JLowe
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I waited to post until I scrolled through the thread, and I think all of mine made it. Special Bulletin was pretty freaky, but The Day After shook me for days. The "Chicken on the Bus" episode of M*A*S*H also really upset me, and I still find it hard to watch.
As for adulthood, the "Home" episode of X-Files. I still can't believe that was shown on broadcast television.
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TE has been a black hole in my league outside the Eifert, Kelce and Gronk owners. I think every other one has been waived at least once by a frustrated owner. I've started 7 guys over 13 games myself. This was the first time I've started a guy three weeks straight - Julius Thomas.
Before that I had Eric Ebron, Talk about a guy who makes you wanna throw your remote at the screen.
The league I'm in at my former workplace got rid of the TE position 4 years ago by a unanimous vote. You can play a TE in the flex spot if you want, so guys like Gronk and Graham still get drafted.
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Without Jam Master Jay? No thank you.
When I saw them at FunFunFun Fest 3 years ago, they had his sons as their DJs.
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I'm a Gronk owner. .5 PPR league. Do I try to claim:
- Chandler
- Rudolph
- Clay
- Rodgers
- Daniels
From a matchup standpoint, Rudolph may be the best choice and a sleeper pick. Seahawks are giving up the 2nd most points to TE this season. Daniels has the 2nd best matchup against the Chargers, but those targets could just as easily go to Davis. Out of the five though, Clay may be the most athletic AND talented, but I do think Rudolph is very talented, he just lacks some athleticism. As for Chandler, I have nothing left in my budget, so I doubt I'm getting him. He's my first pick so I could get lucky and claim him if no one else does, but my first backup choice will be the one I likely get.
I also left out McDonald because the Bears are a tough matchup for TEs and I've seen more than a few Niners fans say these last two games have been a fluke.
So what do you guys think? Playoffs are on the line.
Hindsight says hope you picked up Rodgers. I did, as a replacement for Eifert...and then didn't realize that the Packers were the Thursday game so he and his big game sat on my bench.
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Indiana vs. Duke in Yankee Stadium is... something....
Maybe they'll try and trick people into thinking it's a basketball game...
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Which one? The one picking out an eye booger or the one saying "FUCK!"
the one saying "fuck"
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Any girl that gets that agitated over football is a keeper, don't be a fool.
Like everyone's favorite UT fan Sarah Smith (she posts on some of the fan boards and won a contest for being in this gif)
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I know I keep bringing it up, but I'm terrified for my Gamecocks. We really need a strong coach who can recruit and who doesn't call four fade outs in a row on the goal line.
Well, I've seen Muschamp's name mentioned a couple of times. He can recruit, and I suspect he's physically strong...
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Also some talk that Meacham is one of Kirby Smart's OC targets at UGA. Also heard that either Cumbie or Meacham would be targets for Alabama if Kiffin ends up leaving. One way or another, it's very likely TCU is losing both their hotshot OCs this offseason.
Frost to UCF is a werid one. Frost has no ties to Florida, and only 3 seasons of experience as an FBS coordinator, during two of which his job was calling plays for Marcus Mariota, who could make most OCs look good. I bet somebody at UCF is PISSED at whoever leaked the Dino Babers hire and messed that up.
I've also read some mentions of Meacham and Memphis. Considering the turnaround they had at TCU and with Boykin, not surprised they're super hot. They're also about to lose a ton of seniors on offense.
I know nothing about Frost, just saw it mentioned somewhere, and snide comments that he turned down Nebraska?
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Scott Frost to UCF.
UNT supposedly had a deal lined up with TCU co-OC Doug Meacham but that seemingly fell apart, or he is taking his time. More recently, the smoke is pointing to Seth Littrell from UNC. The Meacham news is interesting because word got leaked that UT is seriously looking at (and may have been talking to) the other TCU co-OC Sonny Cumbie to come in as the new QB coach and OC, so maybe TCU made a huge offer to keep Meacham?
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Have I mentioned Beach Slang on here yet? If I have, please forgive me. If I haven't, please forgive me even more. Awesome album for those of you who like Jawbreaker-style punk. Or just anyone who likes music, really.
you're the 3rd person who has similar taste in music to me that has mentioned them, and the first with a descriptor that makes me say "yep, I would probably something like that". So guess I will.
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A lot of LSU beat writers are saying Les's firing is a done deal, and that says a lot, because they're the guys who would have to face Les on a daily basis to do their jobs if they're wrong after sticking their necks out on this.
Which is just...wow. What a reactionary, short-sighted move.
Next year, LSU could return as many as 18(!) starters from this year's team. Fournette will be back for his last year, behind on OL that will only lose one SR lineman. The young QB will have a year's worth of experience under his belt. They get Alabama, as well as Ole Miss, AT HOME. All the pieces are in place for them to win big. With Les returning, they will be the prohibitive favorite to win the SEC and a consensus playoff team.
The moment you fire Les, you throw all of that into upheaval. As rough as the last couple of weeks for LSU have been, you haven't heard any LSU players chirping in the media against him (*coughUrbcough*). They love him, and the next guy will have a hard time winning them over. A *LOT* more underclassmen will declare early if Les is gone, you can count on that. And a new coach means new schemes, which is not always a smooth transition and could set back the QB they're trying to bring along. Who knows, maybe it even tips Fournette in favor of sitting next season out.
To me, it makes more sense to give Les next season as rope to hang himself - win a championship or go home - because that is your best chance at winning something in 2016.
