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flatdawgs

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  1. Go Bruins. This should go without saying.
  2. Congrats, SB. Your guys punched us in the mouth tonight. Hope it's not our last conference game in the Rose Bowl. Good luck the rest of the way.
  3. Heh... you made me think for a bit - but the only ones I can recall are Mark Brunell and Brock Huard (yeah, that Brock Huard). Oh yeah, and Brock's nephew Sam (currently on the roster). But most all UW QBs are named "Jake."
  4. Well, Couging It is still a thing. The one damn time I root for Wazzu every year. Should have just stuck with pulling for the meteor.
  5. Was directly across from you. Was as loud as it's been for quite a while - my voice is just now coming back.
  6. A tale as old as time. (True, though)
  7. Huh... the last time someone in that part of the world tried to supply by air some besieged fascist bastards pinned against a river, it didn't turn out so well.
  8. Yeah, several times. Fuck them. Seriously though, it's a good place to see a game, small but loud, and the fans were not assholes the last two times I was there. (I've been to all the Pac-12 stadia several times and UO and UW have the best game day scenes - although they all have their vastly different charms and I've had a good time at each.) The walk through the park mentioned above is a nice way to get there. Aside from that, definitely hit the coast or Bend. My brother lives in Eugene and TBH there's not a lot going on there although it's pleasant enough.
  9. Русский аэродром, иди на хуй.
  10. You want some coffee? My avatar has some coffee for you. Don't ask where he got it.
  11. Lol. The rot under Jimmy Lake went deep and grew quickly. The sideline incident was no more than perfect cover to dump him. I've never seen cancer in a program grow as quickly as it did here - particularly under a coach that had total support of both the administration and fan base at the beginning of the season. Ripping off the band-aid and starting over ASAP was the best thing that could've happened, and it did.
  12. Yeah, now all they'll get is a bunch of "Russia - 2022 Ukraine Special Operation Champions" t-shirts.
  13. I really like the Portimão circuit. Was just there a couple of weeks ago but there wasn't anything going on. Would have enjoyed seeing that.
  14. Was in rural northern Zambia several years ago and noticed it, but never really thought of why. Good thread.
  15. They're not. You basically described UW football, and we were always hopeful they'd get scheduled up here in November because of it. We called it "USC weather" - one year was 60mph winds, 45 degrees and sideways rain. They always had the talent advantage, but weather is a leveller. They're about to FAFO with those northern schools.
  16. Not to mention that picking a single season and basing everything on that is ludicrous. What OOC match-ups did you have? Did you have an out of the ordinary good/bad season? Why not just cherry pick the past 5 non-Covid seasons? At least there's some leveling there (and OK and Iowa States still probably come out okay. (Example: UW's numbers are never under a million, except last season they missed USC in the conference schedule and had a head coach go 4-8 with 9 win talent, getting shitcanned after one season. Go back 5 non-Covid years? Three NY6 bowls and a CFB berth. Probably a lot more eyeballs on those teams.) I actually really like ISU and want them to land on their feet in the best possible conference they can get. This entire thing pisses me off to no end. Anything that gets Ducks and Huskies to work together must be an abomination to the Lord. 😉
  17. They were a package deal to keep the networks (Fox, in this case) from paying twice - two conference deals - for the LA market. I detest Oregon, but they'd have been the second choice in a vacuum. Stanford and UW for different reasons would be next, UCLA, Utah and ASU nearby. Of the 10 public Pac-12 schools that must report, UW athletics has the highest income and budget, in an effective tie with UO. UCLA obviously tips the needle in basketball, but if football is paying the way, they're not second choice in the conference. Eliminating the LA market for anyone else was the reason it went down like this. Otherwise why not grab Arizona too? USC and Oregon recruit nationally. I doubt the Trojans lose much sleep over Duck recruiting. If they do, they're still a giant pussy that's going to get reamed in the B1G. May it ever be so.
  18. One other thing - the Russian consulate here is barricaded and guarded by some desultory-looking Turkish military cops. The best thing about the consulate, however, is that directly across the street is the "Bayraktar" currency exchange. I'm guessing the Russkies go to a different one....
  19. I would have, but the cisterns are closed and I couldn't find them. (they actually are, so now I have to come back again to see them. And find Karim Bey's kids).
  20. So I'm here in Istanbul, and have noticed a few things: - No Ukrainian flags. Portugal had many when I was there recently. - Still a lot of Russians about; it's one place they can. exchange rubles for goods and services (and useful currencies) and it's close. Many shop signs are in Russian. - Some of these Russians are young men of fighting age. They get a little pissy when well-meaning middle-aged Americans ask them if they are on leave from defending the Motherland. Hey, just curious! - Still many ships in the Bosphorus, although not all headed that way are fully laden. Many of these ships are, of course, Russian. These have tended to be smallish rustbuckets. - It is cathartic to flip them off as they chug past. (Notes re Türkiye: this is a wonderful place with extremely kind people. Erdoğan is a shit beast. Russia has long been a major source of tourists here. There are still some good feelings for them left over from the assistance the Soviets gave Kemal Atatürk during the Turkish War of Independence. They also seem proud to be members of NATO. They are in a delicate situation made no easier by aforementioned tool Erdoğan. And fuck Russia.)
  21. Maybe this will get the gotdam Canadians off their asses in improving the Seattle - Vancouver rail line. Damn thing slows to a crawl for the last 30 miles across the border. But I am stoked AF that my home town is hosting World Cup matches within walking distance of me (Fan Fest on the Seattle waterfront even closer). Shit yeah! Bring on North Macedonia v Cabo Verde!
  22. flatdawgs

    MLS 2022

    Well, I'll just say that match was one of the most fun events I've been to in a long time. Now I want to go to Dubai to watch us get our shit pushed in by Liverpool or RM or Palmeiras or Boca or, well, everyone. But don't care.
  23. flatdawgs

    Liga MX

    Well shit. Thanks for the jinx...
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