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  1. Quazzum69

    Joker

    It was pretty disappointing and the 'kill the rich' stuff felt like an afterthought with no real buildup. There's a garbage strike and then all of a sudden there's riots and a communist revolution. Without a topflight actor this is on the level of a student film project level with terrible...
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    Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker

    We need new characters outside of the skywalkers, c3p0, emperor, etc. the fact that staw wars has largely stuck with things that were established 40 years ago is a sign that it couldnt survive without nostalgia. Disney is worried that if they came out with a completely new idea, it would bomb.
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    Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker

    The plot has always been thin and made up as it went along. They've always just been action/soft sci fi for kids. The only reason rey and kylo ren are related to han/leai/luke is to bring back the original actors. They could have easily been unrelated and the story would be unchanged. People...
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    perspective - Is ND just that good?

    LSU got stomped 29-0 by Bama at home. ND and Bama are playoff teams for sure and maybe the two best teams. It happens to even really good teams when you go up against the best. If anything, I'm selfishly looking at the silver lining and saying is the better result long-term. I would be getting...
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    Solo: A Star Wars Story

    This is accurate. Star wars is Jedis/lightsabers/force, space battles, storm troopers, etc. They have half a dozen characters that have stuck. The prequels and the new trilogy have all had some type of storm trooper. The first order is the empire and they even had a death star! Its the same crap...
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    Solo: A Star Wars Story

    That robot was sooooo dumb and annoying. Why does every star wars movie need a wacky talking robot? The jokes were terrible. It makes no sense for lando to be in love with a robot. The Han character is nothing like the "real" Han. He risked his life for millions of credits for space fuel and...
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    Black Panther

    It was aight. Would have liked more Wakanda and conflict amongst the Wakandans once Killmonger takes over. Seems weird that the most advanced society in the world doesn't even have elections. It's crazy that this isn't even the best MCU movie to be released in the past year (after Thor...
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    Well respected musicians that you think "suck"

    Black sabbath Pink Floyd Nirvana Clapton Radiohead
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    Last Jedi Discussion (WITH SPOILERS)

    So is finn in this episode. They went on their little casino thing, all aparantly just to show the audience that animal cruelty, child labor, and arms dealing is bad, and that there are scoundrels in the galaxy. All that crap could have been cut and finn could just wake up at the start of...
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    Last Jedi Discussion (WITH SPOILERS)

    And who the frick edited this movie? So many cuts were awkward and jarring. It was like tim and eric intentionally bad.
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    Last Jedi Discussion (WITH SPOILERS)

    It was ok. Weak plot with forced comedy that fell flat mostly. Cool action but nothing that stands out among other big budget hollywood stuff. The only thing that was mildly interesting was benecio del Toro, and they even bungled his character with the stupid pin thing which made no sense. Is...
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    It's A Small World After All (Disney / Fox Merger)...

    And to think it all started with a f $%$ing cartoon mouse.
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    Justice League

    Goofy. Steppinwolf looked terrible and had the most generic and boring mission - destroy earth with superweapon and army of minions. The humor is unnatural and mostly falls flat. Most of the "jokes" are not so much clever lines, but consist of flash mumbling and acting awkward. The world seems...
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    Why Wouldn't Dino Stay?

    This whole conversation is insane. Dino hasn't been on campus for 18 months and he's 8-11 to date. Best case scenario is 500 after two years. The team is obviously on an upward trajectory, but is any team (let alone a UCLA or Tennessee) going to hire a coach that might not even go to a bowl...
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    OT: Eliminate NBA draft?

    Why would small teams neccesarily have to pay giant contracts to rookies? If there's no draft, the small teams can hunt for bargains and sign the equivalent of a late first rounder. They may sacrifice choosing first, but they won't have to take the huge contracts if they choose not to.
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    OT: Eliminate NBA draft?

