“Oh, The Places You’ll Go…To Find A Lineman”

Beerguyrob - March 31, 2021March 31, 2021

Part 2: Draft Plan Boogaloo Setting: The Virginia Mason Athletic Center, Renton, WA. February 10, 2021 Ext. A fourth floor office. Two men sit at desks, surrounded by interns feverishly sorting through papers. A buzz of voices clutters the background. Pete Carroll & John Schneider sit at a table. In the background, a

BattleBots Beat: The Sausalito Stallion

Senor Weaselo - March 25, 2021March 24, 2021

Well, the Beat returns! The Beaties'll come eventually (can I finish Banner Madness first, we're almost done after all), but as an added bonus comes the Bounty Hunters vehicle. It's a new format for this year, but one that according to the BattleBots execs they had been kicking about for a

Hue Jackson’s Hall of Fame Scammers: Ruja Ignatova

The Maestro - March 25, 2021March 24, 2021

Welcome back to another exclusive sneak preview of the Hue Jackson School of Scam Artistry! While I've been on board with cryptocurrency since Day 1 of Bitcoin, a part of me acknowledges that the whole concept is kinda ridiculous. You're forcing a computer to do multiplication flashcards until it pukes, at

“Oh, The Places You’ll Go…To Find A Lineman” – Part 1: The Ultimatum

Beerguyrob - March 24, 2021March 22, 2021

Setting: The Virginia Mason Athletic Center, Renton, WA. February 9, 2021 Ext. A third floor office. One man sits behind a desk. A plethora of coloured papers and binders scatter the desktop about them. Pete Carroll sits at his desk, preparing to wrap up the team year-end interviews. He is chatting with

BattleBots Beat: Your New Champion Is…

Senor Weaselo - March 18, 2021March 18, 2021

Welcome back to the Beat! The recap this morning is a pretty simple premise: Eight robots, seven fights, one champion. So with that, let's get started. 5. Black Dragon vs. 20. RibbotRecords don't matter now anyway, it's the final 8 bots. And one of these bots you could totally have expected to

Hue Jackson’s Hall of Fame Scammers: Natwarlal

The Maestro - March 18, 2021March 16, 2021

Welcome back to another exclusive sneak preview of the Hue Jackson School of Scam Artistry! While most of us have been busy reading up on NFL free agency this week, some others have been doing some other heavy reading - specifically, studying up on the all-time greats of the scam game.

BattleBots Beat: The Final Octet

Senor Weaselo - March 11, 2021March 10, 2021

Welcome back to the Beat! I open up with a lightbulb moment that we'll get back to later as we break down the fights. So, we haven't been covering the Bounty Hunters side episodes on Discovery+ for a variety of reasons, one of which is "if I'm getting a free trial

Hue Jackson’s Hall of Fame Scammers: Anna Sorokin

The Maestro - March 11, 2021March 11, 2021

Welcome back to another exclusive sneak preview of the Hue Jackson School of Scam Artistry! Some people may claim I'm a celebrity. I honestly don't think that's true. While I've been fortunate to pull off some pretty good cons in my time, especially with coaching the Browns, one of the things

BattleBots Beat: Burn it All Down

Senor Weaselo - March 4, 2021March 4, 2021

Welcome back to the Beat! Last time out I did a dumb and thought HiJinx would upset Uppercut, and was rewarded with about a ten-second fight. How about the bracket this week? Well, the title might give things away. So, onto the fights! 14. Lock-Jaw vs. 19. Shatter!Lock-Jaw: 2-1 (W, KO

Hue Jackson’s Hall of Fame Scammers: Canada Bill Jones

The Maestro - March 4, 2021March 1, 2021

Welcome back to another exclusive sneak preview of the Hue Jackson School of Scam Artistry! The key to success to success is to fail. Or at least to make it appear like you're failing. There's a reason why some people are jealous of those who appear to be dumber than a

BattleBots Beat: You Too Can Become an Octofinalist!

Senor Weaselo - February 25, 2021February 24, 2021

A blurb in one year of my high school's yearbook had the note about the debate team "You too can become a triple-octofinalist." Which I guess would be a round of 64 of whatever big debate tournament there is. I don't know, I wasn't on the debate team. But anyway, welcome

Hue Jackson’s Hall of Fame Scammers: Barbara Erni

The Maestro - February 25, 2021February 24, 2021

Welcome back to another exclusive sneak preview of the Hue Jackson School of Scam Artistry! Sometimes I get frustrated. Not coaching makes me frustrated. That means I'm not pulling a con, and thus not showing the world how clever I am. What further frustrates me is when the simplest, riskiest, and