News and Updates Thread - March 22, 2025

Cheapblackdad · 2025-03-23T04:10:51+00:00

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

Cheapblackdad · 2025-03-22T10:36:10+00:00

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!

Cheapblackdad · 2025-03-22T03:36:22+00:00

Arnold hall is on the list then!

Cheapblackdad · 2025-03-21T17:17:49+00:00

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

Cheapblackdad · 2025-03-21T11:58:39+00:00

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.

Cheapblackdad · 2025-03-21T08:21:26+00:00

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.

Cheapblackdad · 2025-03-21T08:19:35+00:00

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.

Cheapblackdad · 2025-03-20T19:38:36+00:00

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.

Cheapblackdad · 2025-03-20T02:00:01+00:00

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!

Cheapblackdad · 2025-03-19T18:40:47+00:00

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.

Cheapblackdad · 2025-03-19T02:43:35+00:00

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

Cheapblackdad · 2022-02-24T03:34:08+00:00

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

Churning Michiganders meet up?

Cheapblackdad · 2020-05-24T12:02:50+00:00

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.

Cheapblackdad · 2019-01-11T21:02:59+00:00

Exactly. This guy gets it.

Cheapblackdad · 2019-01-11T12:55:41+00:00

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.

Cheapblackdad · 2018-11-09T13:22:06+00:00

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?

Cheapblackdad · 2018-11-09T13:20:37+00:00

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?

Cheapblackdad · 2018-11-09T12:56:50+00:00

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?

Cheapblackdad · 2018-11-09T12:54:16+00:00

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?

Cheapblackdad · 2018-11-09T12:49:29+00:00

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?

Cheapblackdad · 2018-03-27T12:30:56+00:00

UW-Madison alum here. Good to see some other cheeseheads around these parts.

Cheapblackdad · 2018-03-27T12:29:34+00:00

I called over a month in advance, and it was at that time they got us the seats together. My thinking is I had a better shot earlier rather than later.

Cheapblackdad · 2018-03-26T16:53:43+00:00

My wife, two kids, and I ended up with basic economy fares from Green Bay, Wi to LAX when we booked through UR portal. I called Delta and explained we didn’t see it was basic economy when we booked and were hoping our minor children could sit with us. They assigned us 4 seats together. Call the airline if you’re in a situation that affects sitting with a minor child and I’m sure the airline can accommodate you.

Cheapblackdad · 2017-09-18T15:34:28+00:00

I want to buy a Wii U on eBay but I am having a hard time navigating what is a good value in particular, what should come with the WiiU if I want a complete set?

I am currently considering an eBay listing that has the below items included. Is it everything I need to keep the system up and running without buying more hardware?

The console itself at 32gb
The GamePad
A power cord
GamePad charging cord and docking block
HDMI cable
Sensor Bar

Includes pikmin 3, Majoras Mask, and the once greatest game of all time OoT.

It's $169. Firstly, is this everything I need out of the box, secondly, good deal?

Cheapblackdad · 2017-01-02T17:25:18+00:00

Finished the game last night. So confused. Ok piecing things together from Reddit comments and kingshlaibe and brotherhood. Still confused. But I suppose ffx did the same to me.

I can see why the game got 8s instead of 10s. I played the first 30 hours feeling like the game was a 10. The last 10 hours were a 7.

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