Your Saturday Evening Open Thread & Broadcast Coverage Discussion

 

The one good thing about the Patriots opening the season on Thursday is that there’s no Patriots game on Sunday. Oh sure, the pre-game shows can’t help themselves, and after the GAME MANAGING they took Thursday night it’ll be quite enjoyable, but thank heaven for tender mercies.


Courtesy those hard-working maniacs at 506sports, here are tomorrow’s broadcast maps for game coverage:

CBS SINGLE


 Anchorage AK  |   Fairbanks AK
 Honolulu HI

Oakland @ Tennessee Jim Nantz, Tony Romo
Pittsburgh @ Cleveland Greg Gumbel, Trent Green
NY Jets @ Buffalo Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon
Baltimore @ Cincinnati Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta
Jacksonville @ Houston Andrew Catalon, James Lofton
Indianapolis @ LA Rams (LATE) Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts

UPDATES:

  • Miami FL: IND-LAR to BUF-NYJ
  • Tampa FL: IND-LAR to PIT-CLE
  • San Diego and Palm Springs CA: OAK-TN to IND-LAR
  • Mobile AL: PIT-CLE to JAX-HOU

 

It looks like CBS gets the shit end of the stick opening weekend. Unless you are a fan of one of those teams, it looks like there isn’t an appealing game in the bunch. The highlight looks like Oakland at Tennessee, as we will bear witness to the Emmy Award era of the Tony Romo show on CBS.


FOX EARLY


 Anchorage AK  |   Fairbanks AK
 Honolulu HI

Atlanta @ Chicago Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis
Philadelphia @ Washington Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber
Arizona @ Detroit Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston
NO GAME due to local team at home on CBS

UPDATES:

  • all Florida: TB-MIA to ATL-CHI (TB-MIA rescheduled for week 11)
  • Memphis TN: PHI-WSH to ATL-CHI
  • Wichita KS; Fargo and Bismarck ND: ATL-CHI to PHI-WSH
  • Chico CA: PHI-WSH to AZ-DET

 

Whoops! Maybe I spoke too soon. Philadelphia at Washington is the early ‘marquee’ matchup on FOX, but that’s only because no right-thinking person should ever consider watching the Falcons again, and I don’t want to watch Carson Palmer lead Fitty over the middle to his eventual doom.


FOX LATE


 Anchorage AK  |   Fairbanks AK
 Honolulu HI

Seattle @ Green Bay Joe Buck, Troy Aikman
Carolina @ San Francisco Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman

UPDATES:

  • Bakersfield, Santa Barbara and Chico CA: SEA-GB to CAR-SF

 

Oh yeah, now we’re cooking with gas.

Poor Chico getting cockblocked out of both PHI-WSH & SEA-GB. It’s probably Aaron Rodgers taking more shots at his parents for supporting Jordan.

And for you poor bastards sentenced to blackouts or shitty games, DFO is here to remind you that Directv is doing a free preview of RedZone this weekend. Take advantage of the gifts you find.


Tonight’s sports: College football is back with a vengeance.

  • CFL:
    • Calgary at Edmonton – 9:00PM | TSN
  •  NCAA:
    • Auburn at Clemson – 7:00PM | ESPN
    • South Carolina at Missouri – 7:00PM | ESPN2
    • Oklahoma at Ohio State – 7:30PM | ABC
    • Georgia at Notre Dame – 7:30PM | NBC
    • Stanford at Southern California – 8:30PM | FOX
    • Minnesota at Oregon State – 10:00PM | FS1
    • Utah at BYU – 10:15PM | ESPN2
    • Boise State at Washington State – 10:30PM | ESPN
  • NASCAR:
    • Federated Auto Parts 400 – 7:30PM | NBCSN / TSN4
  • UFC:
    • UFC 215 Prelims – 8:00PM | FS1 / TSN2
  • MLS:
    • Whitecaps FC vs. Real Salt Lake – 10:00PM | TSN2

Rest up my lovelies, FOR TOMORROW WE DINE!

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A Canadian man-child of indeterminate age, he stays young by selling alcohol at sporting events and yelling at the patrons he serves. Their rage nourishes his soul, and their tips pay for his numerous trips to various sporting events.
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WCS

BWAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHA

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King Hippo

FUCK RIGHT OFF IRISH

Mr. Ayo

RIP Brian Kelly

King Hippo

/except the “peace” part, I hope the pitchfork fuckers are merciless

Unsurprised

Brian Kelly can eat shit and burn in Hell.

King Hippo

INCHES to go, too. Go for it. Be men.

King Hippo

you had 2 plays to get 3 fucking yards, UGA. Dumb fucks

Brocky
Mr. Ayo
blaxabbath

I’m kind of glad younger generations aren’t into the NFL so much. Let football go the way of boxing.

Brocky

So it’ll be replaced by a near identical sport, and every one will just support that instead?

