If you will send me a DM with your address I will send a hobby box of WWE cards to add to it.
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If you will send me a DM with your address I will send a hobby box of WWE cards to add to it.
brady --> thanks, man! It appears that since I am not an HOB member that I can't send DMs, only reply to them. (Who knew?). If you would be so kind as to send me one and I will reply with an address, that would be much appreciated.
That's awesome.
* Terry "Touchdown" getting Wally Pipped? Doesn't Wilson have one more year of eligibility because of COVID but has said that he's moving on after this year? I think I remember that right.
It might not be a bad thing to look at this year like a really long bowl practice and use it to build experience for years to come. In-game redass aside, I'm not as down on Terry Wilson as some and I do think he can be an average quality SEC starter (which is by definition baller) when he gets over being injured, but if he's not coming back and we are halfway through a season where we automatically go to a bowl anyway then I'm not sure why we we wouldn't just roll with Gatewood and Beau Allen. We aren't winning the SEC East anyway.
* "Beau Allen" as a football name is feast or famine. Could be a yuppy ******* like Stetson Bennett or could be one of those fireballing sons of guns that are honorary Mannings. We shall see.
* Hey Max, has the basketball schedule been released yet? Kind of concerning.
Didn't really like what I heard from Calipari in his Zoom call about how they've basically got each individual player isolated in his own room except for practices and they only allow 10 guys at a time in the lounge, etc. Cal was talking about being worried on November 25th when his players get exposed to outside people and how they can't control exposure and blah blah blah.
Pretty galling to see SEC football players line up sans masks and beat the horsepiss out of each other on Saturdays while we've got our basketball players locked in a gilded cage. Not surprising given Cal's politics, I guess.
* Any news on Schlarman?
* "During his Tuesday press conference, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that 1,786 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Kentucky, making it the most number of cases reported in Kentucky on a Tuesday since the pandemic began."
That's awesome.
* Terry "Touchdown" getting Wally Pipped? Doesn't Wilson have one more year of eligibility because of COVID but has said that he's moving on after this year? I think I remember that right.
It might not be a bad thing to look at this year like a really long bowl practice and use it to build experience for years to come. In-game redass aside, I'm not as down on Terry Wilson as some and I do think he can be an average quality SEC starter (which is by definition baller) when he gets over being injured, but if he's not coming back and we are halfway through a season where we automatically go to a bowl anyway then I'm not sure why we we wouldn't just roll with Gatewood and Beau Allen. We aren't winning the SEC East anyway.
* "Beau Allen" as a football name is feast or famine. Could be a yuppy ******* like Stetson Bennett or could be one of those fireballing sons of guns that are honorary Mannings. We shall see.
* Hey Max, has the basketball schedule been released yet? Kind of concerning.
Didn't really like what I heard from Calipari in his Zoom call about how they've basically got each individual player isolated in his own room except for practices and they only allow 10 guys at a time in the lounge, etc. Cal was talking about being worried on November 25th when his players get exposed to outside people and how they can't control exposure and blah blah blah.
Pretty galling to see SEC football players line up sans masks and beat the horsepiss out of each other on Saturdays while we've got our basketball players locked in a gilded cage. Not surprising given Cal's politics, I guess.
* Any news on Schlarman?
* "During his Tuesday press conference, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that 1,786 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Kentucky, making it the most number of cases reported in Kentucky on a Tuesday since the pandemic began."
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New card shop opening in Lexington.
This is a friend of mine. He will have access to most UK players. On November 6th you can go meet PJ and get an autograph. He has the most extensive Kentucky collection in the world.
My plan was to bring a store to Lexington in a year and half when my twins go to UK. Glad somebody did before that. This should be perfect for the area.
This is a friend of mine. He will have access to most UK players. On November 6th you can go meet PJ and get an autograph. He has the most extensive Kentucky collection in the world.
My plan was to bring a store to Lexington in a year and half when my twins go to UK. Glad somebody did before that. This should be perfect for the area.
