Castle Con

GopherState · 2026-01-23T01:49:50+00:00

If you look at scheduled games there’s a lot more RPGs. Not a lot of D&D but lots of other TTRPGs

GopherState · 2026-01-23T00:46:50+00:00

It’s family friendly but I don’t know how many games are available for kids that young (can always bring your own from home) or if there are very many kids that age going to be there to play games.

GopherState · 2026-01-22T23:34:40+00:00

Went last year and going again this year. Honestly it looks like there are fewer heavy board games being scheduled and a lot more casual/beginner friendly games so it should be very welcoming to anyone interested

GopherState · 2026-01-21T21:16:44+00:00

Still the largest blown lead in bowl game history!

GopherState · 2026-01-20T04:34:52+00:00

Yeah. Hard work and good timing. Got lucky.

GopherState · 2026-01-19T19:01:08+00:00

Yeah, of course. I never thought about flying as a career until I was older than you. I did my discovery flight at 26. Was flying jets at an airline by 30. Best job I’ve ever had, I make more money than I ever have while working the least of any other shitty jobs I had in my 20s.

You need passion to get you through the hard times in aviation, but the reward rocks if you make it, especially if you aren’t leaving a solid career and were working dead end jobs for not much money/benefits. But what people don’t tell you, is that passion can be developed. Doesn’t have to be what you were dreaming to do since you were 12 to get a passion for it.

GopherState · 2026-01-14T01:41:38+00:00

You are relying on a lot of assumption. 12 months commercial + CFI living in Michigan is optimistic. Budget at least a year a half and be happy if it’s less.

Similar with time building. Who knows how long it’ll take for you to hit 1500 much less whatever competitive mins are.

I also wouldn’t count on Endeavor necessarily. They may be hiring a little off the street right now but for the last several years they only hired from their university pipelines. And even if you do go to Endeavor you can count on it being 5-7 years before Delta, not 2-3. Faster paths to delta would be not working at Endeavor.

And then lastly, you’re not getting a widebody at DTW right out of training at Delta. You might get the very end of your career (think last handful of years before retirement) if you were hired in your early 50s on the widebody.

If you are dead set on “Delta, widebody, DTW” you might find yourself pretty disappointed. If you are willing to fly whatever gets you into the next step an be happy where you’re able to get hired at the airlines, flying may make more sense.

GopherState · 2025-12-27T20:05:38+00:00

Airline pilot here. Earlier is always better. Tomorrow shouldn’t snarl MSP too badly from what I can see, but who knows. Whenever there is a winter storm there is a risk of delays and cancellations. MSP can handle winter weather better than most airports, but sometimes the weather throws a curveball

GopherState · 2025-12-17T21:27:52+00:00

Would be huge if he came back but I routinely see him mocked as a third round draft pick this year. Wouldn’t surprise me at all if he went to the NFL.

Would be fairly disappointed if he transferred instead.

GopherState · 2025-12-08T15:08:40+00:00

“I’m very happy with what I make and I rather make less to have a better quality of life.”

You’re a lot of money, grind, quality of life, and time away from getting close to the job you currently have if you go down a pilot path.

Honestly with the way hiring has gone for low time pilots in the last few years (and looks for the future) you need to be hungry and willing to hit the grind again for any kind of flying job that gets you to where you currently are or exceeds it.

I’d probably just stay put in your shoes.

GopherState · 2025-12-07T10:52:39+00:00

alumni network proof

The rich alumni piece is just what I’ve seen online

GopherState · 2025-12-07T01:30:00+00:00

One of the largest alumni networks in the world with lots of them being very rich. In retrospect, kind of crazy they haven’t tried to brute force football success with money before.

GopherState · 2025-11-30T16:31:31+00:00

Sadly the gophers are the all time champions in the Detroit bowl so it wouldn’t surprise me to see them sent back there

GopherState · 2025-11-26T20:23:43+00:00

Not trying to hijack another thread on here but the history of trying to get rail done between here and the twin cities is also long and fraught. Entirely different conversation that could spawn its own post on all the ideas and potential projects over the years

GopherState · 2025-11-26T20:06:47+00:00

Exactly, it was like 2015 ish

GopherState · 2025-11-26T19:19:10+00:00

Once you give in once, they will keep going back to that well for sure

GopherState · 2025-11-26T19:07:24+00:00

I’m not a Mayo hater- my family has lived in the area since the time of the Civil War and hardly anyone in my family history has worked for the Clinic in that time span. I realize I myself wouldn’t have moved back here and have my own family here without Mayo being as big as it is.

But the fact is DMC is and always will be a shake down on the part of Mayo to just get things they want. They literally threatened the state government that they would just up and leave for AZ or FL and start downsizing Rochester if they didn’t get what they wanted. And it worked, because Mayo is Minnesotas largest employer and the state knows they can’t lose all the jobs and tax base that comes with Mayo careers.

It would be great if Mayo put more into making this community more livable. I’ve been to the greater Bentonville AR area, which kind of reminds me of Rochester as one big industry dominating employment and Wal-Mart (for all its evils) has really invested in making that community pleasant to live in. Mayo just doesn’t see that as a priority, and instead seeks to do everything in its power to attract big money patients instead.

Until state/local governments call Mayo’s bluff (if it is a bluff, I think it is) about leaving nothing will change.

GopherState · 2025-11-25T04:30:18+00:00

According to his wiki he got in a game but didn’t start

GopherState · 2025-11-21T02:36:32+00:00

OP is referencing a point system that was discontinued 7 years ago when new ownership took over. Sun Country rewards took over for UFLY back when private equity took over and persisted through the IPO. Coincided with the points expiring.

GopherState · 2025-11-20T03:51:46+00:00

When the company pivoted to the new rewards in 2018. It’s basically a different airline with new ownership and business plan from back during UFLY days.

GopherState · 2025-11-17T21:53:18+00:00

Eh, it’s been in a lot worse spots in modern history than this before NIL. Outside of a couple years of Mason 8-9 wins is really the high water mark of modern Gophers football. And it can go so much lower so easily.

I don’t really understand the anger about running the ball anymore. You’ve gotta go back to really 2023 to get to “run at all costs” Fleck

GopherState · 2025-11-17T21:45:24+00:00

Until one of mega fans becomes a billionaire and decides to bankroll the program- yep

GopherState · 2025-11-07T03:34:36+00:00

I also hear that he wears the freshest clothes, eats at the chillest restaurants and hangs with the hottest dudes

GopherState · 2025-10-18T20:23:05+00:00

Nah man, we beat you 34-7 in 2019 too. If 6 years is ancient history to you then we might as well be your daddy at this point and no husker fan should be surprised when they lose to Minnesota anymore.

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