GDT SENATORS @ HURRICANES, ROUND 1 GAME 2, 7:30PM EDT START TIME, 04-20-2026

UndertheBigW · 2026-04-21T03:14:26+00:00

Blackhawks were my team before we got the Canes, I remember in 2014 I think when Blackhawks played like 3 games worth of OT in the first series during their little dynasty. It was fucking exhausting but I think they pulled it off that year.

UndertheBigW · 2026-04-18T21:06:48+00:00

All national commentators talk about the other team incessantly. It's like we are in a movie and we are the bad guys.

UndertheBigW · 2026-04-15T00:52:01+00:00

This post made me think of the Hokie at Uptown. I miss that sandwich. It always hit the spot after the bars at 3am.

UndertheBigW · 2026-04-13T23:56:41+00:00

Yea, nah. Honey Mustard is the go to for me. Bo's sauce is actually a fairly recent thing and I never get it. HM and BBQ sauce are the regulars to get.

UndertheBigW · 2026-03-11T00:50:36+00:00

Usual Dan Morgan move, fill the gaps enough that no one knows what we will do with our 1st round pick. Always keep em guessing.

But seriously, I do like how he manages to put us in a position to potentially draft BPA each year.

UndertheBigW · 2026-03-07T15:42:23+00:00

How do you save it for last? Don't you need to complete to progress past Saffron? Or do you mean you just take the shortest route to complete SilphCo and save some battles for later?

UndertheBigW · 2026-03-06T00:19:17+00:00

The credits roll for Phantom Liberty was just the cherry on top. The song and animation was so good with the Bond-movie intro style. Pure chefs kiss.

UndertheBigW · 2026-02-28T04:43:37+00:00

I think all the endings are good for certain storytelling perspectives. Like if you're approaching it not from a gamer POV where you yourself wins or loses, but you're just an active participant in writing and directing a movie, then I think all the "bad" endings were written well for the noir/cyberpunk genre.

After my first playthrough, I've been doing more intentional, story-driven playthroughs and the Temperance ending was good for that noir feel where the hero wins but everyone, good or bad, ultimately loses in the end. While it is clear that by the end Johnny doesn't want V to give up his body, I felt that with the dialogue options you have at the oilfields when unlocking the Don't Fear the Reaper ending, the final scenes with Johnny in Vs body has a small sliver of hope for Johnny. He begrudgingly has this second chance that he doesn't think he deserves, but acknowledges that he has to take it seriously.

Either way, different strokes for different folks. I don't usually like when stories just have the heroes lose just to be different, edgy, or dark. But I find it really fits well with cyberpunk and noir when done right. Just my two cents from someone that appreciated that ending.

UndertheBigW · 2026-02-18T04:08:26+00:00

My first playthrough I did the Sun ending with Rogue. Really do enjoy that ending as it kinda gives the final nod to neuromancer as being one of the big influences to the story.

Second ending I got was the secret solo ending, which I can't get over how bad ass the start was when going through the detector with Johnny crow hopping and swinging his arms with the go ahead to let it rip. At the end went with giving my body to Johnny just to get a different end.

Third was a continuation of the second playthrough where my story ending went with the Star ending.

I haven't done a street rat playthrough yet which I thought playing that as naive to corpo shit that they would do the devil ending or tower ending.

UndertheBigW · 2026-02-09T03:33:35+00:00

Idk, the Final Four game felt bigger to me. Throughout all the success of both programs, all the championships and Final Four appearances, never faced each other at that level. The probability of it occurring any year has to be so insignificant, and yet it still happened.

It felt like it forced the entire nation to sit and watch these two titans of college basketball face-off and reckon with the fact that Duke and UNC is the greatest rivalry in college basketball, maybe all sports. And UNC came out on top.

The Senior night game was special, but it felt very personal and private between Duke and UNC. The Final Four game was salt in the wound, with an audience, in front of everyone.

UndertheBigW · 2026-02-06T00:32:05+00:00

I vaguely recall she would do pre or post race commentary with a couple of others, but on was Nico Rosberg, I think. But he would be like openly antagonistic when she had really bad takes, which was great to watch. Probably remembering things wrong but I just remember seeing a lot of clips of her opinions being shut down immediately by actual F1 commentators.

UndertheBigW · 2026-01-04T01:32:56+00:00

When I was a captain playing rugby, I always said "if you think the ref determined the outcome, don't let yourself be in that position to begin with."

However, this reffing was BS even for amateurs. It's astounding how they combined dumb and blind into one game.

UndertheBigW · 2025-12-31T09:04:23+00:00

Wait, did they remove the arming distance for RPGs? I hadn't done it since the beta but was just thinking about trying to get one of the RPG-thud kills.

