- 2025 Citrus Bowl - Texas vs. Michigan - 2:00pm on ABC
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The Guitar Pron Thread
They look like they need coolin'
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AI and suggestion
There is nothing more depressing than classic rock radio. I would feel way more alive getting drunk at Hospice Austin and listening to Sara McLachlan.
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AI and suggestion
I like the idea, z Every year I feel like it's harder to find a good filter. Terrestrial radio is long dead (and the limiters...ugh. It sounds AWFUL). For a decade I used to listen to all the "best of the year" programs and reviewer lists, and I'd make notes and go down to Waterloo and buy four or five records. I discovered a few gems that way. Lately I find those shows less and less compelling... seems like the hosts either pick Chappell Roan (meh) or some wildly obscure nonsense (each pick is carefully chosen for the singular purpose of showing how COOL the picker is). Occasionally I get lucky letting Apple Music (my streamer of choice) recommend songs. So AI... sure. Why not? Good thread topic.
- 2025 CFP First Round - The "U" @ aggy
- 2025 CFP First Round - The "U" @ aggy
- 2025 CFP First Round - The "U" @ aggy
- 2025 CFP First Round - The "U" @ aggy
- 2025 CFP First Round - Alabama vs. Oklahoma
- 2025 CFP First Round - Alabama vs. Oklahoma
- 2025 CFP First Round - Alabama vs. Oklahoma
- 2025 CFP First Round - Alabama vs. Oklahoma
- 2025 CFP First Round - Alabama vs. Oklahoma
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Epstein and Maxwell
A couple years ago, when I saw Chomsky's name in one of these news stories for the first time, I remarked casually to my wife, "Seems weird. I thought his whole schtick was being anti-capitalism, and here he is flying around with billionaire financier guys... I don't get why he would do that." And I look over, and she's looking at me in disbelief for how stupid her husband is, and she answers: "Young pussy."
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The Guitar Pron Thread
Up until the photo, when y'all said "Firefly," I thought you meant Parker Fly.
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Best rock drummers right now
I've heard other drummers say that, and it puzzles me. For all the chart-smashing Journey songs, there seem to be no great grooves or memorable fills. Seems like he had a hundred opportunities to do something innovative. But then, I'm not a drummer.
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The Guitar Pron Thread
I think CS 336 is the same size as a 339. A decade ago, I came across one on Reverb ("came across" = extensive hours searching for gear). It had P90's and was a really good price. I wish I'd pulled the trigger. I've said before: If I had to play only one guitar/amp combo, it would be semi-hollow with P90 through a Vox-flavored amp. Anyway, if you're looking for a smaller 335, add CS 336 to your search.