“Well, what now SMRT guy?” A Slightly Late NHL Second Round Preview

Beerguyrob - April 30, 2016April 30, 2016

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On the heels of Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau being fired on Friday morning, comes the draft-delayed second round preview of the Stanley Cup playoffs that I in no way amended after Friday night's results. I went 6-8 with my opening round predictions, so let's see if I can keep the

Foxy Footy’s Crowning Weekend? Plus Rounds 4-7!

King Hippo - April 30, 2016April 29, 2016

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As an Evertonian, I'm up early today mostly to boo. Plus I have to wake up kids and drive them around for various school-related shit. Parenting is hard, even half-assed single Dad parenting. Yes, our dear friends at Leicester City only need 3 points out of 9 (or Spurs

Your Hastily Assembled NFL Draft Day 2 Open Thread

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - April 29, 2016

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This Week In Violence! Presents Yağlı Güreş

The Maestro - April 29, 2016April 29, 2016

Oil wrestling! We've probably all dreamed about witnessing this in a certain manner... at least perhaps in the manner suggested by B-comedies and gentlemen's magazines. And while this is perhaps fun, and most certainly entertaining for the heterosexual male demographic, in Turkey, oil wrestling is in fact a time-honoured tradition

Request Line: Don’t You Want Me, Baby?

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - April 29, 2016April 29, 2016

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INT. NFL DRAFT GREEN ROOM - EVENING A number of gifted athletes lounge around on couches. A cellphone rings. MYLES JACK: [perks up, glances at phone, looks deflated] EZEKIEL ELLIOT: [smiles at JACK, shrugs] Guess we got the same ring tone. [answers phone, hops up and exits the room. In the distance, a

Hard Ride To Nowhere (Chapter 28.5)

Beastmode Ate My Baby - April 29, 2016April 29, 2016

The scene: Downtown, in a traffic jam. Brocky is sitting impatiently in his car, listening to the 2016 NFL Draft Day 2 pre-show. Brocky (honking his horn): Come on...come on... Radio Announcer: And we're only minutes away from the first pick of day 2! Brocky: Aw, man! I missed the big shindig

Pick Is In – A [DFO] 2016 Draft Challenge LIVE Results Post

blaxabbath - April 28, 2016April 28, 2016

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So we've made it to the first major event of the 2016 NFL season, the first round of the draft is tonight! As we are reminded that coaches, general managers, and meddling owners are the real stars of this league, we will also use this event to be introduced to the latest class

So Long Skip

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Darkest Timeline Zack Morris - April 28, 2016April 28, 2016

So Skip Bayless is leaving TV forever and ever and ever, huh? Oh, he's just going to Fox Sports? Well, 6 of one, I guess. Anyhoo, Skip Bayless, for those not of the work at home or unemployed set, is one half of the "screaming morons" partnership that has entertained morons

“Drafting For Character” and Other Spectacular Draft Lies

The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem - April 28, 2016April 28, 2016

TOP IMAGE from "Great Lies to Tell Small Kids" by Andy Riley. Highly recommended book. SO HERE WE ARE! It's hours until the draft starts (then stops, then starts, then stops, and finally limps over the finish line a few days from now) and except for questions about hand size and

The Green Room Slide

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - April 28, 2016April 28, 2016

Here's your background music... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mOY2eWO2qw GENO: 'Uh 'outs 'aid I'd 'oh 'igh... (The scouts said I'd go high...) MEL: Automatic! GENO: 'ith 'og'istle 'anguage... (With dogwhistle language...) NOLAN: He's athletic! TODD: ♫ ...trust...Mel Kiper... ♫ ADAM: He's prophetic! BOOMER: [staccato] Geno's movin' downward, falling back-back-back-back-back-back, he's-a-made-it-past-the-Vikings, we'll SEE YOU TOMORROW! MEAGHAN: You guys are still waiting? LINDY: It's pathetic. ANDY: Hungry hungry

Hard Ride To Nowhere Draft Day Special

Beastmode Ate My Baby - April 28, 2016April 27, 2016

The scene: A used car lot in Key West, where Future Moose, Old School Zero and Marc Trestmans Windowless Van are perusing the inventory. OSZ: I dunno, guys...I'm not seeing anything really fuel-efficient here. Future Moose (checking out a 1977 Chevy van with a wizard painted on the side): This might

Your “A Bauer of Hours Until The Draft” Wednesday Open Thread

Beerguyrob - April 27, 2016April 27, 2016

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I assume the face most GMs see in their dreams the night before the draft is Jack Bauer. It is a nightmare, naturally, as the GM slogs through the dank, polluted streets of their town, running uphill through mud, having to take the stairs since the elevators just don't work, trying to