Even though I know it's likely they had this planned out long ago, it really feels like they realized mid-season that people care more about Mando and Grogu than Boba Fett.
I am impressed at the metamorphosis of Lily James to play Pam Anderson. She is better know for her role as Lady Rose, the "Cousin Oliver" role in Downton Abbey.
Hard to tell what is legit and what is allegiance to the former coach and his ways here. It isn't consistent with Harsin's record at Boise, and not a unanimous opinion of the players at Auburn. It still has to hurt recruiting; anyone would be leery if they had other options that seem more comfortable or trustworthy.
as you know, those are our neighboring towns. a little "nicer" in terms of upscale-ness, but we will live in a nice little sweet spot in NR that is similar.
i grew up in Moraga in Bay Area w/ HAG but we have been in NYC area since 2000. living in NR for 18 yrs now.
but i still would not say i am a New Yorker or from here ...
I don't know how he ended up in Iona and not Siena College. Both schools are in the mighty MAAC, but Siena is closer to the horse racing Mecca of Saratoga and it plays in a pretty legit downtown arena and actually gets fans when the team is good. Siena went to the Sweet 16 a couple of years ago! It would have been a perfect fit. Why do I care, you ask? Siena is like a half mile away from Casa Newellbany.
Very nice campus. We named our oldest daughter Siena, and I was in town for work. Swung by and grabbed plenty of swag. Still have the 'Siena Dad' mug, which causes eyerolls from my kids.
It’s the same thing with Bruce Pearl at Auburn. Now that what once was cheating is legal bc of NLI, these guys are untouchable....they win. It’s a no-brainer.
An interesting dynamic about McKale is that it's energy has always been fueled by the white-haired crowd. The students didn't even used to show up, but those retirees were always loud as hell. I give them credit.
Unvaxxed woman shocked that she could catch Covid again. Because you're reading this, obviously there's more to it. She has no regrets. She is also nurse... in an oncology ward.
RNC Chair Ronna McDaniels: "We've had two members engage in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens who engaged in legitimate political discourse."
It's only step 1, but judge allows school districts to continue mask mandates while case challenging govs executive order banning mandates goes forward.
I kinda agree that "The flu and other infectious illnesses are part of our everyday lives, and coronavirus can be managed similarly", but it requires the people promoting it to not be anti-vax assholes who can't do the bare minimum (a mask) to not spread the virus.
True but also the unforeseen rise is omicron and it infecting vaccinated people put a damper on it as well. As well as omicron causing schools to go to virtual again or hybrid.
Yeah but, I think he framed it as "We can... if we do this" - never, "yeah it's done" - that's a pretty big difference between that "Mission Accomplished"
Also, all he can control is getting a significant portion of americans vaccinated, and he did all that could be done given republican efforts to get people to die of covid. He's laid the groundwork for this country to rise above covid.
He certainly isn’t Josh Allen or Mahomes but I think Jones is a good QB. Better than Jimmy G in terms of talent and athleticism. Jones hasn’t had much talent on offense to help him. Barkley is good but he is always injured. None of the NYG WRs would start for the Bills or KC, they may not even make those rosters.
The list of current starting NFL QBs that are better than Garoppolo is 20+ deep!! The NYG should draft another OL early…
I agree with you on the WRs EXCEPT for Kadarius Toney…he’s a freak - just electric…when healthy, he can be a Deebo Samuel-type player, esp. with a better offensive mind than the vanilla ginger Garrett…look for him to explode next year in a Tyreek Hill role for Kafka in Jersey…if Jones is anything, of course.
Keep an eye on Toney for your fantasy draft next year, Golden!!
Jimmy’s success comes from Kyle Shanahan’s system rather than his overall talent. I think a lot of the teams you mentioned have QBs that would be successful in Kyle’s O…likewise, you put Jimmy in DET & he’s terrible. He doesn’t elevate the players around him…when you factor in a $26M contract, it’s a non-starter.
I’d rather have Jimmy over Heineckie in WASH, but prefer Fitzpatrick @ $10M over Garoppolo…in a heartbeat.
I’m not taking Jimmy G over ANY of those rookie QBs, including Davis Mills, who I liked in the draft.
Jimmy and Goff are the same player. But again, I’m taking Cousins, Ryan, & Tannehill over Garoppolo, all things being equal.
Wentz is garbage.
I would take Garoppolo over Daniel Jones, tho, so we had a different outlook from the beginning!
