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reminds me of that Braves/Astros playoff game in 2005 when we lost in the 18th inning

bad times

LordoftheMorons posted...

Nice! Hopefully that knocks Alabama below Michigan, too...!

It probably will, but I wouldn't be surprised if Tennessee leaps over Michigan, too.

WhiteLens posted...

Just a thought, say we get another contest, but it gets advertised all throughout the different game-related Fandom wikis, to raise awareness.

Do we take it?

I'd be down for it. I wouldn't put that in the same category as rallying since it's not aimed at any particular group, and it's not designed to influence only a single match.

Andor Episode 6 complete!

It looks like the show is operating in story arcs of three episodes each (considering Star Wars is big on trilogies, it makes sense). I like how Andor just took his cut and ran at the end when it looked like he was starting to warm up to them. It was a nice swerve.

I actually really liked this trio of episodes. The character writing and interaction was consistently excellent. My wife was dreading Nemik dying the whole episode because he kept raising death flags, and for him to go out that way after it looked like he was going to make it was tough.

Probably my favorite moment in all of Umineko, so good

man I've had this nervous excitement about Tennessee/Alabama since Saturday

this is the biggest game for Tennessee in at least a decade and the first time in many years where a loss to Alabama isn't a foregone conclusion

just please don't lose by 30 points

The Portal games are short enough that it's easy to believe someone who likes those games would play through them more than once.

She-Hulk Episode 8 complete!

Definitely the best episode since the first one because of the Daredevil cameo and that cliffhanger

I mean it's a port of a 12-year-old Vita game for one thing

for another a lot of us already found other ways to play it by now

man that stinger at the end of Chapter 240 of the Kaguya manga caught me completely off guard

And on that day, Kaguya Shinomiya disappeared without a trace.

Sephiroth has been known to attack young girls with swords, killing him off in order to save young girls everywhere is a fine decision

the battle for my son's sports allegiance was won in my favor for now

It was a good run for Shao Kahn

but the one remaining character in the top ten from my time hosting advances

MartinFF7 posted...

> that feel when anyone has freedom in this contest to support gimmicks/fringe characters and have fun and a good time without being singularly obsessed on particular outcomes

trust me, I get the feeling, it's why I had to walk away after I gave up hosting

Oh, Ward has never been in? He's got to be one of the few playable characters in a modern FF who hasn't been in.

also don't besmirch FFVIII by including Quina among their number

Seifer has had enough chances to prove his lack of worth

who's the most important VIII character who's never been in? I don't remember Ellone ever being in

Burmecian Soldier Dan is such an odd choice, what brought that on

I guess I need to think of a random FFVIII character for next year

it's Nida or Xu time...?

does Vayne have STATS and is there a chance to get him into dead last where he belongs

who are the hard boots for next year

who got booted last year who's eligible to come back

The Lions are the only team there with an offense, so yeah, they'd be the only one I'd worry about as long as Miami is healthy.

It'll probably be a fun game with a lot of big plays, if nothing else.

I'm on Kaguya-sama Chapter 233 now. It's kind of interesting that they've gone super serious with the Ishigami/Miko romance as opposed to the general lightheartedness of Kaguya/Shirogane.

those spreads would be at least a couple points higher if Tua were the quarterback and I'm pretty sure you're aware of this so that's not a fair indication of what the Dolphins actually are

actually I guess I should do my quarter season (sort of, curse you 17 games) projections

AFC East

1. Bills
2. Dolphins
3. Jets
4. Patriots

Am I just trolling? Maybe...! Seriously though, the Bills are still the best team in this division. The Dolphins will be fine with Teddy until whenever Tua gets back. The Jets might be...average? The Patriots might be...below average? Actually, the Patriots have some decent players on defense. I just don't trust their offense.

AFC North

1. Ravens
2. Bengals
3. Browns
4. Steelers

The Ravens SHOULD be the best team in this division, but they've put some up head-scratching performances where the offense does nothing for long stretches and the defense is a big-play liability. The Bengals have the potential to be good, but they're still hard to trust. The Browns with Brissett are better than I thought, and hoo boy, the Steelers are way worse than I thought.

AFC South

1. Titans
2. Jaguars
3. Colts
4. Texans

Gotta roll with the Titans out of fanboyism, but like I said, you should've bet on the Jags to win this division if you're a betting type. I said before the season that they'd be sneaky not terrible, but they're actually sneaky good (or maybe not sneaky now). The Colts under Matt Ryan are the same as the Falcons under Matt Ryan. The offense is completely unreliable while Matty Ice compiles meaningless stats. The Texans at least have an awesome running back, but that's about it.

AFC West

1. Chiefs
2. Chargers
3. Broncos
4. Raiders

So this may not be the best division of all-time, after all. My opinions here haven't really changed. The Chiefs are still one of the best. The Chargers are still wildly overrated. Russ is playing like the last season and a half is the new norm, not a fluke or the result of injury. The Raiders are not for real.

