Your “Nothing Lasts Forever But The Earth and Sky” Thursday Evening Open Thread

NFL Notes:

• Well, the league decided to hold off naming the Centennial Hall of Fame class until a special reveal LIVE! on “Good Morning Football” on the NFL Network on January 15th.
  • Because nothing says “must-see TV” like an announcement on the 9/12 newsdump of football shows.

• Mark Ingram returned to the Ravens practice field.
  • He’s been out since December 22nd with a calf strain.
  • If he’s healthy, it means the Ravens will have two 1000-yard rushers in their backfield.
• Adam Thielen has been officially listed as “questionable” due to stitches in his ankle.
  • Thielen’s injury was “not thought to be significant” enough to affect his availability for Saturday.
    • But league rules stipulate he has to be accounted for on the injury report, lest they face the types of fines Seattle had to pay between 2013-16 for funnying up their lists.
  • Stefon Diggs is off the list, as he has recovered from a bout of the flu.

• Doug Williams was reassigned out of the player personnel department in Washington, and will be named senior vice president of player development for the [Redacteds].
  • This the combined fallout from firing Bruce Allen & hiring Ron Rivera

• The fallout from losing to Seattle continues, as the Eagles have let go of offensive coordinator Mike Groh and wide receivers coach Carson Walch.
  • This comes less than 24 hours after head coach Doug Pederson gave both a vote of confidence at a press conference.

I didn’t get to it yesterday, but they released the template for the NHL All-Star jerseys yesterday, and I’ve gotta say…

Oof. The patch is first-rate, and the trumpet banner on the poster is nice, but the battleship gray is decidedly off-putting. But that’s the NHL: Why make millions when you could make…thousands.

Tonight’s sports:

• NHL: (all Canadian teams are regional broadcasts only)
  • Sabres at Blues – 8:00PM | Sportsnet
  • Predators at Blackhawks – 8:30PM | NBCSN
• NBA:
  • Celtics at 76ers – 7:00PM | TNT / TSN5
  • Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder – 9:30PM | TNT / TSN5
• NCAA: (name brands only)
  • Purdue at Michigan – 7:00PM | FS1
  • Memphis at Wichita State – 7:00PM | ESPN2
  • Arizona at Oregon – 9:00PM | ESPN
  • Minnesota at Michigan State – 9:00PM | ESPN2
  • Washington at Stanford – 9:00PM | FS1

Tonight’s TV:

• Jeopardy GOAT Tournament – 8:00PM ET/PT | ABC
  • The score after two matches is Jennings 1, Holzhauer 1, Rutter 0.
    • Is it just me, or has Rutter been skunked on every Daily Double he’s hit so far?

That’s it for me this week. Seamus will have his cavalcade of whimsy tomorrow night, and Scotchy’s taking a break from the hobo-killin’ for the football previews this weekend. Enjoy yourselves folks.