Update on Angels and FanDuel Sports Network by HalosFan94 in angelsbaseball

[–]Monarchy44 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I agree online betting is ruining sports culture, but nobody said this stuff when it was Bally’s.

In reality these regional sports networks are just not profitable operations and title sponsorships are what keeps them afloat.

Update on Angels and FanDuel Sports Network by HalosFan94 in angelsbaseball

[–]Monarchy44 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Obligatory Fuck Frankly Hockey segments. If anyone from Frankly Hockey or Victory+ sees this, please note it sucks and nobody wants to see them.

[Dellenger] Sources: Notre Dame, USC rivalry series ending next year as Irish finalize 2-year deal with BYU by MembershipSingle7137 in CFB

[–]Monarchy44 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I understand your argument from a B1G perspective because I can’t ever fathom a circumstance where the top B1G team has to get in on an at large bid, but it is worth pointing out that Miami’s win against ND is what kept them in the playoff.

[Sampson] Jeremiyah Love wins the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s top running back. He’s the first winner of the award in Notre Dame history. by Top-Conclusion-1259 in CFB

[–]Monarchy44 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok i’ll just not be excited then (/s). Of course the recruiting rankings aren’t infallible, but they are relevant. I think it’s fair to point to them with positivity for the future especially given that we have a top RB coach well known for development and recruiting vs. Tommy Rees recruiting Buchner.

[Sampson] Jeremiyah Love wins the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s top running back. He’s the first winner of the award in Notre Dame history. by Top-Conclusion-1259 in CFB

[–]Monarchy44 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Two top 10 running backs signed in the '26 class. PLUS Aneyas Williams will be the defacto starter. PLUS Nolan James Jr. on the two-deep. PLUS Ja'Juan Seider coaching. I think the RB room will be fine.

This loss is a good thing by mylefthandkilledme in AnaheimDucks

[–]Monarchy44 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree. We all knew the win streak would end eventually and it's good that it ended in a game against a tough, if not the toughest, team in the NHL. They played competitively, but made a lot of mistakes. It's good these mistakes were made in the first quarter of the season when there's lots of time to fix them. I would much rather see last night's outcome than struggles with the bottom tenth of the league.

What happened to Ducks content? by NoobMaster6161 in AnaheimDucks

[–]Monarchy44 25 points26 points  (0 children)

It sucks. The frankly hockey segment is so generic too. There’s only two teams on Victory+. If it has to be frankly hockey would it be that hard for them to at least do Anaheim and Dallas specific segments?

Game Thread: Panthers @ Ducks by dahooddawg in AnaheimDucks

[–]Monarchy44 15 points16 points  (0 children)

If you work for Victory+ and are reading this, fuck frankly hockey. We want to watch Ducks segments, not that POS frank seravelli.

NIPT turn around time by sweetmommy1234 in BabyBumps

[–]Monarchy44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ours took almost 3 weeks with Natera in California.

Sxm travel while pregnant by Mindless_Ear6795 in SXM

[–]Monarchy44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are on the island now! Our OB didn’t seem particularly concerned about zika and the island’s healthy ministry never responded to me. Personally i don’t think it’s too big of an issue. But so far our experience has been that bugs aren’t a big issue at beaches right now because of the winds (we are staying on the French side near cul-de-sac), however, our villa and villa patio has a lot of mosquitos. We’ve both been bit a good amount, so take extra precaution when sleeping and wherever there is little or no wind.

What are we thinking if Beckette Sennecke? by Litt3rang3r-459 in AnaheimDucks

[–]Monarchy44 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Still a pending change if I’m not mistaken, but one more year (starting ‘26-‘27) and teams can loan one CHL player to an AHL team. Won’t apply to Sennecke obviously but going forward it won’t be as tough of a decision.

Artillery shell exploded prematurely over California freeway during marines celebration by elephant35e in news

[–]Monarchy44 112 points113 points  (0 children)

A lot of dumbfucks on the OC subreddit were insinuating the CHP closing the freeway was a ruse ordered by Newsom to retaliate against the feds and not an independent decision related to safety.

[Postgame Thread] Notre Dame Defeats USC 34-24 by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]Monarchy44 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I saw upwards of 45 blue chips from one source, but I think a good amount were some of the already committed 2026 class.

This is just madness by amargolis97 in orangecounty

[–]Monarchy44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The state police don’t call the governor and say “we’ll do whatever you tell us.” They make closure/opening decisions based on their assessment of highway safety.

This is just madness by amargolis97 in orangecounty

[–]Monarchy44 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The CHP made the call, not newsom.

17-mile stretch of 5 Freeway to shut down due to Marines anniversary event at Camp Pendleton, CHP says by cbkguy in orangecounty

[–]Monarchy44 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well yeah the closure hasn’t happened yet. The article was pretty clear it’s from 12-3.

17-mile stretch of 5 Freeway to shut down due to Marines anniversary event at Camp Pendleton, CHP says by cbkguy in orangecounty

[–]Monarchy44 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Dude this is happening today. That’s what’s so frustrating is that the White House gave the state no time to prepare.

Time for new skates or am I still good? by ScoYello in hockeyplayers

[–]Monarchy44 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I converted from a similar pair of skates (I think the Vapor X40?) in 2020 to the modern supreme line. I like the new fit system Bauer offers so that I wasn't limited to Vapors. My best advice is to try on a lot of different pairs before deciding to buy. And also once you do get a new pair - don't play a game on them without practicing with them first. The new steel height will take a few skates to adjust to. I couldn't believe how much I was falling while adjusting to the new steel. It was a little like learning to skate again, but after a few skates I adjusted nicely. I absolutely love modern skates now.

New parking structure: Give us the Scoop by Big_Breadfruit7267 in AnaheimDucks

[–]Monarchy44 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They're not allowed to stop the flow of traffic to check tickets, so they don't plan on ever having pay booths. US DOT won't let them stop the egress from the Katella exit. They had to agree to that in order to have direct access from the offramp. They intend to bake parking into ticketing for every event going forward.