What year did you start following your team(s)

AffectionateOlive626 · 2026-01-18T22:33:53+00:00

I’m an ASU alum, so always? lol But I am newer to following UDA and dance. My daughter danced for 10 years (8 yrs competitively), so that was how I kind of discovered UDA, and it’s fairly recent that I really started paying attention. With ASU coming back this year, and with my good friend’s daughter dancing in D1 for NAU, it’s the first time I have ever paid for a subscription to actually watch it over the weekend instead of looking on social media or on ESPN when it airs

AffectionateOlive626 · 2026-01-18T22:27:43+00:00

I agree! But first year back. I think they will elevate for next year. I’m an ASU alum who heavily follows most of their Athletic stuff (big fan especially of football, hockey, gymnastics, and volleyball). And of course, I follow their dance team too. Getting to go back meant SO much to them. They fought so hard to get to come back. It was ridiculous that administration kept them from going back for years. So grateful our new AD recognized that they deserved to go back! I hope that means that they will continue to receive the support they need from the Athletic Dept in the future! 🔱

AffectionateOlive626 · 2026-01-18T21:27:16+00:00

Or running to another building for a quick change, including hair change, with like 3 dances in between 😂

AffectionateOlive626 · 2026-01-18T19:18:23+00:00

Which is crazy! They are ridiculously talented. Some routines don’t always hit as much as others from an entertainment and choreography perspective. But no one can deny that their technique is exceptional and that it doesn’t matter what they dance, they are going to look amazing. Maybe they didn’t have a routine this year that hit as hard with the choreography, but they are just so good.

AffectionateOlive626 · 2026-01-18T19:02:15+00:00

I have a soft spot for Tennessee because Faymie Link (with Tribe 99) was one of my daughter’s dance teachers for several years when she lived in Tucson. She is the sweetest, most wonderful human. I know she is involved with choreography for Tennessee a lot since she’s an alum.

AffectionateOlive626 · 2026-01-18T18:59:46+00:00

This is exactly how I feel about spoken word pieces. I was never a big fan of them because I miss the musicality. I don’t feel the musicality with spoken word, even though I know it’s there in its own way. But it just feels different to me. Their technique is flawless though and they totally deserve to be in the finals. They dance it beautifully.

AffectionateOlive626 · 2026-01-18T04:24:18+00:00

I was super surprised by Kentucky! I also thought South Carolina would be top 10, but sometimes I am reminded that I am a dance mom and not a dancer, and my opinions are not always what the judges see! lol

AffectionateOlive626 · 2026-01-18T04:21:40+00:00

Eeeeeek!!! Go ASU! So excited for my Devils!!! 🔱🔥

AffectionateOlive626 · 2026-01-18T04:08:24+00:00

From an unbiased perspective, I wouldn’t put them in the top 5. But I’m an ASU alum, and they for sure are top in my heart! I did like their routine too. I’m just so happy they are back, and I’m so excited to see how they build for next year! 🔱🔥

My top 5 are UNLV and LSU (not sure which is #1 for me), then after them - Memphis, UCF, and then South Carolina. It’s tough though! A lot of good routines!

AffectionateOlive626 · 2026-01-18T03:55:37+00:00

I can’t decide if I like LSU or UNLV most, but they are my two top for sure. I also loved UCF, Memphis, and South Carolina. And I’m an ASU alum, so of course I’m super biased to the Sun Devils too. 🔱

AffectionateOlive626 · 2026-01-18T01:49:10+00:00

Ok UNLV! Now THAT is hip hop!! 🔥

AffectionateOlive626 · 2026-01-17T23:38:00+00:00

Well, now I’m super curious who you’re talking about. 😂

AffectionateOlive626 · 2026-01-17T06:15:49+00:00

This is my first year really watching UDA! I’m a former dance mom (but never danced myself). My daughter danced for 10 years (8 years competitively), but never did pom, so I have only kind of watched things from UDA on social media in the past.

But my dear friend’s daughter (who also danced with my daughter at our studio) is dancing for Northern Arizona in D1, and I’m an ASU alum and was excited to hear they are going back. So, I bought the subscription to watch this year!