- Here's something that can get out....preseason Freshmen of the Year awards in CBB conferences. I understand preseason team rankings, and while I think they should be termed "players to watch" instead of an actual preseason all-conference team, giving a preseason "award" to a kid who hasn't played a second of college basketball is beyond stupid. People say it's to drum up interest in the sport....ridiculous. Nobody's gonna watch a single extra second of Marquette basketball because Dawson Garcia has been named Preseason Freshman of the Year.
- I've had the urge for the past few weeks to buy a pack of baseball cards. It was so easy 35 years ago. Topps was everywhere, Donruss "Rated Rookies" were like gold, and Fleer was the exotic brand that you could only find in other towns. Special trips to Bibby's Baseball Cards on New Circle Road in North Lexington 2-3 times a year. Then Score and Upper Deck came along and suddenly the market was saturated to the hilt. I'm guessing there are a billion different brands/editions now.
- I'm now too old to stay awake through any sporting event that runs past 11:00 p.m. Fell asleep in the 8th inning of the last two WS games. Ridiculous. It's the first thing that has made aging very real to me.
- Skill I apparently lost during the pandemic....easily peeling hard-boiled eggs. Used to have a routine that resulted in a quick, easy, clean, Youtube-worthy process. Tried it again yesterday for the first time in months and it was like trying to chip paint off a fence.
- Kinda miss the old snack bar at Target. I never ate there, but the popcorn smell always reminded me of the old movie theaters I visited as a kid. THANKS, COVID.
- I've had the urge for the past few weeks to buy a pack of baseball cards. It was so easy 35 years ago. Topps was everywhere, Donruss "Rated Rookies" were like gold, and Fleer was the exotic brand that you could only find in other towns. Special trips to Bibby's Baseball Cards on New Circle Road in North Lexington 2-3 times a year. Then Score and Upper Deck came along and suddenly the market was saturated to the hilt. I'm guessing there are a billion different brands/editions now.
- I'm now too old to stay awake through any sporting event that runs past 11:00 p.m. Fell asleep in the 8th inning of the last two WS games. Ridiculous. It's the first thing that has made aging very real to me.
- Skill I apparently lost during the pandemic....easily peeling hard-boiled eggs. Used to have a routine that resulted in a quick, easy, clean, Youtube-worthy process. Tried it again yesterday for the first time in months and it was like trying to chip paint off a fence.
- Kinda miss the old snack bar at Target. I never ate there, but the popcorn smell always reminded me of the old movie theaters I visited as a kid. THANKS, COVID.
Llama... Nobody outside of small pockets of Milwaukee is going to watch a second of Marquette basketball anyways.
In fact, nobody outside of Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas, North Carolina and very small pockets of the Northeast pays any real attention to college basketball as a whole until March. It’s becoming more and more niche and the sport and the NCAA has to nobody to blame but itself.
Maybe we should have one governing body that oversees all of D1 in terms of officiating and rule changes. Create uniformity and accountability with how the game is played and officiated.
Cal has also been harping for years to incentivize borderline NBA draft able kids to come back. Hopefully the NIL deal will happen and help.
Also, each school should also be allowed to offer more insurance policies per team and the face amounts need to be more robust in terms of lost potential earnings. Don’t give me the ********.. “ITS NOT A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD!” It’s never been a level playing field. Few schools can offer the experience and the facilities that Kentucky, Duke, Kansas, or Carolina can. Life isn’t a level playing field. Too bad.
In fact, nobody outside of Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas, North Carolina and very small pockets of the Northeast pays any real attention to college basketball as a whole until March. It’s becoming more and more niche and the sport and the NCAA has to nobody to blame but itself.
Maybe we should have one governing body that oversees all of D1 in terms of officiating and rule changes. Create uniformity and accountability with how the game is played and officiated.
Cal has also been harping for years to incentivize borderline NBA draft able kids to come back. Hopefully the NIL deal will happen and help.
Also, each school should also be allowed to offer more insurance policies per team and the face amounts need to be more robust in terms of lost potential earnings. Don’t give me the ********.. “ITS NOT A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD!” It’s never been a level playing field. Few schools can offer the experience and the facilities that Kentucky, Duke, Kansas, or Carolina can. Life isn’t a level playing field. Too bad.
