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That's a pretty strong lineup. The Jets still cashing in on the Aaron Rogers effect with a bunch of prime time games. Weeks 3 and 7 are the only games that don't excite me all that much.

Yep. It comes down to the fact that there are meaningful games in the NFL every single week. Outside of a few teams at the end of the regular season that have already clinched their spot, there are several big games to watch. Stars players don't sit (unless they are hurt), and so many games have playoff impact. No other sport has the urgency during the regular season that the NFL has, so each game is truly an event. The other sports leagues with a high number of games, load management for star players and the shear length of the season just doesn't allow the regular season to have the same impact and watchability that the NFL has.

Maria might have just given Charlie the game. Maria should have been all over Q to play his idol which would have put them in control of the vote and given Maria another big checkmark on her resume. She's pretty much torpedoed her chance of winning in these last two episodes. I also don't understand why everyone wanted Q gone....I mean I get that he was annoying. But you couldn't ask for a better person to take to the finals with you, and what's another couple days of putting up with him. Plus with Liz and Ben being pretty weak players, taking one of them with Q to the finals sounds like a great path to winning. Kenzie is really the only other possibly threat to win because she is really likeable and hasn't really honked anyone off, although she really hasn't done much either.

This is kind of out of nowhere. Is there more to this story? If you had asked me who would be the next coach in NKY to leave, Barth wouldn't have been anywhere near the top of my list.

I think Hunter just over thought the situation. And in his case, he was always a threat to win a challenge so even if he didn't find another idol, he had a good chance of being safe even if he didn't find another idol right away. Venus was just overconfident, which was really her style the whole game. She consistently thought she was in a better position than she actually was. And after the previous tribals, to have an idol and not play it was inexcusable.

I don't think this is a bad job. Timing isn't so great and that will limit the applicants, but I suspect that won't be that big of a deal with Wiggins in the building assuming he is interested in the job.

Just when I thought Venus was starting to hit her stride, she falls for the Q smokescreen. Remember folks, don't tell anyone about your idols.

Down 8 more lbs since my last post here on April 5th, and almost 25lbs down since Jan 1. Only about 12 pounds away from my college playing weight. Still just watching portions and cutting down my sugar intake and processed foods. The better news is my blood pressure is lower than it's ever been, and my blood sugar levels are in much better place and getting better. Hoping to start back to some light to moderate lifting in the next week or so. Not looking to get back to the muscle bound days. Hopefully this all translates to good results when I re-visit my kidney doctor at the end of June.

They are taking the full speed, running halfway across the field collisions out of the mix by placing almost all the players only 10 yards apart. So that will help reduce concussions/injuries. I think it's a good compromise of putting action back into the game that had been removed, while keeping things on the safer side. I also will miss the surprise onside kick, but as you mentioned, it so rarely happens, I don't think it's that big of a deal.

Q's falling on his sword act is getting old.

It is coincidental that she just happened to end up in the city where her boyfriend works. Or is it..............

I think teams won't look backwards for the third helmet design. I would expect to see something new and exciting rather than just another throwback.

If it's about allowing small schools to be competitive, then 6 classes is better than 4. 4 classes make the size difference between the largest and smallest schools greater at the top and bottom classes. That makes it much tougher for the smallest schools in what would be 1A and 4A to compete. The size of the state vs the number of classes is not the only factor. You also have to look at the discrepancy of sizes between schools when determining the number of classes.

OJ's reputation was already ruined. He's lived as a pariah for 30 years.

In my multiple decades of coaching I’ve encountered very few kids like you are describing. Sure there have been a few. Sure some things have changed in society, but I think you’re overestimating when you say “many”.