Soccer, Sports and Politics - Part Deux

The I Hate Christian Laettner 30 for 30 was good. And the one about Kzyrzyjet-ski's 1st recruiting class. But yeah, they are easy to hate. And Scheyer has one of the most punchable faces in CBB right now. Grayson Allen should be punched every game.

 

Hey a @roby Francesca Lollabrigida sending you some amore

 

It'sa making me drool justa like pasta frazool!

 

Dude has more mobility in his hips, knees, annd ankles than most humans on the planet.

 

Bad Bunny coming out of sugarcane and there's a stand selling coconuts with straws in them. Love those.

 

Some of the men's snowboard competitors were in late 30s-40s.

 

The battle between the left side of the Patriots’ O line and the Seahawks’ right side of their defense is reminiscent of Bambi vs. Godzilla. The Patriots need to start running bootleg passes or something or else they have no chance. Maye is playing like a game manager and not an MVP. Either the Pats need to change their offensive thinking and schemes, or Maye is going to have to start playing hero ball.

 

Apparently the TPUSA halftime show was a failure in every possible aspect. Who could have predicted that???!!!

edit: some images if you dare…

The Turning Point USA Halftime Show is as bad as you thought it would be.

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— Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) February 9, 2026

 

Soundman is doing his damn job, I'll say that. Metallica never gave Newsted or Trujillo this much to work with, certainly not live.

But yeah, the whole idea sucks, and so does this music. The saddest thing, in some way, is that they're clearly channeling Black rappers, not the Jimmy Dean (Big Bad John), C. W. McCall (Connnnvoyyyyyyyy) or Charlie Daniels (Uneasy Rider) types. If they'd play polkas and waltzes and jigs and reels and leave us out of it, great. Take the snare off the two and four. In fact, bring a guy carrying a bass drum. He must play every beat. Or use an orchestra- that's sure to reap praise from the Shockley fellators. But you start adding vocal inflections you didn't learn at home, rhythms you didn't learn at the local hoedown or in your church, playing on the perimeter of the exotic sensuality of Blackness while being affiliated with a bunch of racist pedophiles, somebody iseventually going to ask them to stop trying to sound like the good guys.

 

Great half time show by Bad Bunny, full of symbolism and representation. Powerful stuff.

Great thread offering a narration for those who may have missed it.,

https://www.threads.com/@mark_nicko...eyGU-g2a88f_z-2WRs5PHQnkje5UcOSldMbDaa&slof=1

 

Neither is the Ford family. Although William Clay Ford ran the Lions in such a way that it's amazing they never folded.

A popular theory amongst many uncles though is that he was given the Lions so he wouldn't touch Ford Motor Company.

 

I've sat courtside a couple times at NBA games. People do not appreciate how fast these guys move. For their size especially.

 

The whole alternative show MAGA put on reminds me of David Brent's dance in The Office sitcom (British version).

 

Have you considers putting him on ignore? Rather than continually complaining? Does he write good, thoughtful posts often enough to justify his posts like this one that you’re complaining about?

 

When I was in grad school, I sat under the basket for an LSU/Auburn game. We were mercilessly heckling this fat guy on Auburn named Charles Barkley. A couple of times, he wouldn't bother going back on defense, so LSU had a couple 5 on 4 situations. We were on him for that. Then LSU gets a steal and Barkley is still at midcourt looking out of gas. But he was faking it. LSU half-assed a pass and Barkley came to life, tipping it and catching up with it on a dribble. He's running right at us, looking like a water-balloon beneath his jersey and shorts, but hauling some serious ass. He goes up for the dunk and it's almost like he was blocking out the sun.

Even when he was a total lard-ass, Barkley was fast and athletic a.f.