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Survivor Pool 2019 - Jeff (BGS), 2019-08-28, 18:33

links & such - Jay, 2010-10-14, 17:19

NBC did skycam for part of the Japan-Russia rugby game today - HullieAndMikes, 2019-09-20, 06:45
- They don't control the cameras for Premier League broadcasts - HCE, 2019-09-20, 07:49
  - I had assumed the same would hold true in Japan - HullieAndMikes, 2019-09-20, 08:02
    - FIFA uses a world feed for its World Cup - HCE, 2019-09-20, 08:28

Tulane Green Wave wears blue uniforms - Spesh, 2019-09-19, 19:30
- Some cultures do not distinguish between blue and green - Flann, 2019-09-20, 06:26
  - And anything at all goes in NOLA. * - Grantland, 2019-09-20, 06:57
- Great finish! * - Silk, 2019-09-19, 20:28

Live report from Athens - JD in Portland, 2019-09-19, 18:22
- What a beautiful day! - Slainte Joe, 2019-09-20, 10:53
- Any time to hit the 40 Watt tonight? - Albie, 2019-09-20, 07:05
- Excellent. - KGB, 2019-09-19, 18:28
  - Can do bcz PB lives in Portland * - JD in Portland, 2019-09-19, 21:45
    - Its a bad ass college town. Nowhere bar is great. * - Grantland, 2019-09-20, 06:00

If you're curious about the whistleblower complaint... - BPH, 2019-09-19, 12:29
- Trump yesterday: I would never do something like that. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2019-09-20, 08:07
  - He thinks he's being smart and resourceful. - KGB, 2019-09-20, 10:03
  - Wrong. - OGerry, 2019-09-20, 08:47
    - My apologies - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2019-09-20, 09:37
    - I can't read your subject line and not miss - Greg, 2019-09-20, 08:52
      - Saint Patrick of Buchanomics! - OGerry, 2019-09-20, 09:07
        I went to basketball camp with his grandchildren - HCE, 2019-09-20, 09:23
        Did you see this? - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2019-09-20, 09:38
        The bit about ND students "nodding along" rang true - HCE, 2019-09-20, 10:14
        The least honest thing about guys like Deneen - HullieAndMikes, 2019-09-20, 11:02
- It's Ukraine - Jim (fisherj08), 2019-09-19, 17:10
  - WaPo also confirmed w/2 sources. - domer.mq, 2019-09-19, 17:13
    - Expect to see more Tweets attacking the Intel Community - Mark, 2019-09-19, 19:05
      - They need to just release what they’ve got - MattG, 2019-09-19, 19:35
    - I’d like to see ol Donny Trump wriggle out of THIS jam! - MattG, 2019-09-19, 17:30
      - I've always hated that meme. - domer.mq, 2019-09-19, 19:16
        You can’t blame Trump at this point. - MattG, 2019-09-19, 19:32
        The ONLY thing I can't think of... - domer.mq, 2019-09-19, 19:36
        The Senate won't convict - CK08, 2019-09-19, 20:38
        I've been happy with deferring to Pelosi's judgement. - nedhead, 2019-09-19, 20:43
        I mean, if you were timing it all... - domer.mq, 2019-09-19, 21:22
        I just hope Trump gets his due, like Bibi’s about to. - Joe (LBbeachrat), 2019-09-20, 03:10
        I wouldn't count Bibi out just yet. * - nedhead, 2019-09-20, 03:22
        
        I think it's getting close to that time. - nedhead, 2019-09-19, 22:07
        Pelosi is physically incapable of thinking - KGB, 2019-09-20, 06:56
        Congressional Democratic leadership is pretty useless - Jim (fisherj08), 2019-09-20, 07:01
      - It's downright easy... - BPH, 2019-09-19, 17:41
- Lots of speculation at this point - Mark, 2019-09-19, 13:53
  - But enough about murdering journalists, who can we bomb 4 u? - Mark, 2019-09-19, 16:09
- Check out this thread: - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2019-09-19, 13:49
- Ugh - Greg, 2019-09-19, 13:38
- NYT says it's "beyond" one conversation. - domer.mq, 2019-09-19, 13:15
- There's been chatter about this sort of thing for months. - KGB, 2019-09-19, 12:37
  - O no, Hillary would have been much worse! - Grantland, 2019-09-19, 13:43
  - Also - KGB, 2019-09-19, 13:15
- It makes perfect sense. But I thought the complaint was - BillyGoat, 2019-09-19, 12:33
  - Multiple conversations - Dylan, 2019-09-19, 13:22

