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by DSafetyGuy
Thu Jan 18, 2024 7:00 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA FB 2023
Replies: 1014
Views: 17017

Re: NCAA FB 2023

I always wondered how many guys used to transfer back in the sit-a-year days just to rack up a post-grad degree. Lots of guys are doing it now. It's more common to see people enter the transfer portal after three years of college (two-and-a-half, actually, since they are usually finishing their bac...
by DSafetyGuy
Thu Jan 18, 2024 6:44 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Dan LeBatard Show/Meadowlark Media
Replies: 14
Views: 499

Re: Dan LeBatard Show/Meadowlark Media

Every time I hear the chant of "foot" in their studio, all I can do is think of the Mike Schur punch line, "Somewhere (beep)... Mina Kimes (beep)... is relieved. (beep)" and the roaring laughter resulting from it. LeBatard also says, "UFC... this sport is in the gutter"...
by DSafetyGuy
Thu Jan 18, 2024 5:15 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Jeeves thinks HIPAA is Hitler: Health Insurance
Replies: 24
Views: 787

Re: Jeeves thinks HIPAA is Hitler: Health Insurance

Sounds like a GoodRx type of situation. I don't know how it works but it does on the one script I have that isn't covered. You could download the app and put the drug name in and it will tell you if they have a discount for it. You don't even need to download the app, their website will tell you. A...
by DSafetyGuy
Thu Jan 18, 2024 5:13 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp Travel Guide: Boston
Replies: 91
Views: 2626

Re: Swamp Travel Guide: Boston

I’ve been on the swamp most of my daughter’s life, met a bunch of you, got her help in Swampcrash, and occasionally showed her a funny post. And like all young’uns, she is very online. So, she or I meeting a swamper or somebody else through the internet wouldn’t faze her. Hell, AB’s kid gave her so...
by DSafetyGuy
Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:24 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Swamp Travel Guide: Boston
Replies: 91
Views: 2626

Re: Swamp Travel Guide: Boston

I think the weird is "you should hang out with this person who is 25(?) years older than you". The generational difference seems like the biggest issue to me.
by DSafetyGuy
Wed Jan 17, 2024 5:29 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NBA Regular Season 2023-24 f./ NBA In-Season Tournament 2023-24
Replies: 324
Views: 11747

Re: NBA Regular Season 2023-24 f./ NBA In-Season Tournament 2023-24

duff wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 4:07 pm Excited about the Pacers getting Siakam. They are all ready so fun to watch, but now add in another playmaker at PF is going to be something.
He'll also help on defense. Not sure how much one player can do, but his versatility gives a lot of options.
by DSafetyGuy
Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:14 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Griffith Observatory Thread
Replies: 121
Views: 8456

Re: The Griffith Observatory Thread

No car. So, I was thinking I'd Uber somewhere. I'll have to check out of my room, so I'll probably have to leave my bag at the hotel, do my thing, and then come back here to get it before I head to the airport. I'm thinking a nice hike or walking option would be good. I'm in my room and can see Ran...
by DSafetyGuy
Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:06 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Presidential Election 2024
Replies: 536
Views: 15572

Re: Presidential Election 2024

Guess Vivek found out he was actually running for the nomination of the Face-Eating Leopards Party.
by DSafetyGuy
Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:04 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL meltdown thread: the slow two-minute drill to disaster
Replies: 203
Views: 13936

Re: NFL meltdown thread: the slow two-minute drill to disaster

Colts Owner Jim Irsay Found Unresponsive By Police In December

It's fun to look at the dates in this article, including the Real Sports tweet, as well as when Irsay last came up in this thread.
by DSafetyGuy
Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:33 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Griffith Observatory Thread
Replies: 121
Views: 8456

Re: The Griffith Observatory Thread

I'm flying to LA this week for work meetings. We're done on Friday at noon, but my flight doesn't leave until 10:10 PM. I think most other folks will be leaving earlier, so I think I'll have the afternoon to myself. I've never really spent any time in LA. Any suggestions for how to spend a few hour...
by DSafetyGuy
Mon Jan 15, 2024 12:30 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - Super Wild Card Weekend
Replies: 122
Views: 3009