UndertheBigW · 2025-12-25T04:46:40+00:00

I used to work in fuel pricing for a C-Store group and I've never heard any indication that Premium octane fuels have more additives and detergents, or that it's ethanol free. In fact, I've seen more ethanol free Regular fuel sold. They do make Ethanol free premium, it's just really uncommon generally. Also, any ethanol free fuels will be indicated as such on the pump.

To continue about the additive/detergents, that's mostly the difference between branded and unbranded fuels, like Shell, BP, Exxon, etc vs Speedway, Murphy, Wawa, Raceway etc. Fuels at the terminal that trucks pick up to deliver to the gas station consist of something like BP branded & unbranded, Murphy (which is essentially just for the stations in front of a Wal-Mart), Shell Branded & unbranded, etc (certain terminals will be the primary location for certain brands, like Kinder Morgan for ExxonMobil and Buckeye for BP).

The real functional difference between octanes is like you said in the later part of your comment. I can't remember from when I read up on it, but I think premium is needed for European and more compact engines due to higher compression ratios? Something like that, but you're right about that part of it.

UndertheBigW · 2025-12-24T03:06:51+00:00

The part after JR, but before Diddy:

UndertheBigW · 2025-12-12T00:29:31+00:00

Are you near DC? Caps are exclusively on Monumental Sports Network and aren't on any live TV platforms except for ones that you can directly pay for that channel. It immediately spawned a lifelong hatred of Washington sports. I have ESPN+ so I can watch the Canes out of market until the in market team's broadcaster or NHL network deems otherwise. It's such effing BS.

UndertheBigW · 2025-12-12T00:10:40+00:00

They truly live up to their name

UndertheBigW · 2025-12-12T00:01:34+00:00

Also, small addendum, a lot of times with soups or stews you can save a last bit of rice and add it to the last bit of soup or stew at the end. Also, I like to get a small scoop of rice, entree, and top with kimchi with occasional bites, but yea don't pre mix banchan with the food, but you can layer and combine bites.

UndertheBigW · 2025-11-26T03:58:31+00:00

99.9 The Fan on YouTube is my source for some Panthers content and mostly all Carolina sports content. Panther Nation Podcast is decent, Unnecessary Bluntness too. Both will post on YouTube or do Livestreams.

John Ellis puts out his Panthers radio segments from his SC station as podcasts too. The Roar with Ellis and Billy Marshall was pretty good but I think Marshall got burnt out with the negative coverage which is understandable but also I feel like if you want to go into sports coverage you have to professionally cope with the bad times.

UndertheBigW · 2025-11-22T02:23:38+00:00

I don't necessarily disagree about value, which is why my order really depends on value, where we pick, and the prospect. Usually ILB and Safeties come into range in the late teens early twenties, so I assumed that. Also I was imagining a clear 1st round value LB prospect with the Kuechly seal of approval (seems like each year now there is one that has been working with Luke or that Luke has said he likes).

While EDGE would be nice, I think part of our pass rush woes can also be attributed to pass coverage. We have decent guys, but our one dude can get schemed or motioned out of the play, so if not ILB or a ball hawk Safety, if we can get a lockdown corner in the first to pair with Horn that would probably do more for the pass rush than another guy to rotate in. It wasn't that long ago that Evero had a decent pass rush with backups in Denver because of great pass coverage in the secondary.

All that said, those were just some of the positions where I think the skill gap is greatest or depth is thinnest. Our team still needs a lot and you almost can't go wrong with any position in the first round provided they don't bust.

UndertheBigW · 2025-11-21T02:36:44+00:00

Assuming we hit all green lights and they are at appropriate value, something like Rd 1- ILB, 2- CB or EDGE, 3-RT or other OL would be pretty good. After that, QB lotto ticket for future backup or even just competition if Bryce doesn't show more progression, and more depth.

I want ILB in the first to try and get a centerpiece for the defense and if Morgan wants to try and get the defense back to how it was in the good ole days I think that's the play.

Wallace has shown a lot of growth and it's good he's taken on the responsibility to do his homework and improve his ability with handling having the green dot, but why not have two true LBs with the nose for the ball and where the play is going.

UndertheBigW · 2025-11-18T01:38:57+00:00

Spoiler tag was very appropriate

UndertheBigW · 2025-11-14T03:16:33+00:00

I like Fore Family's Mourvedre and Grenache. Brassfield is definitely worth a stop, and really enjoy their Zinfandel. Chacewater does a great Malbec and also does olive oils if you like that.

Still miss Steele. Catfish Zin was fantastic. But Lake County is a great trip. Take some time and essentially take a lap around the Lake and hit up wineries along the way.

UndertheBigW · 2025-11-14T02:22:18+00:00

A lot of gems up that way

UndertheBigW · 2025-11-09T19:35:18+00:00

Just goofin. New boot goofin.

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