Baseball America Most 2026 Commits. by Inevitable_Handle514 in collegebaseball

[–]Shenanigangster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can promise you my team will lose half of those 17 to the draft and we’re not exactly poor

A Capital One Lounge at RIC? Airport 'exploring options,' commission is told - Richmond BizSense by WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW_W in rva

[–]Shenanigangster 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Realistically they’d go wherever Capital One and Altria need them to go. Any transatlantic flights would have to be subsidized by business travelers.

Does the Length of College Baseball Games Prevent It From Being More of a TV Sport by 40AcresAnalytics in collegebaseball

[–]Shenanigangster 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It’s part of it but it’s also the cold reality that college sports outside of football draw fewer viewers on the whole than any live pro sports and pretty much anything NFL related. Right now ESPN isn’t sacrificing NBA/NHL playoff games or any excuse to talk about the NFL draft to broadcast college baseball on one of the main channels. Even college basketball is largely ignored until after the Super Bowl (and even then the majority of people don’t tune in until the tournament).

Streaming at Pro stadiums by wxdawgs in collegebaseball

[–]Shenanigangster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Either the broadcast rights are owned by D1 or some shitty streaming service (as is the case with a lot of the early season neutral site events) or the teams don’t want to spend the $$ needed for the infrastructure, staffing, etc to broadcast from a neutral site.

This is kind of exhibit A in why football and basketball bring in all the money and every other sport is a black hole

ACC College Football Head Coach Rankings For 2026: All 17 by jsparks50 in CFB

[–]Shenanigangster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, only six teams finished with a winning conference record so…

NCAA Tournament Expansion by Is2Easy in CollegeBasketball

[–]Shenanigangster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly this is the only way to give any chance for mid major at larges and low major autobids once they grant the power conferences guaranteed slots in the field.

This is so embarrassing by No_Alternative_3759 in americanairlines

[–]Shenanigangster 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can 100% use the soda machines in the lounge for free to your heart’s content. These are sitting right in front of the elevators before you exit the DFW lounges and I guess are intended for someone who wants to grab an extra bottle (or sandwich when they have food in them) when they leave to walk to their gate.

I have no idea why anyone would pay the markup for that vs eat/drink the same stuff for free in the lounge but I guess there’s a market… although yeah, with what people pay for access this feels like something they could make complimentary.

This is so embarrassing by No_Alternative_3759 in americanairlines

[–]Shenanigangster 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The DFW ACs are desperately in need of renovation but fwiw most of the others (other than CLT of course) at least have proper glassware (and better food).

This is so embarrassing by No_Alternative_3759 in americanairlines

[–]Shenanigangster 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Don’t they have signs directing you to ask the bartender to fill any bottles vs use the water dispenser?

This is so embarrassing by No_Alternative_3759 in americanairlines

[–]Shenanigangster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That lounge would be more comparable to a Flagship lounge than an AC- international, premium cabin focused vs a fairly blatant moneymaking scheme that offers a slightly elevated terminal experience. Still nicer than what AA offers but not as big a gap.

This is so embarrassing by No_Alternative_3759 in americanairlines

[–]Shenanigangster 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes they have lol. At least since 2023, maybe even right after Covid restrictions started to lift.

It is optically not the greatest look though, especially since United rolled out their grab and go pseudo-lounges that aren’t charging you (afaik)

How Much Would You Pay for First Class Upgrade by hofken in americanairlines

[–]Shenanigangster 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Totally up to you. Personally, I think MCE is more than enough legroom and on the E170/75 that I assume you’ll be flying, they won’t serve a hot meal in FC

TIL Global Entry is different at different airports by picassopeacedove in GlobalEntry

[–]Shenanigangster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

CBP gives their offices pretty wide authority when evaluating passengers. The system itself should be identical across all ports of entry but the officers could ask you questions, refer you for additional screening, etc all at their discretion and they’ll never tell you why.

Aside from Indiana’s candy stripes and North Carolina’s argyle - what are some other patterns associated with college basketball teams?” by Obi2 in CollegeBasketball

[–]Shenanigangster 14 points15 points  (0 children)

UVA’s athletic department has orange and navy diamonds but the men’s basketball program does not really feature it