Wednesday Mandible Musings...
* Opening up the flow of cbb and cleaning up officiating is a much needed start. Also having players stick around longer than a typical bonz bumble date would go a long way for the average fan feeling a connection to the sport again.
* Fall golf > summer golf, for this white ball neophyte. Much more enjoyable when you're not miserably drenched in sweat after the third hole. 9 after work with a cooler is damn good therapy.
* At what age do adults realize it's lame to dress up for Halloween if they aren't accompanying their kids? Surely by the time one reaches 40 they only dress up for church, weddings or to spice up the bedroom.
* Headed to DC tomorrow for work for the first time since February. Anything big happened in that city since then?
Taking clients to a local brewery Friday and doing a pub crawl in Adams Morgan Saturday where you have to make reservations at every stop 24 hours in advance. No straying from that plan. Have to be in and out of the establishment in an hour, even if there's no demand from other patrons to get in
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Am looking forward to easily exploring some national treasures, like this saloon that has over 2,600 bottles of whiskey for you to choose from, some dating back prior to prohibition.
* Speaking of national treasures, you Vegas lovers see this new casina Circa opening with a ridiculous outdoor amphitheater to show games / take bets?
Seems like a good spot to post up for @anthonys735 40th this summer.
* Happy for LA residents that the pandemic officially ended last night, just in time for them to go downtown and celebrate the Dodgers series win!
* Opening up the flow of cbb and cleaning up officiating is a much needed start. Also having players stick around longer than a typical bonz bumble date would go a long way for the average fan feeling a connection to the sport again.
* Fall golf > summer golf, for this white ball neophyte. Much more enjoyable when you're not miserably drenched in sweat after the third hole. 9 after work with a cooler is damn good therapy.
* At what age do adults realize it's lame to dress up for Halloween if they aren't accompanying their kids? Surely by the time one reaches 40 they only dress up for church, weddings or to spice up the bedroom.
* Headed to DC tomorrow for work for the first time since February. Anything big happened in that city since then?
Taking clients to a local brewery Friday and doing a pub crawl in Adams Morgan Saturday where you have to make reservations at every stop 24 hours in advance. No straying from that plan. Have to be in and out of the establishment in an hour, even if there's no demand from other patrons to get in
.Am looking forward to easily exploring some national treasures, like this saloon that has over 2,600 bottles of whiskey for you to choose from, some dating back prior to prohibition.
* Speaking of national treasures, you Vegas lovers see this new casina Circa opening with a ridiculous outdoor amphitheater to show games / take bets?
Seems like a good spot to post up for @anthonys735 40th this summer.
* Happy for LA residents that the pandemic officially ended last night, just in time for them to go downtown and celebrate the Dodgers series win!
I agree with most of what you are saying, but I don't think the NBA did college basketball any favors.
You can call this a White Wayne take all you want, but I'd argue that there has been increased athleticism in college basketball over the years, but not necessarily increased skill (as the top-skilled/great athletes are in the NBA after year 1). And a 6'8 dude who's a great athlete but a ****** basketball player is more valuable than the 6'5 guy who is great at basketball but a ****** athlete. And with this, small tweaks to the rules aren't going to make a big difference in the overall quality of play.
I'm not sure where this all goes. But the NCAA has to figure out how to get guys to stay for 3 years. If this means you basically push all the top tier guys to the G-League, so be it.
Yeah, I was just using Marquette as an example because I'd literally just seen Rothstein tweet about the Marquette kid. PALPABLE BUZZ.
CBB is definitely becoming a niche sport until March rolls around, for the reasons already listed. I'd be curious to see the trajectory for college baseball interest/ratings/streams/etc. over the past 10 years or so. Obviously it will never reach basketball/football levels, but I definitely see signs that people are paying more attention to it. Probably helps that the kids are in the program for at least three years if they come in as freshmen. I know that I follow UK baseball, and some other programs, much moreso than I did 10 years ago.
