Your “Play In Madness Madness” Thursday Evening Open Thread

The Indianapolis stripper above means it’s officially NCAA Tourney time, so let’s dispense with the news & get down to the hoopin’!

NFL Noise:

  • The NFL announced their new TV deals today.
    • They are with all their current partners, and will run from 2023 through 2033.
  • Among the changes:
    • Amazon Prime Video has acquired the rights to be the exclusive home of Thursday Night Football.
    • The four networks – ABC, CBS, ESPN, & FOX – all keep their current assignments, but now pay to stream the games on their digital platforms as well.
    • From 2023 through 2033, three Super Bowls each will be hosted by CBS (2023, 2027, 2031), FOX (2024, 2028, 2032) and NBC (2025, 2029, 2033), while ABC (2026, 2030) will carry two.
    • There will be an increased ability to flex games to Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football.
    • NFL Network will continue to air a select schedule of exclusive games annually.

Free agency update:

  • Done deals:
    • Mitchell Trubisky to the Bills
      • We’re going to have to update the image.
    • Kyle Rudolph to the Giants.
      • I guess they needed a pass catching option at TE to compliment Evan Engram.
  • Rumoured deals:

In an escalating series of Crimebeat! allegations, two more women have come out to say they were assaulted by Deshaun Watson.

  • So far, the first two civil suits allege “civil assault“, which involved touching them with his penis during a massage.
    • Including one lady who was flown in from Atlanta to provide the massage.
  • The third suit alleges he went further and coerced her into providing oral sex.
    • And that “she was afraid of what someone like Watson could do if she did not submit to his demands.”
  • The lawyer representing all three women contends there will be three more suits upcoming.
    • There have been other allegations, but these six are the ones he allegedly has definitive proof for pursuing.
  • No criminal charges are being pursued at present.
    • But it has to be only a matter of time before the police & Roger Goodell have to do something.

When the first one was announced, most people were like, “Oh, this is a smear campaign to lower his value”. Now it sounds like a repeating pattern of behaviour, which – yeesh.


Tonight’s sports:

  • NCAA:
    • NCAA First Four:
      • Appalachian St. vs. Norfolk St. – 8:40pm | truTV
      • UCLA vs. Michigan St. – 9:57pm | TBS
    • NIT first round:
      • SMU vs. Boise St. – 9:00pm | ESPN / TSN4
      • N.C. State vs. Davidson – 7:00pm | ESPN / TSN4
  • NHL:
    • Boston vs Buffalo – 7:00pm | NBCSN / Sportsnet
  • NBA:
    • Utah vs Washington – 7:00pm | NBATV / Sportsnet1
    • Thunder vs. Hawks – 7:30pm | TSN
    • Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers – 10:00pm | TSN
    • Charlotte vs LA Lakers – 10:30pm | NBATV / Sportsnet1

As Hippo mentioned earlier:

  • Fuck North Carolina. I hope Seamus drives down from Heaven in Dave & runs over their fans.
  • Don’t forget to join the [DFO] Bracket Insanity.

Get to the madness!

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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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Viva La Tabula Raza

Tonight was spent on YouTube on Sabine Schmitz search. Man that lady was a fucking hoot. GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO!!! WOOHOO!

Senor Weaselo

She’s racing around the Green Heaven now, may she RIP

King Hippo

MOAR LIEK Sparty Farty

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Ha! The guy with the busted bracket in the AT&T ad is my friend who lives in the building where I encountered Lily from the AT&T ad!

BugEyedBoo

My wife is watching Banshee, for the third time. Spousal dispensation for all the boobs I can watch is one thing, but having to sit through Banshee to avail myself of it is completely different. It’s a seriously stupid show. As in, ‘dumber than True Blood’ stupid. If I want boobs and blood I’ll watch Spartacus: Blood and Sand.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Oh man, now I want a Blood and Sand

King Hippo

CBS keeps going to Allie TheForce.

That’s Good!

It’s audio only.

That’s BAD!

/also a little bit skeeved out by Mick Cronin wearing a jock as a mask

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Oh I see why this director’s cut is 4 hours long – 60% of the new footage is in super-slow motion.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

So I was going to stop the movie and watch the end of the basketball game, but I didn’t check in time. Looks like all I missed was bunch of free throws, though.

Don T

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Yeah, I’d give my name and address to Prudential fora $5k gift card. I’ll take it all on libel insurance, ya cheapskates. You got poison crabs inside your vault? Put your good hands right here.

Don T

And I’m high on Illinois. Come at me
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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

“You’ll never win a knife fight by backing away.” – Ray Lewis

Senor Weaselo

Hey law-talking guys! My Cousin Vinny is on!

Horatio Cornblower

Yeah. You blend.

