A big part of what makes this work though is that the guy that caught the ball was lined up at (or near) the line of scrimmage when the ball was kicked (you can see him turn around and book it backwards at the right side of the screen at the very beginning of the video). There was only one return man back. The return…

I imagine the Michigan-App State non-line was more likely a “mismatch, so no interest” decision at the time, rather than the idea that the line would have been SO huge. App State was a two-time defending FCS champion, so they would have been treated like a mediocre FBS team - still a huge dog to Michigan, of course,…

This is the same type of criticism that used to be leveled at Ricky Henderson. “Why is he riding the bus for some minor league team! He’s a legend! What a sad thing.”

Jackson had refused to work out for the Celtics unless they guaranteed him they would draft him at No. 3.

A psychologist would probably say it’s a coping mechanism for deep rooted personal insecurities. Whether it’s politics, sciences, video game systems, comic book movie universes etc etc. You have waive that plume around and show everyone else that your choices are the right ones and everything else is wrong. …

Now for the analytical response: Tim definitely didn’t watch this game or he would have mentioned how America-Pachuca figured into this equation and how Monterrey equalized shortly before this, causing Pachuca to go all-out for the playoffs after having blown the needed 2-goal lead they had.

Ok, but what about a BJ, Upton?

You know what’s going to happen when you raise wages though? A couple of unintended consequences:

UMMMM EXCUSE ME BUT SURELY THE EDUCATION THEY GAIN IN THE D-LEAGUE IS EXTREMELY VALUABLE

The pairings aren’t “randomly selected,” they are generated based on an algorithm that’s approved by the international body of chess (FIDE.) The general idea is that players are paired within their score group, with adjustments made to prevent any player from having the same color pieces too often. It’s called “Swiss-s…

It’s basically because chess has a very male-dominated culture and player base that was and in some ways can still be very misogynistic, which drives women away from the game. The women-only division is an attempt at bringing women into the fold and developing their skills without having to deal with the culture.

Alexasandr Karelin finished his career 887-2.

When the Browns were 0-3 I saw the possibility of a winless season and starting betting on them to lose. Over a three month period, my initial investment of $300 had grown to $304.61 before that crushing Week 16 victory against the Chargers left me penniless.

Baseball is the only sport that actually looks like America.

Also, offering people more money only works for rich people. Offering more money to poor people only makes them lazier or something.

Simple fix. Any accepted penalty in the last 2 minutes results in the clock being reset to the time at the snap. Would also stop the defense intentionally committing penalties to prevent big plays at the end of the game (see end-of-first-half of the 49ers-Saints game a few weeks ago https://deadspin.com/the-49ers-did-s…

“I’m just here so I don’t get fined.”

“When the NFL sends their football players, they’re not sending their best...”

Here’s some crazy shit: on July 31st this year, the Orioles and Blue Jays went into the 9th inning in Toronto tied 2-2 (sound familiar)? Who pitched the 9th and 10th for the Orioles? Zach Britton.

A couple thoughts on the Price piece. Please note that I am a psychologist, and the standards of my profession may be slightly different because Price isn’t a psychologist, but whatever the differences are, they’re likely very minor. Therefore, I’m going to use the standards of psychologists as my frame.