NFC East

1. Eagles
2. Cowboys
3. Giants
4. Commanders

I knew the Eagles were talented, but if Hurts can keep playing like this, they're the best team in the NFC. The Dallas defense is the most pleasant surprise I've had with this team in a while. The Giants are sneaky not terrible as long as Saquon is healthy. Carson Wentz is cooked.

NFC North

1. Packers
2. Vikings
3. Lions
4. Bears

The Packers have serious issues on offense because they can't put anyone away, but I guess that just means Rodgers will have to win a lot of close games. The Vikings have the potential to be the best team here, but the minute I expect great things from them, Cousins will put up a stinker. The Lions are a lot of fun, but they'll be the opposite of the Packers in that they'll just lose a lot of close games because their defense is nonexistent. I don't know if Justin Fields is just not good or he's cursed by being the quarterback of the Bears, but it's not promising.

NFC South

1. Bucs
2. Saints
3. Falcons
4. Panthers

Yeah, I think I was wrong about the Saints, although they might actually be better with Andy Dalton, so we'll see. The Bucs have all sorts of question marks, but no one in this division is good enough to make them pay for them. The Falcons are surprisingly fun, but as a Titans fan who watched four years of Mariota, I don't trust him to stay healthy for a full season. The Panthers should be better than this, but they're just...not.

NFC West

1. 49ers
2. Rams
3. Cardinals
4. Seahawks

The 49ers are the best team in this division unless (and maybe even still) Jimmy G gets hurt. I don't think anyone wants to say this quite yet since they're the defending champs, but the Rams are in trouble. Their entire offense is Cooper Kupp and every team knows it, and they have zero depth on either side of the ball. I still think the Cardinals suck aside from Murray, and Kyler can't bail them out of every deficit. The Seahawks and Geno have been better than I thought so far, but I'm not sure they can keep it up.

also the Bears are like the Tebow Broncos if all Tebow did was not win

has Fields even completed 10 passes in a game this season

Crescent-Moon posted...

Miami at #4 and I'm not remotely convinced they beat the Jets this week.

yeah you've made it clear that you think Miami beating two of the best teams in the league in improbable manner means they're not actually good

(they could lose to the Jets because Teddy has a noodle arm that can't take advantage of Waddle and Hill, and also because the Jets might secretly not be terrible)

Crescent-Moon posted...

The Rams have yet to actually look like a playoff team this season.

and yet they'll be in (a 4-way tie for) first place in their division after this...!

but yeah, the Rams went all in to win last year, so they're going to pay the price for that this year

man that DB read that play the whole way

Shanahan knows how to beat their defense

except in the NFC Championship game I guess

(although they did have a dropped INT that would've won the game for them)

feel like the Niners should've gone for it here, but at the same time, the Rams have done nothing on offense

it does feel like Arondir should've been smarter than that though

The Rings of Power Episode 6 complete!

This was the "it just got real" moment I've been waiting for from this show. It does feel like Arondir should've been smarter than that though. It's bad enough for him to get outwitted by Adar, but for it to be that human villager who is the worst person on the show just makes it cut a little deeper.

they do care about the appearance of caring about player safety, so they definitely don't want players lying about concussions and these independent doctors letting them go back in

RaidenGarai posted...

Because the NFL doesnt really care about player safety.

it doesn't want the negative publicity from them handling concussions poorly so I wouldn't lay all the blame for this at their feet

She-Hulk Episode 7 complete!

This has been a strange, meandering slice of life Marvel show so far, but it looks like the end of episode stinger indicates we're about to get the plot back on track.

Tua has already been ruled out for Week 5

on a related QB health note, I don't think the Cowboys should be rushing Dak back to start this week, feels like a mistake

yeah the Bucs will be fine

they won't be what they've been the last two seasons just due to everything they're dealing with, but it's a weaker NFC this year, too, so who knows

TeamRocketElite posted...

Are Trick or Treaters common in your area?

We don't get a ton, but we get a decent amount. It's mostly kids in our neighborhood.

LOL Rodgers

will the Hoyercraft crash the league within the first month of the season

Xuxon posted...

Scorigami! 48-45 has never happened before.

heck yeah first one this season

this is like a college game

Crescent-Moon posted...

Carolina just went for it on 4th down at their own 39 on their opening drive and failed.

Uh..

at this point Rhule is just daring them to fire him

the Jets avoid the Hail Mary disaster

the Jets have become an elite road comeback team

there is no defense for Geno Smith

Crescent-Moon posted...

Steelers really are a total disaster this year huh.

I knew they weren't a good team but I figured Mike Tomlin could still salvage a respectable season out of them

maybe he still can but yeah they're not a good team

the Jets tried so hard to Jet

you never try to reach the ball out in that situation but it looks like they lucked out

has Zach Wilson picked up on the Joe Elite mojo

we're about to find out

this is probably the last easy spread we get with Dallas though

but thankfully I used them to pass Levels 2 and 3 so that's all I needed from them

Singletary smartly goes down to try to run the clock out