Chaos
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7 hours ago, The Natural said:
Eric ten Hag as Manchester United manager: Has any relatively big club ever stuck with a manager for this long who was so blatantly failing like ETH? I honestly can't think of any.
I think it's a case for they feel stuck with him after opting not to cut ties with him over the summer, and they put themselves in that position by letting him last until the FA Cup final.
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13 hours ago, Ramo2653 said:
Star Points?
It's their rewards program. Some of it's tied to doing things in games they select, but a lot is tied to purchases.
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1 hour ago, odessasteps said:
Between playing Xbox for like 15 a day and using Bing, I’ve been steadily getting Microsoft points for ECGs for months.
I don't interact with that rewards platform that much. I was trying to make a habit of at least interacting with the app and the jewel game. I maybe get a couple of hours of gaming in a week. Many weeks I get zero. My fiancee's kids use my PS5 for Fortnite more than I do.
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6 hours ago, Brian Fowler said:
Is it just me, or is 16.5 an absolutely wild spread for Alabama/Mizzou?
Like, I expect The Tide will probably win, but nothing that has happened since halftime against Georgia makes me think that should be favored by more than two touchdowns against a ranked opponent.
Brady Cook and their starting RB Nate Noel are doubtful for the game, and Iine has moved 3 points since the start of the week because of that.
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Playstation will no longer give star points for Subscriptions starting in March, which is a bummer because I do enjoy cashing out $20 in points every few months, and I fear that going away eventually.
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35 minutes ago, EVA said:
Controversial Opinion: I think it sucks to see CFB programs engaging in minor league baseball promotional tactics.
Even worse, it didn’t turn out any fans.
I've been to a couple of Troy games in the past where the attendance was this depressing. I said I had been to high school games for bad football teams that were better attended. Towards the end of the Blakeney era, it was one of the signs that a change was needed. It's kind of what's a bummer about this year's team as well, and I'm a little worried it's the new normal for them.
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MyFaction was honestly its best with 2K22 because it was their first one with the relaunch after the nightmare of 2k20, and the Microtransactional stuff was basically optional. You could get the cards you wanted just through playing the game.
I think the towers mode you're referencing was pre 2k22 and was the Million Dollar challenge ones with the Gold AJ Styles. I'm not sure I ever pulled off beating him.
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2 hours ago, Casey said:
I’m so mad that the new Punk models are locked behind MyFaction. And the Killswitch Engage theme, too. Ugh.
I saw something on Twitter about the theme being there, and thought "maybe I'll fire this up tonight." This bums me out. I may still fumble around with it for 30 minutes.
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12 hours ago, Andrew POE! said:
Saturday Night (saw at the theaters) - 4/5 stars
This movie honestly feels like a 1970s Robert Altman movie on amphetamine done by The Safdie Brothers. Altman's touch is literally everywhere - music playing through scenes while people are talking, Rachel Sennott channeling Shelley Long with her portrayal of Rosie Shuster, Cory Michael Smith as a perfect mannerisms of Chevy Chase channelling Elliott Gould with ton of under the radar quips, secondary characters having their moments, the counter-culture spirit, the free-wheeling dialogue, and the anti-establishment characters.
The problem is as much as the script tries to present a chaotic environment for the airing of the first show, it feels like a cover band. It's like a cover band playing all of Altman's greatest hits - Nashville, California Split, M*A*S*H*, 3 Women, Brewster McCloud, Kansas City. There's not an unique aspect of the filmmaking that is truly outstanding. It's still great and a lot better than most mainstream cinema nowadays.
Even then, Gabriel LaBelle as Lorne Michaels and Copper Hoffman as Dick Ebersole are the glue holding the movie together - it's simply captivating watching Michaels trying to keep his cool while everything falls apart around him. It's like Howie going through Uncut Gems and wondering the entire time how he was able to pull this off. I loved the early scenes as the camera follows LaBelle through the backstage area only to get 'distracted' by a character before pulling itself back to LaBelle eventually.
The complaint I have is I didn't learn new insights from the portrayals of actors on the shows. I did appreciate the spot-on acting of Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Dylan O'Brien, an absolutely perfect Matthew Rhys as George Carlin and Matt Wood as John Belushi.
Cory Michael Smith's scenes with Milton Berle (J.K. Simmons) were perfect to watch as Berle and Chase cut each other down while Berle arrogantly asserts that Chase is a nobody.
I really loved the closing credits being the SNL theme and cut/shot in a similar manner as the opening theme.
