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I would have to be paid just to say I watched the NBA All-Star game!

Sorta didn't mention him as being in contention. I guess my reasoning was that he wasn't. TBH, I saw him playing this weekend, and I was thinking, "Whatever happens here, he'll place somewhere, get paid, while someone else wins Tiger's event, and it will not matter since most golfers don't have what he has." That would be the Green Jacket. I probably wouldn't say Cantley blew it "at home" since he wasn't going to win anyway. I think he did okay this weekend, but it wasn't happening for Patrick. Though I'd have bet on him before Hideki for sure!

If the selection show were to take place in present time, Purdue, Connecticut, Houston, & Arizona would be your top seeds in whatever region is out there (excluding the North but including the Midwest). Might only be a matter of time before the champs jump over the Big 10 powerhouse, but maybe not. Here's a report from CBS Sports as it relates to Saturday's Preview Show. As I was getting that link, apparently the super conferences of 2024 and beyond (courtesy of football & the Pacific 12) aren't super enough to move beyond having 15 teams in their respective conference tournament. Those have value since you could be winless, win the tournament, and get into the NCAA Tournament. So I was upset for a minute. However, adding value to the regular season should mean something. If you're 11th or worse as a seed, you probably don't belong in the Dance. Sure things can hinder someone, but 9th or 10th place following a late, great run is reasonable enough.

After 3 rounds, Patrick Cantley's 5-shot lead turned into a 2-shot lead (-14). Zalatoris & Xander are tied for second, and List, English, & Jason Day round out the Top 5. No chance for Rory this weekend (-4), but maybe the opposite will play out during the next CBS golf event

Couldn't disagree more. However, I respect it since it's nice to see new folks play the game in their attempt to build their own legacy as it relates to Survivor. That was during a period where several people were getting 3 to 4 to 5 chances if not a second chance. The gameplay from some of the recent players have not been very good, so that's where I'd be in the mood to see a veterans. IMO, each have their own pros & cons. When it's mixed up, that tends to be the way to go. I believe this might be the longest stretch in a quarter century where we haven't had any new players. Finally, it makes sense in a way (despite not agreeing here) to wait a minute, assuming they're going to go all out for Seasons 49 & 50

RIP Lefty. The Hoops version for College Gameday did pay tribute to HOF Coach Driesell. Before I get to one of the 2 members of that program that's been there since Day One, I have to say that while I tend to focus on the Men's side over the Women's side, hats off to Caitlin Clark & what she's done really prior to this season, but definitely this season. Nice to see some continuity in that (side of the) sport. Somewhat related, Bueckers, who came into the league the same time as Clark (I think), will return next season. Probably a great idea. Here's Jay Bilas' forecast for the Top 68 teams as of current time. With Selection Sunday 4 weeks from tomorrow (as of this post), CBS is slated to release the Top 16 and possibly the field of 64/68 (if the Selection Show were to be held today instead of 29 days from now). That's in about a couple of hours

This just in...Father Time is still undefeated. On a sort of related note, no Jordan Spieth for weekend action as it relates to the Genesis Open

All facts. However, Manning didn't do too much without Dungy. Not many big wins. No playoff wins until Tony got there. Three of his league MVPs took place between 2002-2009. The 4th one took place with pretty much the same team. Peyton's Denver career was okay. One & done twice, nearly shutout in Super Bowl 48 (probably the closest someone has been shutout in the most important game along with the 2018 Rams). Then with his fifth & final coach, while Peyton did win his second title, the Broncos won in spite of the 5-Time League MVP. For me that run is less impressive because of the things they were accused of doing to keep that run going. They were caught more than once doing shady things. While I'm not pleased about it myself, Pittsburgh (and everybody else) had a chance to adjust to whatever New England was doing, but they didn't do it. Other than questionable stuff, the reason New England is tops is due to the fact there's free agency as well as more teams in their sport & league than whatever other teams have had in the past. Pretty much why I'd put (or agree to put) Duke over UCLA as the best dynasty or a school that accomplished more than UCLA and even Kentucky over a big picture. Certainly the head coach