Re: NFL Swampcrash 2023 - Super Wild Card Weekend

Pruitt IV wrote: Mon Jan 15, 2024 11:35 am$20 an hour to shovel in a hellacious blizzard - these guys are either really broke, or really can't stand being cooped up with their families.
There are some who view this as literally "being part of the team".
by DSafetyGuy
Mon Jan 15, 2024 9:36 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2023 NFL Wild Card Weekend
Replies: 277
Views: 6923

Re: 2023 NFL Wild Card Weekend

sancarlos wrote: Sun Jan 14, 2024 11:01 pm
brian wrote: Sun Jan 14, 2024 10:31 pm
Brontoburglar wrote: Sun Jan 14, 2024 10:19 pm assuming the 23M number from NBC is accurate ... the blowback was worth it for Saturday night's game
I didn’t see any press release but that would have to be the most streamed event in history?
Yup
by DSafetyGuy
Mon Jan 15, 2024 9:35 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2023 NFL Wild Card Weekend
Replies: 277
Views: 6923

Re: 2023 NFL Wild Card Weekend

Tom 1860 wrote: Mon Jan 15, 2024 1:49 am Also, fuck the Cowboys obviously Are they overrated or do the just shart in the playoffs? That is the queztion.
Both. I think both.
by DSafetyGuy
Sun Jan 14, 2024 8:06 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2023 NFL Wild Card Weekend
Replies: 277
Views: 6923

Re: 2023 NFL Wild Card Weekend

I actually don't think i've been to Mints since ~1992? yet somehow it's comforting to know it's still there :D (and i agree, the idea of eating there is incredibly skeevy. Last one i was in - somewhere on Lundy's Lane (IYKYK) - there were tables of guys fully eating food. it's a dichotomy i could n...
by DSafetyGuy
Sun Jan 14, 2024 8:01 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2023 NFL Wild Card Weekend
Replies: 277
Views: 6923

Re: 2023 NFL Wild Card Weekend

Johnnie wrote: Sun Jan 14, 2024 4:15 pm There was chatter on the second page of the thread about Noah Eagle.

And....HE'S 26!!!

Holy shit, what a voice. And he's really, really good.
He landed the Clippers' radio play-by-play job a couple weeks before he graduated college.
by DSafetyGuy
Sun Jan 14, 2024 3:14 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2023 NFL Wild Card Weekend
Replies: 277
Views: 6923

Re: 2023 NFL Wild Card Weekend

The main bridge from Canada to Buffalo has been closed since last night because of the storm. No word on when they'll reopen. So you're saying some players might not be able to get to the game from the Candian strip clubs? Ballet! Sometimes, you need Mints. But, not Peppermints. NTTAWWT.
by DSafetyGuy
Sun Jan 14, 2024 3:10 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2023 NFL Wild Card Weekend
Replies: 277
Views: 6923

Re: 2023 NFL Wild Card Weekend

I found a stream last night for the PeAcOcK eXcLuSiVe game and watched it without major issues. Seeing Kansas City centric commercials was kinda funny. HyVee has the best steaks! Also, if the Super Bowl ever went PPV the Pentagon would probably step in because AFN is the only way American service m...
by DSafetyGuy
Sun Jan 14, 2024 9:30 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2023 NFL Wild Card Weekend
Replies: 277
Views: 6923

Re: 2023 NFL Wild Card Weekend

https://twitter.com/eclecticbrotha/status/1746330800960716839?s=46&t=EE1Ye28Yvhgf1Mr4AtYGWQ John Skipper (former ESPN exec) said the Super Bowl would eventually go PPV last year. “If you just assume that half of the people watched would still figure out a way to watch if it costs $200-$250 for ...
by DSafetyGuy
Sat Jan 13, 2024 7:31 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2023 NFL Wild Card Weekend
Replies: 277
Views: 6923

