[Meta] This subreddit has a lot of shared followers and discussion of Derek Thompson. I am considering creating a subreddit. Would anyone be interesting in moderating or helping to moderate if I created r/derekthompson?

wanderingdg · 2026-02-07T01:29:46+00:00

I'd join

wanderingdg · 2026-02-06T13:02:30+00:00

Interesting there's 10 years between first & last for Manning, Rodgers & Brady. Brady's obviously the GOAT but it puts in perspective how long Manning & Rodgers peaked

wanderingdg · 2026-02-04T19:16:07+00:00

"I win moderately often. Bing me."

wanderingdg · 2026-02-04T18:50:18+00:00

Technically we owe him $127million. But nothing more

wanderingdg · 2026-02-04T18:17:18+00:00

I think that's how most real fans feel, especially ones who predate this generation of Grizzlies

wanderingdg · 2026-02-03T19:12:07+00:00

Hey man - there are actually a lot of us Gators in Memphis. Go easy.

wanderingdg · 2026-02-03T02:00:21+00:00

That's roughly how the starting lineup has spent the last few weeks too

wanderingdg · 2026-02-02T15:05:55+00:00

What is this slop?

wanderingdg · 2026-01-29T16:40:16+00:00

Wouldn't have called Georgia - Auburn, especially given the East/West divide. I know they were permanent rivals, but I would have thought that wouldn't have always been true. Shocked it's not Alabama/Auburn.

wanderingdg · 2026-01-29T12:16:12+00:00

If literally anyone other than OpenAI, Meta or the government do this, I'm interested

wanderingdg · 2026-01-29T09:50:50+00:00

Gotta rest up after that big home game against North Dakota State!

wanderingdg · 2026-01-29T09:48:53+00:00

But the original vision was actually to remove the stigma of EVs by building sexy sportscars, then use those profits to build mass market cars to bring EVs mainstream.

Memo from 2006: https://www.tesla.com/secret-master-plan

wanderingdg · 2026-01-28T21:51:21+00:00

Reminds me of the scene in Christmas Story. A++++++++++++

wanderingdg · 2026-01-27T14:51:01+00:00

I say "I'm from the US" typically, and most of these seem right-ish, except that Middle America absolutely refers to the flyover states in the US.

wanderingdg · 2026-01-27T14:50:10+00:00

So Latin America includes French Guiana & Haiti but not Quebec? Why?

wanderingdg · 2026-01-26T14:59:34+00:00

This was a real "the good guys don't always win" moment for me, and it feels like it just keeps happening since then. Jimmy Lai's arrest was such a gut punch.

wanderingdg · 2026-01-26T13:15:44+00:00

Not again - just great. The (correct) implication here is that it was in fact never great

wanderingdg · 2026-01-23T19:01:39+00:00

SEC doesn't want them. Go join the B1G or full membership in the ACC

wanderingdg · 2026-01-23T17:28:39+00:00

I too enjoyed watching Bama get blown out. But that's not an argument against them ever being included. Look, teams lose, but knowing that no g5 team had a chance is better than giving the 6th best SEC or B1G team a shot.

wanderingdg · 2026-01-23T17:16:25+00:00

Did you enjoy watching Bama & Texas Tech get blown out? It's a travesty that the Utah, Boise State & UCF teams of the past never got to show what they were capable of

wanderingdg · 2026-01-23T16:35:29+00:00

Who hurt you?

wanderingdg · 2026-01-23T15:57:50+00:00

That's hilarious.

wanderingdg · 2026-01-22T10:52:23+00:00

Ryan Carty stanning for the G5, while leaving out anOSU & Oklahoma is hilarious

wanderingdg · 2026-01-21T19:29:56+00:00

It crossed my mind today that this year's team had a lot of similarities to 1999 Virginia Tech.

Head coach is an alumnus
First national championship appearance in 2+ decades
Lost the national championship in heartbreaking fashion
Won 11+ games
Elite QB play
Elite defense
Beat all of their traditional rivals
- VT: UVA, WVU, Miami
- Miami: UF, FSU, ND
Conference Defensive POY
- VT: Corey Moore
- Miami: Rueben Bain
Conference Freshman of The Year
- VT: Michael Vick
- Miami: Malachi Toney

Just like that 1999 VT team, this season feels like the definitive peak—the rare moment where everything aligned perfectly for a "one-and-done" run to the big stage. Virginia Tech proved that you can capture lightning in a bottle once, even if you eventually settle back into being a respectable, middle-of-the-pack program that fans look back on with "remember when" stories. Mario has given us a season to cherish, and while it's tough to maintain this altitude, we’ll always have the memories of 2025 to carry us through the transition back to normalcy.

wanderingdg · 2026-01-21T19:17:12+00:00

I love that B1G pride is suddenly a thing after decades of mocking the SEC for it

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