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re: What are some underrated/overrated Super Bowl plays?

Posted by messyjesse on 2/4/26 at 11:23 pm to PeteRose

XLIV obviously has several memorable ones for the Saints but one play that always stood out to me was Manning's moonball to Clark to convert 3rd down during that 3rd quarter drive where the Colts take the lead.

The NFL sucks and won't let me embed this URL, so just open a new tab and skip to the 59:00 mark to watch it: LINK

Still possibly the most "how the shite did that ball get there" throw I've ever seen. I've posted about it before but it never seems to get much love. Criminally underrated throw by Manning.

re: Looking for how you all save for your kids (529 vs brokerage vs custodial)

Posted by messyjesse on 1/27/26 at 1:19 pm to Lazy But Talented

We're looking very closely at the 530As coming out later this year. Basically IRAs for kiddos. We're currently funding 529s for our two children but if the advantages are there and if the ability to roll ever comes to fruition it'll be an attractive option.

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re: Military guys... who's your favorite service member past or present?

Posted by messyjesse on 1/27/26 at 9:15 am to yadaddy

Not military myself but I've always been fond of those lunatic test pilots.

Joseph Kittinger's life would make an awesome biopic.

re: The best rants in movie/tv history

Posted by messyjesse on 1/26/26 at 3:22 pm to TygerTyger

This is good but I actually prefer Cruise's drunken rant more

re: 1/25-1/26 2026 Major Deep South Winter Storm Thread

Posted by messyjesse on 1/24/26 at 10:04 pm to LSUFanHouston

DFW checking in. This is one of the weirdest "storms" I've experienced. There's been very little wind and the rain has hardly been heavier than a drizzle. From behind a screen I can hardly tell anything's falling. Yet every time I look at the ground it's a little bit whiter.

Power's fine at the moment but I have about a half cord ready to go if needed.

re: I can’t recall a better team of all time than the Hoosiers 16-0

Posted by messyjesse on 1/20/26 at 12:22 am to TxAgveteran

Their largest deficit all season was 7 points, which they faced twice. Once to OSU in the B1GCG and once to frickin Old Dominion in the first game of the season

They never trailed in the playoff.

In a 16-game season that's absurd.

GOAT team, probably not. But they're pretty damn well up there.

re: Cignetti = CLUTCH TIMEOUT on that final drive

Posted by messyjesse on 1/19/26 at 10:28 pm to The Detroit Lions

All of his 2nd half timeouts looked colossally stupid TBH.

Until they didn't.

re: Miami out gained Indiana

Posted by messyjesse on 1/19/26 at 10:23 pm to SEC Doctor

Never had a lead.

re: CFP Championship ••• Miami (FL) 21 @ Indiana 27 FINAL ••• Hoosier Daddy?

Posted by messyjesse on 1/19/26 at 9:42 pm to SirWinston

Massive stones on IU for that whole sequence.

Even in these close games they've had, nothing has ever felt forced. They're not running trick plays or anything fancy. They just play hard and execute. It's phenomenal.

re: CFP Championship ••• Miami (FL) 21 @ Indiana 27 FINAL ••• Hoosier Daddy?

Posted by messyjesse on 1/19/26 at 6:20 pm to TexasTiger33

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6:30 p.m. CT

Kickoff isn't until 6:50. Save yourself 20 minutes of talking heads and stupid ads, and go make yourself a meal

re: Do you ever look out the window and see the moon and think how weird all of this is?

Posted by messyjesse on 1/16/26 at 11:04 am to toosleaux

What if that hazy band of light we see in the sky at night wasn't the Milky Way but instead was the contrails of a huge arse alien spaceship?

Really makes ya think.

re: Reporter Lynn Jones congratulates Jaguars head coach after loss

Posted by messyjesse on 1/13/26 at 7:36 am to sgallo3

He'll have all offseason to answer their stupid questions. Let them share this.

re: Where does this Indiana team rank all time in the B1G?

Posted by messyjesse on 1/10/26 at 11:33 pm to Pedro

If you're looking just at conference results then '13 Sparty's way up there. First team to win all of their conference games by 10+ points including a win over an undefeated Meyer-coached OSU team in the B1GCG. Won the Rose Bowl over a tough-as-nails Stanford team.

I don't think Sparty beats FSU that year but they were better than everyone else.

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re: Congrats to Ole Miss for finishing #3

Posted by messyjesse on 1/10/26 at 12:25 am to BZ504

Top four will be some combo of IU/Miami/Oregon/OSU. Ole Miss a lock at #5.

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re: Cignetti “too be honest we’re pretty thin at this point “

Posted by messyjesse on 1/9/26 at 10:39 pm to C

12min quarters and ditch the CCGs.