Don T

I just got “Yeah, you blend” goosebumps. ?

litre_cola

Appetizer State is rollin baby!!!!

blaxabbath

I got up at 3a Tuesday, drove to Phoenix directly to the jobsite, worked til 5p, stayed at a holiday inn express next door (so got no sleep), back on site at 6a yesterday frantically working to finish the work til 5p, took a shower, and drove home arriving about midnight. I’m on fumes and the kid is really testing me as the wife is working late tonight .

ballsofsteelandfury

Damn, that’s crazy! At least you’re home.

blaxabbath

On top of which, I am not exactly ‘not a desk jockey’ these days so all that climbing scaffolding and nonstop actually working really beat my ass.

Viva La Tabula Raza

Betcha can’t wait for August…. Be safe!!

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Plus you had to be in Arizona

Horatio Cornblower

“Get 2 extra days” at Disney seems like a threat.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I am putting on Justice League. If I don’t stay awake the whole way through someone please throw a blanket over me and let the dog out to pee.

LemonJello

“You sure? Only blankets we have in the clubhouse were sent by Dan Snyder.”

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Ok, we’ll check on you in 4 hours when it’s almost done.

ballsofsteelandfury

Is that a Viagra joke? I feel like that’s a Viagra joke.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Lol, nope but it could have been

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

The only good Viagra joke is a dead Viagra joke. Like how Rush Limbaugh used to pack his suitcases full of Viagra to have sex with underage sex slaves in third world countries, and now he’s dead.

Horatio Cornblower

Has Clark Kellogg been ill? Because otherwise he seems to have aged really quickly.

litre_cola

I know absolutely nothing about college hoops. I bet on App state because I really like appetizers. Tapas for real is the absolute best. Also bet on Mich St because Tyus Edney and the O’Bannons can fuck right off.

SonOfSpam

HAHAHAHA 1995 was great and I was very happy about the Bruins.

I fear for them tonight, however.

litre_cola

I met John Wooden though, very nice old man. He came to Winnipeg!

litre_cola

When you are in Winnipeg part of you is already dead.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

I’ve been on a “quick catch up” work call for 37 minutes.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Oh and this guy is on the east coast

Horatio Cornblower

Whereabouts? Because I might be able to get there.

Sharkbait

Seconded

Dunstan

Well, you can’t possibly be expected to not drink during that call.

Sharkbait

Fuuuuuuuuck that

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

BFC’s colleague (artist’s conception):
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BrettFavresColonoscopy

I wish it were a colleague. It was a potential client.

scotchnaut

Had some chicken wings and now will be knee-deep in a bathtub and a book by the name of ‘Six of Crows’.

blaxabbath

“HAHAHA DID I SAY ‘SIX OF CROWS’!? I MEANT SIX OF THOSE — MEANING SIX BREWSKIS AFTER SLAMMING MY HIPPO PILLS BUT BEFORE GETTING BEHIND THE WHEEL AND MOWING DOWN A PARKED CAR NEARLY KILLING THE KIDS INSIDE!”

– B Reid

Game Time Decision

Six cows. What are the side dishes for this light snack?
-Andy Ried

clint greasewood
ArmedandHammered

That made me laugh so hard my wife was worried about my health.

Gumbygirl

This and the Indianapolis hooker above are the best thing that happened to me today. Thanks!

Don T

Mmmm… Salivating.

Senor Weaselo

Did Marvel and Fire Emblem collaborate with composers or something? The trailer music for Falcon and the Winter Soldier sounds very similar to this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRdZMOgfKqQ

Don T

80s music I can hear foreva
https://youtube.com/watch?v=z1kegaUesQw

King Hippo

Scary Wheat says bye-bye

/Sad Koch Brothers

//oh yeah, Sad Koch BROTHER SINGULAR WOO!!!!

clint greasewood
BrettFavresColonoscopy

Lololol

Redshirt

Oh, good. They fixed Lily’s hair. I will release the antidote as promised.

Horatio Cornblower

Is it beer? Because if so, waaaaaaaayyyyy ahead of you.

Don T

Flex for Sunday NF starts at Week 5. Week 12 flex for MNF. I look forward to Bears-less prime time.
Shit. I’ll drink to THAT right now.

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Redshirt

Its nice everything is starting to go back to normal. I missed not going “Where the hell is TruTV?” last year.

litre_cola

What do they show normally on that network?

Redshirt

It was CourtTV, but now it sounds like they pulled an MTV.

TruTV – Wikipedia

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

There’s a show called “Big Trick Energy” but sadly it’s not about prostitutes.

scotchnaut

“Big Trick Energy”

I’ll take, ‘What was the working title of The Prestige for $600, Dead Alex?

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

No, you’re thinking of “Big Kick Energy” and it was a Kareem Hunt biopic.

SonOfSpam

My Denver -7 ticket looked SO much better that morning.

