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Ok, so they're 4th best…

Ok, so they're 4th best defense. Still darn good.

I'd argue that their defense…

I'd argue that their defense is just really good. 

If our offense looks bad, it'll be because our defense is that good. The question is:

Do you really expect our offense to outperform theirs? Not in Spring Practice, but at the end of November. I'd bet on Day's offense. Defenses will be similar, Day is probably better than Moore on offense. 

Dresden? Or wrong Kincaid

Dresden? Or wrong Kincaid

What's DPS? 

What's DPS? 

Yeah, everyone keeps talking…

Yeah, everyone keeps talking about "it's about showing him love (through money)." I feel like it's more about NIL and having his back vs NCAA.

Anyone got a link?

Anyone got a link?

Speaking as an actuary…

Speaking as an actuary myself, this is impressive. Good shit Jed!

Wait, so our offense isn't…

Wait, so our offense isn't as good without our Heisman candidate RB? 

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Not sure about your data…

Not sure about your data mining skills, but a webscraper with links like the below might help. Or just doing it manually. 

 

https://247sports.com/season/2021-football/compositeteamrankings/

My guess: the call WAS…

My guess: the call WAS roughing + targeting, but then upon review they saw neither occurs. In an attempt to rectify the erroneous call, head red used (ref) legalese to get out of the terrible roughing penalty

Pass was deflected by the DL…

Pass was deflected by the DL. Pretty sure once it's touched, it doesn't have to be in the area of a receiver. 

I think it's kinda weird to…

I think it's kinda weird to go off on him for the whole Watson thing, when Ross is just following the rules. I can't remember if it's every 5 years, or every 7, but I'm pretty sure that NFL execs can't keep their ownership if they don't enable some form of sex abuser. It's a bylaw or something.

Now, Robert Kraft is the real scumbag. He just skirts the rule by doing the abuse himself. Total disregard for the rule of law.

/s

Nostalgia ain't what it used…

Nostalgia ain't what it used to be. 

Username checks out

Username checks out

Sincerely thought most…

Sincerely thought most Lebron haters were Trump supporters?

Anyone got a stream?

Anyone got a stream?

This is the value of agents…

This is the value of agents. The GM doesn't just burn the kid, he burns the agent. And the agent has an incentive to let everyone know that it was the GM, not the agent, who lied to the kid.

Here's a link to what seems… Here's a link to what seems a good starting XI article. Would anyone suggest changes to this? https://chasingacup.com/2022-depth/
I for one, would be…

I for one, would be interested.  As I suspect would be many more -- addiction touches almost everyone's lives these days. 

Might want to DM a mod before posting though, or do it as a diary or in OT season.  

Go to an Alanon meeting. …

Go to an Alanon meeting.  They are specifically for family/friends of people in addiction.  The hardest thing you can do is admit that you are powerless -- nothing you can say or do will guarantee sobriety. . . 

I'm in recovery down in Florida, and in two years down here, I've seen probably around 20 people die.  Opiates are no joke.  And sadly, most ODs are due to someone who has clean time going back out.  Their tolerance just is nowhere near what it used to be, and they take too much. . . 

But going back to being a family member, its so tough.  Just this morning, I drove over to check on my buddy.  He's in the middle of a run where he just can't get off crack.  And it's gonna kill him -- he's already hallucinating from lack of sleep, and he seized out two days ago.  But he refuses to stop. . . I don't know if I'm a callous ass hole, or if I'm doing this right, but I have chosen to mentally detach myself, because there's *nothing I can do to force him to stop*.  And that makes it easier.

Take this for what it's worth -- AA is not the only way to get sober, but it does work for a lot of people.  And Alanon is the correlary for family members.  AA and Alanon repeatedly state that for the family members, the best solution is to give it to God and *let the person find their bottom*.  If they are genuinely trying to get clean, help them.  But if they are in active use, or not sincere about getting clean, my experience has been that all attempts to help end up leading to more sadness -- the helper ends up angry that their help isn't taken, or depressed with the apparent hopelessness.  Don't let yourself get caught up in it.

