Hope you all had yourselves a lovely day. The rain has finally returned (with a vengeance) to Vancouver. The highlight has been the traffic broadcasts; there was one point this week where the local newsradio reporter just gave up & said, “What’s wrong with people?” For example: we have this bridge called the Port Mann,
which used to have tolls, so cheap people would avoid it like it gave cars herpes. It has 10 lanes, and was designed with the intention of getting people more quickly out of town – to where the cheap real estate is/was. But hardly anyone wanted to pay the $3.50 each way, so they would drive out of the way to free crossings, choking traffic on roads not designed for that volume, usually adding 15-30 minutes to their commute. Well, the new socialist government eliminated the toll on September 1st, and traffic volume across it has increased by 35000 cars/day. GOTTA MAKE UP TIME! Shockingly, there has been a corresponding increase in collisions which has baffled traffic planners. Add in torrential downpours and you’ve got a recipe for quite the disaster. Idiots.
Sunday’s broadcast maps: courtesy the folks at 506sports.com
CBS EARLY
█ Anchorage AK | █ Fairbanks AK
█ Honolulu HI
| █ | Carolina @ Chicago | Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts |
| █ | Baltimore @ Minnesota | Greg Gumbel, Trent Green |
| █ | Jacksonville @ Indianapolis | Tom McCarthy, Steve Beuerlein, Steve Tasker |
| █ | Tennessee @ Cleveland | Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta |
| █ | NO GAME due to local team at home on FOX | |
I want to pick all visiting teams for these ones, but I know Baltimore will let me down. Also, seeing how the Truth Biscuit does against a Kuechly-less Panthers defence should be educational.
CBS LATE
█ Anchorage AK | █ Fairbanks AK
█ Honolulu HI
| █ | Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh | Jim Nantz, Tony Romo |
| █ | Seattle @ NY Giants | Andrew Catalon, James Lofton |
| █ | Denver @ LA Chargers | Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon |
| █ | NO GAME due to local team at home on FOX | |
Honest opinion: all three sets of announcers for these games are actually tolerable. Romo keeps a leash on Nantz’s more inane tendencies.
FOX SINGLE
█ Anchorage AK | █ Fairbanks AK
█ Honolulu HI
| █ | New Orleans @ Green Bay | Kenny Albert, Charles Davis |
| █ | NY Jets @ Miami | Dan Hellie, Chris Spielman |
| █ | Arizona vs LA Rams (in London) | Sam Rosen, Ronde Barber |
| █ | Tampa Bay @ Buffalo | Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston |
| █ | Dallas @ San Francisco (LATE) | Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman |
Do you think Troy looks forward to the MLB playoffs because it means no jerkwad Joe Buck beside him for a month? Does the time apart help their relationship?
Discuss.
Tonight’s sports:
- MLB: GAME 7 BAY-BAY!
- Yankees at Astros – 8:00PM | FS1 / Sportsnet
- NCAA: (of note)
- LSU at Mississippi – 7:15PM | ESPN
- Michigan at Penn State – 7:30PM | ABC / TSN2
- Southern California at Notre Dame – 7:30PM | NBC
- Kansas at TCU – 8:00PM | FOX
- Wyoming at Boise State – 10:15PM | ESPN2
- Colorado at Washington State – 10:45PM | ESPN
- CFL:
- Eskimos at Lions – 10:00PM | TSN
- NHL:
- Leafs at Senators – 7:00PM | CBC
- Panthers at Capitals – 7:30PM | NBCSN
- Wild at Flames – 10:00PM | CBC
- Futbol:
- 2017 U-17 World Cup:
- Quarterfinal – USA vs. England – 12:30AM | TSN2
- Live Stream: Fox Soccer Match Pass, Telemundo, fuboTV (U.S)
- Quarterfinal – USA vs. England – 12:30AM | TSN2
- 2017 U-17 World Cup:
Why are they having the London game the same time as the regular block? Do they want folks to not see it? When I’m up early walking the dogs, I want the comfort of knowing there’s a game amongst the infomercials. THANKS FOR NOTHING, ROGER!
OH GOD FUCKING DAMN IT, USC! YOU HAD ONE MOTHERFUCKING JOB!
Calm your tits?
Just rewatched the tWBS origin episode of Archer. Awesome sauce.
Ah, yes. The man who created the content creation model that would make Led Zeppelin legendary.
Elvis is kneeling! He wasn’t an American patriot afterall! This has Putin written all over this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzWA1cWw6Xk
At what point did Voodoo get mixed into the retail store safe Halloween playlist? I’ve heard it 4000 times this week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SSUQxGjZZ4
Voodoo Child would at least be tolerable. Speaking of which:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZBlqcbpmxY
I’ll never forgive how WCW and Hulk Hogan poisoned that song for me.
The last vestige of my childhood died when I learned about Hulk Hogan doing steroids. My opinion of him has only grown exponentially worse as time goes on.
That reminds me. Fuck I don’t have a Halloween costume and I can’t go as Morty again like I did two years ago.
Evil Morty?
In a pinch.
I only ever throw on a mask. Makes it easy. Last year was F Society. I wanted something luchaish, but I didn’t have the foresight to order one of the bootlegs out of Mexico in time. I’m hoping next year they’ll have a Matanza Cueto mask available. I feel like a stocky half-80’s slasher monster/half-aztec god vessel would be easy to pull off.
Neat
I got home. But now I’m sober.
/Remembers he has a lesson to teach at 10:30
Boo.
That’s plenty of time to get drunk and sober up.
Oh men and ladies. I just polished off an XL Italian feast with double the meat and cheese pizza by myself. I feel like death is imminent. I downed it with a couple of long island iced eas, which isn’t helping.
