That Aud Smell

Not sure if it's been discussed upthread. RaKru is heralded as a master of communicating with players and then uniting them as a team. Had he been here, could RaKru have eliminated the "need" to trade ROR?

Right. There must be some plausible deniability voodoo they're running. It's been widely reported that it costs a cable company, Sling, etc. $6 per month to provide the various ESPN properties to a subscriber. How can Area51 provide those ESPN channels and hundreds of others for $7 per month? It doesn't wash.

Lol. (And, yes, I know the two posts aren't linked.)

You're consistently thoughtful and articulate (and imaginative!). Your apology's mea culpa's no good here, sir.

@... anticipated some of what I was going to say in reply. I guess I'm aware that those big bodied western teams - Kings, Ducks - became notorious as "heavy" teams. But I don't think of the heavy style as being played by big bodied teams. It's really more a style and mentality -- and execution of that style -- that can make a game heavy. I think of ROR as a very heavy player. But he doesn't hit anyone. I think it should be a good series.

There are few teams I hate as much as Boston. Go, Blues.

Given his history, I had wondered why this particular staff signed him. Now that this has happened, I wonder whether they’ll keep him on. Also, broken feet among NFL route runners strikes me as among the most inevitable issues in that game. The way those guys punish their feet with pressure, torque, etc. is insane. I agree: The franchise should have kept the number shelved. Dude. He was absolutely magnetic and electrifying, on and off the field. That’s for sure. As for being like that off the field: Narcissistic sociopaths can be that way, I’m told (as you seem to have acknowledged).

That’s an interesting note: Two “heavy” teams in the finals. The death of heavy hockey was overstated, evidently.

Also this: https://www.comparitech.com/iptv/area-51-iptv/ Hard pass.

^ I clicked through. The service strongly suggests that you use a VPN that will cloak your identity and disclaims knowledge of whether its content providers have licenses to provide their content. I’m mystified at how that service can operate in the open.

Sorry. I'm totally distracted by the idea/image of RaKru holding out his balls to his players.

Damn. Got it now. I'm in a total fog of late, in case that wasn't evident.

Thanks. My question was directed to the inclusion of that video clip. I felt rick roll'd.

why.

savage and accurate take on Man City https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/english-soccer/ken-early-city-s-domination-has-been-bought-and-they-re-paying-the-price-1.3897613 also - financial fair play is mostly a mystery to me.

This is timely for me as well, as I cut the cord and have no clue how or whether I plan to watch the Sabres next season. What are the cord-cutting options if you're located within the market? My sense is that there are none. Something about cloaking my VPN and getting NHL center ice?

The league admitted that the refs missed the call. And that crew is reportedly done doing playoff games for what remains of this season. https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/nhl-admits-it-missed-hand-pass-that-led-to-sharks-ot-winner-reportedly-removes-all-four-officials-from-playoffs/

So, is it RKru? RKRU?

Oh, this little nugget. Rift or not, the Jets have clearly decided to put their faith in Gase, which probably has something to do with Jets owner Christopher Johnson reportedly deciding to get more personally involved in football operations.

interim, right? even so.

Something about leading horses to water.

Man - fu*k it. Having watched that. LET'S FOOKIN' GO. LET'S GO. I've touched on this before. If you're a sports fan, I don't see the point of having a substantially different perspective on the matter. Might he fail? Sure. The odds are in favour of it. But watch that clip and tell me that that's not the kind of person you want leading your favourite team. Why not have hope when anything is possible. Am I sucker who was born just this very minute? Yeah, maybe. LET'S GO.

This is a good read: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/amp/sports/looks-like-krueger-has-all-the-right-tools-to-slay-team-canada/article32068952/?__twitter_impression=true