DestrehanTiger

Lane just made a great argument why the expanded playoff is going to kill the regular season. There will be no motivation to schedule good OOC and less motivation to win big conference games. All that will matter is getting enough wins to be sharp for the playoffs.

I am not arguing that Lane is wrong to take this approach. You have to devise a plan that fits your situation. I am just arguing that the days of do or die games from September through November are dwindling.

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The other thing, the format is out of whack. The alternating shot format is more a Scottish thing than international to the game. How many American golfers frequent a golf course and play alternating shot? But in Scotland it is normal. Collectively, most Americans will tell you they hate to play this format, instead they would say Scramble is more in keeping with the game. Each player is hitting the next shot.

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I think the exact opposite. Fourballs is not team golf. I like that the Walker Cup is all singles and foursomes. If I was changing anything, I would completely get rid of fourballs. I don't care if that could negatively impact the USA. Alt shot is just a much more entertaining event than fourballs.

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Everyone was waiting for someone to make a move on Sunday and it just happened to be a guy no one was expecting some we have to now downplay his great play and say the course was setup improperly.

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People were complaining about the set up way before Sunday. Rory's comments that got everyone's panties in a twist were before the weekend (I think). Giving Rai his due while also questioning the course and course set up is ok.

If their plan was to have a bunched leaderboard that lead to an exciting Sunday, it didn't work. That could be because everyone but Rai shite the bed. It was still the result.

Shinnecock should show everyone how different these two places can be. I still enjoyed the tournament and prefer this to the typical birdiefests that the PGA tour is.

High risk high reward (Shinnecock) > Low risk low reward (Aronimink) > Low risk high reward (TPC Craig Ranch, at least before their renovation last year)

Maybe this is real, but I feel like I have to question everything now with AI. The words alternate between being written backward and forward. The file cabinet says Safari forward then backward. When he is walking out of the store, some words are reversed and some aren't. Maybe there is an explanation, but it has me questioning things.

Yeah, I am having a very difficult time understanding an obvious argument for any other player over Rizzo at the moment.

Johnathan - Amazing specimen. However, he is not winning as many immunity challenges like he did in his first season. He is trying harder on the outwit part, but I think that might bite him more than help him. He pissed Dee off big time. I am not sure the rest of the jury will respect him either

Joe - Absolute goat (lower case) that will be dragged to the final 3. I assume nobody respects how he has played.

Aubrey - I guess she can claim that she initiated getting Ozzy out. Other than that, she has been a typical mid alliance player that has made it this far because she is not a threat.

Tiff - Tiff has a real argument. She has been great in challenges. She does seem to be influencing things when it comes to votes. My reservation is the fact that they barely showed her the entire first half of the season. So, that makes me assume she is not getting the good edit for a reason.

Rizo - Has ingratiated himself with veteran players like Colby (doesn't really matter at this point), Ozzy, Dee, and Cirie. There was an argument in this thread that he doesn't need his idol because he is not a threat. I will disagree. There are discussions about voting for him, but it always comes down to that idol. For the second season in a row, he is playing it masterfully. Arguments against him are numerous, though. Sucks in challenges. Doesn't do anything at camp (neither did Cirie, and people loved her). There can also be an argument that he greatly benefited from playing back to back seasons. Nobody knew what his game looked like, and they knew he wasn't a winner. So, he was able to fly under the radar and use the same strategy as before.

Is Lee Dixon always this much of an arse?

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I would say the black velaryons is one of the worst race swap examples in recent years. It’s just so patently ridiculous it completely derails any immersion into that world. Laugh out loud ridiculous

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I think it worked and didn't work. On one hand, keeping track of just the Targaryens was going to be a tall task for people that didn't read the book. Then, you throw in an important house that looks exactly the same. So, having them be black helps with that. On the other hand, obviously, it makes the whole Strong boys storyline very difficult to suspend disbelief.

A lot of people haven't watched either video Lester has posted.

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I can say two things, I have owned every top lob wedge made and they have all be cruel.

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I'm curious why you keep trying. All of these changes show that it's not the arrow, it's the Indian. Hit less loft and play for the reduction in spin.

This might get me some downvotes, but I think the pre-90s Rockets logo is also bad. Am I missing something that is a slight nod to being the Rockets? Are the two, red "crescents" around the ball supposed to be something? I really hope someone points out something that I have completely missed all these years. As I see it now, it is an extremely generic logo that could be used for any basketball team; just replace the team name in the middle.

Having said that, the original color scheme is awesome. Also, the red, white, and blue change they made were much worse. I just think the original logo isn't some outstanding logo.