Here we are, finally. [Barry Manilow's "Looks Like We Made It" plays softly in the background] Phi/Dal-I hate both these teams but I like this game. The "Over-Achieving Rook QB's" story line is on the money and damn relevant-at the very least for the NFC East and its near future. I
Month: October 2016
Your Third Round Of NFL Football Open Thread
Two games? The stupid NFL lucks out sked-wise because they both should be interestifying. Still, two games? TO THE TWO GAMES! SD/Den-Despite fantastic play from qb Rivers the Chargers look like the children's book, "The Little Engine That Couldn't Quite Get Up The Hill Even Though He Received Lots Of Encouragement
Your Early Afternoon/Late Morning NFL Games Open Thread
Your “What Time Is It? Seriously Though.” Sunday Morning NFL Football Open Thread
Apparently we have Napoleon to thank for the image above. Nice going, guy that wasn't really that short for his time. Dog's breakfast, English breakfast-whatever. We North Americans are in no position to look down our collective multi-chinned noses at how the British opt to deliver lugubrious substances into their
Is Bad NFL better than No NFL?
As I write this, we are in the Saturday before Week 8 of the 2016 Regular Season. We started out with the treat that was the high-chroma matchup of Thursday Night Turdball poster children, the Jaguras and Titans. Luckily for Bortles and Jaymes aficionados/fantasy football owners, the Garbage Time King did
Commentist Beer Barrel: Damn Hippies
Austin's best annual beer event is happening again today. The Draught House Anniversary Party is the kind of shindig that only a decades-old pub and brewery, with a decades-old pub and brewery's connections, can throw. Every year they roll out a stacked beer list. Everything's a special release or something aged
Room at the Top (of the Table)? Weekend Lesser Footy Fall Splosion!
TGISF…aka Sexy Halloween/Friday Open Thread
Last week I told you about some "scary" mountainous dealings, including myself needing CTE protocol attention. This week, the scary is fun. So yeah, this week is tailor made for Sexy Friday IMHO. Halloween is but three days away. People dressing up in costume, pretending to be something they are not. That
CFL Beat: Week 19
2016 Quotables (Week 7 – Results)
Hard Ride To Nowhere (Chapter 53)
The scene: The Door Flies Open clubhouse, where Cookiethulhu has just pulled the Man in Plaid #2 out of his mouth in front of several semi-horrified DFOers. Well, DTZM looks horrified. As does WCS. Doktor Zymm looks strangely fascinated, Sill Bimmons is rubbing his chin and nodding solemnly and Ballsofsteelandfury
Week 8 Color Assault: Jaguars @ Titans Open Thread
Hello fans, this is the NFL. The Official Beer withdrew from this game and wanted to issue a statement. The parties settled for an undisclosed amount and a hashtag: #Out4Turdsday. So tonight the NFL hosts an Open Bar, albeit with only two selections. Indulge freely on room temperature Olde English; independent NFL sommeliers certified that cold