Re: 2023 NFL Wild Card Weekend

Three posts to respond to, not quoting them all. The governor put in a travel ban for Erie County starting at 9:00pm, so there will be no snow removal at the Bills' stadium... until 8:00am tomorrow. Are they just not going to do anything with the Astrodome? There’s gotta be something they can do. Li...
by DSafetyGuy
Fri Jan 12, 2024 4:40 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA FB 2023
Replies: 1014
Views: 17017

Re: NCAA FB 2023

mister d wrote: Fri Jan 12, 2024 3:59 pm Maybe I'm an outlier, but if I could make $8MM in Seattle or $10MM in Tuscaloosa, I'd stay in Seattle.
Or have Jimmy Sexton get even more money out of your Seattle-based employer.
by DSafetyGuy
Fri Jan 12, 2024 9:31 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Black Monday 2024
Replies: 122
Views: 4284

Re: Black Monday 2024

Can someone explain how Bill Belichick can leave his role in the Patriots organisation and be replaced in house by Jerod Mayo without others being interviewed as directed within the Rooney rule? I think the announcement regarding Belichick leaving his role was official yesterday, so that makes the ...
by DSafetyGuy
Fri Jan 12, 2024 9:27 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Home Repairs
Replies: 1559
Views: 116101

Re: Home Repairs

Looks like he and his door are going to touch them.
by DSafetyGuy
Fri Jan 12, 2024 9:24 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Weather
Replies: 2500
Views: 120918

Re: The Weather

I recommend the episodes "Beefsquatch" (season 2, episode 9), "Ear-sy Rider" (season 3, episode 1), and "Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl" (season 5, episode 1).
by DSafetyGuy
Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:10 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA Basketball 23-24
Replies: 628
Views: 32131

Re: NCAA Basketball 23-24

The new transfer rules, while obviously the right thing to do for players, has had a negative overall impact on the sport. For a while now, folks have made fun of Duke and Kentucky fans for having to learn a new roster every year (even if their rosters were stacked with talent). Now EVERY school de...
by DSafetyGuy
Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:06 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Black Monday 2024
Replies: 122
Views: 4284

Re: Black Monday 2024

Bears fired Luke Getsy a bunch of their offensive coaching staff, but kept Eberflus, so they need to get two coordinators this offseason. Either Fields gets a third offense in his fourth year or they roll with a rookie QB. In either case, Eberflus is coaching for his job, as he will be entering the...
by DSafetyGuy
Thu Jan 11, 2024 6:56 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The WWLIS Thread
Replies: 406
Views: 24472

Re: The WWLIS Thread

I don't care for Stephen A., but I hate Whitlock. Its amazing. What if I hate both? I guess it's too late now, but you could have actually just closed your eyes and gotten 100% enjoyment out of it because SAS is barely recognizable. I haven't heard him this measured and serious since he talked abou...
by DSafetyGuy
Thu Jan 11, 2024 12:51 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Black Monday 2024
Replies: 122
Views: 4284

Re: Black Monday 2024

Bears fired Luke Getsy a bunch of their offensive coaching staff, but kept Eberflus, so they need to get two coordinators this offseason. Either Fields gets a third offense in his fourth year or they roll with a rookie QB. In either case, Eberflus is coaching for his job, as he will be entering the ...
by DSafetyGuy
Thu Jan 11, 2024 12:43 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The WWLIS Thread
Replies: 406
Views: 24472

Re: The WWLIS Thread

mister d wrote: Thu Jan 11, 2024 11:07 am I don't care for Stephen A., but I hate Whitlock. Its amazing.
What if I hate both?
by DSafetyGuy
Thu Jan 11, 2024 12:40 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Official Swamp Dating Thread
Replies: 2060
Views: 109056

