I mean, don't get me wrong: I am a great believer in the power of Nothing Left To Lose. I get all the shivers when I watch this scene, and sure- you kind of need to abandon any hope of surviving in order to think charging howevermany thousand orcs with
Assholes
Down The Stretch They Come!: Tuesday Open Thread
We Are All Witnesses: Tuesday Open Thread
I got almost nothing. -I'm not sure anyone had South Korea in the "elected leader declares martial law against political opponents" pool, but I'm sure they got good odds. -I enjoyed Thanksgiving, food poisoning be damned. I'm not sure if Thanksgiving is the Most American Holiday- fewer explosions than Fourth of July,
But Then Again, Who Does?: 2024 Buffalo Bills Bye Week Update (and Open Thread)
2024 PREDICTION: "11-6, playoffs. It's gonna hurt, but I am Ready to Love Again." HOW'S THAT GOING?: 9-2! Well this is an odd development. In a reversal of Modern Bills SOP, they've beaten the teams they are supposed to beat. They've played four likely playoff teams, winning two and staying close with
Bay Area Body Bags: 2024 San Francisco 49ers Bye Week (and Open Thread)
Götterdammerung: Your Wednesday Night Postmortem Thread
Yeah, no Wumbo tonight. Barely a thread tonight. Who knows how long we have before we're shut down for *checks notes* Sexy Friday? Fortunately I got out of my gig early enough to avoid the news from last night's event, but tonight might not be fun. Just three of us, keep
Hold On To Your Butts: Tuesday Open Thread
Draaaaank: Tuesday Open Thread
M*U*S*H: Tuesday Open Thread
HAWT STOVE ACTION!: Tuesday Open Thread
It's all coming together, bitches. Self-delusion isn't a mental illness in the NFL- it's a core value and bona fide occupational qualification. (Most) players and coaches intellectually know that the NFL is a closed system, a zero-sum game. All teams have real talent, all teams do a great deal of prep,
Your “Dave Roberts is a Baby and Ken Rosenthal is a Toad” Wednesday Open Thread
Requiescat in Passaic: Tuesday Open Thread
First confirmed kill of the season goes to: A.A.Ron! That's right- Robert Saleh is No More in the Big Apple. Well, the drainage field next to the Big Apple. Whatever. Owner Woody Johnson announced the firing after the Jets dropped to 2-3 in London with a lifeless showing against Minnesota. Overall, Saleh