Everything posted by idigTexas
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2021 Tour de France thread
Yay, Wout Van Aert. Dude is my type of cyclist, winning a brutal climbing stage, a race of truth, and a sprint in the same Tour. Only Merckx and Hinault have matched that feat. I expect Eddy to buy Wout dinner, and maybe an F250. I know this Tour lacked a lot of drama due to Pogachar being so dominant, but I still enjoyed the hell out of it. Now let's see what Kuss can do as a GC front man.
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Texas Basketball Recruiting Notes: Keep Austin Beard
Let's not go getting all lathered up just yet, but the fact that we are even in the discussion is exactly what we were hoping for when we hired Beard. I'm not sure that a coach can meet, much less exceed, expectations before a single game is even played, but Beard is certainly giving it a shot.
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2021 Tour de France thread
Awesome ride by Sepp! Really looking forward to see if hew can develop into a real GC contender. We should learn a lot from La Vuelta.
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Its happening (stadium renovations)
He's on it. I saw him out there with his measuring tape.
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2021 Tour de France thread
He can and he will, because I'm not allowed to have nice things.
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2021 Tour de France thread
I guess I'll be thankful that we can watch every leg. As someone who has been watching faithfully since the late '70s, that wasn't always the case, and commentary was often from someone who had never ridden a bicycle, much less raced one.
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Free Rooster
I'm sure there is a minor league first baseman with a cursed glove somewhere.
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2021 Tour de France thread
I agree that he is a legend, but being a play-by-play announcer shouldn't be a lifetime gig. Citing Keith Jackson as a precedent makes my point more than yours. Phil was great back in the day, and having Paul next to him really highlighted his strengths, but now he fumbles through everything, misidentifying riders and groups, mispronouncing names, and not being able to calculate time differences. To his credit, it is probably difficult to talk with Cavendish's cock in his mouth. Swap him with the motorcycle reporter, and switch Bob and Christian, and I think that would solve the issue.
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2021 Tour de France thread
And while I am ranting, can we please put Phil Ligget out to pasture already? The next time he correctly identifies a cyclist or country's flag will the first for this tour. I think I also prefer Bob in a lesser role. I miss Paul Sherwen more than ever. Shirley they can find another former cyclist with an accent who can call a race.
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2021 Tour de France thread
Nothing against Cav and his great story, but I hate seeing the most stage wins title going to a sprinting specialist who needs a lot of help on every mountain stage to keep from being disqualified due to his total time. Also, he can only race against people who are there, but Ewan crashing out certainly helped his cause. The sprinting field as a whole seems thinner than any year I can recall.
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Celebrity Death Pool - 2021
No, the fishstick fabric softener guy.
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Fat People
Passing out is half the fun...pussy.
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Arsenal 2021-22: The Youth Movement
Get back to me when it is final. Arsenal is where done deals go to fall through.
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This is the Jeopardy! Thread of Encompassment [RIP Alex Trebek]
You got it.
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Top Chef Portland
What this doesn't capture is that while Gabe only won one QF, he was top two at least half the time. Dude was one of the best QF performers of all time.
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Arsenal 2020-21: Here Comes The Arteta
What's the point.
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Top Chef Portland
I'm sure timing played a role. Many chefs may have had their hands full trying to keep their places open and keep their staffs paid, and leaving to compete on Top Chef wasn't something they were willing to do under the circumstances. I'm just spitballing here. Obviously, I have no idea how any of this went down.
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Top Chef Portland
I've been saying this all season. COVID obviously had a lot of impact on several aspects of the season, first and foremost the list of willing participants.
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Naked and Afraid
Nope regular Naked and Afraid episode...probably a rerun.
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Naked and Afraid
Matt needs to go to the Olympics. I call bullshit on that big raft. It was the most stable and buoyant bush raft I've ever seen. It didn't even wobble when Rylie hopped onto it. I want to see what is really under those palms, because I don't think it is just a few limbs lashed to two medium sized trunks. Regardless, I enjoyed the episode and the season. Bunch of badasses.
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Top Chef Portland
Because there's no way that the judges could possibly know that she made them? I always assume the judges know what happens in the kitchen and that many of their questions and comments are intended to see how much integrity a chef has.
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Naked and Afraid
I had the same impression, and like your ferrying plan better than mine.
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Naked and Afraid
It was impressive. I wonder if they had any help with it?
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Naked and Afraid
Well shit. I'm usually a stickler for spelling names correctly too. I'll try to get over this mental block. I hope Rylie isn't offended.
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