Your “Come One, Come All”* Monday Night Football Open Thread

scotchnaut - November 19, 2018November 19, 2018

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ESPN has been shoving this game down our throats and I don't blame them one bit. Back in my bartending days, the Monday Nighter was must-see football. I had the dining room shift at the time and myself and the wait staff would shoo prospective diners up to the second

Your ” Three Loss-a-Palooza” Sunday Night Football Open Thread

scotchnaut - November 18, 2018November 18, 2018

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To borrow from that Lightfoot song that everyone knows, in northern Ontario the winds of November come early. I use that to my advantage. Earlier in the spring I noticed a guy talking to himself by the corner store. I was waiting while my wife was playing her 'special numbers'.

Your “The (Helmet To The Head) Hits Keep Coming!” Sunday Afternoon NFL Football Open Thread

scotchnaut - November 18, 2018November 18, 2018

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Enough dilly-dallying! TO THE GAMES! Raiders/Cards: The Gruden-led (rhymes with rudderless) Oakland squad is not doing very well. Hell, when your te has a whopping 30% of your qb's 10 passing TD's, something's gotta change. That change took the form of trading their lone offensive threat. Wha? Now because of injuries the

Your “I Guess I’ll Watch-It’s Not Like I’ve Got A Vibrant Social Life” NFL Football Open Thread

scotchnaut - November 18, 2018

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Hey gang. I don't see anything in this slate of games that makes the hair on my saggy balls stand on end. But all of us have been down this road before. It's not the 'meh-level' that matters-it's the *experience* that matters. ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN! And anything usually does. So let's

Your “These Are The Mean Streets Of Northern Ontario” Thursday Night Football Open Thread

scotchnaut - November 15, 2018

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There were some shenanigans out my way that had the locals gums a-flappin', I'll tell you what. I've got a 40 minute drive to work and on my way there 6 police cruisers, sirens a-blarin', tore past me on the highway. This is quite unusual in my very quiet, out

Your “This Is No Way To Start The Week” Monday Night Football Open Thread

scotchnaut - November 12, 2018November 12, 2018

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Week 10 Fallout: -Cooper Kupp had the biggest fall. The end result was a tear of his AFL-CIO. Can't help thinking someone will fill the void. -The Saints kicked the tires on Brandon Marshall and figured that he's a fine-looking rental. -You don't have Bengals DC Teryl Austin to kick around anymore. Who?

Your “I’m So Eveready For This Game!” Sunday Night Football Open Thread

scotchnaut - November 11, 2018November 11, 2018

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He didn't look any different than any of the other broken fellas that jumped into the back of my pickup in the Home Depot parking lot that sunny but chilly Tuesday morning. He had steel-toed boots and what looked like a strong back and that was good enough for me.

Your “Slouching is a kind of Posture!” Sunday Afternoon NFL Football Open Thread

scotchnaut - November 11, 2018November 11, 2018

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Only three games on the late sked but we'll make the best of it, won't we? My couch groove is making it really difficult for me to ignore these games that are completely ignorable. Plus I've got dry-roasted peanuts! (I mix them together with regular salt and vinegar peanuts. That

Your “Blowouts As Far As The Eye Can See” Sunday Morning NFL Football Open Thread

scotchnaut - November 11, 2018

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If you feel like chatting about the Chelsea/Everton tilt whilst we wait for the good stuff, go on ahead. There's also a Rugby World Cup qualifying match taking place between Canada and Kenya that's being played in Marseille, France. I don't have a clue whether it's live, a replay from

Your “Pour Me Some Of That Giggle Juice, Dollface” Thursday Night Football Open Thread

scotchnaut - November 8, 2018

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There's a ton of NFL news today if you look for it... Dez Bryant: The newest employee of the New Orleans Saints hasn't, to anyone's knowledge, burned any bridges with a single one of his teammates as of 6pm EST! Darren Sproles: He aggravated his teeny, weeny hamstring today. There you have it. TO THE

Your “We Aren’t Family!” Sunday Night NFL Football Open Thread

scotchnaut - November 4, 2018November 4, 2018

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Outside of Aaron and his family no one much knows why he and his family are estranged. In tonight's episode of Wildly Irresponsible Speculation, I thought I/you (down below) might throw some ideas together as to the reasons. I'll use some of my own experiences and those of people in

Your “Double-Check Your Listings, There’s Only One Game On” Sunday Afternoon NFL Football Open Thread

scotchnaut - November 4, 2018November 4, 2018

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Fine, there are two other games on the 4pm slate but I maintain they are more theoretical than actual. Sure, I guess 'players' will be 'playing' and acquiring 'stats' that can be used by 'agents' to negotiate 'contracts' and 'endorsements'. And yes, the 'money' paid to those individuals will be