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capnamerca

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  1. I have 0 insider knowledge here, but I would expect that the YTTV negotiating angle isn't just about TV/content distribution rights (because they don't have a leg to stand on), but rather strategic application of leverage either in search/ads to benefit the Mouse, or in cloud / hosting / infrastructure benefits to same.
  2. There were definitely mistakes made by both teams, but holy cow the quality of the baseball played in that entire series was just so fucking good. I haven't had that much fun watching baseball in a long time. And credit to the umpires - I don't think there was a single egregious call that directly affected an outcome.
  3. Hook 'em, Scott. Legend.
  4. It's going to be absolutely bananas. The Jays have some great storylines on their side, too. Gibson finally making it to a WS. The Yesavage kid, who started the year in single-A ball, making the Game1 start. First WS for the club since Joe Fuckin' Carter. The only MLB team from Canada, energizing yet another entire country. This WS could be really, really fun. I'll have it on tonight.
  5. It's this. It's ALL this. Arch has missed easy, cakewalk chunk yardage in every single game. These are throws he's been making since he was 12. If he connects on even HALF of the obvious ones, we likely beat Florida, we maybe beat Ohio St., and we put some distance between us an UK. His stats move up into the "average P5 QB" range, and the narrative shifts completely to the OL. The "The Film Guy" breakdown of the UK game highlighted some really, really terrible mechanics from Arch. Even the good throws were more a result of raw arm strength than execution. I don't know enough about football to really dig on potential causes, but Arch is doing absolutely nothing to help himself, and it's honestly baffling.
  6. That's completely disingenuous debate ... you have to compare players to others of their era. It's also completely dismissive of the impact Ruth had on the game. The entire philosophy of the sport changed when he was done as a player. Ohtani is executing at a level never seen before, that is clearly true, but until we see a legion of guys suddenly playing both ways, his impact won't ever be as great as Babe Ruth. (Shoehei is fantastic. What he's doing is CLEARLY the most out-of-this-world thing since Ruth ... I'm not ready to annoint him yet, but I'm also enjoying the debate.)
  7. This is completely fair and I agree with it completely ... BUT ... Arch also missed wide-open throws without pressure and with his feet set against OhSt.
  8. This guy, as good as he is, hasn't ever hit more home runs in a season than every other TEAM in his league, like the other guy did in 1920. As Shoehei is to playing both ways, Ruth was to the homer.
  9. it's almost as if you can't stop the foibles of human behavior on the supply side. Has it EVER worked? (don't look too hard, the answer is no). But dammit, we're gonna try again, and the right will keep voting for it because it means they get to blow things up, victim-blame folks for being actual human beings, and then go home at night at huff the paint fumes, or get drunk off our gourds, or high as a kite on Oxy while we blame "them damn Mexicans" for everything that's wrong in the world.
  10. Point of order. There's been ONE guy like this guy, and that guy has historically been considered the best to ever play this game.
  11. I've got some good video of a few posters here at Penick and Hancock.
  12. Goddamn, those HOCO's were fun as fuck. I have zero interest in planning one, but i'll damn sure play!
  13. It's not a coincidence that when our OL play rises to the level of "passable P5 team," our RB and WR performances got miles better too. No drops. Topped 100 yards rushing. No INTs. It all starts with the OL.
  14. ahem ... "heil yes."
  15. I agree with this as well. I'm just saying that with "D1 starter a ANY P5 school" level of output, these challenges in our offense are far less 'the world is falling' and far more 'we might not be able to beat UGA and then tOSU b2b to win the natty, but we're in the conversation with just a few fixes like OL run blocking.' Everything feels worse because we can't even make the easy plays, and there's so little that Sark can do to scheme around the OL gaps without getting SOMETHING from his QB to help.
  16. I don't necessarily disagree, but holy shit look at the clip that @Newy25 posted ... the offense schemed people open ALL DAY, and Arch couldn't make any of the throws. A few were drop-backs with a clean (enough) pockets, a few were quick-single-read chip shots, and at least one was on a roll out (maybe an unplanned roll-out, but still). Every way you can put a QB in a position to succeed, Sark did for Arch. The clip, in case you hate yourself enough to try and watch again.
  17. Don't post here much, but this shot from Butler Pitch n Putt this morning seemed worth it ...
  18. My only counter-point is that not all Universities have the size to legitimately compete for the Sears Cup. Success in the AD role there would look like outperforming schools of similar size, or resurrecting a sport that has been a long-time doormat, or winning a championship as a serious underdog, etc. 'Outperforming your peer group' is the real measure, I guess. I'm not deep enough into the world of college athletics to compile that list, but there's probably a few out there that have some skins on the wall through that lens, who don't have CDCs endowment or donor base to pull from, so I wanted to leave some room in the list. Still a short fuckin' list :).
  19. This is the gods honest truth. Look at the upward trajectory the entire Athletic Department is on since his arrival ... it's really incredible. There might be someone better at the AD job than him, but it's a short fuckin' list.
  20. Fucking same; during my freshman year, my schedule overlapped with Ricky's in a way that I'd pass him walking to class at least twice a week. His thighs were as big around as my waist, and his neck was close. He wasn't ALL that much taller than I was, but I swear he looked like the players we'd design in those early versions of Madden, with 99 speed and 99 BRK or whatever it was.
  21. The story about him building our culture, and realizing that he needed to be first through the door so he called a team meeting and laid bare his troubles with alcohol, and what he does on a daily basis to stay ahead of it, was inspiring as FUCK. I feel like I'd run through a wall for a coach who showed that level of humility and vulnerability (while still clearly demonstrating excellence on the field, and requiring same from me and my teammates). The cynic in me feels like there's always another shoe waiting to drop, but I can't remember this level of excitement that I have for Texas Foootball since about 2004. I guess specifically, the 2001-2002 season where I felt like we were finally on to something repeatable, which 204-05-06 proved.
  22. It is now.
  23. Shitbird lawyer: "He hasn't served two consecutive terms yet, which is clearly the only thing that the Amendment, which is really dumb and a terrible deal which the states never should have approved, means, because reasons." Roberts: "Flawless argument, no notes, go forth, Dear Leader."
  24. You couldn't pay me enough to go to C'bus, after 2005. I'd rather go to Fayetteville.
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