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I think so but many folks that say "analytics" just say under 4 yards to go on fourth down, GO FOR IT! with no nuance at all.

Picked up empty water bottles and stuff like that.

Probably a primary reason sark continues to go with Ewers over Manning.

Who doesn’t? Jk I’ve not paid attention to that douche waffle in at least a decade.

What the analytics folks fail to understand is late in the second quarter when you can go up 3 scores you change the game. Now a single score doesn’t get it within 1, and assuming 4-5 possessions in the second half, and 1 more in the first half, your opponent has to hold you to no scores the rest of the way out and has to score 50% of the time. That alone is worth it because how you can force a team out of their game plan. if you miss the 4th and they score now it’s a 1 score game at half, that’s a drastic turnaround. Going up 3 scores at half time is a big fucking deal. I don’t care if it’s 4th and 2. You take the points. now if 3 points doesn’t do that then yeah, go for it. and I just haven’t seen any analytics take into account game situation just likelihood of success on a particular down and distance.

In this case 3 or 7 points it’s a 3 possession lead. So in that sense they aren’t much different but going for it has more risk. It would be much different if it was still a 2 possession lead with 3 points. But it wasn’t.

It was a bad decision. You’re at home, you’re up 2 scores, your defense was scored on but had tightened up. The risk wasn’t worth the reward, take the points leave no opportunity for Clemson to find momentum. Sark does this a lot - he takes the chance and it backfires and it’s 10-15 mins of game time where the other team has the momentum. Don’t give it to them. Now if the FG kept it a two score game then yeah, go for it, but when you can extend your lead by a full possession when you’re already up 2 you take the points. Every fucking time.

And HRC got run out of town. Look, ACA was a great accomplishment in theory and to an extent in reality but it has one fatal flaw - it allowed private profiteering companies to maintain a stranglehold on healthcare. it really is the Republican plan which is why it has never been repealed. secondarily, nothing has been done about big pharma. You go to the doctor and get a script no one gives a fuck about nutrient deficiencies, diet changes, exercise, and studies are way lacking on the things that can help without harsh expensive drugs. Our research system is as broken as our clinical system. Quick examples, quercetin, vitamin c and zinc show extreme promise in stopping the cytokine storm in post covid syndrome. How far has that research been taken? Mice that’s it. What about hemp/CBD, more promise, limited studies. That’s my recent experience but the lack of research on the free stuff is maddening. You can find almost any condition and the cost effective treatments are understudied and if it’s natural forget about it. FDA is bought and controlled by oligarchs, and most common folk feel it hate it and know nothing is being done. Instead they get harsh drugs that may have their place but they are the only option and most treat symptoms not the cause. Common folk trump supporting people’s reaction is bullshit but look, Dems don’t go far enough. I used to think the Bernie faction was too much, I don’t anymore. I think the only answer is true, radical, for the common folk platforms. we need radical reform for common folk. Until the dems become that they risk losing the working and middle class voters. Trump won identifying and attacking an enemy, 2-3 really, immigrants, queer folk and extreme leftists. Dems have to do the same, intense attacking language the enemy is the billionaire oligarchs. Show their yachts their opulent houses their net worth, their political donations and attack them and the politicians they own. Us vs Them that’s the playbook.

Yes it was him he just fucked that play up slide in zone to the side, from the middle, and left the middle wide open. Atrocious.

Goose Island Flats are pretty cool. Right near some open space to see the whooping cranes. Stars are bright and plentiful, bay is just over yonder, community fire pit, community palapa, nice one beds and a two bed. All new, dehumidifiers inside, easy sleeping. About $120 per night for singles which is really competitive. hotel tonight yields about $100 per night for a comfort inn type place. Watched enough football to be near divorce but not enough I can’t recover. I wanted epic, pretty close to it! Lost my joie de vivre the last 5-6 months, think I got it back this weekend. we need to have a surly fish off down here. YOLO. IMG_5681.mov

Took Jax on his first fishing trip… I was 2/4 until the very end - tough day finding them - then we came on a reef with fish everywhere so many I couldn’t decide. my guide was like 10 o’clock I was like 2 o’clock he said no 9 o’clock I turned another at11 o’clock then another 12 o’clock then a pod 1 o’clock and I just flubbed about 10 chances in a row. Then finally had a walk off… calmed down fish disappeared and then we found two cruisers going away from us at a slight angle right to left near the shore and I took a deep breath back casted perfect strip strip right in front and BAM! I think besides too many fish all at once it was already 250pm and I wanted to get back, I had been hunting for lone singles all day, and I was just not ready for an entire reef area to explode with options. It almost became a ride of shame back until I calmed down and said next one I’m getting then we go home. Nothing like a walk off and nothing like perfect cast and strip to catch. I need some fishing pants…

the other required wingo to break two tackles, one behind the LOS to get the first down. Too cute is for date night not football.

That’s totally true.

To the sec mouth breathers …

Way more so than college football.

Topper13 for surgeon general!!

only counterpoint is each league in CFB is not created equal. NFL arguably they are.

Natural flavors bruh.

Tastes like cough syrup but my son agrees with you.

That’s some Nat Geo level saggers. Dayum.

Last night I was incredulous about it now I think 12-16 is perfect and there will never be a real controversy ever again. Like I’ve said though, seed straight up.

I celebrate most of their catalog. Black cherry is a hard pass though. Orange vanilla, fruit punch, lime, strawberry are all choice.

Yeah but 12-16 football teams is about the same as 64 basketball.

Why is it ok to have shit match ups in early rounds for basketball and not football? The only legit criticism is the bizarre seeding. next round has some (on paper) shit match ups too. Seed straight up but allow for conf champion auto bids.

Too much Jesus not enough gangsta.