That Scattered Thursday Night Open Thread

Boy, does a week ever go by fast and it’s frickin’ February of all months!

I’d like to give a shoutout to my neighbour who we will call Willy. (because that’s his name) Willy hasn’t had a regular job since the mine he was working at closed more than 35 years ago. What does he have? He has a working tractor from the late 70’s outfitted with a plow and he’s outside right now clearing 10+ centimeters of snow from our driveway and private road. I have a few stories to tell you about him but it’s a long summer and I think I have to do this every week so I’ll save them for the future.

-Steve Wilks was dumped as the 49’ers DC-writers explaining this are split. Those that want to curry favor are taking the team line that, “He just wasn’t a good fit”. Others that aren’t constrained are scribbling, “Kyle needed a scapegoat and Steve was right there.” So it goes…

-College Ball, Women’s Style: The slate tonight is longer than a Sunday sermon with ranked squadoos SC, Louisville, Gonzaga, SillyCuse and VT playing. Hey, as I type this the #7 Lady Wolven are blowing the balls, er, eggs out of ND 26-9.

-But the game that most will be watching is Michigan/Iowa because if Caitlin Clark can manage 9 points she defeats the final boss and becomes the all-time Lady Scorer. (I think that’s the title) She’s brought enormous attention to the sport and the attendance records set in arenas where she shows up bear that out.

-Men’s College Ball: #2 Purdue and their Gawky Canuck play Minnesota and for those on meth St. Mary’s tackles something called Pepperdine when all the productive people are asleep.

-NFL.com ranked all of the 66 starting QB’s that played this year. A certain Tommy Cutlets finished ahead of luminaries Tyson Bagent, Bryce Young, Truth Biscuit, Easton Stick and…Daniel Jones. Enjoy your last year with the team, Dimes.

-Obligatory NBA Update: I still can’t be bothered.

-The Senators are a blistering 7-1-2 in their last 10 games. What has that got them? They’re still the second-shittiest team in the Eastern Conference, four points behind Buffalo. The hole they dug compares favorably to the “Kola Well” near Murmansk, Russia which is 7 kms deep. They play the Ducks tonight.

Hit me with your best shot, fire away.