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Re: Do you think this just happens by accident?
It was a different time. Massive sustained success was less of a thing and it was more cyclical. Young players were less ready to go - their lives probably weren't 24/7 football from the age of 5 and didn't leave high school early to go to college.
The NCAA seemed to also like to go after programs that were pushing boundaries and having too much success. Didn't they kind of force out Tressell over some comped tattoos? It makes sense because there's a lot of Michigan folks in sports media but it seemed like ESPN had a vendetta against Ohio State when they came back in the 2000s.
WoolleyDoog
Re: Who Wins: Terps
I think I said on the pod that I thought Washington would lose but I stand corrected. Apparently this exact game has already been played 100 times and the Huskies have won 51.5 of them so I’m going with the slight favorite here.
Joey
Re: Head Coach Jedd Fisch Postgame Press Conference: Ohio State
Jedd Fisch, who coached in the NFL for 12 years, has NFL aspirations. KYS.
dtd
Re: Pole: When did you realize you were a "Radical Left Democrat"?
When I realized that not being in MAGA was the sole criteria for being a radical left Democrat.
AOG
Re: Who Wins: Terps
Talent, rosters etc says UW should win.
Fisch and road game history says we shot the bed.
Re: Last Movie Seen
One Battle After Another
Biggest battle for me was trying to stay awake for a fucking almost 3 hour movie off of McMenamins soapy IPA's.
I love some of the shit on X that predictably jerked it to and took this plot way too seriously, "It's non stop action, truly one battle after another!"
This is a Culture War satire and California Noir (I think I just made that up but you know what I mean) where Leonardo DiCaprio tries way too hard to be a Lebowski type for Gen Z to keep his career going.
Sean Penn was horribly miscast until the final jokes at the end. Then it's obvious he was perfect for the role.
Depending on where you sit in the Culture Wars, this will either be a worthy dark comedy or a complete pile of shit in the vein of "the Left can't meme". I guess for me it was both.
I will say that Paul Thomas Anderson is fucking unreal when it comes to scores and cinematography. There's 4-5 shots that are amazing, even some small scenes like the helicopter over the California forest. The tone reminded me of Under The Silver Lake which is probably the best California Noir ever made. There's 3-4 screens that were laugh out loud funny as well. Leo wasn't exactly terrible in it, he's just kind of become a parody of himself now.
haie
Re: Last Movie Seen
An account on X posted a which Paul Thomas Anderson film is your favorite thing?
The only movie of his I started was There Will Be Blood and I didn’t even finish it.
Re: Big Ten discussing $2 billion private capital deal- Michigan and Ohio State are opposed
Interesting idea. Makes sense to push for something like this if you are Northwestern or Purdue and are worried about getting left out of the coming super conference. Michigan or Ohio State would be dumb to sign up for something that tethers them financially and maybe legally to Purdue or northwestern for many years. Unless they get some vastly bigger share of the new revenues or an easy escape outs. Hard to have a firm opinion when there is so much vagueness.
Bob_C
Re: Oh the times we live in
The thing is - TV ratings are up considerably and fans like the changes so far. Everyone has a shot now
Back in the day of unlimited scholarships a few teams could buy all the players. First came 105, then 95 and finally 85 scholarship limit. UW benefitted from 95. Oregon from 85
Now its free agency. Regulation always favors the rich and big as it would again in college football
RaceBannon