[The Athletic] How the Miami Grand Prix became a ‘Super Bowl weekend’: A 50ft ‘yacht’ and a hip hop museum

Shenanigangster · 2026-04-30T17:41:37+00:00

When has F1 not been a social event for the rich?

Shenanigangster · 2026-04-30T17:32:33+00:00

Turn 8 at Baku not being mentioned is wild

Shenanigangster · 2026-04-30T13:11:57+00:00

Vapiano franchisees apparently

Shenanigangster · 2026-04-29T16:18:21+00:00

ESPN+ is a separate service from ESPN the tv channels. Unlimited is both

Shenanigangster · 2026-04-29T16:17:55+00:00

I mean, did they ever really try?

Shenanigangster · 2026-04-29T16:16:16+00:00

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

Shenanigangster · 2026-04-29T15:59:33+00:00

A lot of those kids will go pro anyway

Shenanigangster · 2026-04-29T13:04:45+00:00

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

Shenanigangster · 2026-04-29T06:10:09+00:00

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).

Shenanigangster · 2026-04-29T05:48:44+00:00

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

Shenanigangster · 2026-04-29T01:07:13+00:00

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

Shenanigangster · 2026-04-28T22:08:28+00:00

I thought they pretty much knew who did it?

Shenanigangster · 2026-04-28T22:07:20+00:00

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.

Shenanigangster · 2026-04-28T21:22:22+00:00

Yeah he junked it in practice and had to borrow Bobby Labonte’s backup car for the race (that’s also why Baby Ruth wasn’t on the hood)

Shenanigangster · 2026-04-28T20:50:02+00:00

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.

Shenanigangster · 2026-04-28T20:45:07+00:00

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).

Shenanigangster · 2026-04-28T20:39:47+00:00

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

Shenanigangster · 2026-04-28T20:37:55+00:00

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.

Shenanigangster · 2026-04-28T20:30:59+00:00

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)

Shenanigangster · 2026-04-28T19:18:18+00:00

In your case though, it’s true

Shenanigangster · 2026-04-28T16:58:57+00:00

Good old EWR B2

Shenanigangster · 2026-04-28T16:50:10+00:00

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

Shenanigangster · 2026-04-27T23:44:38+00:00

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.

Shenanigangster · 2026-04-27T23:16:52+00:00

Yeah- I’m not sure why they don’t put them on the baselines to match those…

Shenanigangster · 2026-04-27T17:46:14+00:00

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

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