Bartles
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EPL 2018-19
Probably lost in the madness, but didn't 6 minutes stoppage time seem excessive? I wasn't totally glued to the game but was expecting 3-4 minutes to be added.
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Philly
Loews is nice. The bar/restaurant in the lobby is way overpriced, no idea if it's any good. Brand new Iron Hill Brewery is in the next block on Market Street - their other locations are great so I assume this one is decent too. The trendy food and drink right near there would be 13th Street, just 2-3 blocks from your hotel. El Vez, Barbuzzo, Sampan, Vedge, Charlie Was A Sinner are all in that region. We like a dive-ish place called Franky Bradley's that is just off 13th near Locust. In the past I've recommended McGillin's, also just off 13th near Chestnut and very close to Loews. It is a neat spot but kinda overtaken by young money douches the last couple years. For lunch and/or dinner a little cheaper but still good, look at Walnut Street on the block between 11th-12th. Moriarty's has great wings and is a fun spot. Destination Dogs has way too elaborate hot dogs but you can customize them down, or get something else. Oloroso is a little pricier but terrific tapas in that same block. Bareburger has great burgers including two meatless options. It will probably be cold, so all of the above is within 5-10 minute walk. For history, the sweet spot is walking to the 5th & Market area. Independence Hall tours (15-20 mins) are free and lines probably won't be long in December. I think the Liberty Bell is overrated but it's there, you can see it from the outside to save time. Constitution Center is really well done, take your time if you do that one. There's a new Museum of the American Revolution, haven't been but seen mixed reviews so far. Feel free to ask more...as you can tell I'm pretty familiar with this area
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FBI vs. NCAA Coaches
If KU has the kind of season they are expecting, the Self era should surge forward just as it has been recently. Recruits aren't reading Dan Wetzel and Adam Zagoria columns, and they have no idea who Mark Emmert is. People say "the NCAA" will get them but really that's just a coalition of old dudes who don't want to disrupt the machine any more than the fans do. These trials will probably have some impact at the school level, but nothing major that would impact the current pecking order.
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NLDS- Braves v Dodgers
Gonna have a few days off so yeah they'll use Jansen
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So let's talk about the Baylor game
Was wondering what a hail mary FG looks like. 4-5 guys running up to kick it at the same time?
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Kyler Murray - The Savior or Satan of OU Football
Thought we would have a "Kyler Murray will NEVER beat Texas thread by now" but I suppose there could still be December rematch
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Ohio State v Penn State (Rapists v Pederasts)
They had a spy on McSorley at least during the 4th quarter, and definitely would have if it was empty backfield. I thought they should have thrown to one of the single-covered guys at the top, but as mentioned none of them even ran a pattern because they wanted the ol' negative yard screen. Such a waste.
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Ohio State v Penn State (Rapists v Pederasts)
Franklin was atrocious, but PSU lost because of inexperience on defense imo. Taking crazy angles and blitzes not getting home. The screen to Dobbins from the 4 getting all the way out to the 42 was far worse than any play calling gaffe.
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Urban Meyer's dick holster is being a bitch again.
That annoyed me more than anything in the tweet. Just lazy and stupid not to @ them, especially since they're his top performer
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ESPN College GameDay location
The big SEC game will be on CBS, not that it matters because while GameDay prefers ABC/ESPN locations, nowadays they know they have to break ranks several times a year for every conference except the ACC. Texas-OU is probably top of their list assuming both win this week. As mentioned above, they have no problem moving the talent into the stadium for the last 30 minutes or whatever.
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Phatterson
The crazy thing is, we wouldn't have tried to score again. They were at their own 38, assuming an incompletion we would have run three times into the pile and either punted or maybe tried to throw for a game-ending first down. That punt cost him about a minute of the clock, 10 yards worse field position and he lost those precious two timeouts. It was just dumb.
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Phatterson
That punt on 4th and 4 with a couple minutes and two timeouts left...in decent field position too. I mean that is in the same league as some of the shit we saw from Strong and late-era Mack. Hope someone asked him about it postgame
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Las Vegas go hard or go home thread
Perfect thread to share some of those stories from the good days. I've always felt just like gambling requires luck, falling into those superfun situations at a table, bar, etc. is also pretty much blind luck. You can't plan when/where the celebrity or bachelorettes are gonna stroll up to your table.
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Penn St @ Illinois, FS1
Called them Wisconsin too, on a punt early in the game. It's almost enough to make me watch this crew every week to see if that's just their thing. Ohio State should shred PSU, I don't see them working out their many defensive issues in one week. And McSorley can be forced into mistakes.
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Superbowl Halftime - Maroon 5
If Train is ever invited to the Super Bowl, and Maroon 5 is in that direction imo, I'm out on the NFL.
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2018 Atlanta Braves Thread
The Phillies had a nice season to stay in it so long, including good mid-summer results against some really good teams. But the offense was never there, and the young pitchers (starters and bullpen) eventually wore down and were exposed. We have some bright spots, decent farm system and a lot of money to spend. The problem is we really only have one position player (Hoskins) who you can actually see in a playoff caliber lineup every day. Even signing a big free agent bat isn't going to be nearly enough to fix the offense. The Braves are way more balanced.
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nfl eliminator pool
Proud that I survived until the Monday games! Was really tempted to switch from DET to LAR at the last minute but I was counting on the Jets to out-pathetic the Lions, especially on the road. Good luck to the remainers
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Fantasy Football Keeper/Draft Questions
Yeah, Ajayi has value but Tyreek is a monster. The Eagles also like to prove Sproles is capable of scoring goal-to-go rushing TDs, and when Wentz comes back he'll be able to sneak from the 1. I doubt Ajayi has many weeks like this.
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Falcons @ Eagles: 2018 NFL Season Opener
I don't think any team offered more than a 5th-6th rounder for Foles. He played fine, considering he had zero deep threats without Alshon, and for some reason Ertz played like shit. The interception wasn't a good throw but it was also a lucky bounce to be picked. Foles was in total control the second half, got the ball out quickly and ran the hurry-up offense when ATL was gassed. I'm obviously really happy how that game went. Eagles defense remains outstanding, the offense will only get better/healthier and it is amazing to have a coach who you don't spend the whole game questioning his decisions. That was a big win over a fellow NFC playoff contender.
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Las Vegas go hard or go home thread
Javier's in the middle/far side of Aria casino floor was really good Mexican imo.
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Orwells disband after Reddit etc allege sex crimes
I think they did, at least as a successful indie touring act. "Let it Burn" is another good one. Live show was really high energy, too. Like Deej said, I could totally see this behavior from all kinds of performers going unpunished. But with social media and MeToo, these guys are finished.
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Orwells disband after Reddit etc allege sex crimes
Indie rock band. This song got a lot of play a couple years ago
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Orwells disband after Reddit etc allege sex crimes
I thought these guys did an amazing live show and were really talented musicians. I happened to talk with a band member's relative beforehand, and he mentioned the lead singer was kind of out of control and thought of himself as a Jim Morrison type. Now recently a number of women have alleged he and other members of the group engaged in various sex crimes in addition to generally being assholes. Sounds like much of the Chicago music community wasn't wild about them either. They announced on Twitter on Aug 29 they are disbanding, and canceled their fall tour. Twitter doc compiles allegations
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nfl eliminator pool
I hate these fucking things, never come close to winning. Just signed up and paid
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GameDay 2018 - The Decline Continues
Ham's posts should have gone first, would make more sense. Bear is Chris Fallica, I think his stuff is informative. At least he brings info and not trying to be an actor or something. No idea what his pick-record is, but he always has solid reasoning for it. He's a Miami-Fla fan as I recall