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  1. Lost one of the greats

     

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    Norm Macdonald, whose laconic delivery of sharp and incisive observations made him one of Saturday Night Live‘s most influential and beloved cast members, died today after a nine-year private battle with cancer. He was 61.

    Macdonald’s death was announced to Deadline by his management firm Brillstein Entertainment. The comedian’s longtime producing partner and friend Lori Jo Hoekstra, who was with him at the time of his death this morning, said Macdonald had been battling cancer for nearly a decade but was determined to keep his health struggles private, away from family, friends and fans.

    “He was most proud of his comedy,” Hoekstra said. “He never wanted the diagnosis to affect the way the audience or any of his loved ones saw him. Norm was a pure comic. He once wrote that ‘a joke should catch someone by surprise, it should never pander.’ He certainly never pandered. Norm will be missed terribly.”

    Macdonald was an SNL cast member from 1993-98, making his greatest impact as the anchor of the show’s “Weekend Update” segments for three seasons. Remembered both for his droll style — and for his refusal to go easy on O.J. Simpson despite reported pressure from SNL execs — Macdonald would prove one of the most impactful “Update” anchors, pivoting away from the slapstick approach of Chevy Chase and toward the more barbed political approach of his successor Colin Quinn.

    Born on October 17, 1959, in Quebec City, Macdonald started his show business career in the comedy clubs of Canada, developing the deadpan style that would become both his trademark and a highly influential touchstone for a generation of comics. A contestant on Star Search in 1990, he was hired to write for Roseanne Barr’s sitcom Roseanne for the 1992-93 season before landing a coveted gig at NBC’s Saturday Night Live.

    Macdonald’s departure from the show was controversial in itself, and he often attributed his firing to his continued lambasting of O.J. Simpson as a murderer despite what he said was the displeasure of Don Ohlmeyer, president of NBC’s West Coast division, who Macdonald said was a friend of the former football great.

    After leaving SNL in 1998, Macdonald starred in his own comedy series, The Norm Show, from 1999 to 2001. Over the years he made numerous appearances on various late-night shows, including Late Night With David Letterman and Conan, and had a recurring role on The Middle.

     

    https://deadline.com/2021/09/norm-macdonald-dead-obituary-comedian-saturday-night-live-weekend-update-anchor-was-61-1234833212/

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  2. 9 minutes ago, tbone_ said:


    Are you sure? Seems like a pretty standard play to me. Like the kind of shit you should be born knowing as a OL player.

    If only there was someone who could play the person who was born knowing what to do.

  3. 36 minutes ago, bschoolprof said:

    Can someone break down this running play for me?  It's looks like we literally blocked 1 guy, maybe 2.  Do we even practice?

     

    That's coaching. More infuriating to realize this is our 2nd play of the game - so much for the players knowing their responsibilities on scripted plays.

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  4. 55 minutes ago, Enchubben said:

    Random factoid:  the starting preseason all conference center for the Owls, Shea Baker, is from Austin and is the son of a longtime pretty popular McCombs accounting professor/lecturer. (Brian Lendecky).

    Doomed.

  5. This was Pete's learning experience against the veer-and-shoot. We all know it well and how to defend it. Shit, Strong was actually decent against it when he was here. The defense didn't get any help from the offense and might've held up ok if we made it a shootout, but the defensive strategy and gameplan wasn't ideal.

    The bright side is no one runs it in the conference anymore and Pete's more adept defending air raid and passing spread teams. If Tech gives us trouble, light a cigarette for the conference firing squad.

  6. 1 hour ago, Wulaw Horn said:

    The second half he missed a bunch of deep stuff, some of which was open (none of which would have changed the outcome of this game)

    False. If those shots were completed it would've opened up the offense and pulled the momentum from Arkansas and the crowd.

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  7. 2 minutes ago, clapclapclap said:

    Pretty sure that isn't the old Mizzou poster.  The old Mizzou is still here (under a new name), still posting voluminously, and still the professional muleheaded contrarian.

    Oh in that case, wherever he is:

     

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  8. 5 minutes ago, Helobious said:

    Futureman turned out to be right, so yes. I don’t see this move happening, the other Big 12 would never allow it as it would be the end of them, it doesn’t make sense for the SEC, and there’s political hurdles to clear as well. 

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