I didn't really know who Pate was until last summer, and really enjoyed listening to him last season.
But my biggest issue with his show (and other similar commentators on YouTube) is how much time is spent qualifying his opinions due to reply guys. I get that you should interact with your community and it boosts engagement, but every goddamn show is "Now, don't get mad at me for the model's rankings..." or "I know you ____ fans will hate what I'm about to say...". In the end, he just tries to ride that line so everyone likes him.
It sucks that reply guys carry so much weight and take up so much oxygen. Just talk football. I can't do it anymore.
Sooooo...who are we thinking for 6 captain's picks now?
JT
Morikawa
Patrick Cantlay
Cameron Young
Ben Griffin
Maverick McNealy
Keegan Bradley
Sam Burns
Who else is a real possibility?
This is a "just win, baby" game. Nothing about the offensive gameplan needs to dictate the rest of the season. If we need to run it 50 times and lean heavy on defense, fine. If Arch ends up having to carry us, fine. Just do whatever it takes. Our schedule is so wonky this year with the massive non-conference game followed by 3 relatively stress free home games. After Saturday we have a month to get ready for the rest of the season.
While I agree that recent form might be overrated, stepping your game up when the pressure is on to make the team should count for something.
Encouraging to see Cantlay playing better (so far) this week too.
I've come around to not wanting Keegan to play at Bethpage. And I'm saying that as he just birdied 1 and might make a run at East Lake this weekend.
I do believe he is deserving. He easily makes this team IMO if not the captain. I don't think the risk is worth the reward. If he plans on actually captaining and making informed decisions, he would need to only play twice so he can maximize time on the course with other players. And I think the media attention surrounding it would not be beneficial.
If we win, I highly doubt you could point to Keegan playing as the reason.
If we lose, you can definitely point to Keegan playing as a reason.
Will be interesting to discuss this with my Baha'i family members, who are all Trump supporters. For the last 10 years, I've had to sit there and listen to them talk about Trump "helping" Iran, which will make things better for Bahai's. My constant insistence that they are dead wrong fell on deaf ears. That Trump does not give one fuck about Iranians, bombed the country, and has left the Supreme Leader to do whatever the fuck he wants .
Just kidding, it won't be interesting. They'll never admit Trump is bad and just say "something good will come of this" even though our patriarch was executed by this regime over 40 years ago.
Maybe you're right, but I think opening at Ohio State has too easily dampered people's expectations for the rest of the season. The way our schedule plays out, you'd think Sark will do everything he can to get this offense humming in Games 2/3/4, when we won't have to lean on our defense. Plenty of real snaps to build confidence.
I don't expect our O-line to be "in shambles", even with the Goosby issue. I think designed Arch rollouts (and a few designed runs) can neutralize some of the concerns. Not have a sitting duck at QB should keep OSU from pinning their ears back on defense.
I'm liking the late push of national guys picking Ohio State in this game.
We have a clear built-in advantage heading into a season opener at the most important position. I think our defense has a much simpler game plan to devise. If Sayin looks great and throws darts all over the field, I tip my cap. But it's a smart bet that we'll have a lot more juice on offense, even with the (legitimate) Goosby concerns.