I'd have gone with "Washington Hogs." I would have said that the name is a tribute to the franchise's famous offensive lines in the 80s and 90s, but that'd be a lie.
But he can afford it, and as long as there are no performance requirements on or off the field for franchise operation, WTF is what you are going to continue to get.
it's hard to explain just how much he's killed off local support. Twenty years ago, all you heard on Mondays was people talking about the Skins game. There are still fans, for sure, but they don't have anything like the "mindshare" now & home games are rather like Rams' home games in terms of being crowded out by opposing teams' fans. The central irony in all this being that Snyder is a self-professed superfan who wanted to bring back the glory days; I'd feel bad for him if he weren't such an absolute scumbag.
Ideally we’d get one at the conclusion of this year, but the AD just re-upped a guy who wins about 38% of his conference games in large part because he (inexplicably) said no to another school.
After the APR, Fox is probably a candidate for a lifetime contract...
Sort of, I think from 1996-2016 we averaged 3rd in the Pac 10-12 and won the conference title once. You can decide if that counts for anything. Haas used to be packed, before we had season tickets, best we could find were like row 30 in the middle sections 1998-2002.
Haas rarely sold out but averaged more than 10,000 per game in the earliest years of Haas Pavilion's existence, all during the Braun era. Off the top of my head, I think the greatest number of sell-outs in a season was 5, and usually it was no more than 3 (UCLA, Arizona, Stanf*rd).
Cal has not had a season average above 10,000 in a very, very long time and probably has averaged around 8,000 or fewer since Cuonzo Martin left. For reference, Harmon Gym's capacity was officially 6,598; it was regularly sold out before the renovation/expansion project that made it Haas Pavilion. I fear that attendance is trending towards Harmon Gym territory.
Andre Kelly out for the year.
Cal may not win again.
Wordle necklace to brag your score
https://www-cnet-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/you-can-now-3d-print-your-wordle-score-and-wear-it-around-your-neck/?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a8&usqp=mq331AQIKAGwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16440089777556&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnet.com%2Fnews%2Fyou-can-now-3d-print-your-wordle-score-and-wear-it-around-your-neck%2F
Hockey Wordle for you hardcore fans. https://gordle.herokuapp.com/
I haven't lost yet (only 10 games played).
RJ Jones 4* #1 safety in CA commits to Cal
https://twitter.com/RJJoness_/status/1489693707964076034?s=20&t=vby8_lEa22jOfFLmEvuVrQ
Now we wait to see if he sticks.
Will be shocked.
That is the uber-nerdiest photo ever.
Wanna see rock hard bodies in every direction except one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL49fgGxyVc
DBD AV Club
Finished season 2 of Ted Lasso.
I really enjoyed the Christmas episode, the night out with Coach Beard was lackluster, Nate went full Anakin/Vader transformation.
I might be the only person who liked the Coach Beard episode. A bit of a Noirish comedy.
I loved it.
I liked parts of it and definitely agree with the noirish comedy description is spot on. It just don’t all come together for me.
I liked it as well. Was different in a good way. Got to see a different side of him.
I thought it was called "The Book of Boba Fett." Why are they giving us The Mandalorian season 2.5?
I think TBoBF is still great and I like the inclusion of Mando and I think it makes sense from a story perspective to include him.
Even though I know it's likely they had this planned out long ago, it really feels like they realized mid-season that people care more about Mando and Grogu than Boba Fett.
We're not complaining.
i rather like it. the sand people stuff was great.
best line so far .. "find other Banthas. make baby Banthas"
I agree with both of these opinions.
I am impressed at the metamorphosis of Lily James to play Pam Anderson. She is better know for her role as Lady Rose, the "Cousin Oliver" role in Downton Abbey.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Fac430d98-ba4f-11eb-8a71-bc144e6a30f1.jpg?crop=1500%2C1000%2C0%2C0
every time I see the adds, I think "Lady Rose, but with tacky makeup & a pushup bra" - it's an impressive costuming / makeup job.
They call me Baby Driver
And once upon a pair of wheels
I hit the road and I'm gone
What's my number?
I wonder how your engines feel
(Rmm-ba-ba-ba)
Scoot down the road
What's my number
I wonder how your engines feel
Shine the light
I haven't watched Grand Crew but Abbot Elementary is really good. American Auto is cringy, which I like.
