Kevin Wilson

I think its just the way the contracts are done now they are easier to get out of then if they were just signed straight-up with the college for playing football. I don't pretend to understand all the ins and outs but the contract was still a NIL contract with the "NIL collective", not a contract with Tennessee just to play football. Which I assume provides the players wiggle room to get out of. The fact his reps had already talked to other schools and said he was going in the portal shows the current NIL contracts don't have a lot of teeth. Its not that I don't want players to have rights and flexibility, just a little more structure would be nice.

Eventually we'll have to get to the point that NCAA players that get money deals just sign contracts like the pros do for X number of years (with obvious opt-outs if they go pro early), not sure how close we are to that happening but I feel like that's the closest thing to a "solution" the colleges are going to get. I'm not mad at the players for wanting to get paid as college football is a big money business, but some structure to it would be ideal I think for everyone.

To me the MJF/Hurt Syndicate segment was saved by Lashley. I'm not sure if he was just trying not to laugh but his facial expressions were great and I kinda like the blurred 'are they heels' vibe with them as not every faction has to have it hammered in our heads if they are good guys or bad guys. I don't see characters enjoying violence on a TV show or as a "combat sport" (depending on what mental path you take to watch wrestling, I'm more a 'live action fake TV show' guy myself) as a bad thing or an "incel" thing, hadn't see that take before with wrestlers that just enjoy hurting people, its not an unusual gimmick. I'd much rather that then the HS winning each week because MVP bopped someone with his cane that he doesn't actually need, its one of the more simple yet effective gimmicks in AEW.

You guys won't believe this but the first two events in May have been cancelled with nothing else announced.

That was probably the flattest Dynamite this year so far. Even a flat Dynamite isn't necessarily bad, as I enjoyed the women's match and the eight man tag. But it was such a Death Riders-heavy show, the Omega promo just didn't really land and even just drew can agree that the last thing the Death Riders needed was the Young Bucks on their side. The Page stuff is a little confusing although I still find his character really compelling so curious where they are going with it. One so-so show isn't going to matter, not every Dynamite can have five star matches and killer promos, but definitely more a "story driven" show to get to the next series of events then one with memorable action. Hope PAC isn't too hurt, although they clearly went straight to the finish. But since they did the trios title challenge at the end I hope that means he is at least well enough do wrestle in trios action which would be a good sign as it would imply he didn't break anything.

I think you are hilariously twisting RVD's message to fit your own narrative. He was talking about AEW fans that hated anyone at all saying anything critical about AEW, not AEW fans that were critical of things AEW did, which is more what happens here. He's talking about the AEW superfans that get mad if people say a single bad word about the promotion, we won't name names here on who that narrative fits better. With occasional exception at DVDVR we don't do as much "WWE fans going into AEW threads to say AEW sucks" or vice versa. He meant AEW fans attacking people critical outwardly, not fans being critical of the promotion itself. Which is just as much a problem with WWE fans as well, a lot of fans on the Internet enjoy attacking fans of the other promotion, just the way it is on social media.

Don't see this much on the pro level: I think it has to be on the CF, not only because it landed at his feet but the LF is in his first game in left in the majors.

Toni Storm is hilarious but I love TK's reactions. NSFW!

As can be found in the offseason thread, I was very wrong about this. I didn't think a big boy first baseman would get that long of a deal even if the AVG was in that range. I suspect in six or seven years they will regret it but the Blue Jays have missed out on free agents lately they wanted so I can understand them wanting to lock up one of their young stars and maybe show FAs in the future that they mean business.

My brother is coming over in a bit so we can play four or five hours of Split Fiction before the AEW PPV. The reviews are so glowing for it and we try to play any major couch co-op game (good or bad) so pretty excited to give it a whirl. Surprising how well a game that is solely co-op sold so they clearly found their niche and excel in it.

So I love open-world Ubisoft games regardless what the general online discourse likes, and I'm enjoying Assassin's Creed Shadows, but its really testing my enjoyment of having 15 things to do at once. I have so many objectives right now I don't even know what to do next (I just went to the third area), it seems even more extreme then past AC games. But its fun though, I'm going at my usual slow pace so it will take me 250% longer to beat the game than the average player.