Re Port Man bridge : I had no problems paying the toll so I could have a VIP Road experience. Now it’s such bullshit with all the traffic and the bridge is a death trap when it rains (not like we’re in a city nicknamed Raincouver or anything) because the rain just sits there like it’s a tub.
Tldr: I’d be OK with tolling every bridge for like 50 cents if the government would put all the money into a separate bridge/road repair account and not the multi account shot they do now where the money magically disappears for something else
Congratulations. If I had the means, we could’ve had a competition.
Well, that was a stupid rabbit hole to post down into.
Listening to the Boise St game is strange because I keep hearing “Rypien” and what sounds like “Kosar.” Then I look over at the TV and field is blue. What a world, what a world.
You might be having a stroke.
I think your engine might be running a little hot.
So… that was a lot of fun…
Washington State has one of the cooler logos in college sports.
yeah, it may be my very favourite helmet
Here’s the HMS Groovy, the most far out ship in the Royal Navy
During the war the Germans were about to sink her but the U-boat’s captain and crew were so mesmerized that they just stared at her and forgot what they were doing.
mein gott, it’s a trip!
merde, why TCU/Iowa State have to be in the same window (3:30) as Notre Dame/NC State next week? All the primetime fixtures are poo again.
My dog is glaring at me. i think he’s had enough of my mourning-the-end-of-the-baseball-season shit.
AND THAT MEANS IT’S TIME TO DRINK A BEER!!!!
Bear Down holds on.
The War on Drugs was phenomenal! That Adam dude can shred like a motherfucker.
/my son is walking three feet above the ground right now
//and the Senators beat the shithead Leafs!
///it’s been a fine day.
Love going for 2 when have ball 2nd in 2OT. Proper use of leverage.
Berkeley Bush Push!
Speaking of the Big 12: TCU and Iowa State next week for first place. Who saw that coming?
turns out, Cyclones just needed to put they MLB in at QB. Seems so obvs in retrospect, no?
Local media here is required to mention Joel Lanning switched from QB to MLB at least 40 times a day.
wow, GREAT onside kick but counsinfuckers recover
Why would Boise State purposely wear uniforms the same color as their field? Seems it would make it tough for the QB to see his receivers downfield. I guess that strategy has worked for the Philadelphia Eagles for years, though. Can’t argue with success!
Thank goodness.
BayBay takes a sack on the 2-pointer. No smire.
Honestly, I don’t complain about the refs. You win or lose by what you do on the field. But, holy crap on a stick….
Cal is out of steam.
well, don’t expect them to switch to coal, Mister Man!!
reminder – BayBay once had 1st and goal at the 2
reminder – WV had a 38-13 Q4 lead.
Princess Stephanie and Mr. Toughest Road got the ejection. Looks like they’re pissed the refs wouldn’t kiss their ass.
https://streamable.com/ibryo
https://streamable.com/vxko1
One of the interesting things about this town is it harbors a lot of people trying to integrate themselves into American culture. This is a beautiful town!
They have so much hope.
Welcome!
Cal/AZ, in a very sad OT battle
/also BayBay back to within one score of cousinfuckers, thanks to WCS’ ingratitude
I’d love to see Baylor go 0-12.
too bad they play KS. They’d have a legit shot.
Looking at the schedule: The game’s in Lawrence. So maybe there’s a chance?
HUZZAH!
I have FS2 but no PAC12N so my flip option is limited.
Wazzu and the Buffs is tres boring, btw.
my FS2 is SD, so it’s like watching in 2002
My FS2 is actually in HD. But for some reason, DirecTV seems to have decided to completely cut PAC12N from the lineup after beta testing it.
Targeting calls and injuries have made UA limp this one out.
targeting is the worst
Can’t find one of Boyd Crowder doing his clogging, dangit.
Gotcha covered. Skip to :40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZvTP_WsTX0
I feel a bit dirty for being happy that the Dirt Oilers are in the WS. But … FUCK THE YANKEES! … AND DODGERS … hopefully …
Yeah, I feel kinda dirty but I have to root for the AL. Go Astros.
Fuck Dave Roberts for eternity?
I hate the end of baseball. Time to suck it up until pitchers and catchers report in February. I wonder how I’ll get…
Oh, never mind. Figured it out.
Is that Melania’s body double?
Me likey the end of el beisbol, because it means the footy gets good. And I should concentrates on that anyway.
End of football? (which I consider after the NFC and AFC championship games, Superb Owl is seldom real footbaw) – that’s suicide contemplation season
8/10, would join her hot stove league.
I’m sure there’s a bit of Photoshopping involved, but she strikes me as joltingly attractive. There’s a lot of hotties posted on here, but she stands out for some reason.
I’ll be in my trailer…
It’s Maxim; that’s so photoshopped it probably started out as John Cena.
Fuck you Buck. You want me to feel sorry for the Yankees?
especially when it’s “cover your asshole” time, come 2019-2025 for everyone else
God I can’t wait. I haven’t seen my team win a World Series since 2009 and I…
/beaten to death by Cleveland fans
//judge rules it justifiable homicide
hey, if youse quit being a franchise, my #BFIB could maybe catch you in total championships after 100 years or so. No other franchise can say that!
Yeah. Boo-fucking-hoo.
Congrats, Colt 45s!
/sorry, Horatio’s liver
Oh that thing’s long past your pity making a difference.
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that the Kansas Jayhawks are not good at football.
They still beat Texas.
the soft bigotry of low expectations ,, smh
Hey, what if we took every sports commentator that you despise with every fiber of your being, way, way down deep in the pit of your stomach, and put them ALL on the same network? Huh? Wouldn’t that be a great business plan?
Then we only need one truck bomb.