    This is the same thing as ncaa sports but scaled to 30 teams. Certain teams like alabama and UK can "pay" more for players (and many of the top guys go there) but there is still parity. Coaching matters, scouting matters, day to day operations matter, location matters, playing time matters...
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    Perhaps unpopular however... BURN IT ALL DOWN

    That's the thing that gets me. Tuition may be hundreds of thousands of dollars (like at SU), but that is not the same as getting hundreds of thousands of dollars! How do compare the value of free tuition to money? It costs schools basically nothing to give athletes tuition. When you have tens...
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    Perhaps unpopular however... BURN IT ALL DOWN

    You could say the same thing about child actors, musicians, app developers, etc. No one expected Miley Cyrus to not get paid because she was younger than 18 and possibly naive. The 'amateur' label is an arbitrary rule so the universities, ncaa, and pro leagues don't have to pay them except with...
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    Perhaps unpopular however... BURN IT ALL DOWN

    There isn't anything wrong with companies/agents paying players. As long as the tax stuff is legal, why shouldn't a 18 or 13 year old be able to get paid for an endorsement or to play on a specific team? There are no restrictions for adolescent entertainers or athletes in other sports and...
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    Would a viable minor league basketball league be good for NCAA Basketball?

    I'm sorry, but nobody is going to give Trevor Cooney 100k to play for them. Without the melos and durants, college sports become much less popular and valuable. Then there won't be a need or ability to pay players. The goal should be to get money as far away as possible, otherwise it will get...
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    Perhaps unpopular however... BURN IT ALL DOWN

    Why are universities in the professional sports business anyway? It progressed naturally from regional clubs, exploded with radio and tv, and has outgrown many schools into basically a separate, sustainable business. It would be like if 100 years ago companies started employee softball clubs...
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    Would a viable minor league basketball league be good for NCAA Basketball?

    I would be more than happy with that. People get plenty of enjoyment from watching Cornell basketball (not saying SU would neccesarily be at that level after the top athletes go pro). Same with sports that aren't football and basketball. University-sponsored sports companies was an awkward and...
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    Movies You Hate That Everyone Else Loves

    Avatar Chris Nolan Lion king
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    I Just Hung Out With Baye Moussa Keita

    How the hands lookin'? I hope you didn't sqeeze them too hard. ;)
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    Bud Poliquin Retiring from P-S

    First Hopkins, then Lydon... now Bud. What have the denizens of this fine, snow-drifted burg done to deserve such misfortune?
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    Atrocious stat from championship game

    By my count from looking at the boxscore, there were 54 stoppages in play (fouls, timeouts, turnovers that weren't steals, tv timeouts that aren't lumped with others, etc.). 23 first half and 31 second half. The average length of play before a stoppage was 45 seconds; 53 seconds in the first...
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    Elite 8 teams: SEC 3, ACC 1

    Making two final fours in a couple years doesn't make Syracuse an elite team any more than three teams in the final eight make the SEC elite. Multi-year season-long assessments are better than random tournaments.
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    Wildhack speaks...

    Weaker conference, more guaranteed money, less pressure to match predecessor, and the big elephant in the room... What if Syracuse isn't really an attractive program? People are assuming that Syracuse is a better job than Washington. But is it?
  29. Quazzum69

    If Alexis Sanchez leaves Arsenal

    Bayern is tier 1 with Barca and Real Madrid. And Atleti tier 3? Ridiculous. No english team should be above tier 3 at the moment.
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    The more I think about it, I realize how dumb the road/neutral record is

    Road wins are important because a committee determined they were important decades ago! The statisiticians say home court is only worth a couple baskets but the selelction committee are kind of meat heads with their "hostile environment" narrative. Basketball needs a BCS system in the worst way.
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    One of the great things about being an SU fan

    Yes, not too many teams can have multiple top 10 wins and it still be considered a dissapointing season (record wise).
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    538: Make College Football Great Again

    Leagues should use the previous year's results (based on computer ratings like BCS composite) to ensure each team has about the same strength of schedule (maybe make 2 or 3 permanent opponents but this would be adjusted for).
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    JB's Presser after Georgetown

    Come on. Most people admit that Cal is superior in many aspects but the OOC argument is ridiculous. When your toughest league opponents are Florida and Vanderbilt (now without their good coaches), you have to beaf up your schedule with UNC and Kansas. It still doesnt compare to Syracuse's most...
  34. Quazzum69

    Is it time?

