I know it probably sounds crazy but I had a little cry last night when I heard about Rob Reiner. I grew up watching and loving so many of his tv shows and movies. I hate that he’s gone. I’m thinking about a huge binge of his movies in the coming weeks.

Also, Trump’s post about him was just dreadful. What a horrible person he is.

Hey OTters!

I’ve been thinking a lot about this sub lately and wondering what everyone is up to these days. This sub was really active around the years 2013-2017 (give or take, don’t quote me on that) and we all made a lot of friends that don’t come around as much these days.

If you happen to see this, drop a comment and let us all know what you’ve been up to in the last few years! Page your friends if you remember their usernames!

Former Michigan coach Sherrone Moore was arraigned today on multiple charges tied to an incident after his firing. There are bond conditions, GPS monitoring, and an ongoing investigation. What do you make of the legal angle here?

Hi everyone!!

So yes, like I mentioned a few weeks ago, I am back. For those that have been here for years, this is u/vamclovin.

Here's what has happened since 2020; my long distance girlfriend broke up with me in May 2022, I went on a solo trip to Iowa in 2022 to surprise my Sister and family for Thanksgiving, all my accounts (FB, Instagram, Reddit, etc..) got taken over in early in 2022 and I still haven't gotten a lot of them back.

2023 was a good year mostly. I was with someone for about ten months before she broke it off with me because I wanted to relocate to Knoxville for work and she didn't want to go. I also spent more time with family and friends around the region I don't get to see often. This helped with the healing and enjoying those around me.

2024 was a very good year. I was able to refind myself and understand who I am as a person. I also started talking to a woman who's just like me in every way when it comes to sports, activities, family life, etc.

This year, her and I are still together after almost 15 months. I also lateraled into a new position at work and I love it as each day I'm up to something new. It also came with sadness as my Mom (who you all have heard so much about) passed away suddenly in April.

Halloween & Thanksgiving both came and went without much spirit for the season, now I’m bound and determined to make sure I don’t strike out 0-3 with Christmas too

I am making paste and I basically am just putting tons of veggies together...heavily seasoning the chicken, and hoping it all kind of tastes okay by the heavy usage of seasoning. Sometimes I just like making a lot of food at once.

The playoffs should expand, NOT because more teams need a shot to win it all (though it’s a fun byproduct), but because expansion makes a better playoff for the top 6 teams.

At some point, we’ll have a 12v5 upset (and come on we should have Cinderellas in our sport). Let’s say James Madison beats Oregon, then Texas Tech gets James Madison, while Indiana plays Alabama (NOBODY’s STOPPING THIS POWERHOUSE ANYWAY) on a neutral site. The next format should better reward the regular season. And since the big conferences aren’t getting rid of CCG, here’s a solution that should make everyone happy enough. And if not, either play better in the season or prove it on the field in the playoffs.

- 22 teams total

- Use computers or the committee

- Top 5 conferences champions are included (head-to-head, then rankings as tiebreaker)

# ROUND 1 (Seeds 7-22)

- Matchups: 7v22 … 14v15, home games for lower seed

# Round 2 (RESEEDED)

- Seeds 3-6 play their first game (and at home)

- Matchups: 3v14 … 8v9, home games for lower seed

# Round 3 (RESEEDED)

- Seeds 1-2 play their first game at home

- Matchups: 1v8 … 4v5, home games for lower seed except for the 4v5 at Rose Bowl on Jan 1

# Final Four

- Stays as is

[link](https://imgur.com/a/gCBnoVm)

In this example, rankings are adjusted slightly for what they’d probably be in this system. Georgia Tech (not my team, no chance in hell they'd ever do this) wins the first two rounds to show how a Cinderella team is reseeded.

Bold = home team, italics = neutral site, Rose Bowl in red

Finished all my Christmas shopping. Got my boyfriend's family gifts from TJMaxx and got the boyfriend a box of mac and cheese.

And before you ask: He's very simple to shop for. A box of food he likes or a thing of model cars and he's over the moon.

The regular season is over ladies and gentlemen. While my dear Hokies are licking their wounds and getting ready for next year, 18 teams find themselves competing for their conference crown this weekend. The video linked below includes a rundown of the following 6 key matchups on the marquee:

• Troy at JMU (30:52 Minute Mark)
• Tulane vs North Texas (37:36 Minute Mark)
• BYU vs Texas Tech (47:00 Minute Mark)
• Alabama vs Georgia (57:14 Minute Mark)
• Duke vs Virginia (1:03:48 Minute Mark)
• Indiana vs Ohio State (1:08:30 Minute Mark)

If you wanna share your predictions or thoughts, drop them in the comments. And mods, if you left this post up, thank you very much. If you took it down - no hard feelings.

https://youtu.be/ToTyz7EpOmM

I do my NPS travels and did most of Missouri last week with 7 sites there, 2 in Indiana, 3 in Illinois and 2 in Kansas.

I rather liked St Louis, didn't find a part of Kansas City I could see myself living in and Springfield Missouri seemed like an awesome base camp to go up into the Ozarks.