Jay, check out the new season of American Horror Story. - irishted, 2019-09-19, 11:45
- Hijack: Best slasher film? - Joe, 2019-09-19, 13:26
  - Black Christmas - HullieAndMikes, 2019-09-19, 15:01
  - Halloween set the standard. - irishted, 2019-09-19, 14:21
    - Christmas Evil is pretty great - Mike (bart), 2019-09-19, 14:49
  - fun topic - Mike (bart), 2019-09-19, 13:35

Prediction Thread - Near Death Experiences - Mike (bart), 2019-09-19, 11:00
- Not GA but it works. - Bingo, 2019-09-20, 06:44
  - Almost got dragged to death by a horse in Indiana - Albie, 2019-09-20, 07:39
- It was a backyard campfire on the wrong side of town - irishoutsider, 2019-09-20, 04:40
- I was held up at gunpoint - IrishGuard, 2019-09-19, 18:17
- Walsh is looking, looking, looking -- - omahadomer, 2019-09-19, 16:02
- It was a night shift on a drilling rig - PasadenaDomer, 2019-09-19, 14:00
- I was working at a driving range - ndbk32, 2019-09-19, 13:38
  - hilarious * - Mike (bart), 2019-09-19, 13:41
- I was in a car being driven by a guy... - domer.mq, 2019-09-19, 13:31
- I fell off a ladder while hanging Christmas lights. - MattG, 2019-09-19, 13:04
- I once got bitten by a sea lion - Greg, 2019-09-19, 12:41
  - You told... - PMan, 2019-09-19, 13:55
    - That thread is fun for sure! Unless you're George Will... * - Greg, 2019-09-19, 14:36
    - probably my favorite thread in the history of the board - Jay, 2019-09-19, 13:59
      - His manifesto is still hanging right here pinned... - PMan, 2019-09-19, 14:04
- "I'll be all over you like a Georgia thunderstorm" - Jack, 2019-09-19, 11:58
- September Atlanta humidity is unpleasant - Jamie, 2019-09-19, 11:42
- I fell down in a mosh pit at a Shane MacGowan concert - HCE, 2019-09-19, 11:40
  - I think Shane MacGowan will outlive me at this point. * - Albie, 2019-09-20, 07:42
- something from Deliverance * - Jay, 2019-09-19, 11:17
- I traveled to Atlanta with Ken Fowler in 2006 - Coach Gillespie, 2019-09-19, 11:11
  - That's funny, I'll be watching this one with him - CK08, 2019-09-19, 11:46
  - Got into that game for free - Mike (bart), 2019-09-19, 11:28

OT: music thread Thursday - Jay, 2019-09-19, 08:43
- I think we've talked about it here before. - Joe, 2019-09-19, 14:20
  - It’s unimpeachable and continues to get more accolades - MattG, 2019-09-19, 18:17
- Ken Burns's country music documentary soundtrack is up - OGerry, 2019-09-19, 12:18
- That is outstanding. And never thought I'd hear it on a lute * - Jack, 2019-09-19, 10:08
- Springsteen Met The Killers - irishoutsider, 2019-09-19, 09:45
- That's awesome - thanks for posting. - irishvol, 2019-09-19, 09:35
  - Wild Reeds are pretty good. - KGB, 2019-09-19, 12:31
  - You going both nights? - ndbk32, 2019-09-19, 11:12
    - Thanks! - irishvol, 2019-09-19, 11:50
  - I like Caroline Rose and Phosphorescent - Greg, 2019-09-19, 09:41
    - things I miss about living in Nashville - Regular Joseph, 2019-09-19, 11:02
    - Vampire Weekend were very good live this summer - HullieAndMikes, 2019-09-19, 09:52
- That was great, thanks! * - oviedoirish, 2019-09-19, 09:35
- Loved it--thanks for posting * - HCE, 2019-09-19, 09:22
- That was very cool. - domer.mq, 2019-09-19, 09:10
  - Agreed. Thanks, Jay. * - PMan, 2019-09-19, 09:10
- The Who released a new song! - KGB, 2019-09-19, 09:07
  - Love this. Thank you. * - irishoutsider, 2019-09-19, 09:39

