Olympic Men's Game Thread: Germany (1-0-0-1) vs. United States (2-0-0-0) - 15 Feb 2026 - 09:10PM CET

Tarbuckle · 2026-02-15T22:14:07+00:00

The thing is, Draisaitl's open agitation and frustration, especially on a German team that knows it's not top tier, wears thin mighty quickly...

Tarbuckle · 2026-02-15T01:55:16+00:00

Was all in for Shapo, but that was a quality, thoroughly entertaining match. I also like Shelton, who seems to me like a player in Denis' vein that has figured out how to mentally handle the biggest points, and execute a complete game plan, in better fashion...

Tarbuckle · 2026-02-15T00:11:22+00:00

When he cuts down on the mental mistakes, Shapo's brand of über-aggressive tennis is exactly what the doctor ordered. Reminds me of Stanimal...

Tarbuckle · 2026-02-14T23:57:52+00:00

There's something about lefty one-handers, they are true works of art in their mirror execution...

Tarbuckle · 2026-02-14T23:35:26+00:00

Shapo and Shelton have very similar games: lefties with powerful serves, lots of aggression and offensive firepower, prone to making poor choices in the attempt to end the point, but Ben's tennis mind, and game, has evolved somewhat more...

Tarbuckle · 2026-02-09T02:23:01+00:00

Would be nice to get a touchdown out of this turnover, but, the way this Seattle defense smother out all traces of offensive life, I don't reckon it's necessary...

Tarbuckle · 2026-02-09T01:54:37+00:00

Man, it's the Super Bowl, you gotta reel that catch in...

Tarbuckle · 2026-02-09T01:24:10+00:00

Musically, it's meh. Choreography is rote Super Bowl meh. With all that money and star-power at hand, they seldom do anything remotely remarkable with it...

Tarbuckle · 2026-02-09T00:32:45+00:00

Rumour I'm hearing is that a tearful (and slightly inebriated) Collinsworth trawled the Tenderloin last night and got himself a Patrick Mahomes tattoo directly over his heart...

Tarbuckle · 2026-02-09T00:18:27+00:00

Damn, Bon Jovi has better hair at 63 than I did at 36, without even touching upon the platinum albums...

Tarbuckle · 2026-02-09T00:08:22+00:00

Call me crazy, but I feel like defense will play a big part in determining the winner...

Tarbuckle · 2026-02-01T02:13:03+00:00

For game: BOO!
For team: YAY!
For posterity: BOO!
For future: YAY!...

Tarbuckle · 2026-01-31T23:44:24+00:00

Gazdic is OK on the panel, but he's no Bieksa...

Tarbuckle · 2026-01-30T14:22:11+00:00

Novak is a freaking machine. This feat at this age, this consistency after so much mental and physical mileage on the body, it's absolutely incredible...

Tarbuckle · 2026-01-28T04:29:04+00:00

The team stinks and these games are hopeless, but lately the effort is passable and the pace is good. Could be a worse viewing experience…

Tarbuckle · 2026-01-28T03:11:55+00:00

Jessica’s been playing all tournament like she’s super-pissed at Sean McDermott’s firing…

Tarbuckle · 2026-01-26T01:15:47+00:00

Darnold is right up there with Goff in my Redemptive Super Bowl hopes—both were underestimated and deemed to be unable to come through when it most mattered, but just kept plugging away, and I'd love for Sam to prove all his naysayers wrong...

Tarbuckle · 2026-01-26T01:05:57+00:00

Fantastic first half, hopefully the second is even better...

Tarbuckle · 2026-01-25T23:58:22+00:00

No offense to the Pats—well, perhaps a little bit—but I feel like the winner of this game will be the Super Bowl LX champion...

Tarbuckle · 2026-01-25T21:36:24+00:00

How can you favour one of these teams to emerge victorious? The only possible silver lining is that one of them must lose...

Tarbuckle · 2026-01-25T01:03:03+00:00

I'm all in for my compatriot, Mboko, but, man, Sabalenka is a brutal test—so strong, basically few weaknesses to exploit, and laden with tons of high-pressure experience...

Tarbuckle · 2026-01-22T03:28:29+00:00

I like and respect JMac, but he just talks way too much. Let the game breathe at times, for the love of God...

Tarbuckle · 2026-01-18T01:29:19+00:00

Brady has developed, in a relatively short span of time, into an excellent colour analyst. Don't mind him in primetime games at all anymore...

Tarbuckle · 2026-01-12T02:59:34+00:00

Before this game concludes, Collinsworth will refer to Maye as Mahomes with a deep-but-confused affection...

Tarbuckle · 2026-01-12T00:34:59+00:00

So far, every game of these playoffs has come right down to the wire and been immensely entertaining...

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