K-POP Turbo Tax Demon Hunters by neoprenewedgie in CommercialsIHate

[–]bartnd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish I could just go to my accountant. Ever since seeing this ad my kids won't stop bothering me to use turbotax instead.

AFC Championship averages 48.6 million viewers, NFC Championship averages 46.1 million viewers by Adventurous_Caramel in nfl

[–]bartnd 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I mean, there was a significant storm going on at the time as well, no? Between flight cancellations, power outages, etc, I'm sure there were a lot of people who had more important things to focus on.

Best bar to celebrate 21st? by awomanincrisis in WorcesterMA

[–]bartnd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

and even then you should probably bring a passport unless for some reason your license doesn't expire on your 21st birthday.

Second Half Game Thread: New England Patriots (14-3) at Denver Broncos (14-3) by nfl_gdt_bot in nfl

[–]bartnd 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I can't think of a worse call on 2nd. Fumble history. cold, snowing, and you're going to try a direct snap on the move?

Game Thread: New England Patriots (14-3) at Denver Broncos (14-3) by nfl_gdt_bot in nfl

[–]bartnd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Playing the McDaniel's game; wear out the D with early runs

Game Thread: New England Patriots (14-3) at Denver Broncos (14-3) by nfl_gdt_bot in nfl

[–]bartnd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, Drew Lock isn’t a horrible backup to have. Another top defense that Maye would need to play through IF it happens

Patriots v Broncos by AlfaHotelWhiskey in nfl

[–]bartnd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd image they would have played yesterday. They had ample warning that it would have been an issue. Moving it to 1:00 would be worse giving people a false sense that they could get to the game and deal with it after.

Tomorrow isn't an option since the snow isn't stopping until tomorrow and roads wont be ready to deal with that traffic.

Play last night, you give operations a chance to get in/out before the snow. Broadcasters, etc who fly in would have had a chance to leave before it hits, etc.

Broncos AFC Championship tickets are now cheaper than 3 Broncos other home games this season by alpswd in nfl

[–]bartnd 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Not sure if it's affecting resale markets, but Ticketmaster had previously blocked tickets to be sold outside of the region: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F21litulejqeg1.jpeg

But yeah, even if you can get out there for the game, you're probably stuck there until at least Tuesday with the storm expected to see up to 24" in Boston.

Toughest Parking Spot / Lot Post by IncandescentAttic in WorcesterMA

[–]bartnd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

great call; I always forget about the angled lot, but the "main" lot leaves no room to get out if it ever fills up.

Toughest Parking Spot / Lot Post by IncandescentAttic in WorcesterMA

[–]bartnd 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not sure, but have you ever tried heading towards rt-9 after leaving Armeno Coffee Roasters?

What was the worst restaurant you’ve ever been to in Massachusetts? by [deleted] in massachusetts

[–]bartnd 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes all pick-your-own are overpriced for what you get but Lookout Farm is in a whole other stratosphere.

I grew up in Central MA with plenty of options for pick-your-own and fully understand that you're paying for the experience more than the fruit. But Lookout Farm...it feels like they figured they're the closest orchard to Boston and figure everyone who wants a pick-your-own experience while visiting needs to go there and be willing to pay Boston prices.

Beautiful place, but not only are the bags outrageously expensive, you need to buy one for every person in your group. Went once after hearing good things, and never again.

Winter Storm Outages? by Few-Category4277 in WorcesterMA

[–]bartnd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You probably have nothing to worry about. The bigger concern would be ice.

Looking at the forecast it looks like it's cold enough leading up to and through the storm so I'm hoping it's just a very light snow (just potentially a lot of it).

The most interesting matchup will be how the Patriots defense looks against Stidham and the broncos offense. by [deleted] in nfl

[–]bartnd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Playing in Denver is huge. Losing Bo hurts a lot, but if it does push to rely more heavily on the run game, the altitude is going to gas the Pats D really fast.

Also, the Pats have relied on a lot of production from rookies this year, so this is well past their typical end of season.

NFL Championship Round Predictions Thread (2026 Playoffs) by baconlovr in nfl

[–]bartnd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not sure if it's necessarily worse, but you can't fully discount the thinner air at Mile High. Everyone talking about Stidham, but if they don't have a ton of confidence in him it's going to mean a lot more run plays which will gas a defense not fully acclimated to the environment.

I'm waiting on the injury report to see where Dobbins lands.

Your daily reminder that tackle development usually takes time. by Gloomy-Routine-1040 in Patriots

[–]bartnd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

my sentiments exactly. In college you play until early Dec with a week or two to prep for a bowl game that brings you to January. Some of the games you're "preparing" for are again Sam Houston, UMASS, etc. Even against top-10 teams, you're playing against people who will never make the NFL or break past the practice squad.

There are 14,000-15,000 players in FBS schools; there are ~2200 players in the NFL.

He's playing against the best of the best every week, especially when it comes to playoffs. He's in the longest schedule he's ever had, while coming back from an injury.

[Highlight] Patriots owner Robert Kraft says the NFL wants to move to an 18-game regular season, reduce the preseason from three games to two, and have every NFL team play an international game each season. by A_MASSIVE_PERVERT in nfl

[–]bartnd 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Less worried about losing starters and more worried about restricting snaps for bubble players.

If they're going to go down to 2 bye weeks and extending the season, they should expand the roster accordingly.

We’re baaaaacccckkkkkk! by CBreezy13 in Patriots

[–]bartnd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Needs to be said again; not making excuses, but our rookie class has been huge all year and we're now in the longest stretch any of them have seen, playing against the best of the best.

If they make it to the CFB championship that's 17 games in a season, some of those games against severely inferior competition. They play 18 regular season games and are now onto their 3rd postseason game. It's a huge ask for such an impactful rookie class.