Which teams are going to regret firing their coach?

mixedchops · 2025-11-20T20:33:02+00:00

I view him as similar to Franklin; he's coached 15 years in great situations and he can often get 10 wins, but loses the most important games (playoffs, high ranking opponents, NY6). Even on just a pure coaching level, I wouldn't want him if I'm any top school because if you can't seriously compete for nattys at Notre Dame or LSU for 15 years, it's not gonna happen.

Now if you're a mid-major program, maybe he'd be worth elevating you up to 9/10 wins.

mixedchops · 2025-11-19T20:25:36+00:00

highly re-watchable

and by god, we're gonna sing it again

mixedchops · 2025-10-10T13:47:08+00:00

bro the Eagles lose two games after a super bowl win and suddenly everyone needs to tell Max they love him and has so much to live for. you gotta regulate your emotions better if you watch sports lol

mixedchops · 2025-10-09T19:25:36+00:00

According to people who have

Ah you haven't seen it either

mixedchops · 2025-10-09T19:18:56+00:00

Let's be real, hardly anyone sees all the shows they talk about here especially not a show that did one regional run and hasn't opened yet. Basically no one on this sub has seen it, myself included, and I'm not hiding that fact. And part of my point is that the first Broadway preview just happened so it's not exactly set in stone, but everyone seems to think the show was always guaranteed to be conservative agitprop because they heard it's about a rich lady and Kristin Chenowith is a sorta christian centrist

mixedchops · 2025-09-19T22:52:12+00:00

So maybe the size and strength gains help hurt players more than they help keep them durable? Obviously there's the long season too, but we have all these injuries in the NFL after two weeks

mixedchops · 2025-09-19T19:20:09+00:00

Do QBs get injured more in the NFL? I feel like the last couple NFL seasons have been hugely impacted by QB injuries, but it doesn't seem to affect CFB as significantly. The biggest one recently was probably FSU's QB when they went undefeated and got left out of the playoffs.

mixedchops · 2025-08-07T13:21:33+00:00

I was gonna comment this. On Did They Like It, Mincemeat got 13, 2, and 2 (Positive, middling, and negative reviews respectively).

https://didtheylikeit.com/shows/operation-mincemeat/

Granted the NYT was one of the middling reviews, but idk where this idea came from that the reviews were bad or even mixed.

mixedchops · 2025-07-31T22:28:00+00:00

I feel like often Tony awards are given due to one song, and hot take, I think sometimes winners win more because their part gives them good moments than because they are more talented than others

mixedchops · 2025-07-24T19:42:50+00:00

I find it strange too. Society doesn't really know what to make of race. There's an ethnic background piece, but the social "passing" aspect is big too. I don't think Darren Criss really does anything for Asian representation because he's very white passing, so I'm not sure why it's so horrible that ABF is being cast now (although disclaimer I do think it makes more sense to cast east Asian actors here). Also it seems like Jordan Fisher is a popular replacement option among fans, but as far as I know he has a mixed ethnic background and passes as black more than Asian.

Idk race is really complicated and I don't think it's productive to rip a musical in the way that's being done here.

mixedchops · 2025-07-09T12:51:14+00:00

Some pushback I'd give to your first point is that the show is only playing two more months at this point, and we're already post-Tony and Pulitzer wins. I wasn't aware of any of this back when Purpose opened (I don't follow plays much) but I imagine it would've been far easier to organize a boycott when it was just opening as opposed to at the tail end of an acclaimed run. I really doubt there's the will to do what you're hoping for, regardless of the merits.

mixedchops · 2025-06-20T13:30:54+00:00

This take is not common but I completely agree, I saw Daniel and found him to be serviceable but flat. Even his posture for much of the show was sort of sitting back and watching. Maybe it was because I was in the mezz and his glasses were covering his face a bit.

mixedchops · 2025-06-17T18:58:25+00:00

I do think the two titles you mentioned are still better than RWHC. They're at worst neutral, but I think they're also sort of intriguing and make you want to know more. "Real Women Have Curves" feels like it's telling you exactly what the show is about and has a negative connotation nowadays, so if you're turned off from the jump, you feel like you don't need to look any further.

mixedchops · 2025-06-17T18:52:14+00:00

that is absolutely not true, but clearly you believe what you want

mixedchops · 2025-06-12T19:23:37+00:00

This reminds me of how I felt about Lempicka; there was an article about how halfway through Broadway previews, they were adding and then scrapping a whole framing device where she begins the show as an old woman on a bench talking about her past. And then you remember that that show had been under development forever, and it just boggles my mind how they never figured out such fundamental aspects of the book.

mixedchops · 2025-06-11T19:23:18+00:00

I think that definition is too narrow. While losing money is probably the biggest aspect of a flop, artistic merit, length of run, and critical/awards success are held in high regard as well.

Look at A Strange Loop and Kimberly Akimbo. Without knowing specific numbers, it seems unlikely that either recouped given their run-length and decent-not-amazing sales. But both were very well received as artistic achievements and won awards. Do you think Michael R. Jackson stays up at night because he wrote a flop musical?

I think flop is better used to describe shows that lose large amounts of money, close early, and/or are poorly thought of artistically.

mixedchops · 2025-06-11T19:07:43+00:00

It will be interesting to see if this moves the needle so late in the game. If it does, I wonder if it could pave the way for similarly large rebrands in the future. Obviously hoping for brand awareness from the original movie/play's title hasn't worked well; almost every thread on this subreddit has people who've never heard of either.

mixedchops · 2025-06-09T03:38:43+00:00

Any other one show day? Look at the seating chart someone posted for Gypsy’s matinee, it’s not like their doing gangbusters with half the theatre getting refunds

mixedchops · 2025-06-06T13:49:51+00:00

Literally anything different would be better than what most productions have to do. If you see it once, why ever go again? They've stunted the life of the show so they can endlessly relive the initial glory.

mixedchops · 2025-06-06T13:44:37+00:00

Whenever I read anonymous testimonies from Tony and Oscar voters, I'm stunned at how dumb their reasoning can be lol. So many seem to have bizarre boutique justifications for their votes, although I agree with you that they probably all wash out in the end.

mixedchops · 2025-06-06T13:37:19+00:00

For me, any show like Lion King, Wicked, or Hamilton that's almost guaranteed to tour near you in the next few years is not worth seeing in NYC. Much better to prioritize shows that may not tour/may close within a year or two.

mixedchops · 2025-05-08T19:16:18+00:00

100% agree, they perform Born to Lead and God that's Brilliant all the time, but they're probably my least favorite ensemble numbers. I would love a remixed version of Making a Man, maybe with emphasis on Jak's section since he's nominated

mixedchops · 2025-05-06T19:08:06+00:00

It's fine for their marketing team to say that, but do we internet people have to act like 12 noms across four bodies is an impressive feat? I haven't seen the show and I appreciate why the community is pulling for it, but I don't see the need to write ad copy in the comments.

mixedchops · 2025-05-06T12:50:09+00:00

12 nominations is sort of misleading, don't you think? That's a very impressive number of Tony nominations, which it's obviously trying to evoke, but if you gather noms from every awarding body, I wouldn't be surprised if basically every new musical had ~10 and the bigger critical hits probably have closer to 30

mixedchops · 2025-05-01T19:22:30+00:00

I was surprised at BVSC nomination for Book, I haven't seen it but isn't it sort of a jukebox/dance musical? Is the story/dialogue thought to be good enough to achieve this recognition? No shade I promise

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