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- Wed Apr 13, 2016 2:50 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The OFFICIAL 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread
- Replies: 430
- Views: 16670
Re: The OFFICIAL 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread
Not sure how often this has occurred in the playoffs, but the opposing goalies (Jimmy Howard and Ben Bishop) in the Det-TB series attended the same college: University of Maine.
- Mon Apr 11, 2016 11:06 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Official 2016 Swamp NFL Mock Draft - HAULCITGO is on the clock
- Replies: 101
- Views: 5603
Re: The Official 2016 Swamp NFL Mock Draft
I'm in for the triumphant return of the LA Rams
- Sat Apr 09, 2016 2:33 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NHL 2015 - Weeks 1-27
- Replies: 552
- Views: 26706
Re: NHL 2015 - Weeks 1-27
Happy to oblige. A fine end to a disappointing season.brian wrote:Think I owe an Ottawa fan a beer or 10 next time I see one.
- Sat Apr 02, 2016 10:41 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2016 NFL Offseason Thread
- Replies: 574
- Views: 30955
Re: 2016 NFL Offseason Thread
Among the other issues which will pop up for a Vegas stadium, the FAA might nix it.
Also the traffic can get pretty hairy down there as it is and there's not a whole lot of room to expand. It wouldn't ever be as bad as getting in/out of Foxboro but it wouldn't be a breeze either.
Also the traffic can get pretty hairy down there as it is and there's not a whole lot of room to expand. It wouldn't ever be as bad as getting in/out of Foxboro but it wouldn't be a breeze either.
- Thu Mar 24, 2016 1:02 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2016 NFL Offseason Thread
- Replies: 574
- Views: 30955
Re: 2016 NFL Offseason Thread
...and Rams fans everywhere breathe a sigh of relief.Pruitt wrote:Browns Sign RG3
- Sat Mar 05, 2016 12:48 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Fall Reading Thread
- Replies: 45
- Views: 2721
Re: Fall Reading Thread
Have read these two in the new year: https://static-secure.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Books/Pix/covers/2003/10/09/crimsonpetal4web.gif Interesting premise of Victorian England mostly told through eyes of a brothel worker. Well written with some interesting characters. Second half of the book a bit too mu...
- Sun Feb 28, 2016 11:58 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NBA Season 15-16
- Replies: 413
- Views: 23487
Re: NBA Season 15-16
After last night's game, it looks like only Tonya Harding can save you now...brian wrote:I'm gonna throw this out there but I made the biggest bet in my life ($2000) on GS hitting 72 wins or under (-220) at the all star break. So you all can sweat that with me.
- Sat Feb 20, 2016 4:21 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2016 NFL Offseason Thread
- Replies: 574
- Views: 30955
Re: 2016 NFL Offseason Thread
I may only be talking to myself, but the Laurinitis cut was surprising. He's a solid MLB. Long and Cook had to go.
- Sat Feb 20, 2016 4:17 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Live Music thread...
- Replies: 2134
- Views: 187422
Re: The Live Music thread...
Ha! Actually the lead singer encouraged everyone to caucus for Bernie. He also suggested Trump Tower be levelled...howard wrote:The Toasters, playing in Vegas this weekend? What, a Hillary rally?
- Sat Feb 20, 2016 3:32 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Live Music thread...
- Replies: 2134
- Views: 187422
Re: The Live Music thread...
Saw The Toasters in a tiny place called Dive Bar last night. They had three opening acts but worth the wait. If you like ska at all, you should make an effort if they are in your area.
- Fri Feb 05, 2016 1:51 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Cord cutting?
- Replies: 493
- Views: 37937
Re: Cord cutting?
The local debacle with CBS nearly blocked out for the Super Bowl (that's been fixed you'll all be relieved to hear) caused me to look at my cable bill and decide I can probably live without it. Cox internet would still be pumping in at a high rate due to four kids. My questions are: 1) We have Apple...
- Thu Jan 28, 2016 6:11 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2016 NFL Offseason Thread
- Replies: 574
- Views: 30955
Re: 2016 NFL Offseason Thread
The Las Vegas Raiders? Yeah, I wouldn't hold my breath, but probably smart of Davis to try and pit San Diego against someone else since LA can't be used as a bargaining chip any longer. If a $1B ownership group, $500M expansion fee, and guaranteed 3/4 sellouts through season tickets isn't enough to...
