Those five minutes before kickoff were incredible. Hopefully the game can be just as good.degenerasian wrote:Who's awake? Biggest game in the world starting.
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- Sun Apr 13, 2014 7:41 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
- Replies: 3100
- Views: 280567
Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
- Fri Apr 11, 2014 2:29 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Friday afternoon activity - Spotify edition
- Replies: 45
- Views: 2087
Re: Random Friday afternoon activity - Spotify edition
I imagine the slide one will win but what about PSY? Worldwide that must have the most plays.
If Spotify were around in 1995 "Macarena" would be the runaway winner.
If Spotify were around in 1995 "Macarena" would be the runaway winner.
- Thu Apr 10, 2014 3:06 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Swamp NFL Mock Draft - 2014
- Replies: 114
- Views: 4272
Re: Swamp NFL Mock Draft - 2014
I got Rams
- Fri Apr 04, 2014 10:33 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
- Replies: 6289
- Views: 381215
Re: Temporary Television
Don't forget HBO is free this weekend to get everyone to sign up after Game of Thrones premiere sunday. Doesn't include HBOGO but does include on demand. Looks like I'm losing a good chunk of my weekend to True Detective.
- Wed Apr 02, 2014 6:02 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Degen's MLB Gambling Odyssey
- Replies: 82
- Views: 2437
Re: Degen's MLB Gambling Odyssey
I'll join if that's ok.
Wash/NYM ov7 Even
Phil/Tex over 9.5 -105
Both for $40
Wash/NYM ov7 Even
Phil/Tex over 9.5 -105
Both for $40
- Tue Apr 01, 2014 1:35 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Degen's MLB Gambling Odyssey
- Replies: 82
- Views: 2437
Re: Degen's MLB Gambling Odyssey
I think parlays are great if you are betting more for fun and entertainment than for pure profit. The feeling of hitting one is awesome, too. I agree 100% with this. When it's more than fun, well, you know the rest. Original post asked about the system itself and I was just pointing out that math w...
- Tue Apr 01, 2014 12:41 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Degen's MLB Gambling Odyssey
- Replies: 82
- Views: 2437
Re: Degen's MLB Gambling Odyssey
Rather than do an edit, I want to add a thought about my previous post. I chose to use $30 as an individual base bet because a parlay is an if-then bet. At $30 x 1.55 x 1.66, you are telling the Book take my $30 x 1.55 = $46.50 and bet that as $46.50 x 1.66. You are essentially betting that except y...
- Tue Apr 01, 2014 12:13 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Degen's MLB Gambling Odyssey
- Replies: 82
- Views: 2437
Re: Degen's MLB Gambling Odyssey
Betting math, love it. Parlays can indeed be profitable, but if you are a good handicapper then they will cost you money over the long haul if bet consistently. Yesterday is a perfect example. Let's say you bet $30 on each game instead of on two team parlays: $30 x 1.55 (w)= 46.50 +16.50 $30 x 1.66 ...
- Sun Mar 30, 2014 3:33 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Sweet Sixteen, Never Been Paid
- Replies: 87
- Views: 2258
Re: Sweet Sixteen, Never Been Paid
They've got to do something about these stoppages to check possession. Under two minutes, the refs are pretty much petrified of making a call and run to the monitor. Some of them go on for minutes and they haven't gotten every call right. It gives these coaches more timeouts to over-coach. Solutions...
- Thu Mar 27, 2014 12:30 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: New Trivia Game (Name TBD)
- Replies: 119
- Views: 2977
Re: New Trivia Game (Name TBD)
GROUP A Shaquille O'Neal Dion Phaneuf Steve Francis Kevin Stevens Barry Sanders Brett Lawrie GROUP B Patrick Chung Adam Lind Rick Nash Steve Nash DeMar DeRozan Ray Bourque Group A have all been on video games covers Group B play(ed) for teams outside their country of birth Know those two things are...
- Thu Mar 27, 2014 12:07 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Discussion: Which Sport Do You Pick?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1065
Re: Discussion: Which Sport Do You Pick?
Soccer due to love of the sport and the nearly year-round aspect. I know this wasn't part of the poll but I think between the lawsuits and rule changes, the NFL will be close to unwatchable in ten years. Cuban may have been wrong about the business end imploding in ten years but the NFL will be as u...
- Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:51 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2014 NCAA Tourney Thread
- Replies: 229
- Views: 7357
Re: 2014 NCAA Tourney Thread
I love how Michigan and the NCAA held Chris Webber up as an example of a bad guy: officially forfeited all the accomplishments of the Fab Five, took down banners of those teams, returned tournament money, and banned him for 10 years BUT they're all to happy to have him sport his old Michigan jersey ...