Re: The Official Swamp Dating Thread

Blonde and blue-eyed?
by DSafetyGuy
Wed Jan 10, 2024 6:53 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Nick Saban's Coaching Career
Replies: 8
Views: 303

Re: Nick Saban's Coaching Career

I am amused by knowing there are Alabama fans out there happy he retired because he lost two games in each of the last three years.
by DSafetyGuy
Wed Jan 10, 2024 6:50 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NCAA FB 2023
Replies: 1014
Views: 17017

Re: NCAA FB 2023

Yeah really is. I can’t think who would step up and be the guy right after. I assume Dabo and Kirby top their list. Hard to see either of those guys leaving their jobs. Maybe Dabo I guess to get out of the ACC. Kirby’s not going anywhere. https://twitter.com/byjoelanderson/status/1745214453363380702
by DSafetyGuy
Wed Jan 10, 2024 5:29 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Checkmate, Bitches! The Chess and other Board Games Thread
Replies: 477
Views: 61356

Re: Checkmate, Bitches! The Chess and other Board Games Thread

duff wrote: Wed Jan 10, 2024 5:00 pm
P.D.X. wrote: Wed Jan 10, 2024 12:20 pm Image
Surprised Sabo hasn't interjected. He is probably too busy bird watching.
"Watching".
by DSafetyGuy
Wed Jan 10, 2024 5:27 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Nick Saban's Coaching Career
Replies: 8
Views: 303

Nick Saban's Coaching Career

Yes, by his choice.
by DSafetyGuy
Wed Jan 10, 2024 11:49 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2023 NFL Wild Card Weekend
Replies: 277
Views: 6923

Re: 2023 NFL Wild Card Weekend

Between the Steelers being 1-10 without TJ Watt and this:



I don't know if the wing thing is going to matter.
by DSafetyGuy
Wed Jan 10, 2024 11:45 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2023 NFL Wild Card Weekend
Replies: 277
Views: 6923

Re: 2023 NFL Wild Card Weekend

I wouldn't know this as I have Peacock for free being an Xfinity (sigh) subscriber. Are they not simulcasting on over-the-air even in Kansas City and Miami. Because that's fucked up if not, albeit business as usual. I believe they are simulcasting over the air in KC and Miami. So, just a slight dif...
by DSafetyGuy
Tue Jan 09, 2024 10:42 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Weather
Replies: 2500
Views: 120918

Re: The Weather

A_B wrote: Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:24 amI'll allow it.
Like 100 flights a day and you're letting him slide. Terrible.
by DSafetyGuy
Mon Jan 08, 2024 3:57 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Weather
Replies: 2500
Views: 120918

Re: The Weather

Stay safe, Giff and TT.
by DSafetyGuy
Mon Jan 08, 2024 12:20 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: OFFICIAL Eat Right & Get Fit Challenge
Replies: 1598
Views: 112496

Re: OFFICIAL Eat Right & Get Fit Challenge

I wake up and two labs with very cute death stares inevitably is the motivation I need to get moving. They've made a legit walk around 6 am and an evening walk after dinner 100% non-negotiable. Telling them yard time is just as good is an argument I have given up on winning. On an up note, that gua...
by DSafetyGuy
Mon Jan 08, 2024 12:07 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Twitter:The New Batch
Replies: 1068
Views: 36382

Re: Twitter:The New Batch

The Sybian wrote: Mon Jan 08, 2024 7:12 am 50 what, ounces? As seen on Shark, is that a new streaming platform? I guess they will take anyone’s money.
Shark Tank.

Some of the keto gummy ads also include a cast photo, so I've thought about QT'ing it to Cuban and asking about his endorsement.
by DSafetyGuy
Mon Jan 08, 2024 12:05 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Commercials
Replies: 933
Views: 65500

Re: Commercials

The majority of commercials on the ACC Network are for "tactical" products made by Bell and Howell. Most of the rest are for junk you buy online or from companies that also run podcast commercials and use a referral code.

Once in a while during a game, you get a Bojangles commercial.