Just put Jeter in charge. It might not be the best choice going forward, but Derek as the Commish isn't anything but horrible. That way, someone else succeeding Manfred would avoid being such a villain that people would be wishing for Rob to regain the spot

To be fair, the Patriots Dynasty is the greatest since Day One. Some would say the best in sports. I can respect that while agreeing to disagree. Makes for a nice debate. Or could make for a good debate. Basically it's a case of what comes around, goes around. Until proven otherwise, I don't think Kansas City will top what New England did. They could; maybe not 20 years of winning, but they could accomplish more in less time. Not sure they'll be able to win 12 consecutive division titles or hold it every second within a calendar decade, but they might not need to (before another Lombardi). That was proven this past postseason. It'll be tough with Harbaugh in the division. Still as long as KC gets in, if the right people are there, they could still succeed. Anyway, what the Patriots community is going through is similar to what the Steelers, 49ers, and Cowboys went through. Tough to see someone rolling when you're not but did in the past

A lot of people often want a coach fired, and many of those have done a lot more than Steve Wilks in a bad way to get fired. However, they always stick around, and at least most of them continue to wreck the franchise that they're on. It's too bad that this was one of those situations where people were calling for his job, but then San Francisco listened. So the Niners can forget about being a decent franchise again. Back to being more pathetic than Dallas. To be fair, the 49ers defense wasn't that great, against Green Bay & Detroit. So it wasn't just the one game IMO that determined Steve's fate. The problem is he just got there, so I have to pay attention to see if there's anything else. But I'm not joking about the 49ers going back to being more pathetic than the Cowboys if they don't address their QB situation (including getting someone else in there as a backup or punting Brock Purdy to nowhere)

We'll see. It also helped Peyton & Tom that they had great leaders as head coach in Tony Dungy & Bill Belichick. Patrick has Andy Reid, but who knows when he'll leave. Fortunately Mahomes isn't like Lamar Jackson where the latter is screwed (rather his team) if he can't run. The deep ball & smarts are there. It depends on the other threats that Patrick's team has (coaching, defense, run game). Finally as the prediction of completing another set of years worth a trip to Canton on its own is favorable

As unpopular as it is, the Patriots are probably that team that gets the nod in terms of the 2000s & 2010s. Pittsburgh had a chance to place an asterisk on New England (and the Steelers) had they repeated for the 3rd time since the Merger. Both would've had 3 titles in the decade. I'd had still given the nod to the Pats. Of course, there was discussion for Indianapolis to get it (over the Steelers). Probably needed to win Super Bowl XLIV for a discussion to even take place. It looked like it could've been Seattle or even Baltimore during the 2014 season, but... Unless someone else makes a run in the second half of the 2020s, it's Kansas City's honor to lose. Still I think the Chiefs have it. They did start late in the 2010s. For what it's worth, New England's wins were early in their decade & Dallas as well (for the most part). Denver had some decent success late in the 90s but they sorta get snubbed. They were very good for a quarter dozen years, so no debate to be honest. Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Green Bay were all dominant throughout their entire decade of winning the biggest game & games. Finally, I sorta disagree with calling the Patriots Dynasty as a 20-year dynasty. While the backlash of saying so is there, such is life. I'll can agree with saying it was 20 years of winning, but a 20-year dynasty shouldn't include a decade-long drought. I know I've "dissed" New England for their pair of losses, both to the Giants & Ravens. However it happened, just like winning close against Rams, Carolina, Philadelphia, Seattle, and Atlanta. Lebron, MJ, Tiger, and currently Patrick never let other greats win. Flacco & Manning won (during that dead period). Therefore, 2 dynasties for the Pats is the call, not a 20-year dynasty

What does it take for 800 people to lose their jobs? Just have super-record breaking numbers overall in terms of ratings & viewership.