Andy Staples (in the Athletic) on the NBC skycam - Jay, 2019-09-19, 08:05
- apropos of this - Jay, 2019-09-19, 10:58
- Check out Avery Davis' touchdown - CK08, 2019-09-19, 09:11
  - I'm glad I saw it live in the stadium - Jack, 2019-09-19, 09:59
  - "CLOSER TO THE ACTION!" * - domer.mq, 2019-09-19, 09:19
  - Camerman bit on the fake * - Jim (fisherj08), 2019-09-19, 09:16
  - fixed you up * - Jay, 2019-09-19, 09:15
    - Thanks! * - CK08, 2019-09-19, 09:17
- The producer came off like such a douche - KGB, 2019-09-19, 08:42
  - That camera could be great for replays - CK08, 2019-09-19, 08:54
    - It should be an alternate angle on the live stream - Brendan, 2019-09-19, 09:59
    - "CLOSER TO THE ACTION!" - domer.mq, 2019-09-19, 09:07
      - But also somehow further away. - KGB, 2019-09-19, 09:10
        Addendum on McKinley play: - KGB, 2019-09-19, 10:12
        
        I thought passes caught low to the ground and FGs were worse - CK08, 2019-09-19, 09:25
        I'm not entirely convinced he didn't miss that field goal * - HullieAndMikes, 2019-09-19, 09:32
        
        the end of the near sideline shots were also terrible - Jay, 2019-09-19, 09:31
  - The way I'm reading the situation... - domer.mq, 2019-09-19, 08:53
    - Very interesting and explains a lot. Thanks for the pull. * - Greg, 2019-09-19, 09:43
  - I checked in with a ND friend - Jay, 2019-09-19, 08:45
- Thank god. - domer.mq, 2019-09-19, 08:32
  - I've scheduled my Saturdays around ND football since - CK08, 2019-09-19, 08:35
    - Same - Douglas Farmer would say I’m close minded * - Coach Gillespie, 2019-09-19, 10:43
      - if it continues it’s definitely petition worthy * - Jay, 2019-09-19, 10:50
        No doubt * - Coach Gillespie, 2019-09-19, 11:18
    - felt exactly the same * - Jay, 2019-09-19, 08:44

How do I post a pic I snipped from Googlemaps? - Grantland, 2019-09-19, 06:43
- It's such a great college town - irishvol, 2019-09-19, 07:42
  - Yep. I have been to 10+ games up there. Since I am not a - Grantland, 2019-09-19, 07:59
    - Certainly don't go to a game at Neyland now... - irishvol, 2019-09-19, 09:49
      - The 90 ND game there's still the loudest I have ever been to - Albie, 2019-09-19, 13:03
        Did you like the Rose Bowl in 2005 when SC played UT? - Greg, 2019-09-19, 13:12
        The Rose Bowl is on my bucket list - Albie, 2019-09-20, 06:58

OC Gamewatch question? - River, 2019-09-18, 18:22

Mike Leach's musings on a Pac-12 mascot brawl - KGB, 2019-09-18, 12:05
- his sincerity in these things always gets me - Jay, 2019-09-19, 09:21
  - It is truly a thing of beauty. * - OGerry, 2019-09-20, 07:17
- I think he's confusing Sun Devils with Dementors - HCE, 2019-09-19, 07:02
  - I think that’s exactly what he was thinking - Jeff (BGS), 2019-09-19, 08:29
    - Aha! He's even smarter than he appears. - Greg, 2019-09-19, 09:45
  - The worst thing about prison. * - Chris, 2019-09-19, 08:21
- Can you lock a Sun Devil in an equipment closet? * - ndbk32, 2019-09-18, 14:07
  - How do you shoot a Sun Devil in the back? What if you miss? * - Jeff (BGS), 2019-09-18, 15:28
- Missed opportunity by the reporters - Jack, 2019-09-18, 12:46
- Did the Ute trade for a rifle? - Greg, 2019-09-18, 12:39
  - Not even “guys” - Jeff (BGS), 2019-09-18, 21:46
  - This consideration was peak Leach * - irishoutsider, 2019-09-18, 13:27

