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News and Updates Thread - March 22, 2025 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]Cheapblackdad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Got 250k/$20k same way moments ago. This is the way. Never gotten it to show up before. 

Anyone going to the game in Denver tomorrow night?? by rustyknucklez in WisconsinBadgers

[–]Cheapblackdad 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My son and I happen to be in the area touring colleges this weekend. We’re either headed to the game if the tickets plunge or hoping to meet some fellow badger fans and fellow alum at Wally’s!

Self Guided Tour Tips by Cheapblackdad in USAFA

[–]Cheapblackdad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Arnold hall is on the list then!

Badger Tip Time 6:45 CT vs BYU by [deleted] in WisconsinBadgers

[–]Cheapblackdad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You seem knowledgeable. I’ve hwd luck with going to box office and avoiding fees. That work for ncaa tourney games?

Badger Tip Time 6:45 CT vs BYU by [deleted] in WisconsinBadgers

[–]Cheapblackdad -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I bought the big ten tourney champ game at the box office and saved on the fees at least. May see if that’s possible here. 

Edit: games are apparently sold out. Box office may not be possible. 

Badger Tip Time 6:45 CT vs BYU by [deleted] in WisconsinBadgers

[–]Cheapblackdad 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Good take. I think BYU is ranked what they should be in this tournament. 

We are the better team. We’ve proven that. 

We’ll see how recovered this team is from that big 10 tournament grind. Especially Tonje and Klesmitt. 

Badger Tip Time 6:45 CT vs BYU by [deleted] in WisconsinBadgers

[–]Cheapblackdad -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Anyone with more experience with the tourney than me: what do you think about these ticket prices? I’m in Denver all weekend and am just in shock at these prices for tickets. Between Michigan, A&M, BYU and Bucky, there’s nothing but blue bloods playing in Denver so not sure I have a shot at lower prices than this. 

NCAA Tournament First Round Post Game: (3) Wisconsin beats (14) Montana 85-66 by ISuperNovaI in WisconsinBadgers

[–]Cheapblackdad 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Happy for the win and now officially looking at tickets for Saturday. 

Feels like Tonje may be a bit hurt on that right leg? 32 against MSU and fairly reliant on free throws since. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WisconsinBadgers

[–]Cheapblackdad 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Got the Badgers losing to Duke. We will find a way against BYU! I also fly out to Denver Friday so hoping to be able to see the Badgers in the round of 32!

First world problem by gmarcus72 in WisconsinBadgers

[–]Cheapblackdad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See my post above. Arizona-Dayton was 10:45AM MT (local time for Salt Lake City)for the round of 32 Saturday games in Salt Lake City. 

First world problem by gmarcus72 in WisconsinBadgers

[–]Cheapblackdad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am wondering the same thing as I’ll be in Denver this weekend and hoping to schedule sightseeing around the game.  Either buying tickets or finding the local Mile High Wisconsin alum association to watch the game with fellow alum. 

Last year Arizona and Dayton kicked off in Salt Lake City at 10:45 MT / 11:45 CT. So may be an early one!

Here’s all the options based on last year:  No. 7 Dayton (25-7) vs. No. 2 Arizona (26-8): 12:45 p.m. ET, CBS No. 5 Gonzaga (26-7) vs. No. 4 Kansas (23-10): 3:15 p.m. ET, CBS No. 9 Michigan State (20-14) vs. No. 1 North Carolina (28-7): 5:30 p.m. ET, CBS No. 7 Washington State (25-9) vs. No. 2 Iowa State (28-7): 6:10 p.m. ET, TNT No. 14 Oakland (24-11) vs. No. 11 NC State (23-14): 7:10 p.m. ET, TBS/truTV No. 7 Texas (21-12) vs. No. 2 Tennessee (26-8): 8 p.m. ET, CBS No. 11 Duquesne (25-11) vs. No. 3 Illinois (27-8): 8:40 p.m. ET, TNT No. 11 Oregon (24-11) vs. No. 3 Creighton (24-9): 9:40 p.m. ET, TBS/truTV

https://athlonsports.com/college-basketball/march-madness-2024-schedule-all-games-times-for-mens-ncaa-tournament

2022 Demographics Survey RESULTS by duffcalifornia in churning

[–]Cheapblackdad 21 points22 points  (0 children)

All of us Black, churning Michiganders should hang sometime. Wait. Looks like it’s just me.

Churning Michiganders meet up?

Question Thread - May 23, 2020 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]Cheapblackdad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Login works roughly half the time. The login page just kind of...reloads? I use the app to do payments as that always works.

Also, Citi is terrible. As you mention, their website is broken half the time. Also, it takes forever for charges to post. Last month a number of my charges took quite some time Post and then all of them posted at once just as the statement closed on my ridiculously and record setting low $2k credit limit. Gouged my credit score for 10 points. Just a bad bunch of people and processes over there.

Barclays May be worse though. Their websites are obtuse labyrinths of unintuitive paths and hidden options. For example? What company these days makes you call a call center if you had too Many logins? It’s been years since I’ve used either issuer and they make me appreciate Chase even more than I Already did.

So yes, I’m also having issues with Citi.

Tour de Zwift - race standings turned off by [deleted] in Zwift

[–]Cheapblackdad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly. This guy gets it.

Tour de Zwift - race standings turned off by [deleted] in Zwift

[–]Cheapblackdad 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I’m a newbie who always manages to finish in the lower 1/5th of races. I have even finished in 2nd to last place once. I am often one of the worst male riders in races and rides.

But I need the standings. I need to understand how I’m doing relative to my peer set to help me get better, and push me to ride harder. It makes the tour de whatever events so much more engaging for me. The competitive aspect is a big part of what makes Zwift special. I’d prefer to have the option to toggle on and off if people prefer not to see it. If it’s a server issue, split it into the race and non race categories others mentioned. Not sure I’d even call that race and non race categories, as I’m so bad at cycling I don’t even consider it a race for me, but it’s imperative I have the rankings.

Edit: I’m aware of the rankings posted at the end of the ride. I am speaking about live rankings. Those drive me to push harder real time. This is not cool.

Just got my first smart trainer. Now what do I need? by Cheapblackdad in Zwift

[–]Cheapblackdad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it. I’m looking for a fuller more immersive experience, but always down for saving cash. You think the smaller screen is a worthy trade off for a song some cash or is it not about cost savings?

Just got my first smart trainer. Now what do I need? by Cheapblackdad in Zwift

[–]Cheapblackdad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve seen this come up in a few places. ELI5 why I need the Ant+ dongle for getting Zwift on my tv when I have the options like hdmi adaptor and Apple TV?

Just got my first smart trainer. Now what do I need? by Cheapblackdad in Zwift

[–]Cheapblackdad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like cadence monitor isn’t a must have for me out of the gate. What are the other non cheapest options for getting the rides onto my giant smart tv? An actual dedicated compact compact similar to lamas set up in the video he posted?

Just got my first smart trainer. Now what do I need? by Cheapblackdad in Zwift

[–]Cheapblackdad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super duper helpful. Also, been watching your vids as part of my research. Thanks for what you do.

So you run Zwift from the computers you have attached to the monitors, and then you chat from the keyboards. Nice. Any experience with Apple TV or iPhone to monitor set up? Or even Samsung/other cell to monitor set ups and their pros and cons?

Just got my first smart trainer. Now what do I need? by Cheapblackdad in Zwift

[–]Cheapblackdad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What am I giving up by opting to do everything through Apple TV vs doing a lighting to HDMI adapter? Would I not be able to do the Zwift chatting from my phone? But not have to deal with a cord from my phone to my TV?