- Sun Mar 23, 2014 11:48 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: (The End of) Journalism Thread
- Replies: 783
- Views: 65882
Re: (The End of) Journalism Thread
Watched part of an interview today with the Russia Today anchor who quit on-air to protest the slant the Putin-funded channel was asking her and her collegues to present regarding the Crimea. She was wagging her proverbial finger at all still at the station and listing off all the faults of the chan...
- Sun Mar 23, 2014 11:28 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Learn Something Random Every Day Thoughts
- Replies: 3481
- Views: 235257
Re: Learn Something Random Every Day Thoughts
I've noticed that most people using these 'e-cigerettes' feel compelled to blow obnoxiously huge plumes of their 'vapor'. I'm not sure if they think we're enjoying their bad breath with fruit accents, but we're not.
- Fri Mar 21, 2014 10:13 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL Offseason Thread
- Replies: 809
- Views: 47269
Re: NFL Offseason Thread
It certainly feels like Carson Palmer redux...with less production and a higher cap hit.
- Wed Mar 19, 2014 8:04 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Who are the bitchiest, most defensive fans in America?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 2475
Re: Who are the bitchiest, most defensive fans in America?
Boston Sports fans....most dangerous eight seed EVAH!
- Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:14 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2014 Trivia Calendar Game
- Replies: 341
- Views: 14435
Re: 2014 Trivia Calendar Game
Leonardo DiCaprio
- Tue Mar 18, 2014 4:04 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: This Is The Thread Discussing The Missing Plane
- Replies: 165
- Views: 9615
Re: This Is The Thread Discussing The Missing Plane
There is an aspect of the hi-jacking theories that makes sense to me and one I've never thought of: in traditional hi-jacking scenarios, the hi-jackers have the pilots call ahead to the airport(s) of choice for fuel/whatever where they are met by SWAT teams and negotiators on their ground. It would ...
- Wed Mar 12, 2014 4:53 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL Offseason Thread
- Replies: 809
- Views: 47269
Re: NFL Offseason Thread
After all these years and example after example after example about how titles aren't won with splashy free agent acquisitions, why the hell does anyone get excited about this crap anymore? Allow me to explain using the Rams as the example. Team needs in order of importance are: DBs (especially S),...
- Wed Mar 12, 2014 4:39 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL Offseason Thread
- Replies: 809
- Views: 47269
Re: NFL Offseason Thread
After all these years and example after example after example about how titles aren't won with splashy free agent acquisitions, why the hell does anyone get excited about this crap anymore? Allow me to explain using the Rams as the example. Team needs in order of importance are: DBs (especially S),...
- Wed Mar 12, 2014 1:29 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL 2014 Season win totals
- Replies: 53
- Views: 1410
NFL 2014 Season win totals
Yup. Cantor gaming has put up totals on first day of free agency. Was going to put this in the offseason thread but I'm guessing this will generate a bit of discussion. H/T to Vegaschatter Broncos - 11 Wins 49ers - 11 Seahawks - 11 Packers - 10 Patriots - 10 Saints - 9.5 Bengals - 9 Colts - 9 Steele...
- Wed Mar 12, 2014 1:15 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL Offseason Thread
- Replies: 809
- Views: 47269
Re: NFL Offseason Thread
If the Browns do get Revis, they will likely have a game finish 0-0 this season.
- Mon Mar 10, 2014 1:23 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Ball of Confusion
- Replies: 604
- Views: 45084
Re: Ball of Confusion
Regarding this missing airliner thing, there's only one plausible explanation:
- Mon Mar 10, 2014 1:09 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2014 Trivia Calendar Game
- Replies: 341
- Views: 14435
Re: 2014 Trivia Calendar Game
Blues Brothers' show band and revue
- Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:18 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: OFFICIAL 2013/14 NHL Regular Season Thread
- Replies: 332
- Views: 21421
Re: OFFICIAL 2013/14 NHL Regular Season Thread
Better than Hasek? Forsberg? Jagr? Selenne? Best European defenseman? Sure. Best player (though obviously subjective)? Not so sure.degenerasian wrote:...I always argue that Lidstrom is the best european-born player ever.
- Tue Mar 04, 2014 3:56 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: MLB.TV 2014
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1318
Re: MLB.TV 2014
I realize this is uniquely bad here in Vegas but you guys might want to check the blackout map before you pull the trigger. We are in the 'local market' for 6 teams (both LA teams, Arizona, San diego, both Bay Area teams) and therefore are blacked out! That would be fine if we had access to the game...
Re: NBA 2013
OKC is a 21 point favorite tonight vs Phily. Not sure I've ever seen a line that high.
