I moved my music & comedy ramblings to Sunday night, so I could bring this up.
Before it becomes old news, rumours are Kaep settled for between $60-80 million, ostensibly for restraint or loss of trade.
NFL officials reportedly are speculating Colin Kaepernick will be paid as much as $80 million in collusion case settlement https://t.co/wAOwzzlt1j
— Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) February 15, 2019
On the direct “insider” front from Friday night, there was nothing but company line from corporate shill Ian Rapoport,
a little more from Albert Breer,
The NFL has found a way to dodge discovery in open court consistently, and that had to be a huge factor in settling with Kaepernick/Reid. The closer you got to that, the more likely the payout was coming.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) February 15, 2019
and the usual accuracy we expect from Peter King,
Absolutely. https://t.co/qPJNhHki9v
— Peter King (@peter_king) February 14, 2019
who didn’t tweet a damn thing about the biggest story of the NFL offseason.
Now, Florio – who I goof on occasionally – has the right tack on this, looking at a bigger picture: “Silence becomes a big part of what the league paid for.”
In settling the Kaepernick and Reid collusion grievances, the NFL bought way more than peace https://t.co/P19iYQxhRS
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) February 15, 2019
Of course, the thinly-veiled racists in the various comment sections have their own taKKKes on it, but the consensus among the football writers is that if the league got away with paying less than $100 million, they got a hell of a bargain.
Tonight’s sports:
- AAFL:
- Arizona Hotshots at Memphis Express – 8:00PM | NFL Network
- Fun fact: when the Grizzlies were sold & moved to Memphis, Michael Heisley wanted to change their name to the Express, because he had a marketing deal with FedEx for sponsorship. That was too much for David Stern, who didn’t want teams changing names to suit big-spending clients.
- Arizona Hotshots at Memphis Express – 8:00PM | NFL Network
- NHL:
- Leafs at Coyotes – 7:00PM | CBC
- Senators at Jets – 7:00PM | Sportsnet1
- Oilers at Islanders – 7:00PM | Sportsnet
- Habs at Bolts – 7:00PM | City
- Canucks at Sharks – 10:00PM | CBC
- NBA:
- NBA All-Star Saturday Night – 8:00PM | TNT / TSN
- the various “skills” competitions
- NBA All-Star Saturday Night – 8:00PM | TNT / TSN
- NCAA:
- Basketball:
- *North Carolina State at Duke – 6:00PM | ESPN
- Memphis at UCF – 6:00PM | ESPN2
- Temple at South Florida – 6:00PM | ESPNU
- Iowa at Rutgers – 6:00PM | FS1
- Tennessee at Kentucky – 8:00PM | ESPN
- Washington at Washington State – 8:00PM | ESPNU
- Gonzaga at San Diego – 10:00PM | ESPN
- UCLA at Stanford – 10:00PM | ESPN2
- Arizona State at Utah – 10:00PM | FS1
- UC (Santa Barbara) at UC (Irvine) – 12:00AM | ESPN2
- Hockey:
- Wisconsin at Notre Dame – 6:00PM | NBCSN
- Basketball:
I figure that as long as the AAFL are going to give us games, we might as well half-assedly follow them. After all,
IT’S NOT LOVE THAT KEEPS US TOGETHER!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eREiQhBDIk
I need to watch this again now that I’m of the age and temperament to identify with him.
I haven’t seen it in a while. But it is a classic.
Just finished watching the series finale of Daredevil. What a great ending to a great series.
I’d say season 2 was my favorite, followed by season 3 and then season 1, which was also very solid.
Fuck Disney for cancelling the show.
The lady footy tipping site doesn’t appear to understand time zones.
I can still change my pick on the current match for the next 45 minutes. Hope none of you competing are reading this.
Just to clarify, I haven’t changed my pick. What with me being a lady footy knower and already having the correct tip put in. Just saying if the match went another direction, I still have 30 minutes to alter my tip.
We can use all the help we can get!
Crikey! Didn’t think you were around!
Just when you least expect me…
Like the Spanish Inquisition.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb5aq5HcS1A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PkcfQtibmU
Seriously, listen to Hawkins’ drums on this. It’s epic.
Life hack:
Skip to 2:16 for actual drum action.
/your welcome
You shush you.
I’ll concede that any listener would be well rewarded for listening to the initial 2:16 along with the remainder of this tune. It’s quite good.
Glamorous Downtown Wilmington:
Wilmington is a hard ass city Jack.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ8ViYIeH04
Apparently the joke it that there’s TWO Pizza Hut/Taco Bells on Jamaica Ave.
/And yet when they played at my school in 2010(?) they rhymed something with W.E.B. DuBois.
//Much better than fucking Drake.
Nah, I just thought we all could have an espresso after the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCr_ZttR-R4
You know you’re watching the pinnacle of college basketball when the court has volleyball lines on it.
/WCC post
//SDST don’t care
San Diego just pulled a Webber. TECHNICAL FOUL, TECHNICAL FOUL!
Black Mirror on Netflix is like the greatest fucking show ever.