And keep in mind, last time Les posted back to back sub-10 win seasons (in 08 and 09), he came back with 4 10+ win seasons in a row. In 2010, a guy named Cam Newton is the only thing that kept them from playing for an SEC, and likealy, a national title. And in 2011, they would've won the whole shebang if they could've played anybody but Alabama in the title game.
I've seen rumors on Texas boards that the big money guys have wanted Les gone for a while and feel like a) he's vulnerable now because he keeps losing to the big rivals and b) he can't win with the insane talent he's constantly acquiring, but maybe someone else can. Also rumblings that they wouldn't make a move on Les without already having someone lined up, and that someone may be Jimbo Fisher.
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I would say Texas if Strong leaves for Miami (it's been rumored Texas might nudge him in that direction right?)
There are certainly factions within the big donor pool who keep stirring that pot in the media, for sure.
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Thanks Pete! I went searching my hard drive for that picture and couldn't find it.
That, and the one where Mangino looks like an Orange.
This one?
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God dammit, 2 Dudes and a MacBook changed my life and no I'll shall be spoken of them!
Ahem.
On a more serious note, Levitation looks like it's so not my scene that it might be the antimatter universe version of my scene, but Brian Wilson playing Pet Sounds all the way through is incredibly tempting.
I went one day this year (could've gone all 3 but the weather was awful) and it really wasn't bad at all. Pretty small, like half the size of FunFunFun, and a pretty chill audience of hipsters, city witches, and stoner metal dirtbags. The lineup was pretty eclectic, in that there was shoegaze, psych, doom metal, proggy stuff, some punkier stuff. The main problem is getting there and back.
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Every day, the parodies get more accurate.
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Wasn't Hangout a jamband fest when it started, or am I thinking of another fest around that area?
I have no idea who Calvin Harris is.
One of the most popular EDM DJs in the world and Taylor Swift's boyfriend. And I only know this cos of Gawker Media.
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If I had to pick one football player to be my spirit guide, it would probably be Earl Campbell. What do you think he does in his free time these days, I'm thinking a lot of porch sitting, bourbon, and barbecue.
Well he has to do sitting since he body is basically destroyed. (He is either always in a motorized wheelchair or walker)
That being said - I hope I look as amazing facially as Earl does in my later years
To add to Rippa, he does do something akin to BBQ:
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Possible upcoming sci-fi show from Rob Thomas (Veronica Mars, I Zombie):
Could be interesting, definitely not a reboot. Odds that the main character is a smart, plucky, petite blonde?
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i don't follow wrestling anymore, but I always try to check out (or scroll back through) the WOTD, even if I don't post or participate actively beyond some likes.
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My fantasy teams are in such sorry shape that I'm celebrating the fact that I could quickly grab Zach Mettenberger for my "superflex" spot to complement my luck that EJ Manuel is starting for an injured Tyrod Taylor again. This is in a 14-team league that has wayyyyy too many bench spots, so there are almost no skill players of any value on waivers in a given week.
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I think a lot of the beauty of hip-hop is that it is the most personal of any other genre of music. Hip-hop at its best sounds like the life of the artist. It is built on the songs played in their house when they were a child. It is about what is going on in the rapper's neighborhood. Hip-hop is kind of the only artform where the individuality of the artist is much more important than the actual format of the artform. You can literally do anything you want, and if it is dope we'll let it ride. Wu-Tang Clan's debut album is ridiculous in relation to everything else going on in music at the time. It didn't matter, because it sounded so authentic to those particular artists. Outkast's 2nd album was some sort of crazy, comic book/sci-fi adventure sounding shit, and we loved it. Their entire style changed, and we loved it because somehow their music felt more authentic as it became more fantastical. We can't really judge this particular artform like others, because trying to rap like Big Daddy Kane would be patently ridiculous. Not because Big Daddy Kane wasn't really good, but because none of these dudes are Big Daddy Kane. You can't just rap like someone else, and expect us to take you seriously. We want to hear every rappers life, stlye, particular point of view, and the more unique it is to that artist the better.
And that's one thing I love about the Screwed-Up Clique, DJ Screw, and most of the H-town scene. They started their own form, rapped about the shit they knew and loved, and eventually a lot of other people caught on. Of course, the next generation are just aping that style and sound and combining it with the Dubsmash rap style trying to get a Youtube hit.
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That's the talk of a dude who's on a watchlist. Maybe several.
Ain't it cool?
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I knew someone would put this. Again, everyone assumes that I haven't tried. I live in a city full of music. My favorite fest books a ton of hip-hop acts old school and new. My favorite community radio station has a show devoted to underground hip-hop that I try and listen to.
I realize that there's a whole world of hip-hop beyond the lowest-common-denominator Dubsmash pop rap songs that I described earlier. It just doesn't grab me. Spitting lyrics to prove you're a wordsmith, without any soul or passion, doesn't grab me. Consciousness that I can't jam to doesn't grab me. Weirdness in the name of creativity doesn't grab me. All those things can be done, and were done.
Speaking of my city, the same people who do the underground hip-hop show tried to book a hip-hop fest with headliners like Aesop Rock, Jay Electronica, Freddie Gibbs (who I like a lot) and Danny Brown. They had to cancel it due to poor ticket sales.
Fantasy Football 2015 Catch All Thread
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The recent evolution into the hyper-athletic TE (started with Gonzalez, now guys like Gronk, Gates, Thomas) might make the position more relevant again but for years there was basically 3 tier 1 guys and bunch of tier 4.