Horatio Cornblower

To be fair, Eugene’s pick looked a lot better before she turned out to be a cop.

scotchnaut

Tucker Carlson’s autobiography is tentatively titled, “Big Prick Energy”, ppl forget that.

SonOfSpam

That’s “Swansons frozen food heiress and pussy dryer” Tucker Carlson

Viva La Tabula Raza

The Flaccid Fishstick

LemonJello

You spelled Fuckstick wrong.

Viva La Tabula Raza

I thought this site was family-friendly!!

LemonJello

The little Jellos know who/what a fuckstick is.

WCS

Seems like a tropical storm is comimg through right now. We have horizontal rain, amazing wind gusts that make the windows rattle. Meanwhile, I’m on the verge of falling asleep on the couch.

tl;dr I may pass out during a a nor’easter

Redshirt

Driving on the highway in high winds, all the tracker trailer were moving like they driving on two wheels in the middle and attached with a bungie cord. Its nice to know a hybrid can hit 90 MPH when it needs to.

Don T

Same attorney representing all plaintiffs from different cities? I’m sorry, but
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Horatio Cornblower

Supposedly the attorney is a neighbor and/or close friend of the Texans owner. I’m with Don T on this one.

LemonJello

Two words. Law. Hawk.

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Redshirt

I’m disappointed there are rules to the BattleBots: Bounty Hunter. If money is on the line, I want no rules or restrictions. I want a weapon hit to create a shockwave. And if two weapons hit each other, I want it to rewrite reality like a punch from Superboy-Prime.

LemonJello

You’re clearly waiting for BattleBots: Thunderdome to air. Two bots enter, one bot leaves.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

There’s a sort of Mad Max version of Burning Man that happens somewhere in the antelope valley, I think. It would be a fine place to host a bot fighting Thunderdome.

Senor Weaselo

Hey, it’s still the usual rules!

Sharkbait
ArmedandHammered

Is it because they cut down all the truffle trees?

ArmedandHammered

Or because he is really slow? BTW did you know the animal the slow loris has venom glands on it’s elbows which it licks to get venom on it’s teeth? Even better is that it is a necrotic venom causing the bite area to rot away.

Don T

AHAHAHAHAHA

Dunstan

Someone made this observation re Cuomo, but I guess it applies to Watson, too: there are never exactly two allegations of sexual assault or harassment. It’s always either one or 3+. (Well, or zero, obviously.)

scotchnaut

According to the journal that I keep, I put my hand on the shoulder of an office clerk for 2.9 seconds back on February 3rd, 2019. I pray that it doesn’t come back to haunt me…

Redshirt

When I was 19 years old and working at McDonalds, I went into the women’s restroom to clean it. I knocked and announced my presence and no one was in here, but I’m waiting for the mob to come.

scotchnaut

You were 18 and it was Burger King. Man, kids these days…

clint greasewood

Multiply that by 3 because now there’s 9.

https://twitter.com/KHOUStephanie/status/1372630655058669572

LemonJello

TheShaun may need to retain the services of the Law Hawk.

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SonOfSpam

A sleazy gossip site suggested the Texans are funding the lawsuits (or helping to) in order to keep TheShaun in town this season.

I don’t believe it, but not because “cmon, no one is that shitty”

ArmedandHammered

Sounds like the modern model Christian thing to do.

Horatio Cornblower

It’s extreme, but the Texans ownership and upper-level management are all very religious, and nobody is slimier, shittier, or more dishonest than very religious people.

LemonJello

I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that they all wear the same belt buckle.

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Game Time Decision

Hang on Dan Sniders’ calling

King Hippo

I am very pleased with the NIT fixture so far. #69 is on teh line

Senor Weaselo

As I posted in the wrong thread, got myself the Bots FC kit, but I didn’t pay the upcharge for the shorts that say “Shatter!” on the ass.

scotchnaut

“Y’all forgot Sha Ooobie.”

-The Stones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IvxpNTNmzs&ab_channel=joltinjack

SonOfSpam

Keith will accept .00003 oz of pure Afghani white.

scotchnaut

You Westies that have watched Santa Barbra Streisand-are they at all good? Capable of an upset? Talk to me.*

*a checkmark on a sheet of paper is hanging in the balance

SonOfSpam

/Big West watcher approaches the mic

Yes, that is a possible upset.

Call it about a 40% shot.

/Big West watcher backs away, trips over skateboard

Senor Weaselo

That doesn’t count as a kickflip.

SonOfSpam

Is it an ollie or an axel or something?

scotchnaut

Is Peter King feeling neutral about this Wichita State/Drake game? Yes, yes he is.

Fronkenshteen

HATE THE DRAKE!!

Fronkenshteen

Did #15 in white get his mouth guard from Drooly’s Sporting Goods?