Winter festival in St. John's MI has been postponed because [checks notes] of too much winter.
https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-michigan-st-joseph-fc1b3f8489035569400d256a5ad0184
Cal sports duo
Pat Barnes and his lost redshirt
Giorgio Tavecchio and Vincenzo D'Amato
Joe Starkey and mute button
Zach Maynard and Keenan Allen
For one play in particular, Vince Ferragamo and Steve Rivera.
Chris Clapinski & Geoff Blum
Jon Zuber & Matt Luke
Todd Mayo & Darryl Vice
Sonny Dykes and his wandering eye
Lulz.
Keith Smith and Roy Fisher
KJ and Chris Washington
Mike Pawlawski and Sean Dawkins
Natalie Coughlin and Teri McKeever
Upshaw & Clemons
Sonny Dykes and Andy Buh
Marvin Jones and Keenan Allen
Evan Weaver and Jordan Kunaszyk
Devante Downs and Ray Davidson
Michael Kendricks and DJ Holt
For old-timers Jay Cruze and Steve Sweeney and for even older-timers, Craig Morton and Jack Schraub.
Elsewhere in college
Former Auburn DT calls out coach Bryan Harsin
https://twitter.com/CFBLive247_/status/1489633298397765641?s=20&t=qz8xy61EXjV7GCgbCBSItQ
Hard to tell what is legit and what is allegiance to the former coach and his ways here. It isn't consistent with Harsin's record at Boise, and not a unanimous opinion of the players at Auburn. It still has to hurt recruiting; anyone would be leery if they had other options that seem more comfortable or trustworthy.
Dan Lanning shoulda held on in Athens…he’d have gotten the gig after ‘22 season.
Do we think he would bolt Eugene after just a season?
That would be hilarious if he leaves Oregon for Auburn. I really hope this happens.
Cept then we have to suffer through the Wilcox-to-Oregon rumor mill all over again.
for a job like Georgia, absolutely
Well, this would be the Auburn gig, but still a blue blood
ope. still rooting for him to leave Oregon at the altar
YES!!! Fingers crossed
Let this be a warning for those coaches who break the rules
https://www.zagsblog.com/2022/02/03/rick-pitino-in-negotiations-with-iona-for-a-lifetime-contract/
TIL that Iona is in New Rochelle, NY.
about a mile from my house.
I grew up in Scarsdale and Rye. Are you from the area?
as you know, those are our neighboring towns. a little "nicer" in terms of upscale-ness, but we will live in a nice little sweet spot in NR that is similar.
i grew up in Moraga in Bay Area w/ HAG but we have been in NYC area since 2000. living in NR for 18 yrs now.
but i still would not say i am a New Yorker or from here ...
Nice. I moved from NY to California during high school in 2000. Looks like we switched places.
basically yes, but i had a 8 yr stint in Indiana in between the 2 coasts.
I don't know how he ended up in Iona and not Siena College. Both schools are in the mighty MAAC, but Siena is closer to the horse racing Mecca of Saratoga and it plays in a pretty legit downtown arena and actually gets fans when the team is good. Siena went to the Sweet 16 a couple of years ago! It would have been a perfect fit. Why do I care, you ask? Siena is like a half mile away from Casa Newellbany.
Very nice campus. We named our oldest daughter Siena, and I was in town for work. Swung by and grabbed plenty of swag. Still have the 'Siena Dad' mug, which causes eyerolls from my kids.
Grade A dad trolling.
aww
this is awesome
maybe the strippers are better in New Rochelle than at Siena
i do not know of any strippers in New Rochelle
Low bar
It’s the same thing with Bruce Pearl at Auburn. Now that what once was cheating is legal bc of NLI, these guys are untouchable....they win. It’s a no-brainer.
Put a shirt on, Bruce!
[MBB] UCLA's Mac Etienne was so mad about the Bruins loss to Arizona that he could spit
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33213311/ucla-bruins-mac-etienne-arrested-appearing-spit-arizona-fans
Well, it's not like Tucson is known for its friendly, welcoming game experience.
An interesting dynamic about McKale is that it's energy has always been fueled by the white-haired crowd. The students didn't even used to show up, but those retirees were always loud as hell. I give them credit.
That has changed. But your point is historically very valid.
Still...
