AM Fútbol Open Thread with Special Guest

Open Threads

Don T - February 10, 2018February 10, 2018

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Editor’s Note: Three weeks ago, doorfliesopen.com parlayed a, how do you call it… Replica: exchanged an accurate replica of a Super Bowl LII media access lanyard for an interview with Quincy Jones. Attorneys for the legendary producer and arranger sent an “intent to sue” letter, to which the crack DFO visual

LAST CALL! Pats – Iggles #SB52 Open Thread

Don T - February 4, 2018February 4, 2018

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Well well… WELL. This being a Sunday afternoon, Hate Week is no more. Via reactiongifs.us And yet, the Patriots are in the Super Bowl, again. No. 1 seed in the AFC against the Iggles, No. 1 seed in the NFC. Philadelphia is riding a weekend high, after the Hall of Fame selection

Saturday Fútbol and Elephant In The Room Open Thread

Don T - January 20, 2018January 20, 2018

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It’s Saturday morning and there’s fútbol! Huh. Looks like a slate for the hardcore, in La Liga and the EPL. And, c’mon: it’s mid January. Even if Liverpool were playing Man City for the top of the table, with the losers getting full body waxes after the game… I’d still

It Ends Tonight! Titans @ Patriots Divisional Open Thread

Don T - January 13, 2018January 13, 2018

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2015 was Mariota’s rookie season and the Titans finished 3-13, being shredded by Johnny Manziel in the process. How times change; now Tennessee stands to be destroyed by Tom Brady on his ascension to Unparalleled Excellence. That’s forward progress even Jeff Tripplette can’t deny. Last Saturday the Titans won its first

DFO Radio – Starting With A Bang

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Don T - January 2, 2018January 2, 2018

At the start of every new year, I wonder how many people float checks with the date of the previous year and don’t get either punched or a crowbar to the gut. (Hey, checks still do the job, as long as the memo doesn’t say “BRIBE”.) My guess is plenty

New Year’s Eve Open Thread AND Request Line

Don T - December 31, 2017

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Take a bow, 2017. Please! That way it’s easier for us to kick you in the ass. First the kicking and then a good stompin’. Expect some spitting too, you goddamn bastard. In short: this thread is open to all gripes and rants about the bountiful cornucopia of awful shit

A Clásico and EPL Saturday AM Open Thread

Don T - December 23, 2017December 23, 2017

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Well of course I signed up for spot duty here. I love top-flight football, in many ways the opposite of the NFL. The NFL is micromanaged, start-and-stop lawyerball with armored athletic specimens banging into each other—all under the watch of a dozen officials on the field and the ether. Fútbol is the

What’s The Point: LA-B @ Chefs ONLY on NFLN Open Thread

Open Threads

Don T - December 16, 2017December 16, 2017

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You’d think a Saturday divisional game for the playoffs would warrant the broadest audience possible. Who the hell knows anymore. The NFL does not seem concerned with bringing the game to the widest audience, or at least enjoys—much more—petty turf wars with TV-signal providers who refuse to indulge the league with

For These Holidays, You Can Get Toys to Needy Kids in PR

Don T - December 16, 2017December 16, 2017

According to legend / Fact, the Three Kings traveled from afar to bring gifts to the newborn Jesus: gold, for a king; incense, for a god; and… Myrrh. In Puerto Rico, each January 6 is Three Kings Day. The night before, children pick grass and put it in a box,

Titans Bye Report: In The Mix

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Don T - November 1, 2017November 1, 2017

There was a tangible preseason buzz about the Titans, and I called them a chic sandwich in the preview. The present state is a wholly different reality. The hip AFC South team is THE TEXANS, thanks to DeShaun Watson. Hell, even the Jaguars, who have ZERO prime time games scheduled

Monday Night Feast! Colts @ Titans Open Thread

Don T - October 16, 2017October 16, 2017

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Both teams are 2-3, and fill the bottom half of the lowest wattage division in the NFL. Luck is out. Mariota (hamstring - questionable) says he'll go--i.e., Cassel is definitely in the mix. But enough table-setting. This is my position on "Pfft, baseball's on" taeks: Artist's lesss handome conception via lolafilms.com IND-TEN is

Boots On The Ground: Hurricane María

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Don T - September 29, 2017November 21, 2017

On Sept. 20 María, category 5 (the highest), tore through Puerto Rico with winds over 175 mph. I took this picture when the storm was leaving; both 25 ft. palm trees were uprooted to the left, and fronds are blowing to the right. Hurricane María parked, in the middle of Puerto