what about an unquenchable appetite for ND Warrior Poetry? - HumanRobot, 2019-09-18, 10:37
- This board has Disney ballads covered - Savage, 2019-09-18, 16:05
  - Holy crap. I had forgotten about those. * - BillyGoat, 2019-09-19, 06:05
- We've got a few of these covered - irishoutsider, 2019-09-18, 13:54
  - What would draw the puppets out of retirement? - Brendan, 2019-09-18, 17:50
    - Luxury space communism - irishoutsider, 2019-09-18, 22:43
      - As it has been written, so shall it be done * - Brendan, 2019-09-20, 08:04
  - Post of the day * - Greg, 2019-09-18, 15:48

Some things kicking around in my head about the game - Brendan, 2019-09-18, 10:14
- Important question: - OGerry, 2019-09-18, 14:37
  - Turnover Spiked Shoulder Pads - CCastell, 2019-09-18, 15:44
- Good stuff. Some counter-thoughts - Mike (bart), 2019-09-18, 12:23
  - The other thing that stood out about our run offense vs. UM - Brendan, 2019-09-18, 13:58
    - Good stuff. What's the difference between the two? * - BillyGoat, 2019-09-18, 14:52
      - Jet = handoff, orbit = “pass” - Brendan, 2019-09-18, 17:43
        nit: I know it as just jet sweep and jet sweep shovel pass - Mike (bart), 2019-09-18, 18:22
        Huh - I humbly retract - Brendan, 2019-09-18, 18:57
  - General observation on Kelly's big game offense - Jim (fisherj08), 2019-09-18, 13:52
    - First play of the Citrus Bowl was about a 40 yard sideline - omahadomer, 2019-09-18, 18:09
    - Georgia 2017 too - first play was a flea flicker - Brendan, 2019-09-18, 14:02
      - Oklahoma 2012 - Where art thou, Chris Brown? * - mkmcfrlnd, 2019-09-18, 15:07
- yup, Book at 65%-70% rate with 0 INT's is a prerequisite * - Kyle, 2019-09-18, 11:59
- It's been a grim preview week - HullieAndMikes, 2019-09-18, 11:21
  - Does anyone remember if - Jack, 2019-09-18, 12:50
    - I remember thinking 2012 OU would be pretty even - Captain Robb, 2019-09-18, 14:09
    - Can’t speak for ND specific media - HullieAndMikes, 2019-09-18, 13:34
  - It's a weird game - CK08, 2019-09-18, 11:38
- good post * - Jay, 2019-09-18, 10:59
- I watched the condensed version of the ND/NM game - Jim (fisherj08), 2019-09-18, 10:22
  - The UNM game was clearly... - BPH, 2019-09-18, 12:18
    - To your point... - mkmcfrlnd, 2019-09-18, 15:12
  - I thought it was interesting we showed more creativity - BillyGoat, 2019-09-18, 11:48

