Round One-Chargers/Texans

scotchnaut - January 11, 2025January 11, 2025

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Welcome back one and all. We've got six playoff games and all have some sort of appeal. Let's get to it. Chargers/Texans: -Houston's only quality win was vs Buffalo and that was quite some time ago. There's just something missing from the team this year and I can't put my finger on

Boots on the Ground Down Under, the Third and Final Installment

BrettFavresColonoscopy - September 21, 2023September 21, 2023

When we last left off in recapping my sporting adventures in Oz, I had followed up BOTGs for GWS vs Sydney and RSA vs NED with another Women's World Cup match and my first ever trip to the MCG. Which leaves (checks notes) another WWC match and one last AFL

Your Seattle/San Fran Wild Card Game Open Thread

scotchnaut - January 14, 2023January 14, 2023

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Hey bettors, thinking about laying money on the Bills tomorrow? I stumbled upon this nugget during my wanderings-home teams favored by 9+ in the wild card round are 11-0. This stat goes back 30 years. Don't say I never did anything for you. To The Game! Seahawks/Niners: -Man It Up: Seattle will no

Your Tuesday Evening Open Thread & Final Remaining NHL Second Round Preview

Beerguyrob - June 1, 2021June 1, 2021

NFL Noise: I guess it's not tampering if you're a player - Patrick Mahomes wants to see Aaron Rodgers in the AFC West. "To have that challenge ... two times a year, every single year would be a great, great opportunity." But given that the Packers are intent on calling

Your Monday Evening Open Thread & Partial Remaining NHL Second Round Preview

Beerguyrob - May 31, 2021May 31, 2021

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NFL Nuggets: It's Memorial Day in Canada's pants today, so it's a very slow news day. To wit: ESPN is guestimating what it would take to make Aaron Rodgers a Bronco. Hint: June 1st, John Elway meddling in things he knows nothing about (i.e. - talent), and a whole bunch of

Your “Eventually Getting Paid, Again” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - May 27, 2021May 27, 2021

NFL Noise: The 2022 salary cap has already had its top-end set - $208.2 million. Any excess revenue above that number will be used to pay back the roughly $17 million in 2020 player benefits that were canceled as a result of the pandemic, rather than bump the cap further.

Your Saturday Evening Partial NHL Playoff Preview – East & Central Divisions

Beerguyrob - May 15, 2021May 14, 2021

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In lieu of typing up something banal, I thought I would use tonight & tomorrow to preview the Stanley Cup playoffs' first round matchups. (Please ignore the fact that the Canucks & Flames are playing out the string.) Normally I save these for during the week, but thought the weekend

Your Wednesday Evening Open Thread & Western Conference Preview

Beerguyrob - August 12, 2020August 12, 2020

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A bonus double feature tonight - the Western Conference preview, plus the AEW Dynamite preview courtesy . First, the hockey. So as with the East, we must with the West. Vegas Golden Knights vs. Chicago Blackhawks: The Blackhawks have no business being in this round, except for the fact that

Your Saturday Evening All Sports Playoff Spectacular & Open Thread

Beerguyrob - April 13, 2019April 12, 2019

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There's no need for a long introduction or rambling adventure through my past. It's playoff season, baby, and focus should be on the watching, not the whimsy. I would be remiss, however, if I didn't point out that the Game 1s so far pretty much blew up my predictions from Tuesday

Your “The One-Eyed Man Also Has To Be S-M-R-T” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - April 11, 2019April 11, 2019

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Well, it's been a couple of days since I checked the NFL news feeds. Let's see what's up: NFL Nuggets: Robert Kraft's lawyers are now citing "irreparable harm" if the video of Kraft making Cheez Whiz in Florida becomes public. Media outlets are appealing to have the tapes released, but the

Your Wednesday Evening NHL Western Conference Preview & Open Thread

Beerguyrob - April 10, 2019April 10, 2019

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(Sorry I'm late - the students needed extra help today.) As the playoffs start tonight, we wrap up our brief two-day intro coverage by looking at the Western Conference matchups: Calgary vs. Colorado Colorado already starts this series mentally down in the eyes of their fans, because they got FUCKED in the Draft

Your “And Then There Were Only Three” NFC Champeenship Game Open Thread

scotchnaut - January 20, 2019January 20, 2019

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But scrotchnat, you slur through your 5th mimosa, there's two teams playing and four teams remaining. You can't count worth a McFiggins! Well, you got me on the the 'not being able to count' observation but I will counter that I was talking about the number of games left. Yup, that reality