Well put. As much as people dislike Tom Brady, he does say the right things. It might come off a cheesy but he knows when to be correct in public, something I can't say about Travis Kelce. I knew that mojoween was talking about that 2018 AFC Title Game. A total painful loss. What's worse is that the Mahomes and Reid they've become might have gone for the win instead of taking points to achieve a tie. The current rules in OT were not in place at that point, and they were at home. The other loss was explained by JTMacc99. Can't win against a hot team that had Week 13 & played in their home stadium. They did win 3 road playoff games. The 4th team to do that before winning another title. Not easy to win when the face of the franchise is not 100% and both tackles were MIA. The thing that's vexatious for me is the people that site the 2-0 Brady over Mahomes stat try to make excuses of their own when it comes to their losses against Baltimore (both at home). It's okay to lose because you were without a key player but it's not okay if someone else loses without their key player or players. I can't remember what their excuse was against New York, if any

Well it took a long time. North of a quarter century, a program that held the record in terms of the viewership record aired on CBS (Dallas, M.A.S.H., and Super Bowl XLIV). That ended in 2011. Nearly a decade and a half later, CBS regains that spot.

The only chance Shanahan had in OT was to onside kick (after a successful 2-point conversion to top off a TD)

I can see them "not knowing" the rules. Or a rules change since this was the 26th playoff game since it was updated. Still a moot point since they took points. Plus, they blew it in regulation

Unless you're a Pittsburgh fan, of course the consensus was that the refs, not the Steelers, won Super Bowl 40. That is fair enough. I guess I'd call it a make up result for what should have been the season long outcome in 2001 and in 2004 (not so much the latter TBF). If you'd ask at least several Pittsburgh fans, the one for the thumb should have occurred before Season 86. OTOH, if I'm being kind, I'd say it was a make up from the 2000 season, specifically a make up call (and then some) from that nonsense against Philadelphia at Three Rivers Stadium. Plus, Patrick was banged up. Apart from the concussion early on, his ankle was not good in that game

I need for someone to be more specific as to the officials' involvement on a couple of plays. To be specific, allowing a guy named Parker run for 75 yards for a TD, and then non-regular QB Antwaan Randle El passing for a final one

That was Super Bowl XXX. If you used the 1996 calendar that game would've been two weeks prior to this year's game. Looking back, that one was painful as well. At the time it wasn't since it had been so long, the season before was a painful outcome just to get back, and Pittsburgh wasn't expected to win over a team that was expected to win Super Bowl XL was worth it a decade later, so there's that

Fortunately for me I have the option to do something else. For instance, turning the TV to Music Choice's Smooth Jazz. The defense are who they are. That was destined to happen. Green Bay & Detroit had their way, but the defenses of both of those teams, as road teams with less rest, fell short. Either team could've made it, but neither would've had a chance against Kansas City. Maybe Detroit since Goff is as great against Mahomes as Tom Brady

It's a blur for me in terms of which one was my first. In terms of a non-blur era, probably sometime between 1984-1991 (end of 1990 season). Pretty much like every other TV show, I can't recall which was my first since they seemed all jumbled together (not in chronological order according to me). I will say this: I haven't been in attendance at all 58. There are about a quarter dozen people, and I'm not one of them. Meanwhile, Shanahan may struggle with big decisions, but even if he didn't, it wasn't meant to be. That the Hornacek of today's NFL

In non Super Bowl news, though related due to the venue and an individual who has played in the most of them, it appears that Tom Brady, who has a future with FOX, is expected to become a minority owner for the Las Vegas Raiders. I'm not sure if it'll be a big deal or not, but apparently there are rules prohibiting people from owning a team & appearing on TV when the team is playing. IOW, calling a game. That was mentioned elsewhere, but while it seems professional, no source was linked to his post. In Super Bowl related news, while I already picked a champion in the summer, Kansas City +1.5 to +2.5 and the under is the side. Feels like a 23-22 or 24-22 score in favor of the NFC Champion, but smart money means Kansas City isn't having a team get to 20 (nobody got to 30 against them, and so far in the biggest games they haven't made a mistake)

Here comes the NFL version of Did You Know. Just in time for the 58th annual Super Bowl (Modern Day NFL Championship Game)