- Sat Feb 22, 2014 11:15 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: What the fuck is wrong with people (thread)
- Replies: 1059
- Views: 65608
- Fri Feb 21, 2014 9:57 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Swamp 6 Link Dump Extravaganza
- Replies: 1439
- Views: 111176
Re: Swamp 6 Link Dump Extravaganza
Outstanding. I forwarded this to a Buffalo fan and told him he needs to do this for that city.Sabo wrote:Why didn't I think of this idea first?
Disappointing Moments in Cleveland Sports Coloring Book
- Thu Feb 20, 2014 3:09 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
- Replies: 2153
- Views: 92523
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Pearl Harbor, which would be classified as terrorist in modern terms.Gunpowder wrote:The 9/11 attacks were the deadliest terrorist attack against U.S. citizens, exceeding the death toll from which previous incident?
- Thu Feb 20, 2014 12:36 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: UEFA Champions League 2013/2014
- Replies: 55
- Views: 3170
Re: UEFA Champions League 2013/2014
But it isn't necessarily from soccerThe Sybian wrote:...Giroud must be awfully run down...
- Thu Feb 13, 2014 10:21 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Godless III - Completing The Trinity
- Replies: 2283
- Views: 225338
Re: Godless III - Completing The Trinity
Let me ask you guys for some advice because I'm not sure if I should say something or let this go. My first grader was telling me about school yesterday as she always does and the teacher was giving a lesson about things that are real and fake and things that can be both. So she drew a Venn diagram...
- Sun Feb 02, 2014 5:57 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Super Bowl XLVIII
- Replies: 167
- Views: 8199
Re: Super Bowl XLVIII
Prop bets made:
Yes to a safety (+425)
Yes to OT (+500)
Broncos score exactly 24 points (+1000)
Teams combine for over 4.5 sacks (+120)
Yes to a safety (+425)
Yes to OT (+500)
Broncos score exactly 24 points (+1000)
Teams combine for over 4.5 sacks (+120)
- Fri Jan 31, 2014 4:18 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: (The End of) Journalism Thread
- Replies: 783
- Views: 65882
Re: (The End of) Journalism Thread
So you want to be a (baseball) beat writer ... Complaining about being a beat writer for a major sports team falls in the same category as those (rare) guys who complain that all their wife/girlfriend wants to do is have sex. Sore? Tired? No time for yourself? GFU and STFU. Tens of millions of men ...
- Wed Jan 29, 2014 3:33 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL Offseason Thread
- Replies: 809
- Views: 47269
Re: NFL Offseason Thread
Rams fire overwhelmed def coor. Tim Walton and (re)hire Greg "Bounty" Williams. This being prop season, some book ought to put up a prop over which defense has more unsportsmanlike penalties, Rams or Bills.
- Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:22 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Television (no longer temporary)
- Replies: 6289
- Views: 381215
Re: Temporary Television
Team Rice had no chance. At one point on the field, Team Sanders defensive front four was Watt, Suh, McCoy and Hardy. And they we're actually trying Forget about it. obligatory mention that team rice actually won the damn thing. I watched every second of it, but that was just because i was gamblign...
- Wed Jan 22, 2014 8:48 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Super Bowl XLVIII
- Replies: 167
- Views: 8199
Re: Super Bowl XLVIII
I could put this in the confessions thread but that would require 5 seconds of searching so....I've listened to far more Renee Fleming (National Anthem) than I have Bruno Mars (Halftime). In fact I've never listened to him (the song they play in the promos doesn't ring a bell) on purpose. It's quite...
- Sat Jan 18, 2014 6:01 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Curling Thread
- Replies: 170
- Views: 10782
Re: Hurry Hard! The Canadian Olympic Trials
Curling live is fantastic and I encourage all to see it if you get a chance. Also great to finally meet a fellow Swamper. We had a couple older ladies from Saskatchewan proudly wearing Roughrider gear sitting in front of us giving us some tips on the finer strategy of the game. They also told us a c...
- Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:48 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NFL Offseason Thread
- Replies: 809
- Views: 47269
Re: NFL Offseason Thread
Brian Schottenheimer is interviewing today for the vacancy at Vanderbilt.
Rams fans have never been so collectively behind a potential hire.
Rams fans have never been so collectively behind a potential hire.
- Sat Dec 21, 2013 3:00 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
- Replies: 3100
- Views: 280567
Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
If you are a COX subscriber, you will want to check the guide to see if BEIN was added. Both channels were added here in Vegas this week (164 en espanol 380 English). Best part for non Spanish speakers is English available on all telecasts via SAP on Spanish channel.