Today in Covid
Unvaxxed woman shocked that she could catch Covid again. Because you're reading this, obviously there's more to it. She has no regrets. She is also nurse... in an oncology ward.
https://www.wtnh.com/news/faces-of-the-unvaccinated/faces-of-the-unvaccinated-nurse-contracts-covid-for-a-second-time-after-refusing-to-get-vaccinated/
Unfortunately, rapid reinfections with Omicron appear more common: https://mobile.twitter.com/ganyborg/status/1487073480625504263. I have vaxxed colleagues who have had it twice in a month.
why is she still working?
They should identify the hospital.
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
RNC Chair Ronna McDaniels: "We've had two members engage in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens who engaged in legitimate political discourse."
So 1/6 was "legitimate political discourse"?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/03/rnc-cheney-trump/
You know what's a great idea? Perpetration of election fraud and filming it for political theater.
https://twitter.com/AZGOP/status/1338600278459727872
How are these people not arrested, facing trial and jail time?
Looks at video and sees they are all white and understands why.
Gov. Glen Trumpkinn (R) had his education bills killed by a state Senate education committee. One of the banned teaching CRT.
Sic Semper Tyrannis.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/first-read-dmv/committee-controlled-by-dems-kills-youngkin-education-bills/2960382/
It's only step 1, but judge allows school districts to continue mask mandates while case challenging govs executive order banning mandates goes forward.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/02/04/arlington-judge-issues-temporary-restraining-order-barring-enforcement-youngkins-mask-optional-policy/
"Read the room, buddy."
Sic browsus Triscuitus tyrannis.
https://twitter.com/JDCocchiarella/status/1489620173216796684
as "hearing from the public" goes, that was all very jolly.
Fauci is the villain in new GOP campaign ads
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/04/fauci-villain-new-gop-campaign-ads-00005430
Did you guys see this? https://sf.eater.com/2022/2/2/22912502/anthony-fauci-restaurant-investor-jackson-fillmore-san-francisco
Galaxy Brained 1/6 Insurgent
https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1489337809982955528
AZ State House Speaker (R) blocks his own party's bill that would allow state legislature to reject election results
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/03/politics/arizona-bill-reject-election-results-effectively-blocked/index.html
welp, hope he enjoys his last term.
Gov. Kim Reynolds declares victory over Covid and will rescind Covid laws in 11 days.
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2022/02/03/iowa-governor-kim-reynolds-end-covid-disaster-policies-vaccination-case-websites-omicron/6653655001/
well, good luck to the people of Iowa, although I think that's just making it official
I kinda agree that "The flu and other infectious illnesses are part of our everyday lives, and coronavirus can be managed similarly", but it requires the people promoting it to not be anti-vax assholes who can't do the bare minimum (a mask) to not spread the virus.
Yeah, I think most folks had already given up and that's how my sister got it.
MissionAccomplished.jpg
To be fair, Biden kind of had his Mission Accomplished moment back in July.
Sort of, undercut by trumpy Americans who won't get vaccinated.
True but also the unforeseen rise is omicron and it infecting vaccinated people put a damper on it as well. As well as omicron causing schools to go to virtual again or hybrid.
Yeah but, I think he framed it as "We can... if we do this" - never, "yeah it's done" - that's a pretty big difference between that "Mission Accomplished"
Also, all he can control is getting a significant portion of americans vaccinated, and he did all that could be done given republican efforts to get people to die of covid. He's laid the groundwork for this country to rise above covid.
PRO
The best non-apology you'll read this week
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-04/gymnastics-coach-peggy-liddick-harassment/100802592
NY Giants name Mike Kafka as their new OC, hopefully to create the metamorphosis their offense needs
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33208947/new-york-giants-set-name-mike-kafka-offensive-coordinator
ISWYDT
Daboll & Kafka have succeeded with Josh Allen & Pat Mahomes.
Daniel Jones is not Josh Allen. Daniel Jones is not Pat Mahomes.
This team needs a QB.
He certainly isn’t Josh Allen or Mahomes but I think Jones is a good QB. Better than Jimmy G in terms of talent and athleticism. Jones hasn’t had much talent on offense to help him. Barkley is good but he is always injured. None of the NYG WRs would start for the Bills or KC, they may not even make those rosters.
The list of current starting NFL QBs that are better than Garoppolo is 20+ deep!! The NYG should draft another OL early…
I agree with you on the WRs EXCEPT for Kadarius Toney…he’s a freak - just electric…when healthy, he can be a Deebo Samuel-type player, esp. with a better offensive mind than the vanilla ginger Garrett…look for him to explode next year in a Tyreek Hill role for Kafka in Jersey…if Jones is anything, of course.
