WingedThing 8mo ago • 100%
Hat trick! Nice!
WingedThing 9mo ago • 100%
I was so getting ready to make jokes about England not deserving a place in the 6N at halftime. Ah well.
WingedThing 9mo ago • 100%
I'm realizing I am much more confident in what a reasonable score prediction for a gridiron game looks like than I am for a rugby game. This should be fun
WingedThing 9mo ago • 100%
Hello, Is me. Other person being poked.
I'd be down.
WingedThing 9mo ago • 100%
I like hoops, but quarters are my favorite classic design. glad I'm a NOLA fan
WingedThing 10mo ago • 100%
I thought GSP was a karate guy. Was that not considered his "primary style?"
Edit: also the first ever champ was a BJJ fighter, so something's fucky with this chart
WingedThing 10mo ago • 100%
Kool aid time!
WingedThing 11mo ago • 100%
the stupidity of college football is a non-negligible part of it's charm
100% and I feel like the bowl system was a much better reflection of this than any playoff will ever be. The ridiculousness of 2+ schools claiming the same titles on a regular basis, and everyone else mostly agreeing both claims are valid but still bickering over which is more valid, was a big part of the sport's charm.
WingedThing 11mo ago • 81%
Vodka may be one of the worst things for a potato to become. Fries? Mashed with gravy? Poutine? Chips/crisps? Come on.
WingedThing 12mo ago • 100%
It's just weird to me that they fire him now and not... Any time last year.
WingedThing 12mo ago • 100%
WingedThing 12mo ago • 100%
Didn't click, but just the headline is not wrong. As someone from a T2 nation, the matchup we are getting AGAIN is just about the least interesting one we could have realistically gotten for those of us not from SA or NZ
WingedThing 12mo ago • 100%
No, ghostwriting is not plagiarism. Done correctly, there is nothing wrong with it. Hard to argue this professor did it correctly
WingedThing 1y ago • 100%
Yeah, it's too bad. Every QF was electric, which is great, but It really feels like France and Ireland should be in the semis
WingedThing 1y ago • 100%
Dayum! that could be a contender for try of the tournament
WingedThing 1y ago • 100%
The boys went out with some of the Gala players afterwards and they dressed our player up in a Gala kit.
Nice. Exactly what you want to hear
WingedThing 1y ago • 100%
The Stanley Cup (North American hockey trophy) has a full-time caretaker who travels with it. Every member of the winning team gets some time with it. They can show it off in their home town, eat their breakfast cereal out of it, whatever. It's probably seen a lot of white powder. But this guy is always there to take care of it. And to wash it. Often multiple times per day.
They recognized the consequences of sending the trophy traveling like they do, and instead of switching to a replica or something they got it a bodyguard.
These kind of trophies that travel are the best. So much more interesting than the ones that sit in display cases all the time. But you have to either dump resources into protecting it or be willing to replace/repair when necessary.
WingedThing 1y ago • 100%
That's my assumption as well. New and renovated stadiums/arenas/etc. Are almost always funded by local taxes, despite the teams/promoters/etc. Who reap all the benefits being rich enough to build their own facilities. They hold communities for ransom and promise trickle-down economic benefits that never materialize.
Lincoln specifically botched this with the new arena a few years back. They raised the property value around it so much that businesses couldn't afford the rent. At least while I was there, the area was usually half-empty buildings. And the extra sales tax to pay for it hadn't gone away several years after it supposedly would.
WingedThing 1y ago • 100%
Sucks for tax-paying citizens, just like any project like this. As a husker fan, I'm excited. Memorial stadium is iconic, but is not pleasant to be in or to watch games in. The bathrooms are responsible for many Nebraskan children's nightmares.
WingedThing 1y ago • 100%
Spoken like someone who's never met an engineer
Took a few days to ride all over Wyoming. Aside from the rain and fog obscuring all of Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons, it was amazing!
Graham has signed a 1-year contract with the Saints. He may not be the game changer he once was, but he was one of the reasons I chose to be Saints fan. Very happy to have him back.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1405657 > From the article: > > New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara on Tuesday pleaded no contest to a lesser misdemeanor charge of breach of peace for an incident that took place in Las Vegas in February 2022, per the Clark County (Nevada) District Court. > > Kamara, 27, will have to complete 30 hours of community service and pay $105,196.17 in restitution to the victim, Darnell Greene, for past due medical expenses as a result of his no contest plea. Kamara also will be fined $500.
the Seattle Seawolves will host the Houston Sabercats to determine who will move on to the Western conference final vs. the San Diego Legion! Old Glory DC will trek up to Rugby New York to Duke it out for the chance to take on the New England Freejacks in the eastern final!