On the showing I went to, the lady that sat on the same row as me went to Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) but wasn't able to see this movie there. We talked a bit about the movies there and just remarked about how well the characters were portrayed. I found myself laughing the most at the dirty jokes and have the NBC standards and practices person ask what the various terms mean.
Even then, Saturday Night turned into a great night at the movies.
I'm glad we had a similar experience with this one. I'd add that I liked the use of Nicholas Braun in this one even if it was a bit of a stunt. I was reacting the same way as the characters on the screen were during his final moment in the movie.
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I'm happy for Kenny Dillingham. That post game interview was fun stuff and the passion you love to see.
We are in for a really fun day of football.
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We saw Saturday Night last night, and I did a poor job of expressing my thoughts on Letterboxd. The reaction to it has been quite tepid with some Studio 60 comparisons and even a somewhat fitting Birdman comparison with some of the technique. I really enjoyed it, and it worked for me. We've been watching a lot of SNL in recent years as its one of the shared viewing experiences with the kids.
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If you engage with Nextlander at all, this week's episode is an excellent listen. Jason Schreier is on to talk about his new book on Blizzard, and it turns around a 90ish minute discussion around Blizzard's history and its various turns.
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Here's a solid collection of music on Bandcamp that goes to a great cause (Helene relief/recovery). Donate to it if you feel led that direction.
https://cardinalsatthewindow.bandcamp.com/
I also snagged a ticket to get Goose off of my haven't seen list for their relief show in Birmingham in two weeks.
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Jurgen's time away from football in any capacity is short lived:
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The National Letter of Intent is (somewhat) no more.
https://www.on3.com/news/ncaa-announces-elimination-national-letter-of-intent-nli/
Also, I saw something last night that I didn't realize. There's a scenario that if both keep winning, Army and Navy could play each other for the AAC Championship the week before the Army-Navy game.-
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38 minutes ago, EVA said:
Wow. Bama, Michigan, and Tennessee down today. Didn’t see this last one coming at all.
I’m a Cal cover away from going 10-0 in an ESPN spread picks group at work. Hell of a week to embrace ugly dogs. If you want normalcy out of the week, Hugh threw Thorne under the bus in the post game presser again. Anchor down, anyway!
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I guess I'm finally making it to NYC next year. I snagged Oasis tickets.
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It seems like a precarious position to be in also in that the management style is clearly not working, but the roster composition for what should be a brand that delivers high level, top of the table play is simply not there. It also makes it tougher to attract top talent via the transfer window because brand perception is soured if you didn't grow up fantasizing about playing in the glory years of those Man U squads, which those players are starting to age out of existence.
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The SEC Injury reports are still odd to see this season. With that said, Oklahoma ruled out 5 of their receivers for Saturday, which is not good for a starting freshman QB.
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4 minutes ago, Casey said:
Steve Austin is a fuckin’ idiot.
I'm guessing this is about the CTE comment. I saw that going around on Twitter this morning (I still can't call it X).
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14 minutes ago, RIPPA said:
Per Meltzer on the radio show this AM - Vince tried to purchase the documentary from Netflix so as to prevent its release.
Netflix, obviously, refused
Dave also said that Vince tried to get Ari Emanuel to purchase it (for the same reason)
I heard Simmons talk about it a year or two ago on his podcast (before any of the larger allegations) because people were asking if he was still doing it, and he talked about how interesting it was to be in different meetings and discussions with Vince. I do think this was meant to be more in a positive light given the working relationship of all involved but the case quickly pivoted it.
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I wish I watched more of the 80s project than I did. I got the discs for the WWF one when that started ages ago.
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Just now, Log said:
Stayed the night there and then drove up to Cuyahoga Falls the next day for The National with The War on Drugs. WoD is probably my favorite active band. It was my fifth time seeing them, and they get better every time. The National's set was awesome, too. We had lawn seats and it was a gorgeous, cool night.
I was jamming out to Live Drugs Again on Friday night during my workout. Excellent stuff. "The Boxer" is one of my favorite albums, and I still want to see Vampire Weekend.
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I saw the co-headlining tour for Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats and My Morning Jacket on Saturday in Metro Atlanta. Rateliff sounds fantastic and is someone I wanted to see live. "I need never get old" is just a fun tune to just act out to in general, but I've been chasing the opportunity to see Jacket for some time. They are as incredible in person as has been stated in the past. I also got what could not have been a better first show setlist from them, and stuff like Wordless Chorus and One Big Holiday are just experiences live. I'll definitely catch them again at some point.
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Shine On - Musicians RIP Thread
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For us Deadheads on the board, it was just announced that Phil Lesh passed away this morning.