Funny part is there are, like, THREE definitions of irony.

Maybe he’s just using Stevie Wonder for hyperbole because when Stevie Wonder, though sighted, works as a ref he is just awful.

What’s really going to piss you off is when someone corrects me.

Yeah, I undercut it if anything. I was using this case to measure, where he started his legal steps from right around the free throw line. That’s not to say he was maxing out.

I’m an early millenial (early 30s) and I learned my sarcasm from my dad, dick.

Nope. 3 steps. Left foot lands just after he catches, right, and jumps off left.

Football has more consistent unavoidable damage and the head/neck injuries are brutal and more endemic to the game. To say nothing of linemen constantly getting legs rolled on. But that aside...the speed, plus rock-solid playing surface, plus accessories of sticks and blades add a whole ‘nother dimension to the…

Fair enough. Fwiw, I’d imagined students who didn’t ARRIVE as a Steelers fan HATE them.

In theory a truly elite player would either be a good enough fielder to come through high school/college/low-minors as a shortstop, the more important position. If he’s a “meh” middle infielder but a monster hitter, he would be playing OF or a corner: less crucial and specific-skill-intensive positions. Lots of former…

Yeah exactly...no offense, but get in line. Sure, when we’re good we expect a certain degree of animus from everyone and that’s all fine; get the condom jokes out of your system. Just don’t go all Maryland basketball pretending to have a blood-feud with Duke. ND is our rival, UCLA is our shit-stain little bastard…

I’m not saying they SHOULDN’T have flagged him and agree with your general point, but in this case....my inclination is that if your chin hits ice hard enough to give you a concussion, that motherfucker’s gonna bleed. Ice and bone don’t give a whole fucking lot. Skin impacted between the two: more so.

Fair enough, haha. Yeah, you guys just aren’t QUITE there talent wise, clearly a #10-20 team (albeit an impressively consistent one). Parlaying it into success on the recruiting trail will be key. But seems you finally have a coach who has a clue.

Cam: Well, thanks for telling me we needed to wear a tie AFTER I selected my non-tie-compatible shirt, Ron.
[Shoulders bag, ripping sound]
And thank you, duffel bag.

Huh, didn’t expect that. No bitterness at being passed over for Rose? Or just just happy to have a good team again? (In fairness, we were better down the stretch and losing THAT badly to UW was a dagger.)

As a USC fan who also happens to hate all the other playoff teams...I WANT to say you’re wrong. Washington is very good and beat most teams they played silly which is all you can do. The PAC 12 isn’t full of crushing defenses and didn’t have its best year, but it consistently has a lot of teams that can beat you, and…

And unlike in what I (perhaps rashly) assume is your other football life as a Steelers fan...people like you now!

Counterpoint: No they don’t. They lost twice. They lost to a team with 4 losses. They lost a game by 39 points. Only one team in the playoff did ANY of those three things, and it wasn’t lose twice.

Here’s your football conversation: Ohio State’s resume is hands-down better and you got to Indy on a tiebreak. Next time don’t lose to Pitt, don’t get skull-fucked by Michigan, and maybe beat one half-decent team convincingly.

Fantastic work buried in a long thread.

God. Damnit.