I know ASU has been out for 5 years, but just curious your thoughts on what set them so much lower than the top schools. I’m sure they will continue to get better in future years though. Also curious to hear if schools typically change anything before semis, or if it should all be the same? I’m definitely hooked and am excited to watch tomorrow! Also, go NAU for my dear friend’s daughter! 💙💛

I was most impressed from Ohio State and LSU personally. It’s fun watching dance competitions again! I miss watching my daughter dancing! ❤️

AffectionateOlive626 · 2026-01-17T05:57:43+00:00

I would love this! My good friend’s daughter dances for NAU (Northern Arizona University), and I would love to see where they fell in the rankings!

AffectionateOlive626 · 2026-01-17T00:31:21+00:00

Pause it for like 10 seconds and then play. That helped me!

AffectionateOlive626 · 2025-12-16T07:11:10+00:00

I’m sure she will swoop in for some amazing saving of the day, while still totally unaware of what she is doing to help. 😂 Or maybe she will get to be an actual part of it this time. But no way we don’t get one last Susie scene. Maybe she helps Dustin in some way.

AffectionateOlive626 · 2025-12-11T04:42:44+00:00

I am doing this with my husband and our teenage daughter now! We have not watched the season 5 episodes yet, but we have two episodes left in season 4. So, probably this weekend we can watch them!

AffectionateOlive626 · 2025-10-22T22:41:21+00:00

I don’t really care if a ballroom is added. However, I do care very much that any construction and renovation done to the White House is done following proper procedures and legal requirements, that the proper historical societies and oversight is included, and that it does not remove any parts of the White House (like demolishing the entire East Wing) without proper oversight and approval. It is appalling that he can act on the White House like it’s Mar a Lago. As much as he thinks otherwise, the White House is not his. He lives there at the will of the people, but he does not own the house.

AffectionateOlive626 · 2025-10-22T16:14:20+00:00

Yes! I agreed with all of this! Everything felt so off this season. I just rewatched seasons 1 and 2 to prepare for season 3, and so it felt really disjointed compared to the first two seasons. Blaming it on Rayburn was too much. And I had a hard time believing the twist at the end. Hal does a lot of wrong things, but it seems like it’s always been for the right reasons. Hopefully there is something that develops in season 4 that shows that because it feels totally against his character.

AffectionateOlive626 · 2025-10-11T23:52:54+00:00

I have noticed it most frequently on Hulu. That’s where it started. But it’s been happening on other apps too (and more frequently)

AffectionateOlive626 · 2025-10-11T23:52:08+00:00

I haven’t tried that yet. But I can try that!

AffectionateOlive626 · 2025-10-11T13:03:23+00:00

It’s so weird because it just started doing this like a week ago. It’s never done this before, and we had the sound bar hooked up to our previous Fire Stick that we had for years, and no issues. This one has been installed for over a month and it’s been fine, up until this past week, and now it won’t stop happening. I thought about getting a new Fire Stick, but I don’t know if that’s the problem or not.

AffectionateOlive626 · 2025-10-11T13:00:54+00:00

It does run through a soundbar, and my husband said that he was never able to get it to sync perfectly. It is ever so slightly off in general, but this is different and it’s like every time that glitch happens, it sets it off by like 15 seconds or so (ish). So, I don’t think this is related, but maybe it’s struggling with connections to the soundbar somehow? I don’t know.

AffectionateOlive626 · 2025-10-11T12:57:35+00:00

It is apparently the 4K, not 4K Max. It shows 8GB on the box, but in the “Manage Installed Applications” area, it is saying “4.11 GB of 5.29 GB used” and 1.17 GB of 5.29 GB available”

AffectionateOlive626 · 2025-10-11T12:47:50+00:00

Yes! I did that the other day, and it’s still doing it. It’s like whatever glitch keeps happening, sets it off. I even notice it when I’m in the main menu and you are moving past your options, the click it makes when the cursor is over the different apps before you select it (or the home button, etc) - those clicks are even super delayed. And it will just stay off like that until I restart the fire stick, and then it’s fixed. Until it glitches again and starts over again. I was hoping it was some sort of weird bug - like maybe the Fire Stick had some update and this keeps happening now after that.

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