The thought that Mike wouldn't be snapped up in an in-house, non-lawyer advisory position with a reference letter from Harvey in his back pocket is ludicrous.

I think it's one of those cases where the Cornhuskers are literally the only thing going in the entire state, so everyone from there is a huge fan by default. Shit, even Alabama has Auburn to contrast with; I'm not even sure if Nebraska has an in-state rival.

Yup. Trophy (the Megaphone), recognition in EA's games, everything.

Add Nebraska to the "made sense, but not necessarily for TV purposes" realignment crew. They may not be what they were, but they already feel like a natural part of the Big Ten.

Nah, I'd go the other way and make it more episodic. This show is more fun when they play things light.

(This is without seeing this episode yet)

"And not for nothing, but where was Gail?! "

Nothing made me happier than the Broncos crowd booing him out of the building when he showed up on opening night.  And I hate the Broncos.

Okay, I know others have thrashed the idiotic comment that you made about the 1999 team somehow being on the same level as the 1980 win, but… no.  It's such a dumb statement that I don't even know where to begin.

I'd still prefer if they went to the college system, but we all know that the networks would never allow it.

Well, the most recent World Cup was won with an extra-time goal, so it does happen.  It's just that most soccer teams are so goddamn conservative in international play that you almost inevitably get boring finals.  Spain's thrashing of Italy in the European Cup was the only reasonably good final I can remember in the…

"Again, look how American Football finishes their ties."

"If there’s an aspect this documentary doesn’t touch on that I wanted to
know about, it’s the pressure on the host nation of a tournament this
size. France won the World Cup in 1998 and the United States took the
1999 women’s tournament, but there’s a spotty history of host nation
victories in big sports tournaments."

I actually thought Weiner had screwed up a detail for once - specifically, that the Super Bowl wasn't actually called that until after the Packers / Raiders game (EG, that the name came into being with the famous Jets upset of the Colts).  But, no, a bit of digging reveals that it was apparently called that for…

Judging by the amount of depressing-fangirl-edited Youtube videos with Terry and Ten, I think the Batman Beyond version takes it.

Judging by the amount of depressing-fangirl-edited Youtube videos with Terry and Ten, I think the Batman Beyond version takes it.

"That little blurb about Belgian cuisine being strong because they adopt
the food of the many, many countries that have invaded them was totally
charming. "

"That little blurb about Belgian cuisine being strong because they adopt
the food of the many, many countries that have invaded them was totally
charming. "

Just when you thought they'd figured out that cutting down the number of contestants would make the season better for the viewer… nope.

Just when you thought they'd figured out that cutting down the number of contestants would make the season better for the viewer… nope.