- Fri Jan 15, 2016 5:23 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2016 NFL Offseason Thread
- Replies: 574
- Views: 30955
Re: 2016 NFL Offseason Thread
Even St. Belichick (or St. Shanahan in your case, SCK) flamed out in his first head coaching job. It happens. I don't think you can dismiss McDaniels chances with a different team based on his time in Denver. I don't have a strong feeling one way or the other if he's going to be a good HC eventuall...
- Tue Jan 12, 2016 9:23 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2016 NFL Offseason Thread
- Replies: 574
- Views: 30955
Re: 2016 NFL Offseason Thread
Also....Woo-Hoo!!
- Tue Jan 12, 2016 9:22 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2016 NFL Offseason Thread
- Replies: 574
- Views: 30955
Re: 2016 NFL Offseason Thread
I don't understand the whole thing, because I thought the litigation between Al and the league that allowed him to move to LA the first time established the right of an owner to relocate w/o league approval. I don't know how that got reversed, either in court on within the league. Hasn't been rever...
- Sat Jan 09, 2016 1:06 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2016 NFC Playoffs
- Replies: 150
- Views: 6312
Re: 2016 NFC Playoffs
No, more likely so no one will question Carroll when he wants to throw on 2nd-and-goal from the 1.DaveInSeattle wrote:I'm wondering if they made the decision to hold him out, thinking that a first game back after 3 months in 0 degree weather is a hamstring or groin pull just waiting to happen.
- Thu Dec 31, 2015 4:42 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NBA Season 15-16
- Replies: 413
- Views: 23487
Re: NBA Season 15-16
Imagine the odds you could've gotten on a prop bet of GS losing and Philly winning on the same night.
- Mon Dec 07, 2015 10:31 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL Week 13
- Replies: 93
- Views: 3504
Re: NFL Week 13
Does anyone know the protocol for which penalty to accept when multiple of the same offense (i.e. two holding calls on offensive linemen) are called? Is it by uniform number? Is it random?
- Mon Dec 07, 2015 9:31 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL Week 13
- Replies: 93
- Views: 3504
Re: NFL Week 13
Rams fire their offensive coordinator about five weeks too late You think Fisher is gone after this season? If we get together for the funer....er, game on Sunday we can pour one out for our respective head coaches. He has to go based solely on the football product. Theory in Rams circles is he is ...
- Mon Dec 07, 2015 5:17 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL Week 13
- Replies: 93
- Views: 3504
Re: NFL Week 13
Rams fire their offensive coordinator about five weeks too late
- Tue Nov 03, 2015 6:34 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NBA Season 15-16
- Replies: 413
- Views: 23487
Re: NBA Season 15-16
New Dolphins coach is 39 as wellA_B wrote:Wow. Augustin must be pulling a Lenny Dykstra!
And Carwash, Brad Stevens is the second-youngest at 39 I think.
- Wed Oct 21, 2015 6:50 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Remember When the Swamp Had a Gambling Problem pt 2
- Replies: 81
- Views: 4594
Re: Remember When the Swamp Had a Gambling Problem pt 2
Reminded me of something I've though about often: I have never gambled in any form in my life. Unless your religious beliefs forbid you from gambling, I find this statement nearly impossible to be true. Do you mean you've never done any of the following?: Bought a scratch ticket Played Powerball or...
- Wed Oct 14, 2015 6:30 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Official 2015 AMERICAN League Playoff Thread
- Replies: 379
- Views: 13892
Re: The Official 2015 AMERICAN League Playoff Thread
Just came to the game after Bautista's HR. The announcer said the Jays are playing the game under protest. Aside from the "Pine Tar Game", has any protested game ever been replayed or resumed at point of protest? Don't know or care what the reason for the protest is, I can't imagine them u...
- Wed Oct 14, 2015 1:19 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Edmonton Oilers/All Things McDavid
- Replies: 262
- Views: 10980
Re: The Edmonton Oilers/McDavid's rookie year
You're right, this is the NHL but John Tottorella just took a job so they're fucked.govmentchedda wrote:Everybody's freaking out like this is the EPL and Big Sam Allardyce is going to solve all of your team's problems.
- Thu Sep 24, 2015 5:54 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: In Which I Tell Every Swamper Why They Suck
- Replies: 163
- Views: 8328
Re: In Which I Tell Every Swamper Why They Suck
If you're going to go all Charlie-Sheen-on-a-crack-bender on us, the least you could do is post your rants in video form.