Unsurprised

Aussie Rules/Rugby is a million times more enticing to me. NFL and CFL are goddamn Lawyer Ball, and I fucking hate lawyers.

ballsofsteelandfury

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Mr. Ayo

By gawd that field looks just like a footbawl!

herodotus450

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Unsurprised

Filled with Mexicans? Only at Raiders games.

King Hippo

the younger generation’s “new sport” is kicking people in the head.

Unsurprised

That sounds great.

herodotus450

Commercials. Fucking commercials. Get rid of them and maybe I’d care. Also, put a little more effort into hiding the whole “sure it’s a ‘sport’ but it’s really a business that we make a fortune (minimum 250 million a year from rev sharing) on regardless of winning or losing” scam.

ballsofsteelandfury

Aussie rules has no commercials during play, no timeouts, and four quarters. Just sayin’

herodotus450

A sport played by (descendants of) criminals though? How uncouth.

Unsurprised

Whoa, whoa. Go back to your supper club circlejerk with Jason Garrett, Silver Spoons.

WCS

Evenin’, bitches.

blaxabbath

Took my oldest pup hiking today and she got some pad damage. Any recommendations for at-home relief? All I can find online is like on-trail medical shit?

ballsofsteelandfury

Everyone please pay attention to the Coliseum crowd shots from the SC game. Please be assured, people DO show up for football in LA.

On Saturdays.

King Hippo

well, this is lots closer to pro football than RAMIT!!! or the Shitty Clippers

Unsurprised

USC pays their players better than Spanos or Kroenke ever have or will.

But just for reference, NEVER FORGET:
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Gratliff

So what’s the best way to make me not want to kill myself while I’m on an elliptical?

ballsofsteelandfury

Have a hot girl in front of you.

ballsofsteelandfury

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ballsofsteelandfury

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ballsofsteelandfury

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Mr. Ayo

Master Level: (Above)

Unsurprised

Jesus Christ. You rule.

Unsurprised

This is the only guaranteed answer in my experience.

Mr. Ayo

Easy: Get off
Beginner: Suck it up cupcake
Intermediate: Have a beer
Expert: Have a vodka

Horatio Cornblower

Find some mindless TV. My favorite is Deadliest Catch. The ships go out, they catch crab, they yell, they fight, wash, rinse, repeat. 40 minutes later you’re done.

Unsurprised

I never went out. I guess I’ll go now. Maybe see the sights. (I think I’m totally in love with Brie Larson.)

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King Hippo

Georgia has to run like every fucking play

King Hippo

/except THAT one

ballsofsteelandfury

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Mr. Ayo

RIP those melons.

Unsurprised

Fuck Cancer

Brocky

My only regret is that I have but one thumbs up to give

Horatio Cornblower

One more thumb than she has…

never mind.

King Hippo

Let me congratulate Gratliff for presumably finishing S4 of Bojack and not (yet) killing himself.

/am still pondering it

Gratliff

It was less devastating than last season. More just soul crushing sadness and increasingly dark revelations.

King Hippo

“Stupid Piece of Shit” was pretty rough. Or just hit too close to the fairway.

Gratliff

The last exchange of the episode was fucking brutal.

King Hippo

Yes. Yes, it was.

herodotus450

Kicker for Mormon U is named Matt Gay? I think not.

Mr. Ayo

He’s just happy.

King Hippo

especially during showtunes and the “Born This Way” video

ballsofsteelandfury

Man, I miss Married With Children!

King Hippo
King Hippo

COED BOWL in 15 minutes!!

ballsofsteelandfury

The sound of zippers going down is deafening

theeWeeBabySeamus

How many zippers are going down at your house?

ballsofsteelandfury

They haven’t been engaged since Friday at 5.

theeWeeBabySeamus

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King Hippo

I said it last week, saying it again, Boomer Sooner and BDSM State look on course to be unbeaten and likely 1-2 for the Bedlam Game.

herodotus450

I’m unreasonably agitated by the sound design of this football game. There’s no fucking way there are enough OU fans to make that much noise.

Redshirt

Ohio State is just being exposed. They shouldn’t have been #2 after been blanked by Clemson. Top 10 at best.

Hats off to ya, Sooners. Sing your fight song goodly.

King Hippo

Sorry Bucks, that’s a good catch

Gratliff

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Redshirt

You know, I’m starting to think that having a QB who can throw and receivers that can catch may be important in this footbally thing.

King Hippo

Don’t worry, it won’t in conference play

King Hippo

and as tOSU is showing us, being able to throw is usually well important for a QB

Unsurprised

Alex Smith is moping away with a hang dog expression after reading this.

Unsurprised

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King Hippo

Looks like UGA might be able to win in South Bend sans QB, which would also be more than acceptable

litre_cola

He get arrested? Kirby Smart plays it fast and loose.

King Hippo

think he got an owie

theeWeeBabySeamus

I wish Oklahoma had done this….
/sunglasses
….Sooner.
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King Hippo

+1 Boomer chuh chuh

Brick Meathook

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ballsofsteelandfury

I miss this girl

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theeWeeBabySeamus

Yeah, always figured she’d be pretty fun.
And also probably a little sticky.

ballsofsteelandfury

Agreed. Would not mind.

