Well the 9am thing is about how things are out west. I was blown away that I could go to a sports bar and get a drink at 9am. Games are on, why not PAC games?Purely for the in-person fans. Nobody wants to be at a football game at 9 AM. You'd have no tailgate culture at all, because to tailgate you'd need to be in the parking lot before 7 AM to set up, and then you barely get any time to enjoy it. A lot of fans aren't going to want to get up at 6 AM on a Saturday, to have enough time to get showered, dressed (and for the ladies to get dolled up), to rush to a stadium for a 9 AM kick.
Especially coming from FL, where on Sundays, you can't get a drink until 1:00 on the dot.
Florida is weird with booze. I've lived in Illinois and Wisconsin and save for a few municipal quirks, you could buy booze in a grocery store.another reason I'm moving to Texas and not Florida
Here, it's only beer and wine. I have to go next door to Publix Liquors to buy booze. It's annoying.
I'm calling Governor Ron on this.
another reason I'm moving to Texas and not FloridaTexas is weird with booze too. Sounds similar to Florida.
UTee... trying to get FF to move HERE.If Fearless is worried about weird booze laws, he'll have to avoid everywhere in the South.
If Fearless is worried about weird booze laws, he'll have to avoid everywhere in the South.I'm not sure if I can buy Everclear at the grocery store...
California is probably where he needs to be, not sure they have any laws at all out there regarding purchase of hooch.
Right, and I already answered "how could it be a good thing" - sacrificing some ticket sales for NATIONAL relevance. It's wrong and pretty stupid, but it may yield gains in ranking spots, awards, etc. Maybe even the difference between being ranked 5th and 4th one year.I dunno, most Eastern and Central time zone folks are more likely to watch any of their local teams than the Huskies, even if they're on TV in the noon time slot.
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Plenty of eastern programs get talent from CA, but how often do west schools poach OH, FL, or LA? And while I don't have evidence (again!), I'd venture a guess that more talent flows east than flows west. If the little kid in Chattanooga who grows up to be a top recruit has never seen Washington play isn't going to sign with the Huskies.
some say if you are protecting your booze supply, you're an alcoholic
I say you're just smarter than the average drunk
Lincoln had a city ordinance back when I was living there, maybe still do, couldn't buy booze on Sunday.
Everyone knew to stock up or the nearest spot just outside of the city limits to restock
Have I talked about the real deal here?they have most of those things in Texas, but not all of them. and not as many. too dry
If it flies, bites, crawls or stings... it lives here. Year round.
Here you just learn to stock up on Saturday. It only took a handful of rushed beer-runs during commercials of a Sunday noon-Central Cowboys game, before I learned the value of the Saturday stock-up.Amen!
As for hard liquor, well, if you're a grown adult and don't have a liquor cabinet stocked well enough to get you through a Sunday, then I think you're probably beyond help.
Have I talked about the real deal here?But the beaches are way nicer than Texas.
If it flies, bites, crawls or stings... it lives here. Year round.
the only thing close to a beach I'm strolling around are the sand traps on the golf courseBetter golfing in Florida too, I'm quite sure.
the only thing close to a beach I'm strolling around are the sand traps on the golf courseBull crap, I saw you swimming with the mermaids.
the only thing close to a beach I'm strolling around are the sand traps on the golf courseYeah, but you have to watch out for the alligators in the traps in FL, and I'm not talking about OAM.
Bull crap, I saw you swimming with the mermaids.Larry moved from Nebraska to Florida
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Yeah, but you have to watch out for the alligators in the traps in FL, and I'm not talking about OAM.plenty of gators in South Carolina courses. Those reptiles can just keep my golf ball. I'll buy more
What are your preseason prognostications regarding the divisional pecking orders?
When I get one here. We just bought one for Kenosha, to live on in the summer.Luckily, at any given time, there are an infinite number of boats for sale in FL.
(https://media.kgw.com/assets/WTSP/images/132747068/132747068_750x422.jpg)Alligators, while not as aggressive as crocs, have still been around for ~200 million years. So they're doing something right.
Luckily, at any given time, there are an infinite number of boats for sale in FL.You'd be surprised how little inventory is out there, and how quickly it sells - normally with a bidding war.
Nice
I suspect there will be glut on the market next year, which is when I plan to get my Florida boat.
Alligators, while not as aggressive as crocs, have still been around for ~200 million years. So they're doing something right.most of them steering clear of large crocs
So it will be the Ducks vs the winner of the USC-UCLA game in the CCG?
That sucks.
I'd hoped there'd be a glut of used C6 Vettes on the market since the 2020 and 2021 Vettes are being produced
not so far, but I'm a patient man
Alligators, while not as aggressive as crocs, have still been around for ~200 million years. So they're doing something right.So have cockroaches
“Kelly has two years remaining on a contract that includes a $9-million buyout expiring Jan. 15, 2022, terms that would make it difficult to dismiss the coach at a time while other top candidates were available without absorbing that massive payout. Jarmond wouldn’t comment on possible extension talks with Kelly that could include a revision of his buyout clause except to say he had “no news to report on that front.” – Michigan extending Harbaugh’s contract in order to lower(?) his buyout is something I suspect a LOT of ADs (especially in the PAC 12) also want to do because it lowers the financial fallout of firing a coach while also providing not only an appearance of internal stability (especially for the sake of recruiting) but giving an impression of a positive relationship between the AD and the Coach. It’s thus good business sense for Jarmond to publicly praise Kelly despite a 10-21 record in Westwood. Same scenario is going on at USC.
Alright, back to the Pac South.
You have USC and UCLA duking it out for the top spot. You have Utah and Colorado right behind them as the dark horses, most likely in that order. So you must not be high on either of the Arizona schools.
So why are the Devils supposed to be so bad this year? Has Herman gone stale? Will your Wildcats be able to defeat them on the gridiron?
This is how the pecking order in the PAC 12 South should look compared to the rest of the nation:
USC: Top 25
Arizona St, Utah, Colorado, UCLA: 35 - 55
Arizona: 65 - 75
None of these teams would do better than 7-5 in the Big Ten East.
Sounds like UCLA will run away with the Pac South. The rest of the division is a trainwreck.
Are California/West Coast mandates allowing full stadiums?A quick search from the googles suggests that UCLA has a mask mandate but doesn't mention capacity restrictions. Stanford appears to have a mandate for proof of vaccination or a negative test within the past 72 hours, but I didn't see capacity restrictions.
I mean, I know the PAC has a big problem with attendance anyway, dating back well before pre-COVID, but I'm not sure THIS season is the one to gauge them on.
Who would win a three way tie between Ucla, Utah and Arizona St, whereby all three teams went 1-1 against each other?
I'm jaded but when I see this all I think is Washington is trying to get out of paying him a buyout.
So do the Utes and Ducks split their upcoming two game series? Or does one team sweep the other?
Is the CCG on for Vegas this year?
Are there attendance restrictions in place?
Might go if it's Utes-Ducks.
Personally I am more interested in the football than the self inflicted (covid/political theatre) drama.
Hasn't Wilcox been mediocre to bad at Cal? Why would Washington want him?
I'm jaded but when I see this all I think is Washington is trying to get out of paying him a buyout.
In what seems like a lost story amidst all the other badness of the Pac 12 this season, is anybody going to notice how far David Shaw and Stanford have fallen off???If Pac-12 football falls in the forest and nobody is around, does it make a sound?