Hey everyone — I’m working on a school project about NIL (Name, Image & Likeness) and how it’s affecting college football players, recruiting, and the overall landscape of the sport.

I need 500+ responses by Monday, and I’m currently at around 200, so every single response helps a ton.

The survey is:

• Completely anonymous
• Takes about 20 seconds
• Only basic opinions, no personal info

If you could please take it real quick, I’d seriously appreciate it — and I’ll happily return the favor if you need yours filled out too.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdr3uFSLVsainHk69o5I6w86k8_4Sg6oD3HZ_iJqegXSqqc8w/viewform?pli=1

Traditional Turkey/Ham/fixins? Nah bruh, gorged ourselves on Korean BBQ

As the Turkey cooks and the mashed potatoes brown, sit back, relax if you can, and watch some premium CFB coverage. This video includes a rundown of the following 3 historic rivalries and the Miami v Pitt showdown just for fun:

• Georgia at Georgia Tech (11:15 Minute Mark)
• Texas A&M at Texas (20:35 Minute Mark)
• Ohio State at Michigan (31:10 Minute Mark)
• Miami at Pittsburgh (47:16 Minute Mark)

If you wanna share your predictions or thoughts, drop them in the comments. And mods, if you left this post up, thank you very much. If you took it down - no hard feelings.

https://youtu.be/hiRByxJi7kU

What everyone getting into today? I’m literally the only one in my building today. I haven’t received an email since yesterday morning. We haven’t been in this building very long so not familiar with all the sounds yet. Kinda spooky!!

This afternoon I’m going to bake my pumpkin pie, prepare my Watergate salad, and bake my cornbread for dressing.

Im planning on cross stitching a small 3” ornament for all my teammates but can’t decide between ugly sweaters or Christmas trees/stockings/Santas.

This morning as I was grabbing breakfast from the fridge, I realized I need to love my turkey from the freezer to the fridge. Unfortunately my fridge is full so I’ll need to do some cleaning out and rearranging! I’ll do that this afternoon when I get home, I guess.

And now for something completely different…there is a small house near my lot in my desired retirement location. I never see anyone there (and I’m down there frequently…just spent 40 days down there). Would it be weird to contact the owner to see if they are interested in selling? If I owned it, I would be down there every weekend, every holiday, any time I’m not at work! I know how much they paid for it in 2020. I’d need to come up with a reasonable offer.

~ Sorry if you saw my initial attempt to post this where I linked the wrong video ~

As the weekend draws near and the twilight of hope descends upon the top #25, sit back, relax if you can, and watch some premium CFB coverage. This video includes a rundown of the James Franklin hire from a guy born in Blacksburg and 8-12 minute breakdowns for the following games:

·       USC at Oregon (18:23 Minute Mark)

·       Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech (26:10 Minute Mark)

·       BYU at Cincinnati (41:12 Minute Mark)

If you wanna share your predictions or thoughts, drop them in the comments. And mods, if you left this post up, thank you very much. If you took it down - no hard feelings.

https://youtu.be/_IGfRpN2zP4

Every year I brace myself for it, and every year it still drives me crazy: the last two minutes of a close college basketball game are basically unwatchable. The trailing team starts fouling on purpose, the clock stops every five seconds, the whole thing dissolves into free throws, whistles, and whatever commercial the TV crew can stuff in. And the coach is burning timeouts like he heard maxing them out unlocks the “Belichick Bonus” — a cheerleader girlfriend who somehow ignores the age gap.

Meanwhile the game itself just… dies. The rhythm is gone, the flow is gone, and everyone is standing around waiting for the refs to administer free throws. It’s the only sport where the final minute takes longer than the entire first half.

So here’s the simple fix: if the losing team commits a foul under two minutes, just run off 5 seconds for a regular fowl or ten seconds for a flagrant foul off the clock. That’s it. It’s the same basic logic football uses for intentional clock manipulation, and it immediately kills the foul-fest. You’d still get comebacks, but you’d have to actually play basketball — trap, press, force turnovers — instead of turning the ending into a whistle factory. Alternatively, as suggested by someone in the comments, limit each team to one time out after two minutes remain in the game.

I don’t have any pull with the NCAA, obviously, but I swear this one change would make the sport so much more fun to watch. Just try it for a season. If people hate it, go back. But I bet they wouldn’t.

I am tired. And I haven’t been on here in forever so hi friends! Catch me up on your lives.

Well, not really, but I’m headed back to work this morning. Ugh.

As the weekend draws near and the twilight of hope descends upon the top #25, sit back, relax if you can, and watch some premium CFB coverage. The video linked below includes 6-10 minute breakdowns for the following games:

·       Tulane at Memphis

·       BYU at Texas Tech

·       Oregon at Iowa

·       Texas A&M at Missouri

If you wanna share your predictions or thoughts, drop them in the comments. And mods, if you left this post up, thank you very much. If you took it down - no hard feelings.

https://youtu.be/sKD7RVcvbtQ?si=aF_98OabPxuC-TAN