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AndrewP posted:The Braves got knocked out of the playoffs, how about that for a front page story? i mean the argument that they shouldn’t even feature a football game right after it ended isn’t necessarily one I’d argue with, but it feels like you’d be fine with the picture posted then lol. Also the WNBA playoffs have been the most boring and sad outcome. The Chicago Sky were our last hope
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FAT32 SHAMER posted:Now is the perfect time to introduce yanks to Rugby Union Watching rugby 7s in the Olympics is pretty dope, so I should probably watch more rugby, yeah
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Oct 13, 2023 19:40
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Oct 13, 2023 19:48
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Lady Dracula posted:sure. here's from a few weeks ago in the leadup to Colorado-USC lol
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Oct 13, 2023 19:51
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lol @ goons getting mad at five seconds of Taylor Swift because the blatant marketing and commercialism is interrupting this presentation of the National Football League I hope they show her fifteen times next week
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Oct 13, 2023 19:59
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They show drake constantly at Raptors games, growing up I would see Jack Nicholsons face after every Lakers highlight so I don’t see the big deal of course the famous people at an event will get camera time
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Oct 13, 2023 20:01
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I like Taylor swift and have argued in other threads that the coverage of her during and between games is fine and hurts no one. but pretending that sports media is spending "five seconds" per game on her is a weird bit
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Oct 13, 2023 20:04
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shirts and skins posted:lol @ goons getting mad at five seconds of Taylor Swift because the blatant marketing and commercialism is interrupting this presentation of the National Football League no one is mad. everyone on both sides of this argument are blank facedly typing words and will stop caring once they look at something else except for me. i’m very mad
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really queer Christmas posted:I still don't get what happened to payton from 2021 to 2023. 2021 was maybe one of the best coaching jobs he ever did as he seemed to will the saints to 9-8 despite the team being 3rd and 4th stringers at every position. Now he can't even get russ to feel comfortable throwing the ball. (Note: gently caress Payton for Bounty Gate and being a general prick, I'm glad he's floundering, this is just a devil's advocate attempt at an answer.) Down in NOLA everything was aligned to fit Payton's vision, yeah? So even though Brees retired and dudes like Michael Thomas were declining, the institutional framework was there which allowed Payton to surpass expectations. Taysom Hill's contract was a punchline, but he was a guy that Payton viewed as an ideal cog to put in various slots of his offensive scheme. And every player who went to NOLA knew that it was Payton's kingdom. This year he gets hired/traded for, he arrives in Denver, and presumably there's a ton of poo poo that doesn't match his preferences. From big things like the hierarchy of the coaches/GMs/President/Owner, to small things like the layout of an office being juuust a bit off. Like, there were articles about Russ getting an office last year and his personal trainers gaining access to the facilities, and all of that was revoked by Payton. I can only imagine how annoyed he was that there was so much nonsense to sort out and clutter to jettison. And we're not even talking about rosters, schemes, or on-field results yet haha. So he's in a new state, new city, new organization, where expectations are quite high but he's earned zero leeway via past success cause he hasn't win poo poo in Denver. The institutional framework he'd been extremely comfortable in back in NOLA for 15 years is (presumably) impossible to install in a single off-season. And then you get to the roster Paton assembled, both in terms of players and contracts. Russ is the obvious anchor, but there was also Randy Gregory (now released), and the relatively low success on recent draft picks. That's going to take time to churn through no matter how brilliant a coach you are. Basically, I don't think Payton "lost" a personal characteristic related to coaching savvy since 2021. I would posit that he's an old guy who hasn't had to worry about the organizational structure since the mid '00s and he's quickly discovering that you can't just copy/paste a working gameplan from one team to another. I do wonder what would occur in an alternate reality where Payton returned to NOLA and the rosters of the Saints and Broncos were magically swapped. Would there be an appreciable difference in his ability to make immediate improvements to the roster and scheme? Regardless, lmao, I hope Payton suffers more ignominious defeats this season but also wins just enough to miss out on the hyped draftees.
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Oct 13, 2023 20:06
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remember the time Jack Nicholson interrupted an on-court pregame interview with Kobe Bryant to ask him to sign a basketball and told the interviewer how a mean bad guy celebrity like Jack Nicholson would never sign anything for a fan. Taylor should do something like that
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Oct 13, 2023 20:07
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Isn’t there a tay containment thread for y’all to whine in? Jessica Simpson got as much airtime when she was dating Tony Romo y’all just don’t remember because that’s everyone was a heavy drinker and the “get as hosed up as possible all the time” rule was in place.
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Mr. Nice! posted:Isn’t there a tay containment thread for y’all to whine in? https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4042651
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Mr. Nice! posted:Isn’t there a tay containment thread for y’all to whine in? people complained a bunch about that innocuous poo poo too. it's a bit unnecessary to include in a sports broadcast but ultimately harmless honestly you should be so focused on posting in the GDT between every play that you don't even notice when they cut to Taylor
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Mr. Nice! posted:Isn’t there a tay containment thread for y’all to whine in? the Romo/Simpson comparison has been made a million times because everyone remembers it because of how annoying it was
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Oct 13, 2023 20:12
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indigi posted:people complained a bunch about that innocuous poo poo too. it's a bit unnecessary to include in a sports broadcast but ultimately harmless Hard to focus on the Broncos doing anything to be fair, even the Chiefs weren’t!
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indigi posted:people complained a bunch about that innocuous poo poo too. it's a bit unnecessary to include in a sports broadcast but ultimately harmless finally, a true poster who knows the forums bushido
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Oct 13, 2023 20:13
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Luckily I only watch RedZone until the playoffs since I work too loving early to watch primetime games so I don't have to worry about Taylor Swift ruining my football experience when I can watch Deshaun Watson instead.