Nice to see this quantified - Jeff (BGS), 2019-09-18, 06:54
- Why do people want to see us so desperately? * - Grantland, 2019-09-18, 07:47
  - speaking of which - Pat, 2019-09-18, 15:45
  - Brand equity. - MattG, 2019-09-18, 11:10
    - We smell good. * - irishted, 2019-09-18, 15:22
      - LOL - see Pat's post just above. * - Grantland, 2019-09-19, 06:40
    - Plus we're always on tv - HCE, 2019-09-18, 11:41
    - Conference independence is a very big part of it - Jack, 2019-09-18, 11:33
  - isn’t this the effect of our fan base? * - Jay, 2019-09-18, 09:27
    - I don't think so? - CK08, 2019-09-18, 09:38
      - We won't see a sea of green for obvious reasons - Jack, 2019-09-18, 10:38
  - To bask in our irrelevance? - HCE, 2019-09-18, 08:47
    - "Exotic" is a fair description of the phenomenon, I think. - KGB, 2019-09-18, 09:02
      - nobody at the zoo and skips the polar bear, or the penguins - Kyle, 2019-09-18, 12:18
      - and Rockne All American! * - Grantland, 2019-09-18, 11:06
      - ND fans are also used to playing different teams - Jeff (BGS), 2019-09-18, 09:30
      - Exactly. We're just different. - Coach Gillespie, 2019-09-18, 09:28
        Wasn't Rodney Dangerfield in a movie about Wisc football? * - Jack, 2019-09-18, 09:45
  - I'm kind of wondering that too - CK08, 2019-09-18, 08:23
    - Weirdly, they're not sending the band for some reason * - PootND, 2019-09-18, 09:24
      - They are going to Ann Arbor - Jack, 2019-09-18, 10:46
        I thought it had something to do with the deal on tickets. * - Grantland, 2019-09-18, 11:07
        Very well could be, good point * - Jack, 2019-09-18, 11:30
        
        Kids in the band probably prefer turkey day at home. * - NDinVA, 2019-09-18, 10:54
        Yeah they almost never go to the Thanksgiving road game - CK08, 2019-09-18, 11:40
        Sent a "Pep Band" to USC in 2006 - Captain Robb, 2019-09-18, 14:24
        
        I thought Pete Schivarelli started paying for the band to go * - BillyGoat, 2019-09-18, 12:25
      - Really? That's disappointing. - CK08, 2019-09-18, 09:40
    - Honestly - Jim (fisherj08), 2019-09-18, 08:33
      - This is it - ndbk32, 2019-09-18, 08:50

Your Rugby World Cup preview - HullieAndMikes, 2019-09-18, 06:06
- Joe Scmidt out-thinking himself leaving - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2019-09-18, 18:24
  - Toner’s been rickety for awhile - HullieAndMikes, 2019-09-18, 18:31
- What about the USA? Any chance they win a match? * - HCE, 2019-09-18, 09:44
  - Perhaps against Tonga - HullieAndMikes, 2019-09-18, 09:55

Survivor Week 3 results and Week 4 picks - Jeff (BGS), 2019-09-18, 05:35
- Did week 2 get erased? - Jamie, 2019-09-18, 09:26
  - I had initially recorded the Washington-Cal game incorrectly - Jeff (BGS), 2019-09-18, 09:34
    - Ah. Roger that. * - Jamie, 2019-09-18, 09:51

Rank the following teams: - Jim (fisherj08), 2019-09-17, 14:21
- There is a clear Top 3 imo - CW (Rakes), 2019-09-17, 15:50
  - In retrospect that 2015 OSU team was just loaded, huh - Jim (fisherj08), 2019-09-17, 18:15
    - It's kind of silly - CW (Rakes), 2019-09-18, 07:14
    - Begrudgingly, I have to agree. - KGB, 2019-09-18, 06:50
      - And if Urban doesn't choke against Sparty - PootND, 2019-09-18, 07:23
- Trying to fight recency bias with my #1 - MHB (Rakes of Mallow), 2019-09-17, 15:08
- In order - omahadomer, 2019-09-17, 14:38
  - This was my thought as well - Jeff (BGS), 2019-09-17, 14:56
  - Concur - Mike (bart), 2019-09-17, 14:56
- My thoughts: - PootND, 2019-09-17, 14:31
  - So two blowouts - HullieAndMikes, 2019-09-17, 14:35

OT: OMG: RIP Cokie Roberts - Grantland, 2019-09-17, 13:42
- She was great. I'm bummed. Didn't know she was ill. * - oviedoirish, 2019-09-17, 20:29
- She was one of the good guys, Or in this case good girls RIP * - NDinVA, 2019-09-17, 16:54
- Truly a giant. Very sad day - Jack, 2019-09-17, 15:04