    Go raid the Big East - there are plenty of good coaches. Even if it's not Jay Wright, there are some younger good ones.
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    The Walking Dead

    They could start by killing Carl and the other 5 pointless characters. The formula - running into bad guys, fighting them, then finding a new home - is getting stale. They need a new element like the military or a science-fictiony thing now. If it's just another psycho guy next season (which it...
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    It's nice to see a well coached team

    It's obvious the coaching staff is filled with a bunch of former guards. I haven't seen a truly competent post player since Rick Jackson was here. It took Christmas 4 years to develop. #22 on wisconsin ( I think) looked very impressive - better than any center we'very had recently- and I'm not...
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    I'm in a show hole, need suggestions

    Great show.
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    ESPN recruiting rankings

    Having a virus video and top-ranked qb/wr should help that number.
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    Dino wants more staff...

    We've been under paying boeheim for decades for just this situation.
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    Division realignment

    Does a soon to be top 25 Syracuse program get fsu and Clemson to pressure the acc into fixing these ridiculous divisions a year sooner?
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    Let this sink in

    It was probably millhouse that mentioned this recently but the ratio of points scored to allowed is probably better than previous years. With more possessions you're going to have Greater total point differences even if the points per possesiion difference is the same or better. If you're...
  42. Quazzum69

    Les Miles out at LSU / Ed Orgeron in

    Should have happened years ago. He gets top 5 classes (and currently the most NFL players of any school) with little to show the past 4 seasons. He squandered a generational talent (fournette) and took a loaded team which was preseason top 5 to unranked before October. Cant run an offense, can't...
  43. Quazzum69

    I'm not too upset about the loss

    Especially if Louisville ends up beating fsu Clemson and /or becomes a top 5 team, possibly a heismann QB. This loss may not look too bad in a few months.
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    What is wrong with People

    It's the combination of having no chance to win and the absurd length of these games. Universities (and fans) complain about attendance issues like its the product or they are not loyal enough. the real problem is no one has the stamina for 4 hours which is the result of tv obligations. It is...
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    The 10 things you currently dislike the most in college basketball

    1. Too many fouls 2. Too many commercials 3. Too many stops in play 4. Too many free throws 5. Too many time outs for coaches 6. Instant replays/refs checking monitors and then upgrading a foul 7. Flopping 8. Acting 9. Play-in games in NCAA tournament 10. Lack of other tournaments/high-quality...
  46. Quazzum69

    JW's championship versus JB's

    What is there not to love about this guy?
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    It was a good run

    UNC brought the team back to Earth after two unlikely, crazy wins. This team was pretty average until the last couple weeks. UNC is the ACC champ, a one seed, and has been a favorite to win all season.
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    UNC...

    The desire to win is much greater in Syracuse. They are possessed to win and have nothing to lose. UNC/Roy is more scared of us than we are of them.
  49. Quazzum69

    Tony Bennett is so overrated

    I would love to have an overrated coach that has won the ACC twice and tied for second the past three seasons in addition to winning 6 tournament games over that span. That would be among Boeheim's best three year stretches of his career.
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    How many future NBAers are on our current roster?

    Isn't that a compliment to Boeheim and the team? If they have no obvious NBA talent, let alone multiple first-rounders like your Dukes or Kentuckys, after being handicapped by the NCAA and as a 10 seed be in the elite eight, that shows tremendous coaching and teamwork.
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