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They look exactly like I thought they would look like, but I don’t see any Ozempic face.

The 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings that were carried out by al-Qaeda on August 7, 1998, against United States embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

I remember being in 7th grade and having to summarize news articles on the embassy bombings for a social studies project.
First world problem:

I don’t have cable, but our family shares a TV provider login. I can access live ESPN and some on demand programs through the ESPN App, but ESPN doesn’t grant access to the documentaries with just a TV provider login.

If I want to watch the Saban documentary, I’d have to go old school and sit in front of my TV whenever it is airing live on an ESPN channel through the App.

re: Weather related: LSU vs UK

Posted by John Casey on 10/7/26 at 5:05 pm to
Be thankful that we now have Lane Kiffin and know how to run the ball, again.

re: Death/Funeral timeline

Posted by John Casey on 10/7/26 at 11:50 am to
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What is the scriptural reasoning behind not being able to scatter ashes? That's retarded.


ChatGPT response:

The Catholic Church generally does not permit scattering cremated ashes because Catholic teaching holds that a person’s body—even after death—should be treated with dignity and given a permanent, respectful place of rest.

There are several reasons:

1. Respect for the human body - Catholic teaching views the body as an integral part of the human person, not simply something discarded after death. This continues even after cremation.

2. Belief in the resurrection - Catholics believe in the resurrection of the body. Keeping the remains in a specific place reinforces the belief that death isn’t the final end of the person.

3. A permanent place for remembrance - A grave, mausoleum, or approved columbarium gives family and the broader Christian community a place to pray and remember the deceased.

4. Avoiding the idea that the deceased has simply “become part of nature” - The Church specifically objects to practices such as scattering ashes in the air, on the ocean, or across a favorite location because they can express a view of death that conflicts with Christian belief—for example, that the deceased has simply merged with nature.

re: Death/Funeral timeline

Posted by John Casey on 10/7/26 at 11:45 am to
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I told my wife, when I die, try to bury me the next day or within 2 days




Only thing Ive told my wife is to put my cause of death in obituary because that’s all that people want to know.

But as I’ve gotten older, cremation plus memorial mass / ceremony seems like the best option, IMO.

It’s cheaper and you avoid that gut-wrenching moment when the casket is closed and can focus more on the good memories.

Most cemeteries have areas to store ashes, these days, too.
Maybe a possibility:
Florida vs UGA gets moved up a week to 10/24 from 10/31 (Florida and UGA currently have byes on 10/24)

UGA at Bama gets moved to 10/31 (Bama currently has a Bye on 10/31)

UGA and Bama get this weekend off
Florida takes 10/31 weekend off

re: causeway commute this week

Posted by John Casey on 10/7/26 at 7:43 am to
Added an hour to my commute yesterday and going to try going through Slidell, this morning.

Going earlier not an option for me since I have to do school drop offs.

Edit:
Going through Slidell only saved me 15 minutes compared to yesterday so may just brave the Causeway tomorrow.
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Can't blame ABC. They only had two opportunities to air Notre Dame and Miami all season in primetime and they took them.


That’s fine.

The problem is refusing to put the best SEC game on at same time on ESPN (and instead choosing one of the worst SEC games) because they want to try and force people to watch the ABC game.
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The preseason tv time scheduling isn’t worth it.

It’s really not that big of a deal to know tv times prior to season.

Go back to selecting two weeksnout


The preseason window selection isn’t that bad.

Alabama @ Tennessee had the Flex window assigned in preseason and TV still put them in late afternoon slot instead of night slot.

Flex: Games flexed between the Afternoon (3:30-4:30 p.m.) and Night (6-8 p.m.) windows

The SEC needs to renegotiate the TV deal and guarantee a premiere primetime night game every week.

Kentucky @ Oklahoma and Arkansas @ Vanderbilt were also assigned Flex in the preseason.

The most egregious was Florida @ Texas being assigned Early slot in preseason.
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For those that can't read the 1 inch x 1 inch image in the OP...


It looks fine on mobile and now I’m wondering about every image I’ve ever posted because I never use desktop version, lol.

re: SEC TV Schedule - October 17

Posted by John Casey on 10/5/26 at 1:47 pm to
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I’m seeing that they’re on NBC


The Cougars and the Fighting Irish will be taking the center stage of the college football world next in a couple weeks. On Monday, ESPN announced the broadcast plans for BYU-Notre Dame. BYU and Notre Dame will kickoff at 5:30 PM Mountain Time and the game will be broadcast on ABC.

BYU vs Notre Dame Lands Prime Time TV Slot Ahead of Potential Top 10 Showdown

SEC TV Schedule - October 17

Posted by John Casey on 10/5/26 at 1:43 pm


Any idea why Notre Dame is the ABC prime time game that night and throwing off the SEC schedule?

Thought Notre Dame had a deal with NBC and the Big 12 with Fox?

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I did not realize the Big 12 also had TV deal with ESPN.
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Curious as to why ABC/ESPN doesn’t air more SEC games at night. This past weekend seemed backwards and this one does too.


Because for some reason Notre Dame @ BYU is on ABC and not NBC or Fox that weekend.
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Will Missouri be the next one to lose?


Mizzou already lost at MS State.

The obvious answer this week is UGA on the road at Bama.

All of the other losses you’ve mentioned have been road losses.
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Beamer did well until last season. Went 9-4 in 2024.


2021 - 7-6 (3-5)
2022 - 8-5 (4-4)
2023 - 5-7 (3-5)
2024 - 9-4 (5-3)
2025 - 4-8 (1-7)
2026 - 2-3 (0-3)
This was the most clickbaity he’s seemed to have been in a long time.

He wasn’t comparing 2026 Florida to 2019 LSU but saying people would be making the comparison.

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TV is about money


I’d argue the pregame shows are more about entertainment.
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Yes John Casey OSU doesn’t know how to make money as a school.


LOL, where did I say anything about making money?

I said it makes for better TV had OSU played into the Portnoy hate.
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I understand this particular board or conference may not, but the vast majority of fanbases want a shot which 24 then 32 will give them.


I don’t mind an expanded playoff, but if we are expanding the playoffs, play the games on college campuses.

There is absolutely no need to save the bowl game sites, outside of maybe a few of the big traditional ones: Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Peach Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, and Orange Bowl.

If expanding to 24 and having to save bowl sites (I’d prefer to have all games on campuses outside of semis and championship):

1st round (8 games) - On Campus
2nd round (8 games) - On Campus
Quarterfinals (4 games) - Bowl Sites
Semifinals (2 games) - Bowl Sites
Championship - Rotational Location at Bowl Site


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You can't piss off your premier program weekly with Portnoy sitting there putting Michigan at #1 in the conference after they lost to Western Michigan


The thing Day and OSU don’t seem to understand is that it’s always better for TV when you lean into something like this and play along instead of pulling rank and getting it thrown out altogether.