What previous game has our fan base been as resigned to - oviedoirish, 2019-09-17, 12:57
- People seemed pretty resigned before Music City - HullieAndMikes, 2019-09-17, 14:32
- We have won 15 of our last 16 games. Just sayin'. * - omahadomer, 2019-09-17, 13:49
- 2007 USC was pretty bleak. * - Greg, 2019-09-17, 13:00
  - That is one of the few ND games I watched not a minute of. - omahadomer, 2019-09-17, 13:48
    - I believe it was the 2008 game... - Greg, 2019-09-17, 13:54
      - Yes, that was the year -- - omahadomer, 2019-09-17, 14:27
  - More recently, 2014 and 2016 USC games - BPH, 2019-09-17, 13:27
    - Agreed 2016 USC was the last time. * - Kyle, 2019-09-18, 05:57
    - I believe Jacob Matuska started at DT against USC in 2014 - Brendan, 2019-09-17, 13:49
  - Yes, that was probably the worst season in my memory. - oviedoirish, 2019-09-17, 13:02

Please share opinion? I have flag described herein. - Grantland, 2019-09-17, 11:56
- Thanks guys. * - Grantland, 2019-09-17, 13:44
- Yes, it's offensive. - oviedoirish, 2019-09-17, 12:35
- Nothing good starts with the Confederate battle flag - HCE, 2019-09-17, 12:10
  - BTW My real intent is to commandeer it and troll I guess. - Grantland, 2019-09-17, 14:33
  - I took this recently at a fair near where I grew up - IrishGuard, 2019-09-17, 12:44
    - Ever been to NASCAR? Holy cow! * - Grantland, 2019-09-17, 13:25
    - Do they also sell lightly used catheters? * - domer.mq, 2019-09-17, 13:22
      - Nice! * - oviedoirish, 2019-09-17, 20:25
    - I get to drive by a Confederate flag emporium tonight - HCE, 2019-09-17, 13:20
    - wow, hopefully you took the chance to stock up on a bunch of - Kyle, 2019-09-17, 12:56
  - Associating southern football and the Confederacy - Greg, 2019-09-17, 12:21
    - "Invade the North", huh Vince - Jack, 2019-09-17, 13:28
    - Thompson has lots of "dumbest lines ever" contenders - HullieAndMikes, 2019-09-17, 12:28
      - In his defense [gag] - Greg, 2019-09-17, 12:33
  - It was originally made 40+ years ago by my grandmother from - Grantland, 2019-09-17, 12:18

Things I would do to prep for Georgia - Mike (bart), 2019-09-17, 10:42
- big plays on O, turnovers on D - Jay, 2019-09-17, 15:10
- I hope we don't run a bunch of blitzes from - omahadomer, 2019-09-17, 12:33
  - At one point against Louisville they showed a stat - Jeff (BGS), 2019-09-17, 13:46
- I think we need to sell out to stop the run - BPH, 2019-09-17, 11:33
  - I just don't think we're up to it - Mike (bart), 2019-09-17, 11:35
    - The run D definitely has had busts but it also hasn't been - PootND, 2019-09-17, 13:25
    - If the first two games are any indication - KGB, 2019-09-17, 11:43
- Sounds like Finke-to-slot is probably happening - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2019-09-17, 11:27
  - Based on film review from one of the sites... - BPH, 2019-09-17, 11:35
    - gotta let them do what they're built to do - Mike (bart), 2019-09-17, 11:38
  - I've banged this drum a couple of times but I think - Mike (bart), 2019-09-17, 11:29

USC is now a four point underdog - omahadomer, 2019-09-17, 08:53
- Utah is good, they rolled the BYU team that just - Bingo, 2019-09-17, 14:00
- Utah is very good - BPH, 2019-09-17, 10:02
  - It opened at pick 'em and quickly jumped to - omahadomer, 2019-09-17, 10:10
- The question is... - domer.mq, 2019-09-17, 09:16
  - Yeah, I've been worried about that since last year -- - omahadomer, 2019-09-17, 09:38

OT: Lyle Lovett - Greg, 2019-09-17, 08:40
- Slight hijack: Anyone watching Ken Burns' Country Music? - HCE, 2019-09-17, 10:22
  - I’m not a Burns fan but it’s fantastic so far - JD in Portland, 2019-09-17, 17:03

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