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Yeah, now that I read it again, I picked up on that.

For a serious reply, the BCS was better than it was given credit for. I think people overreacted to a few weird outcomes (Nebraska in 2001 and the LSU/Alabama title game being the main "offenders").

This is the key point for why things are the way they are in US sports. More exciting -> More money involved, even if a team other than the "best" one wins it in the end. Hype and intrigue sell.

That said, if your goal is to crown a champion, and you want it to be the "best" team as reliably as possible, a long regular season with no playoffs will typically do that. That sort of format has a lot of issues for engagement though. I very much like baseball, but I still tune out of a good chunk of the regular season because of it beyond keeping a basic eye on results, standout performers and injuries. Basketball and Hockey would be very similar if I followed them particularly. But at the end of the season in all three sports, the best teams will pretty reliably be the ones with the best records.

Meanwhile, the NFL with its relatively small number of regular season games and high variance sucks for attempting to objectively determine the best team. But it sure is exciting to follow specifically because of those reasons.

Monotypes can't escape the Inviso hate even when it's a monotype that hasn't been done outside of a legendary before.

it's gonna turn out that this Daima age magic won't be reverse-able for Goten & Trunks who will have to remain cursed with eternal infancy

Imagine how much greater the legacy of Dragonball would be if it ended at Cell.

Go out on a high note.

I dunno, I just rank the Pokemon based on how much I like them, it doesn't feel that complicated. The only thing I find weird is liking Pokemon based on things like stats or typing - I've played competitive Pokemon since 1999 and this has never occurred to me. The Pokemon I would like, actually want to buy merch of, are almost totally divorced from being any good. I like, literally don't get it.

Didn't say they were.

I'm assuming you all ranked it that high for weirdo competitive Pokemon reasons that I don't bother to understand anymore because damn is this just an awful design.

I liked the regis better when there were just some golems people built in their caves and weren't titans made by regigigas WHY ARE THEY OFFICIALLY TITANS NOW THAT MAKES NO SENSE

How does Carolina feel about Bryce Young at the moment?

Call me stubborn, but I am not ready to dismiss Love yet and I am disheartened at all the Packer fans that are already throwing in the towel on this guy. It's been 5 fucking games!

Let's get some perspective here. Aaron Rodgers started 4-8 with this team last year. That's right, Aaron fucking Rodgers sucked on this team last year. A team that is now less talented this year than it was a year ago. The only veteran playmaker we have on offense is Aaron Jones, and he's been effectively out since the second half of week 1. Add in a shuffling offensive line, and Love has literally no help. What exactly are you expecting from this guy? For him to somehow perform better than Rodgers did with less talent?

Let's also not forget how Aaron Rodgers did his first season as a starter. He inherited a team that made it to the NFC championship game the prior season, and had a bevy of playmakers to play with his first year starting. Rodgers went 8-8 that year. He started 2-3 (sound familiar?) Nobody in the national media was talking about him being anything special. He showed some promise, showed some progress throughout the season. That was about it.

Now am I saying Love is destined to be the next Packer HOFer. No, of course not. But if history proves anything, it's that a 5 game sample size is not large enough to make any realistic judgment. Especially since we have seen a mix of good and bad from him so far. Packers fans treating Love like he either needs to be a HOFer or he's a bust are just delusional. You realize most quarterbacks fall somewhere inbetween? The Kirk Cousins line exists for a reason.

Now, I will admit, after a very impressive first couple of weeks for Love, followed by a promising 4th quarter comeback in week 3, he has regressed in his play these last 2 weeks. But let's just take a deep breath and give this guy a chance. Let's see what happens when Aaron Jones finally comes back. Let's see if there is any growth with Love and these receivers as the weeks progress. This team is young and in rebuild mode. There are going to be ups and downs. Let's not blame all our problems on Love when he, by far, is not the only one having problems.

I don't think the problem is Young. They just have so little on offense right now. I'm not sure Stroud dramatically improves this team.

Still the only franchise that doesn't have a 4000 yard passer, ever. Though if Fields keeps stacking performances like the last two, he could potentially do it. On pace for just under 3900 currently I believe.

He can go to Miami and barely play too

Or he'll be good because the Bears don't know how to use WRs

A quick study says that driving while high doubles risk, while alcohol is like 10-15x risk.

Do you think they are the same?

the team can't defend the outside. they'll have to outscore every team. I feel like it might be a wash for milwaukee.