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re: Spy, Espionage and Political Thriller recs

Posted by bigpapamac on 6/4/26 at 7:23 am to Bestbank Tiger

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The Spy And The Traitor

Came here to post this. Incredible true story and book.

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re: Alabama Baseball (42-19 (18-12)) (Schedule & Roster 2026)

Posted by bigpapamac on 5/28/26 at 5:19 pm to bigpapamac

Adams has been our worst starter in conference play, and this decision means he’ll pitch against one of the hotter and better lineups in the tournament instead of against Alabama St.

re: Alabama Baseball (42-19 (18-12)) (Schedule & Roster 2026)

Posted by bigpapamac on 5/28/26 at 5:08 pm to Alabama_Fan

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I love the annual “should teams pitch off in regionals” debate. Historically, both options have had nearly identical success rates. Not last year. Of the seven hosts eliminated in regionals, six changed up their rotation order, including three that dropped their opening game.

Cool. That has zero bearing on our regional, every situation is different and a one year sample size stat does not apply at all to our regional. Blowing your best pitcher in a home regional against an ok SWAC team is insane. One of the benefits of hosting is not having to do that. If we were playing a 4-seed that had a stud Friday starter? Sure.

I bolded the non-small sample size stat. Blowing your ace against Alabama St is certainly a choice.

re: Alabama Baseball (42-19 (18-12)) (Schedule & Roster 2026)

Posted by bigpapamac on 5/28/26 at 3:09 pm to Alabama_Fan

This is insane.

re: Destin area restaurants that take reservations

Posted by bigpapamac on 5/2/26 at 5:07 pm to braves21

Bijoux

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re: Biloxi was apparently on the Mike Vrabel/Diana Russini world tour

Posted by bigpapamac on 4/24/26 at 7:25 am to SidewalkTiger

Senior Bowl week.

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re: Key West do not miss

Posted by bigpapamac on 4/14/26 at 9:21 am to soccerfüt

El Siboney is an even better Cuban restaurant in Old Town.

re: Key West do not miss

Posted by bigpapamac on 4/13/26 at 7:23 am to Gifman

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Go to the bar where Mike Leach has a stoo

Among other even far more famous people. Captain Tony’s.

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re: Key West do not miss

Posted by bigpapamac on 4/6/26 at 3:09 pm to parrotdr

It’s been closed for awhile. Another restaurant is in that building now.

re: Oats top 3 in coaches?

Posted by bigpapamac on 4/4/26 at 9:04 pm to BigBird09

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If we are going to definitively say he's not top 3, can we please start listing your 3 current best coaches?

Fair.

And again before I start, I would not trade Nate for anybody. Nate Oats is the perfect coach for us and nobody we could realistically get in any world would be better than him. But…

Hurley
Sampson
May

Mark Few

I feel like those would be almost unanimous top 3 (and 4) amongst most people. Rest of the top 10 would be up for debate but there’s no world where Oats isn’t top 10.

re: Key West do not miss

Posted by bigpapamac on 4/4/26 at 9:53 am to Boston911

Nine One Five for dinner. Mornings at the Green Parrot.

re: Oats top 3 in coaches?

Posted by bigpapamac on 4/3/26 at 7:25 am to mrbroker

He’s not top 3 but definitely top 10. There’s no other coach on the country that we could reasonably get that I would trade for him though.

re: U. of South Alabama opens a “Queer Animals Center”

Posted by bigpapamac on 2/24/26 at 4:53 pm to DesScorp

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The lab director looks exactly like you thought she would:

Careful not to misgender it, it could be a they/them!

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re: Apple TV+ originals - recommendations?

Posted by bigpapamac on 2/23/26 at 7:23 am to BigNastyTiger417

Slow Horses

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re: If Jesus of Nazareth entered the X games…

Posted by bigpapamac on 2/7/26 at 4:30 pm to RollTide1987

You’re better than this. More history and less boomer Facebook memes por favor.

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re: Mercedes Benz Stadium-Atlanta

Posted by bigpapamac on 2/4/26 at 7:22 am to MikeAV8s

Stayed at the DoubleTree (I think it was?) near Centennial Park for a Saints/Falcons game. Was right across the park from the stadium and an easy walk. Perfectly safe, especially with all the people around for the game. We spent the night before the game in another part of town and just took an Uber straight back to the hotel.

re: Vikings fire GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah

Posted by bigpapamac on 1/31/26 at 9:50 am to Lou Loomis

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Dumbass blows up a team that was 14-3 the prior season. All to draft a QB who threw for more than 200 yards ONE GAME during his last year at Michigan

I don’t know anything about this GM but I have a hard time thinking that was solely his call. Their head coach is a supposed QB guru and I’m sure McCarthy was his guy. Ownership has to agree with a move like that too. Somebody had to take the fall though I guess.

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re: Any decent dive Cajun restaurants in Nola?

Posted by bigpapamac on 1/30/26 at 7:26 am to arseinclarse

Coop’s for sure in the Quarter

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re: Isaccs Storm A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History

Posted by bigpapamac on 1/29/26 at 8:43 pm to Sunnyvale

The Demon Unrest is another great book of his.

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re: Isaccs Storm A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History

Posted by bigpapamac on 1/28/26 at 7:27 am to Sunnyvale

Great book, and I agree that the last sentence will stick with you.

Check out Larson’s “Devil in the White City.” Just finished it and found it even better.

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