I've just seen so many cases where family inserts themselves into a user's life when the person is not ready to quit.  And 9 times out of 10, it just makes the situation worse.  I'm not the only source of truth here, but my experience has been that if I know someone who is addicted, and they are not ready to get sober, the best thing I can do is let them hit their bottom.  And for some people, I have to accept that that may be death -- I cannot compel them to change.  

He's not superstitious. But…

He's not superstitious. But he is a little stitious. 

Why is losing the puck…

Why is losing the puck around the blue line so dangerous? Also, how do icing and offsides penalties affect changing zones? I don't even know what those penalties do to be honest.

Funny enough, they found…

Funny enough, they found hieroglyphs on the Pyramids saying the same thing. 

This! Would make game…

This! Would make game threads so much more reasonable. . . 

And we could fly or tape the convos. Like phone calls or even in person between the athlete and the ass holes. 

That would be a killer TV show ?

I think Vaughn is saying he…

I think Vaughn is saying he got probed 45 times, which is legally defined as a type of rape. Not that a skinny doctor "jail sex raped" him. And I do find the "got touched 45 times" account plausible.  

Was about to say this. But p…

Was about to say this. But p is based on the normal. 

Question number 4 ???…

Question number 4 ???. Whoever wrote this didn't even pass geometry. 

"Draw a line around the shortest word in this line."

Lines ain't circles brah. Literally impossible to do. 

Seconded. I'd pay for a…

Seconded. I'd pay for a seminar on how he does this.

Seth, is this all in Excel? I feel like you're a big excel guy, but I have no idea howd you'd do this in that program?

Not sure about auto…

Not sure about auto insurance, but at least on the Health Insurance side, the more bodies the cheaper the premiums. 

Source: actuary for BCBS 

1.) I feel like this is…

1.) I feel like this is missing something?

2.) Is Frankie trying to teach us how to perform a carry in that pic?

HUEL is on it

HUEL is on it

Lol, owning it now. Neg bang…

Lol, owning it now. Neg bang me!!

4 comments, none of which…

4 comments, none of which discuss the topic. *sigh*

I am impressed with the year, and enjoying it. I am also interested in next year. They are not mutually exclusive. In fact, I'd argue they are complimentary.

 Meant Michigan Mens…

 Meant Michigan Mens Basketball. Guess I got the acronym wrong. *sigh*

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Watch the end of the big…

Watch the end of the big video. He tries to swing-punch a guy and runs away there too. 

Countries had had central…

Countries had had central banks for centuries. . . 

No, but he does have a lot…

No, but he does have a lot of experience with Offensive Lines

This take brought to you by:…

This take brought to you by:

Gamblers Fallacy is False club of MgoBlog

They're available, just no…

They're available, just no one makes them anymore.

RIP

Mathlete, Blue In Seoul, BlockEms guy, The TheKnowledge, (Misgopon is now Seth), Tremendous, etc.

Anyone else from 2009-2013 era remember any more? Im sure i missed some.

See: Aces account. ?

See: Aces account. ?

Those diaries back in the…

Those diaries back in the Before Times were amazing

To be fair, I think a lot of…

To be fair, I think a lot of Trump haters declare themselves on the right side of history (even if its only in their/our heads)

"Classic case of smart…

"Classic case of smart people not know how to read a room."

Do people really not notice their typos that often? Like, do you just not proofread? Or is it a case of "fuck grammar"? 

I'm honestly baffled by the amount of typos I see here. Is it just me? Anyone else mystified by how many typos they see?

Jesus fucking christ! Both…

Jesus fucking christ! Both sides think its a charade, think the other side is dumb, and no one changes anyone's mind. 

Please stop.

I'm team McCaffrey btw ?

I'm team McCaffrey btw ?

NoVa is not the same as the…

NoVa is not the same as the rest of Virginia. Its basically DC, while VA elsewhere is way more "southern." 

Risk management.  . . Did I…

Risk management.  . . Did I find another actuary on here?!

https://fivethirtyeight.com…

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/soccer-commentary-is-full-of-coded-racism/