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NCAA Football Week 3 2023 OPEN and 2023 Rugby World Cup first round

by coldwarrior ( 176 Comments › )
Filed under College Football, Open thread at September 16th, 2023 - 11:04 am

This is an open thread

I just heard a great stat about Coach Prime Time after he cleaned house in Colorado last winter, there was a mass exodus of slackers (dummies!!!) and a mass buy-in. Last spring, his football team posted the highest GPA ever for the team…he told them, you will be early to class, you will act and dress respectfully, will sit in the front of the class, you will ask at least one question per class per player, you will post good grades, or YOU are gone. These young men have reacted to Prime Time’s guidance and demands in a great way. This is a joy to watch and might just change the culture of the game itself.

ESPN’s Gameday, a staple for decades is in Boulder for the Colorado State V Colorado game and it’s Lee Corso’s 400th Gameday. The guy is a legend.

Watch this video on YouTube.

Alright, let’s get on with it. All the ‘BIG GAMES’ are this evening…multiple screens baby! $900/$1000 so far. $100 bet unless otherwise noted.

7 Penn State @ Illinois 12:00 PM…PSU is back, Coach Franklin has done a great job recovering from the Paterno debacle. They are 14 point favorites and cover. They need a good showing here.

11 Tennessee @ Florida 7:00 PM…The Vols were 7 point favorites, but are now just 5. The money is sliding toward the Gators to cover. This game is in The Swamp, the crowd is a factor. I would have taken the 7 points…5…wellll…..OK, The Vols cover.

Pittsburgh @ West Virginia 7:30 PM. It’s the Backyard Brawl! Throw the records out, burn the stats, none of that matters. PITT was the favorite by 2, now WVU is a 1.5 point favorite. HAIL TO PITT!!! they cover.

Colorado State @ 18 Colorado 10:00 PM. That’s right, Coach Prime has the team ranked after just two weeks. The Buffs are 23 point favorites. Their offense is just amazing, their defense, wellllll….not so much. CSU covers and the Buffs go 3 and 0.

2023 Ruby World Cup is in full swing. BUT! The French hosts are messing it up! They must have never heard the Rubgy song that goes: ‘glorious, victorious, one keg of beer for the 4 of us!’. The All Blacks looked like dog shit V France last week. This weekend is the second round of Pool play and no games should be in question. Yinz can watch if any of yinz have Peacock

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NCAA Football, Week 1 2023 OPEN

by coldwarrior ( 320 Comments › )
Filed under College Football, Music, Open thread at September 2nd, 2023 - 6:58 am

IT’S AN OPEN THREAD!

First things first, Jimmy Buffet died yesterday. There will be many margaritas and cheeseburgers consumed today in his wake. Some of the best times that I ever had at concerts were his shows, his shows and especially the show in the parking lot. The parking lots full of parrot-heads were a show only rivaled by the scene at The Grateful Dead concerts. Except, the parrot-heads had lots of money and the food and drinks were much better. If you’ve ever been there, you know what I’m talking about. Once, a true parrot-head brought his very large sailboat to the parking lot here in PGH. They were dressed as pirates and were handing out food and booze and playing music before the show. RIP, Jimmy. It was your last trip around the sun.

And, on to everyone’s favorite! College Football! 😆

Week one, 2023. There are a ton of games all weekend, none of them really matter as it’s week 1 and these are tune-ups. Let’s start with $1000 fake bucks again and see what happens. Last year, I went broke, erasing the gains from the year before and some from the year before that. It’s a $100 bet when noted, some games will not be wagered. Week 1? Not much

The team to watch this year (and the next few) are the Colorado Buffaloes and their new head coach, Deion “Prime Time” Sanders. Prime Time showed up last year and told those who don’t want to be there to leave. His players now will sit at the front of class, dress and act respectfully, and be real men, not hoods. His words. Colorado football is not a powerhouse and had no big history like ‘Bama or Georgia. If anyone can turn this program around, it’s Prime Time.

Colorado @ 17 TCU 12:00 PM FOX. TCU got blown out in the national championship last year at the hands of the Georgia Bulldogs. The Buffs are 21 point dogs on the road in this big test right out of the gate. I’m not betting on this but will watch.

SUNDAY

5 LSU @ 8 Florida State 7:30 PM. LSU are two point favorites on the road at the ‘Noles. I’ll take LSU to cover.

ENJOY THIS OPEN

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LLWS 2023 Open n’at.

by coldwarrior ( 116 Comments › )
Filed under Baseball, Open thread at August 28th, 2023 - 2:03 pm

[Charlie Brown AI morphs (cumulative) via Deep Dream Generator.]

Sorry I’m late, yinz! I just got home last night from working at our hospital where the LLWS was taking place. I was fortunate to get assigned there at this time. I can tell you, the players are wide-eyed and amazed that they are there. The families are, frankly, in shock. I talked with one dad at the big old hotel bar after he put his player and wife to bed; he told me a great story. He said that he played baseball through high school but was never good enough to get a look at scholarship or the minors but he always would dream of playing in the LLWS. His son, and the team made it to Williamsport, PA. Dude is a welder in the south, he said they had to hustle to get enough cash to pull this off. He worked 6 days x12 hours plus freelance work starting back when he had an inkling that there might be an outside chance that his could maybe, just might, happen. He said that Mom threw herself into fundraising and was relentless and driven. I was sad when their team got eliminated. However, this same story repeats all through this scene.

I met a few players. WOW! They are living the dream for a few short days. Wonderful young men who are quick with a ‘yes sir’ ‘no sir’ ‘please’ and ‘thank you’. I was treating one young ball player who did his ankle a bad turn. I asked for his autograph and he and his family laughed. I was serious. I had him sign the inside of the metal paramedic folder that I always have with me at work. I will look at that later and often, when the shit gets bad in the ER…a talisman of sorts to keep me focused and happy and to remind me why.

So, now I’m home for the next assignment. Today is recovery and goofing off after 4 days x 12 hours and a long drive home. The Puti and I played 9 at the CC, no hole in one for her! I have ribs on the smoker at the request of FiaFia. I am having the Aladino cigar that Bunk Five Hawks X sent me paired with a Tanqueray Rangpur Lime gin and tonic, the Connecticut version goes very well with a G&T. Thanks, Bunk! A perfect way to start a day of goofing off.

Enjoy this open.

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Competitive Golf Open….#1

by coldwarrior ( 262 Comments › )
Filed under Golf, Open thread at August 14th, 2023 - 12:43 pm

I worked the 3p to 3a shift at the ER and drove back 3.5 hours, took The Puti to her first “REAL” competitive golf round for the varsity team, she was the #6, out of 6. She’s done. She’s the only girl on the team.

We then went to the clubhouse and had lunch. I’m exhausted. Well, she lost by one stroke. Lost by 1 against a Junior male…this Freshman Girl of 14 with 6 months experience damn near beat a guy two years older and much bigger. The Puti blew it on the approach chip to the 9th and final hole. She went way too quick, her nerves got her. She hit it way thin and sent it through the green. Nice shot back to the hole and 2 put. A nice recovery given the circumstances.

The team won the match, and they voted her ‘man of the match’ for her surprising and effective performance in her first real round. She was dejected until her coach told her that that was one of the best rounds that he has ever seen from a Freshman…on the boys varsity team. THen, the smile, ear to ear.

She did well, earned a steak dinner at the CC, and just got her braces off. It;s been a good few days.

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