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Oct 13, 2023 20:19
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Every Russ snap is must watch tv
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Lady Dracula posted:sure. here's from a few weeks ago in the leadup to Colorado-USC I think the initial comment on the article photo was just a quip, not an earnest meltdown. Unless you're referring to reactions outside of TFF? And I don't get how you're viewing this as media catering to the female demographic. They're merely latching onto one of the few people / products that is legitimately more popular & lucrative than the NFL. IMO sports media catering to the untapped female demographic would entail reporting on women earning roles in the front office, coaching staff, and other organizations roles, or perhaps more accurately, the lack thereof. That being said, if you enjoy the Swift attention during games and in coverage, then that's awesome! No two people enjoy any piece of entertainment in the exact same way. It shouldn't matter if some other poster goes "lol primetime football game so unremarkable that media uses picture of a girlfriend & sister cheering to lure eyeballs".
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Papercut posted:I think part of the Kelce/Swift thing is that it all feels like such a contrived marketing campaign, given all the other Kelce stuff being pushed everywhere (the Kelce documentary, podcasts, commercials, etc). It's just a little too on the nose. If it boosts a pro-vaxx message I'm all for it.
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Mr. Nice! posted:Isn’t there a tay containment thread for y’all to whine in? This was literally discussed a few pages ago lol. Some of you folks really live for hyperbole and it’s showing. Genuine question got a genuine answers. I don’t think anyone is flipping out.
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Cthulu Carl posted:Watching rugby 7s in the Olympics is pretty dope, so I should probably watch more rugby, yeah The World Cup is going rn and it’s much better than college football on Saturdays. Also on ESPN or nbcsn or whatever!
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Cricket World Cup this weekend too!
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ESPN may mention Drake, but Taylor hugging Brittany Mahomes as an momentous event was very deliberately given front page full bill instead of, you know, the actual game. I don't remember ESPN ever boosting Drake to front page number one story status. this was a bid for some cheap traffic because they know Taylor does numbers the other thing is that Drake a legitimate Raptors fan and I I'm pretty sure Taylor + Travis are a very contrived PR "couple" (I am taking a page from my celebrity-gossip-knowing wife who insists every celebrity couple is fake). so ESPN making a big deal about it is even more annoying to me because the whole thing seems like a marketing gimmick that they're lapping up or maybe even involved in alright I'm done, if Taylor and Travis get married I'll recant everything
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Oct 13, 2023 20:42
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i accept ur apology
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FAT32 SHAMER posted:The World Cup is going rn and it’s much better than college football on Saturdays. Also on ESPN or nbcsn or whatever! I'm sorry, nothing can be better than the ending of Miami - Georgia Tech
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AndrewP posted:the other thing is that Drake a legitimate Raptors fan Not that it's entirely germane to whatever argument is going on here isn't Drake rather famously a legitimate fan of absolutely everyone? I'm not saying he's not a Raptors fan, I'm also not saying he's not a Duke/Lakers/whatever front running team fan.
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Oct 13, 2023 20:52
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Long ad Swifties are feuding with barstool I welcome them
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Taylor is great, my wife and I are taking our 4 year old to see her movie on Sunday, he's so excited, he is even bringing a bunch of friendship bracelets he bought to exchange. His two favorite types of music are Metal and Taylor.
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Cthulu Carl posted:I'm sorry, nothing can be better than the ending of Miami - Georgia Tech Oklahoma/Texas was pretty lit too. Also I see no issues with getting Swifties involved with football, Taylor Swift would probably get more poo poo done than the current NFLPA.
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we're going to see the Taylor movie tonight, I am not certainly not anti-Taylor or anti-Swifties. my take is that ESPN is being extremely lame about it
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I can’t believe everyone is so mad, except me. I just see the truth
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AndrewP posted:(I am taking a page from my celebrity-gossip-knowing wife who insists every celebrity couple is fake) I would hope that contrived celebrity couples are the sort of nonsense manufactured by agents and gossip columns, and not by the actual celebrities doing poo poo like attending sporting events with the partner's family and friends. But, to your wife's credit, a good deal is BS because lol (was reading up on what happened in the Premiership so far and this was in a N/V thread): https://twitter.com/cmbftbl/status/1702677105769639956?s=20
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She's definitely in areas that are far beyond something I can imagine, but she's at the point where she can't simply have friends without that type of stuff coming out. I like this guy, we hang out now and then. I like this girl, we hang out now and then. The fans and press: 'well it can't be that simple can it?!'
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There is so much worse poo poo going on with the NFL and its treatment of players than Taylor Swift dating a player. It's a distraction from the constant undermining of the great talent we loving watch the sport for in the first place. Swift isn't the enemy, the owners and the heads of the major sports media outlets are the enemies. gently caress those scumbags, now and forever.
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Mega64 posted:There is so much worse poo poo going on with the NFL and its treatment of players than Taylor Swift dating a player. It's a distraction from the constant undermining of the great talent we loving watch the sport for in the first place. sorry no. i love the owners and the heads of the major sports media outlets and i hate taylor swift
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Mega64 posted:There is so much worse poo poo going on with the NFL and its treatment of players than Taylor Swift dating a player. It's a distraction from the constant undermining of the great talent we loving watch the sport for in the first place. Yeah which is why constantly dangling Taylor in viewers' faces like a child's binkie could be annoying to a lot of people
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epic bacon posted:sorry no. i love the owners and the heads of the major sports media outlets and i hate taylor swift I'm sorry to offend you, Mr. Goodell
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Mega64 posted:There is so much worse poo poo going on with the NFL and its treatment of players than Taylor Swift dating a player. It's a distraction from the constant undermining of the great talent we loving watch the sport for in the first place. 
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AndrewP posted:
oh, Taylor, you say you're a Chiefs fan?? name three of their albums
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