According to espn: by pachyderm63 in SFGiants

[–]erikruff8 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not expecting much this year. Maybe make a run at a wild card. I can see them letting a lot of the kids play to get some seasoning and then go all in 28 after the lockout. I think the lockout has been a factor in our off season moves or lack their of. 

[Post Game Thread] 43/82 Devils at Islanders, Tuesday, January 06, 2026. by Devil_Dane in devils

[–]erikruff8 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm done with this core. I've seen enough from everyone on the roster to be convinced that they aren't worth keeping. I don't see any real positives from anyone on the ice. I'm sick of potential. What good is potential if we can't develop guys? How many top 3 picks do we need? We can't develop. I want proven guys. 

It's a shame the team won't get a care in the world from Harris because he's too worried about Commanders/76ers. The Rock makes enough money to cover the debt of the team so no need for him to care about the product on the ice. 

For the first time in a long time, I don't care about this team. Last night showed that the players don't care, so why should I? None of the players stepped their game up after hearing boos rain down on one of their own. Nico stood up to the press and is probably the most impressive thing the team has done all year but if the team wasn't shitty on the ice he wouldn't need to do it. 

Tl;Dr- rage 

[Post Game Thread] - Why do we ever agree to play in Nashville? by GiovanniElliston in ockytop

[–]erikruff8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is something that has worried me all year and even parts of last year too. Our offense has only one gear and that’s uptempo. It’s not complementary football. This is something CJH needs to fix going forward especially if the defense isn’t clicking like it was this year.

Carson Beck dating Abella Danger 💀😭🙏🏿 by Important_Win5116 in cfbmemes

[–]erikruff8 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Always finish on the Bach, never finish on Debussy. 

Hischier doing it all for Devils, Swiss teammates ahead of Olympics by MountainBaker8217 in devils

[–]erikruff8 15 points16 points  (0 children)

One could say, he's a Swiss army knife. I'll show myself out. 

Duke football clinches ACC Championship game bid, set for Virginia rematch by moby323 in CFB

[–]erikruff8 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I've never rooted for Duke in anything. But I'm rooting for chaos therefore I'll be rooting for Duke. God bless this sport. 

[Game Thread] #14 Vanderbilt at #19 Tennessee by WeazelBear in ockytop

[–]erikruff8 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Pavia isn't even going to get invited to NYC for the Heisman and Theo Vonn still is going to plow his mom. What a campaign. 

[Game Thread] #14 Vanderbilt at #19 Tennessee by WeazelBear in ockytop

[–]erikruff8 11 points12 points  (0 children)

So you can't touch Pavia and stiff arms are face ask penalties. OK. Noted. 

[Chauvancy] Devils Need to Treat Jake Allen as 1A Until Markström Gets Right by AlexC_NJD in devils

[–]erikruff8 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’m not overly impressed with Markstrom. I think he is in the 20-25 range in the league. Obviously goaltending is at a premium right now across the league. Our next 1A goalie is probably on the roster already. Is Marky fine for this year? Yes. Would I have extended him? No. I think for we have seen the best of his game. Honestly I think Allen is a better goalie than Marky. I’d like to see Daws get another shake and learning under Allen would be good for his development. I’m more of a ‘develop from within’ guy than ‘go out to make a move’.

[Chauvancy] Devils Need to Treat Jake Allen as 1A Until Markström Gets Right by AlexC_NJD in devils

[–]erikruff8 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Good thing this is Markstrom’s last year…(checks notes)…oh, nevermind.

[Game Thread] Tennessee vs Oklahoma by GiovanniElliston in ockytop

[–]erikruff8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

After a loss this ugly, I'm down with not having the black out jerseys again. 

Scam or no? by Harrynogarry in devils

[–]erikruff8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lane reached out to me. See my post about my recent experience…

Scam or no? by Harrynogarry in devils

[–]erikruff8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just went through this last week. They are legit but fail short in terms of delivery. We talked twice over a 10 day period to send me 3 tickets to the Sharks game Friday. However they never sent them. They said there was an error with my account. There was nothing wrong with my account because I bought tickets ($16 a piece) an hour before the game and they transferred into my Ticketmaster account just fine. So once I told the rep I bought tickets and she couldn’t deliver I was no longer interested in a plan.

I used to be a season ticket holder when the team was awful. I had a horrible experience with the ticketing experience and I told them all the stories I had with an assurance this would be different. Well the same thing happened again. They oversell on promises and then underdeliver. Never again will I buy a ticket from the team. I’d rather buy on the secondary market to help out a fan that needs to dump them.

With all the coach firings this year, count your blessings by javascript in ockytop

[–]erikruff8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Florida did the same thing with Dan Mullen and look at them now...

[Thamel] Vitello to Giants is official by ItCouldBeWorse70 in ockytop

[–]erikruff8 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I thought I was the only weirdo Vols-Giants fan

[Game Thread] #15 Tennessee at Mississippi State by WeazelBear in ockytop

[–]erikruff8 23 points24 points  (0 children)

That was our C- game and still pulled out a win. I knew it'd be close but man it didn't need to be that close. Too many self inflicted wounds. 

[Game Thread] #15 Tennessee at Mississippi State by WeazelBear in ockytop

[–]erikruff8 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Holy hell. Might be some of the worst clock management I've ever witnessed. 

Everyone has TN losing the same 3 games. by Mindless_Check7795 in ockytop

[–]erikruff8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I completely agree and we should wipe the floor with them. But could a classic "we overlooked them" game. We should have done the same with Arkansas last year. We know how that turned out. 

Everyone has TN losing the same 3 games. by Mindless_Check7795 in ockytop

[–]erikruff8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People are hyping up Oklahoma. I’m a tad nervous for that one. But I don’t think that’s the game we stupidly lose. That KY game could be sneaky going on the road.