These games should not be longer than NFL games and CFB's postseason should never overlap with the NFL postseason.

re: Miami will beat Indiana in Natty

Posted by messyjesse on 1/9/26 at 9:47 pm to Delupe

Game being in Miami is seriously the only reason I would even entertain Miami having a shot.

They can do it but Indiana is just clinical.

re: Could this Indiana team be competitive vs 2019 LSU, at least for a half?

Posted by messyjesse on 1/9/26 at 8:27 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!

They would've made a much better #4 seed than OU, that's for sure.

re: Indiana Oregon game thread

Posted by messyjesse on 1/9/26 at 8:21 pm to red sox fan 13

This wouldn't even be a good movie at this point.

These sports stories are supposed to involve, y'know, some adversity. Some obstacles to overcome. Some bonding moments when everyone thinks the team is down and out. Would be fitting for a program of IU's stature, right?

This Indiana team has none of that. There's no mountain for them to climb. They've been the #1 team all goddamn season and it hasn't been particularly close.

At this point the movie only gets made if they don't finish the job

re: Will you watch the National Championship?

Posted by messyjesse on 1/8/26 at 11:14 pm to EV

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Absolutely

I'd like to see Oregon finally win it all

What a cockblock it would be if Oregon, who's come so tantalizingly close over the last 30 years, gets bounced by some historical laughingstock deciding to have its best season ever.

re: RKLB - Anyone Else in this One?

Posted by messyjesse on 1/6/26 at 11:08 am to RedHawk

New ATH today as we crossed $80. I sold a few to recoup my cost basis. Still have plenty of shares for the long haul

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re: 20th anniversary of the greatest Rose Bowl game

Posted by messyjesse on 1/4/26 at 3:33 pm to n64ra

Amazing how well the reputation of the game has held up. I think we all knew it was an instant classic after it ended, but the way people still talk about it today pretty much cements it as arguably the best CFB game of all time. Was a treat to watch.

re: Imagine losing to Indiana

Posted by messyjesse on 1/1/26 at 4:37 pm to Serraneaux

IU is frighteningly efficient.

Seriously, they're playing like Saban's early '10s teams.

re: What’s your favorite commercials of all time?

Posted by messyjesse on 1/1/26 at 9:19 am to bott18240

Been laughing my arse off at this one for nearly 30 years.

re: A toast, to my big brother George

Posted by messyjesse on 12/25/25 at 12:44 pm to DeathValley85

I hear they're remaking it. For, ya know, modern audiences.

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re: Sister’s jackass boyfriend just told my kids Santa isn’t real

Posted by messyjesse on 12/25/25 at 12:32 am to TheTigress

I don't buy that any of this happened, but I'll play along.

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OT, what would you suggest in this situation?

I wouldn't invite the boyfriend over to a family Christmas party for starters. The boyfriend isn't family. He's not even a fiance. He's just some guy railing your sister.

I would've told that chud to go spend time with his own family.

re: What is James Cameron’s magnum opus?

Posted by messyjesse on 12/22/25 at 5:29 pm to bluestem75

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It’s Titanic, hands down.

It’s a complete narrative and genre departure for him. So much so, that everyone thought it would sink him.

The rest of his films are all science fiction (True Lies being the lone exception). Dude stepped out of his comfort zone and created a historical costume drama on par with and as significant as Gone With the Wind.

What’s more: it was such a passion project that he forewent his salary in exchange for profit sharing. If the movie was as much of a disaster as the ship itself, Cameron would have made nothing.

Eh, Cameron is a reasonably respected deep sea explorer and oceanographer. At the very least he is the best gateway from pop culture to that field of science.

Heck, I'd say his best work, which isn't even listed here, is Ghosts of the Abyss, since that kinda stuff is right up his alley.

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re: Let's Rank the late Rob Reiner's Major Films.

Posted by messyjesse on 12/17/25 at 9:50 am to Lsupimp

1. Princess Bride. What else to say? Just a perfect film.

2. Stand By Me. "No Ace, just you" might be the most cold-blooded line in any movie I've ever seen.

3. Spinal Tap.

4. A Few Good Men.

5. Albert Brooks doc.

The rest I can largely take or leave but for sure an impressive filmography.

re: We peaked as a country in 1992…

Posted by messyjesse on 12/17/25 at 9:08 am to RollTide1987

Golden-era Simpsons was just kicking off

re: Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD) stockholders

Posted by messyjesse on 12/16/25 at 3:40 pm to Sho Nuff

I have a very small position in WBD so nothing life-changing, but I'm up over 200% with them. I'm thinking of agreeing to sell a quarter of my current position (to cover my cost basis) and then just letting the rest of it go wherever this corporate buyout nonsense takes it. I assume I get any tendered shares back if Paramount can't secure its majority.

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