CBB is definitely becoming a niche sport until March rolls around, for the reasons already listed. I'd be curious to see the trajectory for college baseball interest/ratings/streams/etc. over the past 10 years or so. Obviously it will never reach basketball/football levels, but I definitely see signs that people are paying more attention to it. Probably helps that the kids are in the program for at least three years if they come in as freshmen. I know that I follow UK baseball, and some other programs, much moreso than I did 10 years ago.
Meeting I was in yesterday.
Texas Hospital Administrators:
Our beds are filling up. Our Residents are getting scared.
Division VP:
So we’re going to have a Chilli Cookoff!
This went on for a good hour.
Texas Hospital Administrators:
Our beds are filling up. Our Residents are getting scared.
Division VP:
So we’re going to have a Chilli Cookoff!
This went on for a good hour.
I like college basketball. Sorry for being a contrarian.
You want to force kids to stay three years it’s going to be a lot more than the “top tier” talent heading for the hills.
Hope you like watching D3 Ball because that’s the future of the NCAA with that sort of system.
Hope you like watching D3 Ball because that’s the future of the NCAA with that sort of system.
Well, the question I have is whether it would be better to watch 4-year guys who aren't as talented (but the most talented compared to the competition as we are UK), as opposed to having the current situation where it's basically six one and dones each year. Not quite sure of the answer there.
- Although I'd miss guys like this, I don't think it's fair to require a Zion Williamson type guy to go to college for a year.
- I don't give a **** about missing out on watching a Maxey type guy put up 14 and 5 for 4 months
- So eliminate those two types of players, what are we talking about? Pushing the Briscoe's and Quickley's out the door?
Whatever would we do without watching 3.5 months of raw, unskilled, non-cohesive basketball played each winter by 18 year olds nobody can pick out of a lineup until January?!
Let me say this: I am not losing sleep over a shortened CBB season. All aboard the ***** bus... We ride at dawn.
Better than a bunch of 5’8 honky’s who were maybe the fourth best player on their high school team.
Don’t think it’s fair to require anyone to go to college frankly.
The NFL is more than happy to let CFB serve as its de facto minor leagues. They shoulder none of the development costs and end up with a marketable crop of stars each season.
The NBA, on the other hand, wants to be the only game in town. The NCAA is fighting a losing battle on that front and if it’s not careful in 20 years time it’ll be the G League Invitational on tv’s every March.
We need a fearless leader at QB more than anything. Terry ain't that, much like AJ ain't that for the RBs...running out of bounds a yard short, throwing the ball away on 3rd down, etc. We got guys on the sideline that actually want to play football, so get em in there and lets fn go.
I don't know what Joey Gatewood is, but I have seen him run the RPO to perfection one time, and I have seen him take on 3-4 defenders and not even go down. Good enough for me! SIX-SIX TWO-FITTY. LFG.
I don't know what Joey Gatewood is, but I have seen him run the RPO to perfection one time, and I have seen him take on 3-4 defenders and not even go down. Good enough for me! SIX-SIX TWO-FITTY. LFG.
<------- will be at Circa Grand Opening this weekend (intentionally), been jacked about this place since it was announced - have mentioned it several times here. The Sportsbook is 3 stories, and instantly the best in the world. Derek Stevens is easily the coolest guy in Vegas, the anti-casino mogul...and downtown is my ****.
Can't see Tony leaving the glamorous strip or Cosmo, but if anything could it's their 'Stadium Swim'. I'm sure you can spend unimaginable amounts of money in that setup, which will no doubt be appealing.
Pencil me in for his 40th. [smoke]
Can't see Tony leaving the glamorous strip or Cosmo, but if anything could it's their 'Stadium Swim'. I'm sure you can spend unimaginable amounts of money in that setup, which will no doubt be appealing.
Pencil me in for his 40th. [smoke]
As bad as the McConnell/Fighter Pilot ads have been, the Hicks/Barr back-and-forth has low key been almost as bad for central Kentucky peeps. Just brutally negative.
Who is requiring someone to go to college? Anyone can go to the g-league and hope to god a scout catches them playing in Sioux Falls or Southhaven Mississippi....
...or they can go to a Power5 school where they have a chance of being on national tv twice a week and playing in the marquee tournament of the year.
Yeah, tough call.