Keep an eye on Toney for your fantasy draft next year, Golden!!
I think Jimmy G is probably in the 16-20 range in terms of QB rankings.
I would disagree with you, but with the utmost respect my friend. ;-)
You are going to make me show my work:
Panthers
WFT
Saints
NYJ*
Broncos
Chicago*
Jacksonville*
Texans*
Dolphins
Steelers
All teams where Jimmy G is would beat out the incumbent starter.
Lions
Titans
Vikings
Falcons
Colts
Teams where Jimmy G would be about on par as the incumbent starter but could be viewed as an upgrade.
*rookie QB
So, this is tough.
Jimmy’s success comes from Kyle Shanahan’s system rather than his overall talent. I think a lot of the teams you mentioned have QBs that would be successful in Kyle’s O…likewise, you put Jimmy in DET & he’s terrible. He doesn’t elevate the players around him…when you factor in a $26M contract, it’s a non-starter.
I’d rather have Jimmy over Heineckie in WASH, but prefer Fitzpatrick @ $10M over Garoppolo…in a heartbeat.
I’m not taking Jimmy G over ANY of those rookie QBs, including Davis Mills, who I liked in the draft.
Jimmy and Goff are the same player. But again, I’m taking Cousins, Ryan, & Tannehill over Garoppolo, all things being equal.
Wentz is garbage.
I would take Garoppolo over Daniel Jones, tho, so we had a different outlook from the beginning!
Jimmy and Goff the same?!?!?! No way, Goff has his issues, but he is much more accurate passer.
Can’t argue with that…I’d probably take him over Jimmy, but they’re pretty similar.
People testify against Dan Snyder at House Oversight Committee. It doesn't look good and makes the $10m NFL fine seem like a slap on the wrist.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/03/sport/nfl-washington-commanders-dan-snyder-new-allegations/index.html
Did the DBD already discuss the new Commanders name?
its sooooooooooo lammmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeeee
I'd have gone with "Washington Hogs." I would have said that the name is a tribute to the franchise's famous offensive lines in the 80s and 90s, but that'd be a lie.
he is pretty universally reviled around here.
He is basically the NFL equivalent of a slumlord.
But he can afford it, and as long as there are no performance requirements on or off the field for franchise operation, WTF is what you are going to continue to get.
it's hard to explain just how much he's killed off local support. Twenty years ago, all you heard on Mondays was people talking about the Skins game. There are still fans, for sure, but they don't have anything like the "mindshare" now & home games are rather like Rams' home games in terms of being crowded out by opposing teams' fans. The central irony in all this being that Snyder is a self-professed superfan who wanted to bring back the glory days; I'd feel bad for him if he weren't such an absolute scumbag.
CAL
So, we probably need a new mens basketball coach sooner than later.
Ideally we’d get one at the conclusion of this year, but the AD just re-upped a guy who wins about 38% of his conference games in large part because he (inexplicably) said no to another school.
After the APR, Fox is probably a candidate for a lifetime contract...
wasn't there a brief time when Cal was a basketball school?
This was true. In the early years of the Ben Braun era.
Seems like roughly from the Jason Kidd years through the Shipp/Tamir teams Cal was primarily a basketball school.
Sort of, I think from 1996-2016 we averaged 3rd in the Pac 10-12 and won the conference title once. You can decide if that counts for anything. Haas used to be packed, before we had season tickets, best we could find were like row 30 in the middle sections 1998-2002.
Haas rarely sold out but averaged more than 10,000 per game in the earliest years of Haas Pavilion's existence, all during the Braun era. Off the top of my head, I think the greatest number of sell-outs in a season was 5, and usually it was no more than 3 (UCLA, Arizona, Stanf*rd).
Cal has not had a season average above 10,000 in a very, very long time and probably has averaged around 8,000 or fewer since Cuonzo Martin left. For reference, Harmon Gym's capacity was officially 6,598; it was regularly sold out before the renovation/expansion project that made it Haas Pavilion. I fear that attendance is trending towards Harmon Gym territory.
I have the data at home.
i don't remember that
Some school are football schools, some are basketball schools, Cal is firmly neither.
Appears to be a Rugby school...
And swimming school
Rowing school.
and Water Polo school.
So we're a water school.
Checks out.
We’re an Olympic sports school....
Who had a week's lunch money on UW - 20 last night?
Washington money line was a lock.
Go Bears!!!