Good God.
“Crocodile” was nuts.
Bandersnatch was the first ep I watched, and that was a little bit of a mindfuck, but also really cool.
I need to watch more shit on Netflix.
I mean, it’s no Tom Brady, but it is great.
Black Mirror is hit and miss at times, but it’s good shit is reaaaaaaaaaal good. “Be Right Back” (dead husband robot) was probably the creepiest of the bunch. And USS Calister is probably my second favorite just from Jimmi Simpson stealing every fucking scene. I’ve still got the last 3 eps of season 4 to get through.
Metalhead was my favorite but a couple of the love stories worked too.
Aww listen to me. I’m getting all sentimental in here.
Yeah, when she ordered the gelatinous body to shape him was, it was.
Watching the Queens Parts Unknown. Shit, Heems is from my hood? No wonder I liked Das Racist!
/Except he went to Stuy
Neir’s! Home of the Henry Hill Memorial Jam the day after he died!
While we’re on Hollywood Blvd. let’s all get tested:
I’d rather get tested for a STD…
I think the Scientology test always come back that “You are a super-talented genius who is repressed by your parents/school/etc and you can flourish if only you have the right guidance.
I’m actually worried that I Googled that image and I’m on a list now . . .
I was screen by a Scientologist with one of their hand-rod electrode thingys. It was an enlightening experience.
Scientologist: “Think of something.”
(Meter moves)
Scientologist: “What did you think of?”
Me: “School. I’ll be graduating next quarter and I’m just thinking of my time here.”
Scientologist: “Okay. Think of something else.”
(Meter moves)
Scientologist: “What did you think of?”
Me: “My family. I haven’t seen them in months and I miss them.”
Scientologist: “Okay. Think of something else.”
(Meter reads the natural bioelectric impluses that all bodies generates to power our cells and organs and reads the output in a crudely put together gauge – Oh, I mean – Meter moves)
Scientologist: “What did you think of?”
Me: “Religion. I’ve been without a church for some time.”
Scientologist: “What if I told you that school isn’t the answer to your problems?”
Me: “Yes.”
Scientologist: “Family isn’t the answer to your problems?”
Me: “Ye-wait, what?”
Scientologist: “God isn’t the answer to your problems?”
Its a unique feeling having every fiber of your being, every thought, every instinct, every urge, everything that is you suddenly scream “RUN!”
Young Justice doesn’t return until June?! I can’t wait that long!
I mean the first episode of Doom Patrol was okay, and I’m really curious about the Harley Quinn cartoon series, but I have to wait four months for new episodes of Young Justice. I may be dead by then!
Young Justice sounds like a rapper name.
He’s always nude except for diamonds. And no one is allowed to look at him cause hes too young
“Oh yeah?” -Jerry S., unknown location
Get out your tinfoil hats!
Anyone who saw the mawkish ESPN coverage of Dook/NC State had to notice the boxer dude they kept talking about and picturing (I was on mute, due to Vitale, and even I was annoyed).
I asked who it was, and it’s Floyd Mayweather, who is apparently a big-time gambler.
You know, some programs might have questions asked if a big-time gambler was prominently hanging around like that. And y’all noticed how Dook scrambled for a steal and unnecessary bucket in the final seconds, despite being up 14? Isn’t that…convenient?
And as a gambler myself (I know, I hide that light under a bushel), I know how much money there was to be made off a 23-point comeback mid-week at Louisville. One that the ACC refs just happened to aid and abet.
Rebuttal, NBA All Star game was in town and he was killing time before the big show.
Charlotte is like 2.5 hours away.
Rebuttal, that’s like 10 minutes in his private jet
Rebuttal, Duke was the big show, do people give a fuck about the NBA ASG? Plus you can’t bet on it, unless the O/U is 399.5.
Rebuttal, my Twitter feed is all about Diallo and Harris. And that’s just the lame slam dunk and three point contest winners.
I think I am ready to give up on NBC’s pale imitation of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. It’s goddamned awful.
So is ABC Scrubs Season 9 bad or just underwhelming?
And where does the Yahoo! season of Community fit into all of this?
I thought it was pretty decent, just not peak.
And WAY better than Season 4 (ie, the “gas leak year”)
I did nae watch scrubs, but it has taken me just like 5 episodes to quit.
Okay. Not as bad. I was out by three episodes. Well, less than three.
Just watched this week’s episode.
You may be right.
Although I did particularly love two of Rosa’s hair styles which made it worth it.
The Deadpool movies are easily my favorite of all the modern Marvel movies, and I’m a huge mark for Marvel movies as is. Anyway, Disney owning the world will be totally worth it for the Deadpool cameo in Endgame.
Or we riot?
Too bad the X-Men franchise was built over a Native American Cemetery, because it would’ve brought the house down to see the Marvel Fox heroes showing up to as the Calvary in the 3rd act of Endgame.
Still if we somehow get Deadpool and X-23 in Wolverine colors, I can die a happy geek.
PARTY!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRNDB9VqI3Q