...or they can go to a Power5 school where they have a chance of being on national tv twice a week and playing in the marquee tournament of the year.
Yeah, tough call.
Someone should figure out how long this thread has existed and plan to make 20th anniversary swag -
Astronomy randoms - we will have a blue moon right next to red mars for Halloween , ALL FIVE of our “bright planets” will be visible days later around the 2nd - and immediately after that — “taurid fireballs” scheduled for the 3rd
Isn’t it funny how baseball doesn’t have any certain body type that’s required for success? Lean, wiry little guys and “pear shaped peoples “ all seem to find their niche — and —- there are Asians !
If you aren’t making / buying or otherwise mooching banana bread or pumpkin bread from your source by now then you’re probably the kind of person that yells into a cell phone and likes orange circus peanuts
There’s a parallel between cheap Halloween bubble gum and cheap , sleezy sex .....and that’s probably my last candy take unless some Clown-Shoe tries to talk about nasty *** black licorice or something.....
stay safe out there , GYERO - don’t let your buddies get caught up in street level “dollar store candy “
Astronomy randoms - we will have a blue moon right next to red mars for Halloween , ALL FIVE of our “bright planets” will be visible days later around the 2nd - and immediately after that — “taurid fireballs” scheduled for the 3rd
Isn’t it funny how baseball doesn’t have any certain body type that’s required for success? Lean, wiry little guys and “pear shaped peoples “ all seem to find their niche — and —- there are Asians !
If you aren’t making / buying or otherwise mooching banana bread or pumpkin bread from your source by now then you’re probably the kind of person that yells into a cell phone and likes orange circus peanuts
There’s a parallel between cheap Halloween bubble gum and cheap , sleezy sex .....and that’s probably my last candy take unless some Clown-Shoe tries to talk about nasty *** black licorice or something.....
stay safe out there , GYERO - don’t let your buddies get caught up in street level “dollar store candy “
I really enjoy Vegas pools but after a few hours my buzz is usually interrupted by the recognition that nobody's getting out to go to the restroom.
[laughing] [laughing] [laughing] And somehow the water starts to feel a little ......warrrrrmer ......perhaps. *** soupier ***
I hope to be alive in a few weeks after the super spreader events of the Lakers and Dodgers victory celebrations.
Swimming pools are basically huge blue toilet bowls. We’ve all peed in them — be honest — and a new study is stirring up our guilt by showing that urinating in a chlorinated pool creates a toxic chemical called cyanogen chloride. Cyanogen chloride forms when chlorine from the pool reacts with nitrogen in urine. It acts like tear gas, roughing up the eyes, nose and lungs, and it’s classified as an agent of chemical warfare.
Counterpoint - thongs are a staple of Vegas pool scene.
My 14 year old pup died early Monday morning. On his birthday (October 9) we took him for a 2-mile walk around Audubon Park, and he did great. Unfortunately, he started to slip after that. Way less energy, and kinda hid/slept in the bedroom 24/7. This weekend it got ugly fast. Refused to eat. Throwing up. Barely moved. I certainly hope he had a great life. In June, the lass and I took he and our other dog on a 2-week road trip to Colorado. He hiked every day, played in the snow, flopped/swam around in streams with little regard for his safety. It was the trip of a lifetime, as it turns out, and I'm so glad he got one last hurrah before moving on.
Some interesting facts:
- when I lived in Knoxville, my old co-worker wanted to surprise me with a Kentucky-themed birthday cake. She got ahold of BBdK and asked him who my favorite player was, in order to use his jersey number in the design. Ever the prankster, he told her "#10, for sure. Karl Booker." Easily my most hated Wildcat ever. He sucked ***. She was so freaking proud to present me that cake with "my favorite player."
So when I got him a month later as a Christmas gift (from my old lady aka "Stringy," who is married with 4 kids now), I wanted to name him Rex. Thankfully, BBdK once again came to the rescue. "You should name him for your boy. Booker." And so it was.
- I picked him up from a farm in Winchester on December 9, 2006. The day he came home, '73 invited me to a basketball game. We beat Indiana that day, in Kelvin Sampson's first year as head coach. Even got a free t-shirt out of it, as they sat one on every lower arena seat in Rupp.