King Hippo

Sometimes, you just gotta take a fuckin’ chance

litre_cola

Dawgs wins, Oklahoma wins, meteor hits Arlington tomorrow night and that would make not a bad weekend.

ballsofsteelandfury

Considering the Pats lost Thursday, this has been quite the week!

ballsofsteelandfury

Drunk already, I see. Well done!

theeWeeBabySeamus

Thanks!!!
Oh, you were talking to….never mind.

Brocky

It’s a half assed bachelor party, gotta adapt,

Brocky

No wrigleyville or malort this time

ballsofsteelandfury

strip club visit in the horizon?

Brocky

Trying to arrange just this. Groom may be passing out

King Hippo

even better reason to get him to teh nudie bar. he won’t remember A THING!

Brocky

In theory yes, but he’s supposedly has deciding vote, ge is kibda flaking on us

King Hippo

oh fuck him, he’s too drunk to matter anymore it’s your job to show him a good time and fuck with him mercilessly

ballsofsteelandfury

Boots On The Ground!!

Spanky Datass

So I took off my boots, pants (don’t you just hate pants?) and socks then slipped on my Boomer Sooner house shoes and OU takes the lead. Coincidence? I think not!

blaxabbath

Met so many Sooner fans at the Fiesta Bowl Block party on NYE before the Boise St game (yeah, THAT Fiesta Bowl) and they were all the nicest fucking people. Everyone was friendly and chatty —

Or maybe Sooner fans are just fun drunks…

JustStopDude
ballsofsteelandfury

FYI, if you use the normal desktop URL, it will embed. The short link, for some reason, doesn’t work.

King Hippo

sooooo….they do “Seven Nation Army” FOAR teh “O” in times good and bad?

/can Ohio has hurricane too?

herodotus450

Every kickoff. For at least 15 years.

King Hippo

and to think, I otherwise like Jack White

herodotus450

He comes off as kind of a dick though; but maybe that makes him more likeable. “Seven Nation Army” appariently won a grammy for Song of the Year.
And I guess 15 years might be a bit much considering the song came out in 2003.

herodotus450

In response to the song’s popularity in Italy, Jack White said:

I am honored that the Italians have adopted this song as their own… Nothing is more beautiful than when people embrace a melody and allow it to enter the pantheon of folk music. As a songwriter it is something impossible to plan. Especially in modern times. I love that most people who are chanting it have no idea where it came from. That’s folk music.[18]

ballsofsteelandfury

that tells you the Grammys are a joke.

King Hippo

GUNS UP!! motherfuckers!!!!

/remembered that’s Texas Tech but FUCK IT CLOSE ENOUGH

King Hippo

Most Glorious el beisbol Cardinals within 3 of Evil Small Bears!

King Hippo

DO BETTER, OKLAHOMA.

ballsofsteelandfury

– The 1930s

King Hippo

u got Joaded!!

litre_cola

– Hammerstein.

Senor Weaselo

Padre Weaselo got home… and turned on American Pickers. Senor is now watching FailRace videos because it’s about breaking physics in racing games. Or cars in racing games.

herodotus450

Even michigan grads can tell that it was actually a catch, what is with the fucking holdup?

LemonJello

But, can a U*NC grad, using words and not just pictures?

Mr. Ayo

Depends on how you classify emojis

LemonJello

Hhhmmmm
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herodotus450

Trick question; the person who got paid to actually go to class at unc could make the call.

Unsurprised

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King Hippo

Is it just me, or does Sam Darnold look…off?

Mr. Ayo

Perfectly normal, perfectly healthy

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LemonJello

So, not Sam Bradford-level of off?
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King Hippo

yeah, more subtle fo sho

ballsofsteelandfury

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herodotus450

Fun game to play if you have to watch commercials (or any modern teevee production, really): count the duration of each shot before a jump cut to another shot. 99% are less that 3 seconds. Probably just a coincidence rithg?

JustStopDude

https://youtu.be/jzgejIcFauM

Ric Flair baby…best of all time!

JustStopDude

“I GOT MORE CARS THAN MOST OF YOU GOT FRIENDS”

LemonJello

“Well, duh.”

-me

ALXMAC

Outta halftime: TD drives by both teams to make it interesting. 10-10 OU/OSU

herodotus450

Is this sideline reporter (Maria Taylor) related to George Meerson?

LemonJello

And now a “Planes, Trains & Automobiles” reference in AUB V CLEM.

King Hippo

who had his hand up whose ass now?

LemonJello

Probably Herbstreit.

It was “Your going the wrong way.” “How do they know where we’re going?”

JustStopDude

I know you white boys love the bony bitches…

https://youtu.be/Kk8eJh4i8Lo

herodotus450

bitches, eh? I was never quite sure.

King Hippo

when does “beee-atch” come back in vogue?

JustStopDude

Anytime not said by a cracker.

King Hippo

Honky-American is the preferred nomenclature, please, DUDE

/”white devil” is fine two

ballsofsteelandfury

Nazis do

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