Euro 2016 Preview–Romania

Oh shit, I better get started on the Euro posts I said I might do. Let's see when the first match is… this afternoon? And Romania's playing in the opener? Well I better get this done now! For the geographically lacking folks/everyone who gets confused by all the eastern European countries, Romania

Your “It All Makes Sense” Thursday Open Thread

NFL News: If you took the Saints in the draw, well - you’re a winner. Which is strange, because they weren't part of the roster that opened veteran minicamps on Tuesday. Regardless, Defensive End Hau’oli Kikaha tore his ACL and is done for the year. Somewhere in western New York,

Hillary Clinton Gets a New Campaign Adviser

[BROOKLYN, NEW YORK: HILLARY CLINTON'S CAMPAIGN OFFICE HEADQUARTERS] ROBBY MOOK: ...and that's why I'm no longer allowed at the Costco on 118th Street. But enough about my day off! As your Campaign Manager, I want to be the first to congratulate you on officially being declared the presumptive nominee! HILLARY CLINTON: Thank you,

Euro Preview: “If It’s Scottish Football – Sadly, It’s Crap!”, by John Angus MacBurns

(*deep breath) LET'S JUSS GET THIS OUTTA TH' WAY NOW, Y' IGNORANT BASTARDS: WE DUNN'A ALL TALK LIKE THAT! YOO BLEEDIN' YANKS ALL THINK WE SOUND LIKE SHREK! HO HO HO; 'GET OUTTA ME SWAMP, DONKEY!' HO HO HO! WELL, I'VA GOTTA STEREOTYPE FOR YEE; NOW THAT WE'RE ALL FRIENDS HERE, HOW'S

Your “Home-Cooked Factory of Sadness Sadness” Wednesday Open Thread

A pretty full (Darnell) docket of NFL minutiae today: nfl.com: NFL investigators are looking into whether Aqib Talib shot himself. I expect the crack team that investigated Brady's deflated balls to eventually conclude "Touchdown Seahawks". If they would just read Crimebeat!, their problems would be solved. More musings that the

According to Google: Your Offensive Coordinator’s Playcalling is Too Conservative

No matter which team you support, it's very easy to find some mouthbreathing idiot whose only contribution to discussions is to proclaim that "Offensive coordinator X is TOO CONSERVATIVE!"  You'll also find this particular breed exhorting that what the offense really needs to do is "ram that ball down their