“Is Gary Bettman Dead Yet?” – A Spiteful NHL Season Preview Open Thread

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Hi everyone, It's your old pal Beerguyrob, once again here to show why October is the best sports month as, in conjunction with the NFL, and MLB, it's time to rejoice and push that parlay because the NHL is back in town. With that in mind, and before all of you destroy your devices

Subsequent GTD reflections

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Hello there fellow DFO'er.  Hope you're well today.  And thanks for coming back to see last weeks tl;dr of last week as decided by my brain.  There's no reason as to why some comments make it and others don't. Seriously. There isn't. This weeks cheesy motivational quote is:Yeah, well, with the

It’s Your Monday Funday Open Thread!

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Monday Funday? What the hell? No one has ever said that before-just ask Brenda Spencer. Let's get down to business. Fallout: -I do like this column by the bravest of the brave sports scribblers Mark Shofield-"The NFL's Goal Line Fumbling Epidemic Needs To Stop Now". Good god. -Jerrah With The Finger in MetLife

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 5, 2025 Season

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Various happenings from our 2nd MANDATORIUM of the season.  Let's roll through Sunday's even dozen offerings, eh? I like a 6/4 split.  To me, that's perfect.  I start flagging in the late window, so 4 is plenty to keep me engaged without being overwhelmed.  You know what is overwhelming?  Being the

Last One, I Swear (till tomorrow)

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Some more hot divisional action, which is a good thing in theory. To The Game! Pats/Bills: -Interesting Matchup: Cook has rushed for 100 yards three games in a row and New England has the best run defense behind Cleveland's, allowing a mere 3.3 yards per. -Surprisingly, teams don't pass on the Bills. They have

And Now? More Games

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We've got four on this slate which is more than acceptable, just the one dud so that's nice. To The Games! Bucs/Seahawks: Seattle's offense seems a bit schizo. They have more runs for loss and no gain than anyone else and you kind of think of them as a rushing team. (or is

Onward and Upwards We Go!

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The bye weeks have kicked in so the Falcons, Bears, Steelers and Packers are lollygagging it. To The Games! Raiders/Colts: Geno threw three picks last week-there's just something about that Jets...what's the opposite of magic? Indy's tight end Warren has the most yards four games in of any rookie starting his career. Though

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