Feels really awful only have one dog around the house. I shall deem this "the new normal." Going to pick up his ashes and bring him home on Friday. Just trying to keep remembering all the good times.
Some interesting facts:
- when I lived in Knoxville, my old co-worker wanted to surprise me with a Kentucky-themed birthday cake. She got ahold of BBdK and asked him who my favorite player was, in order to use his jersey number in the design. Ever the prankster, he told her "#10, for sure. Karl Booker." Easily my most hated Wildcat ever. He sucked ***. She was so freaking proud to present me that cake with "my favorite player."
So when I got him a month later as a Christmas gift (from my old lady aka "Stringy," who is married with 4 kids now), I wanted to name him Rex. Thankfully, BBdK once again came to the rescue. "You should name him for your boy. Booker." And so it was.
- I picked him up from a farm in Winchester on December 9, 2006. The day he came home, '73 invited me to a basketball game. We beat Indiana that day, in Kelvin Sampson's first year as head coach. Even got a free t-shirt out of it, as they sat one on every lower arena seat in Rupp.
Feels really awful only have one dog around the house. I shall deem this "the new normal." Going to pick up his ashes and bring him home on Friday. Just trying to keep remembering all the good times.
My 14 year old pup died early Monday morning. On his birthday (October 9) we took him for a 2-mile walk around Audubon Park, and he did great. Unfortunately, he started to slip after that. Way less energy, and kinda hid/slept in the bedroom 24/7. This weekend it got ugly fast. Refused to eat. Throwing up. Barely moved. I certainly hope he had a great life. In June, the lass and I took he and our other dog on a 2-week road trip to Colorado. He hiked every day, played in the snow, flopped/swam around in streams with little regard for his safety. It was the trip of a lifetime, as it turns out, and I'm so glad he got one last hurrah before moving on.
Some interesting facts:
- when I lived in Knoxville, my old co-worker wanted to surprise me with a Kentucky-themed birthday cake. She got ahold of BBdK and asked him who my favorite player was, in order to use his jersey number in the design. Ever the prankster, he told her "#10, for sure. Karl Booker." Easily my most hated Wildcat ever. He sucked ***. She was so freaking proud to present me that cake with "my favorite player."
So when I got him a month later as a Christmas gift (from my old lady aka "Stringy," who is married with 4 kids now), I wanted to name him Rex. Thankfully, BBdK once again came to the rescue. "You should name him for your boy. Booker." And so it was.
- I picked him up from a farm in Winchester on December 9, 2006. The day he came home, '73 invited me to a basketball game. We beat Indiana that day, in Kelvin Sampson's first year as head coach. Even got a free t-shirt out of it, as they sat one on every lower arena seat in Rupp.
Feels really awful only have one dog around the house. I shall deem this "the new normal." Going to pick up his ashes and bring him home on Friday. Just trying to keep remembering all the good times.
Sorry for your loss. I have a 16 year old hound that’s starting to struggle. It sucks. Good thoughts to you my man.
You’d be bitching and moaning about all their early exits. Go look at Villanova’s last decade.
Just checked. Looks like two titles.
Rule #1. Don't wear white trunks.
That's really the only rule.
Was once slightly interupted in a Vegas pool by Ron Jeremy making out with a pregnant chick. He was later kicked out for fb-ing his date in the pool. So I guess that's 2 rules, although assume most won't run into issues with #2.
Takes a lot of booze to stay in there after that.
Night clubs, day clubs, pools, whatev.
There are WAY more disgusting people in Vegas than some of you (or their advertising) lets on.
There are WAY more disgusting people in Vegas than some of you (or their advertising) lets on.
Vegas is played out and dumpy IMO. Miami/South Beach is where I’m headed for sin moving forward. I mean that place is unreal.
Don't sleep on Nashville (the locals call it "Nashvegas") imo. A true hidden gem.
We just lost a loyal little lady puppy too, man - sorry to hear that , PTI
dogs are special little critters
narwhals are bizarre though
dogs are special little critters
narwhals are bizarre though
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