Your “When Things Don’t Go According To Plan” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Nodules of NFL News:

• The big news today is that the Hall of Fame Game has been officially cancelled. 
  • This was widely expected, but still needed to be publicly announced to avoid the arrival of thousands of motor homes in Canton, Ohio.
    • Having been there during HoF Week, I can say that without hyperbole.
  • The stories about reducing the number of preseason games also was a factor in dooming the game.
    • It will cost us a late first-quarter sideline interview with Big Ben where he dodges all the questions about his rehab but includes all the new Bible quotes he learned over the summer, but as long as the field is safe no one will care.

• Also, they announced that the 2020 & 2021 classes will be enshrined together.
  • Hall President has already come up with the slogan – “Twice the Fun in ’21′.”

• The Drew Brees redemption tour continues apace, with the announcement that he will be the Presenting Sponsor for the Black College Football Hall of Fame’s “The Road to Equality” event.
  • To quote:
    • As the presenting sponsor, the Brees family is providing both financial and promotional support to “The Road to Equality” event, which is scheduled to be streamed July 15 and hosted by NFL Network’s Steve Wyche and CBS’ Charles Davis.
  • Former NY Times columnist and author Samuel Freedman will also discuss his best-selling book Breaking the Line: The Season in Black College Football That Transformed the Sport and Changed the Course of Civil Rights.
  • The Black College Football Hall of Fame – a virtual entity at this point – was founded in 2009 by African-American pioneers, quarterbacks James Harris and Doug Williams to preserve the history and honor the greatest football players, coaches and contributors from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
    • It’s list of trustees is very impressive and, despite their age, still a little imposing.

Tonight’s … entertainment?:

• Top Rank Boxing on ESPN: J. Moloney-Baez (super bantamweights) – 8:00PM | ESPN / TSN
  • Jason Moloney (20-1, 17 KOs) vs. Leonardo Baez (18-2, 9 KOs) in a bantamweight bout in Las Vegas. Also: Abraham Nova vs. Avery Sparrow (lightweights).
  • FYI – “Super-bantamweight” is also known as junior- or light-featherweight.
    • The participants must weigh between 118 pounds (54 kg) and 122 pounds (55 kg).
• Holey Moley II – 8:00PM | ABC
  • Remember – it’s mini-golf on TV.
    • Remind people of this when they spout that “golden age of TV” bullshit.
  • The episode is titled, “Don’t Attempt This In Clogs”, so who knows what the hell is going on.
• Korea Baseball Organization:
  • NC Dinos at Doosan Bears – 5:25 AM | ESPN / TSN4
• AFL:
  • GWS vs. Collingwood – 5:30AM | TSN 3

That’s it for me. I’ll be drunk as hell tomorrow night, as it’s the last day of school. So expect BRILLIANCE from me this weekend.