- Fri Sep 11, 2015 5:31 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL 2015 Predictions...
- Replies: 45
- Views: 1497
Re: NFL 2015 Predictions...
Isn't anybody going to threaten goat relations?
- Wed Sep 09, 2015 8:59 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL Week 1
- Replies: 160
- Views: 5328
Re: NFL Week 1
Took the Colts because I don't want to be part of a contest that Tyrod Taylor can knock me out of.
- Wed Sep 09, 2015 6:06 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Swamp travel advice - Denver
- Replies: 42
- Views: 2454
Re: Swamp travel advice - Denver
There's excellent yak curry to be had at Sherpa's on Walnut st in Boulder.
- Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:07 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Great Moments In Cheating
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1224
- Fri Sep 04, 2015 6:43 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2015 NFL Cuts
- Replies: 12
- Views: 709
Re: 2015 NFL Cuts
Eagles traded Barkley to Arizona to make room for Tim Tebow as their third QB. While I would never root for a player to get injured I have to admit I would to see Tebow Time in Philadelphia and all of the broken necks from people jumping off that bandwagon once he starts to stink it up. Given the s...
- Fri Sep 04, 2015 12:20 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Swamp Conference Power Rankings
- Replies: 54
- Views: 2621
Re: Swamp Conference Power Rankings
Maine. Same boats as Ryan. America East Conference: (3): Ryan, Rush, Rams Fanny American Athletic Conference: Atlantic 10 Conference (2): Mister D; J-Lo, Rush Atlantic Coast Conference (3): Dsafetyguy, vandwagon, Shirley Atlantic Sun Conference: Big 12 Conference: Big East Conference(1): L-jam Big S...
- Mon Aug 31, 2015 6:49 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Spring - Summer Reading Thread
- Replies: 113
- Views: 6994
Re: Spring - Summer Reading Thread
Haven't posted in this thread yet so here's been my summer reading: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51BHMcux1KL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg Really good. My slight complaint is I was looking for a larger discussion of his "Code" rather than his military exploits but then again, that w...
- Wed Aug 26, 2015 4:37 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Barclays Premier League 2015/2016-and other Euro League talk
- Replies: 539
- Views: 31559
Re: Barclays Premier League 2015/2016-and other Euro League
Manchester City agree £54m fee with Wolfsburg for Kevin De Bruyne Help me out with learning the whole "transfers" world of soccer: 1. Wolfsburg essentially traded De Bruyne to City for a truckfull cash, correct? 2. Is it common for teams to sell their best player even though it will signi...
- Tue Aug 11, 2015 4:20 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Midweek Music Game
- Replies: 50
- Views: 1922
Re: Midweek Music Game
5. Florida
- Tue Aug 11, 2015 2:21 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Midweek Music Game
- Replies: 50
- Views: 1922
Re: Midweek Music Game
5. Miami 2017- Billy Joel
- Sun Aug 09, 2015 3:36 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2016 Presidential Race
- Replies: 6046
- Views: 293348
Re: 2016 Presidential Race
I starting to think the Trump campaign is some sort of weird Joaquin Phoenix project.
- Mon Jul 13, 2015 7:18 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: MLB July 2015
- Replies: 209
- Views: 10721
Re: MLB July 2015
Pretty much guaranteed that with this HR Derby format someone will have a strained oblique by tomorrow morning.
- Fri Jul 03, 2015 11:27 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2015 NBA Draft & Offseason
- Replies: 80
- Views: 4620
Re: 2015 NBA Draft & Offseason
Maybe the Kings should just trade Cousins to Cleveland for Love and then Lebron can coach him up.
- Mon Jun 01, 2015 5:16 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Game of Thrones....
- Replies: 981
- Views: 47430
Re: Game of Thrones....
And perhaps a bit of wildfire which Tyrion has access to (or at least knows the location of)....Jerloma wrote:I haven't read any books but you have to think, if fire is the only way to kill those things, it seems likely that the only army that can outmatch them will have some dragons prominently involved.
- Sat May 23, 2015 3:58 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: MLB 2015 - May
- Replies: 103
- Views: 3306
Re: MLB 2015 - May
'Hey, didn't you used to be Stephen Strasburg?'