Note: I'm putting this together in bits, because I've been (voluntarily) seconded by the Ministry of Education for a couple of days to help them draft policy related to Adult & Alternative Education. Sorry if it's a bit light and/or ranty. NFL News: It might only be Week 10, but I
Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
Why the TV ratings are down and why it doesn’t matter because the NFL is dying
There have been many, and I mean MANY, articles out recently trying to explain the NFL ratings decline. For the most part, I've heard about them from Twitter and from comments here. Once I get to the article, I skim it to see what the author's underlying reason is. Then,
Your “In An Age of Millionaires, It’s Still a Petty League” Tuesday Evening Open Thread
Is Bad NFL better than No NFL?
As I write this, we are in the Saturday before Week 8 of the 2016 Regular Season. We started out with the treat that was the high-chroma matchup of Thursday Night Turdball poster children, the Jaguras and Titans. Luckily for Bortles and Jaymes aficionados/fantasy football owners, the Garbage Time King did
CrimeBeat!: Death to the Mortals! Edition
Friends, Halloween is upon us. And to be frank, it's perhaps the most depressing holiday on the calendar for the precise life-space-time coordinates I currently inhabit. I'm 35. I'm happily married and have no kids. And that's the hole in the donut for Halloween. Age 1-13: Dress up and get candy. Age
Your “‘Browns’? Who Are The ‘Browns’?” Tuesday Evening Open Thread
Your “Negan Is Who We Thought He Was!” Walking Dead Recap
CrimeBeat!: Peter Pantsless Edition
So here we are. We are here. And that's a shame, because on a bright, shiny Fall day we should not be indoors, chained to our computers like slaves to their oars in a Roman galley. We should be outside, feeling the cool air of Mother Nature's Menstrual Period rushing
Your “Today is a Dead News Day” Wednesday Evening Open Thread
It seems that in honour of tonight's third and final Presidential debate, all NFL news is doom & gloom: Skipping practice: Joe Flacco; Odell Beckham Jr.; Terrelle Prior. Out multiple weeks: Eddie Lacy; Ben Roethlisberger. Fined: Vontaze Burfict - $75000 + no games. Benched: Ryan Fitzpatrick. Welcome back, Geno. Shoulda
Your “Something…Something…HOCKEY!!!” Wednesday Evening Open Thread
Your “Uhh…Go Mets?” Wednesday Evening Open Thread
NFL notes: Due to Unsportsmanlike Conduct calls being up 220% this year over last (HAIL BLEERGH!), the League is going to provide teams and officials with "clarification" of what the rule means. Hopefully, this leads to Jeff Triplette trying to describe the "Hingle McCringleberry". According to Dean Blandino, NFL VP
Your “All My Rowdy Friends Came Over And Wrecked The Show” Tuesday Open Thread
NFL Notes: Greg Hardy has become more untouchable due to his arrest for alleged cocaine possession. So, yay! Dez Bryant ‘missed’ his MRI on Monday. Because injuries simply go away if you don’t think about them. Le’Veon Bell, coming off suspension, got the all-clear to resume practicing with the Steelers. Mike