Not to fantasy book a video game console seller but if I was Nintendo and I *had* to raise prices a bit, what I'd do is raise the price of the Switch 2 by $100 or something, then bundle in both Mario Kart World and DK as digital games and give those that purchase the console during the "launch window" Nintendo Online for free for a year. Digital goods from my understanding aren't subject to tariffs so that would help them sell consoles at less of a loss but by bundling in digital goods as compensation maybe dampen the blow to buyers. If they just raise prices by $100 or more for the same product its going to be a bloodbath for their PR and of course really hurt sales. I assume they put a pause on it to see if the tariffs actually happen to the extent they were announced as obviously their preference is to not raise prices. Since Nike is in Vietnam as well as other major companies, its one of the countries that has been mentioned to "work out a deal" before the tariffs go into effect. So like with everything else the last two months its just "wait and see what happens" for everyone.

I know you are using a general 'people' but yea I'd be fine with WBD releasing it and trusting it. I trust Netflix's numbers on RAW. There will always be the crazies in every fandom that believe nothing but I think most normal people would trust the broadcaster.

Reddit may have been right, Nintendo has pushed back the pre-sale date in order to "assess the potential impact of tariffs". If this leads to much of a price increase I think its going to really hurt interest as $450 was already on the higher end of what most people seemed happy to pay in the first place.

I do love TK in the same breath saying he doesn't receive the numbers but the numbers he's heard are similar to what was reported. Heard from where? WBD, his partner and allegedly minority owner of AEW, doesn't tell him stuff but someone within WBD leaks him stuff? He's funny.

Trey McBride signed a four-year extension worth $76 million ($43 million guaranteed) with the Cardinals, making him the highest paid TE by a nice margin. This was the first offseason he was eligible for an extension so obviously the Cards wanted to get him locked up ASAP.

Apparently its "only" a two-year, $75 million extension with the other 10.5 being incentives. Don't think they've announced the incentives so not sure if its "go to voluntary workouts" or "win MVP" to get the money (or a combination of both).

My fantasy booking is Athena beats Mone in the tournament to set up those two in a match later (maybe for All In also) and frees up Hayter to finally have a big match since returning and challenge Toni Storm at All In.

The price will be the same I reckon, at least for the foreseeable future. The reason I think the price wasn't in the Direct but announced immediately afterwards is they were waiting until all the information they could get was confirmed (as much as it can be) before announcing it as late as possible/after the Direct video was made. Now if the tariffs stick long term then we'll see what happens but a price increase would be new ground and impact the other console makers down the road as well. I think generally speaking companies will try not to jack up prices, especially a new product like the Switch 2.

That could be true, but I read Sony only owns ~15% of Kadokawa who owns ~70% of FromSoft so I'm not sure if they have the control to force the issue. Especially if Nintendo cut them a nice check, the console makers in general seem to not hate each other as much as they used to. Although the more I read about the game the less excited I get. I don't usually do multiplayer with FromSoft games so if the solo experience isn't fun/fleshed out I'll probably skip it.

The camera is definitely dumb and definitely not something I am buying, my main disappointment is I just thought the launch games would be better. Word was they pushed back the release just to have more units made and ready, which is great, but along with that I was hoping for a stronger line-up. A new Mario Kart is cool but I don't think its a console-seller by itself since they just got done updating the last Mario Kart with new tracks last year. The Donkey Kong game does look cool but DK hasn't ever been on Mario and Zelda's level and wouldn't be a Day 1 purchase for me. And that's pretty much it for new games, some small stuff or dumb stuff or remasters but those are the AAA titles. Was really hoping for a new Mario game along the lines of Galaxy and Odyssey or a "Metroid Prime 4 is done, surprise!". I'm going to buy one anyway as that's just who I am as a person but I completely understand anyone in the 'wait until more comes out' camp.

Its not all and probably not most games, just Mario Kart World shows that price that I've seen. Donkey Kong for example is $70. Which is still expensive but not the $80/$90 social media is spreading as the norm, people saw just the price for MKW and ran with it.

Oh I immediately smashed that pre-order button, but it'll be interesting if stories come out later that lots of people tried to get one that way and didn't get one. To me, if they really have as many made as they claimed everyone that 'qualifies' for that pre-order should probably get one.

This seems like a big deal. Nintendo must have paid them a lot of money to release on a new console exclusively and forfeit (at least on a timed release?) the huge player and fanbase of the PS5/Xbox. Obviously it will hurt the sales numbers so I imagine they were well compensated for that which isn't usually Nintendo's MO.

If you have a Nintendo Switch Online account and at least 50 hours of playtime, you can register to get on a list to get a Switch 2 directly from Nintendo: https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/how-to-buy/ Stuff like that makes me question if they really have enough that it won't sell out like they claimed was their goal.