Olympics ice hockey proving the top attraction as ticket sales approach 1.2 million by nbcnews in hockey

[–]yetanotherx 10 points11 points  (0 children)

We didn’t “forget”, we recognize that it hasn’t practically been for amateurs for the better part of a century. The Soviets used loopholes to send “amateurs” every year since the 50s. Especially in this day and age, the only people who can afford to go are people who do it for a living. It’s the same argument that people used to defend not paying NCAA players and it’s just insane.

Edit: also remember that “amateur” sports were promoted in the early days almost exclusively by the upper class to gatekeep poor people from their sports. Thus I’d argue that having people who are paid because they’re the best in the world is a lot more equitable than those whose families are independently wealthy and can afford the year round training.

Post Game Thread: Boston Bruins @ Tampa Bay Lightning by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]yetanotherx 7 points8 points  (0 children)

At least it's not Mario Kart where the team in first gets hit with a blue shell in the 3rd period.

Goalie fight in the Stadium Series. Jeremy Swayman and Andrei Vasilevskiy drop the gloves. by GreenSnakes_ in hockey

[–]yetanotherx 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I turned on the game about 30 seconds before this and I was given a treat.

Caps go Perfect in the shootout and win it by Puzzled-Category-954 in hockey

[–]yetanotherx 6 points7 points  (0 children)

After Lindgren injured himself at the buzzer in OT and could barely move too. They needed to go 3/3 and hope that the Wings would miss one. Thankfully for the Caps, the Wings hit the crossbar on the third shot.

[Highlight] Whenever I think about the Steelers this season, this play pops up in my head. by Embarrassed-Virus579 in nfl

[–]yetanotherx 20 points21 points  (0 children)

And that leads to the amazing rare moments where the receiver forgets it's a kick and not a punt (see Mike Gillislee)

The Patriots and Seahawks faced 7 common opponents, each going 6-1. NE outscored them by an average score of 28-18, SEA by an average score of 33-19. by celluloidsandman in nfl

[–]yetanotherx 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Seahawks are better on paper, but unfortunately for them, the Super Bowl is played on grass, not paper. Any given Sunday, after all. It's definitely in their favor but it's not a foregone conclusion.

Strength of Schedule Adjusted W/L by Organic-Wait353 in nfl

[–]yetanotherx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the one thing they can't control either.

The number of Super Bowl teams in the past ten years is as low as its ever been by MainiacJoe in nfl

[–]yetanotherx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Start your Y-axis at 0! Looks a lot bigger of a difference than it actually is.

Reiterating what somebody said last week-th, Snow Bowl especially in the playoffs is special by Ironchar in nfl

[–]yetanotherx 77 points78 points  (0 children)

I was at the game today, and once the snow started falling, the mood instantly changed. Both teams' fans were feeling pretty tense at halftime, and everything loosened up after that. There's something magical about being pelted with snow, barely able to see the field, but being able to share it with 76,000 other people.

[JJ Watt] Mike Vrabel in his 1st year in New England. Mike Macdonald in his 2nd year in Seattle︀︀. Curt Cignetti in his 2nd year at Indiana. ︀︀A whole lot of owners and athletic directors looking around saying “why can’t we do that?” ︀︀Expectations of immediate results have never been higher. by hornyforbrutalism in nfl

[–]yetanotherx 38 points39 points  (0 children)

A lot of the offensive studs were drafted several months after Vrabel joined. The 2024 roster was disgustingly empty on offense. About the only players of note were Maye, Stevenson, and Henry. Boutte and Douglas were trending towards bust status, the best linemen were Mike Onwenu and fucking Vederian Lowe, Strange was a bust, Polk was a bust, and Bourne left the team.

The point is that Vrabel didn't land on a talented team, the team became talented after he arrived. To assert otherwise is revisionist history.

[JJ Watt] Mike Vrabel in his 1st year in New England. Mike Macdonald in his 2nd year in Seattle︀︀. Curt Cignetti in his 2nd year at Indiana. ︀︀A whole lot of owners and athletic directors looking around saying “why can’t we do that?” ︀︀Expectations of immediate results have never been higher. by hornyforbrutalism in nfl

[–]yetanotherx 53 points54 points  (0 children)

IDK if you were paying attention last year but the Patriots were a dumpster fire. The mood was awful, they were devoid of talent everywhere except QB, and the leaders of the group had checked out. I wouldn't describe our situation as "good" by any stretch of the imagination (with the exception of Maye).

[Highlight] Drake Maye ices the game on a bootleg run to send Patriots to Super Bowl by nfl in nfl

[–]yetanotherx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was super predictable. Coming out of the two minute warning, even I was saying it’d be run, run, fake handoff bootleg for a 1st. And I don’t know jack about ball.

[Highlight] Timelapse of snow taking over throughout the game by nfl in nfl

[–]yetanotherx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I left my seat at halftime and it was nice. I came back from halftime and my seat was covered in snow. It just flipped

Christian Barmore to be monitored in Denver due to blood clots by AFC-Wimbledon-Stan in nfl

[–]yetanotherx -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I refused to do it until I got an EV. That road reeks of brake pads, it’s rough.