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Spring Football was always more for the fans than the players imo. It's a shame that CFB is losing what made it so unique and different from the NFL but that's bound to happen when it becomes more about the money. Back in the day you'd have your guys after signing day and have at least three years to get to know them. Now it's possible to see a number three corner playing for Oregon one year and against them the next year. It's not even taboo to see a guy play for two rivals. We lost our star running back Trevor Etienne to Georgia after the 2023 season. Jayden Rashada was once considered the future QB at Florida but those plans fell apart over a NIL fiasco. Rashada has since started a season for ASU and was third string for Georgia in 2024. He is likely transferring again this off-season.

USA wins 6 to one. They earn three points to go up early in the tourney. Canada has two points for beating Sweden in overtime. Sweden is third with a point for an ot loss and Finland is fourth with zero points. Sweden plays Finland and the USA play Canada on Saturday.

Six to one USA!!! Tkachuck brothers have four goals.

Five to one USA!!!!

Two goals for the USA in 26 seconds to start the third. USA up four to one.

USA starts the third with a man advantage after Matthews gets hooked with two seconds left.

I doubt that he ever comes back on any of his statements. He just comes across as a very bitter guy. After Brady won his seventh ring in year one with a franchise that hadn't made the playoffs in 13 years he still called Brady overrated. A year where he didn't even get an off-season to gel.

What's funny is accents aren't accents if you are among the same people of a region. When I had a stopover in the UK all the locals noted my accent. I've long lost any southern accent since I began going to different places and lived different places since I was twelve. Many don't associate Florida as a southern state but we definitely are. We just have a large group of transients living there. I definitely had a southern accent and am reminded of it every time I go back and talk with my family and friends that have never left.

I'm shocked that we don't have more on air collisions tbf. There are a lot of pilots out there with less than fifty hours of flight time and they disobey the rules of being "visual only" operators.

Rob Parker makes Skip Bayless, Stephen A Smith and Paul Finebaum look like good "journalists".

All you had to say was Rob Parker. The same guy who said Tom Brady was washed back in 2010.

Yeah except they don't get that sixth man on offense. Imagine a power play rule in basketball.

Jon you are a great source of information. As a quarter French heritage resides in me I had no idea. When I visited my grandfather as a teen I should've asked him a little bit more than where the adult beaches were located. You know so I didn't accidentally go to one. First period was great btw. The US had seven scoring advantages to the Fins at three, but Finland is tough and gritty. Sasha Barkov is one of the best defenseman in the game today.

First intermission and we have a tie folks.

Did this replace the ASG? Good idea, the Fins have a pretty big experience advantage in playing together.

Very good article. I think you are spot on Mr. Perkins. When you have an offensive coordinator leave a P4 school at Virginia Tech to become an offensive line coach at Ohio State , you know the separation of Big 2 and Other 2 is really taking hold.

The Vegas owner is all in every year and he takes advantage of the fact Nevada is very easy on players wallets. I think the Vegas Strip may entice some people as well but they've now gotten a NHL, NFL and MLB team to move or begin there. It's going to be interesting to see if UNLV becomes a player in football now that they've hired our old coach Dan Mullen.

Wow!! I always thought of lacrosse as an Ivy League thing. "Sir Princely, Nigel and Thornwell are at the pitch waiting to start the contest."

Thanks Jon. You just gave a million more times info than I ever could on the subject I started. I watched the game last night and it was wild. The Canadians came out fast 3-1 and I thought it was going to be a blowout, but the Swedes came back and forced overtime. Tonight I hope for a similar game and am glad it's on more available viewing options than last night. The US team will be honoring the Gaudreau brothers who were killed in an accident this past August while attending their sisters wedding.

Yeah it's their National sport up there. It drives them crazy that a Canadian NHL team hasn't won a Stanley Cup in 30 years. It's crazy that I've been overseas(primarily Air Force) more than up there in Canada where I hear there's good fishing. But I've met many Canadians that came down south during the winter and they're really nice people. I would recommend anybody go to a live game and just watch the intensity. It's wild. The Canadians beat the Swedes yesterday. Tonight we have the US vs Finland in the Four Nations Tournament. In the states you can watch it on TNT . You can probably stream it many other places.

The B1G is the best and most prestigious conference in college. It has the oldest and best run network, the best funding among all the sports it supports and the best academic coalition in the country. The SEC has several schools that could never qualify for the B1G due academics alone. Missouri, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt are about the only ones that could qualify on the academic side. Pretty huge alumni and NIL bases in the B1G as well.

Growing up in the South we had a minor league squad in Jacksonville and there were rumors for years that Orlando was trying to get a franchise to pair with the Magic. Many thought hockey would never work in Florida but then the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers came along and both have won a Stanley Cup since 2020. I doubt we ever get one at the college level but you never know. I can see Portland as a potential expansion squad if Seattle proves successful. Heck Vegas has only been around eight years and they've become one of the greatest franchises in the NHL.

Two questions and some info. Would you support an Oregon hockey program now that you are in the B1G? Do you follow or know anybody that follows the sport? I think the closest NHL team is the Kraken in Seattle. I don't know if Portland has or ever has had an AHL or other minor league hockey squad. I bring this up because the Four Nations start tonight with Sweden vs Canada and the US vs Finland. I've gotten interested the last few years after watching the Olympics with a buddy. Those boys play hard and it's actually quite engaging if you ever go to a game. The Coyotes relocated to Utah this year but I found myself going to a few games before then and met some really cool people. The players and coaches were all very nice and engaging as well off the ice.

Well here he is. Not the NFL guy originally reported. Mr. On Time and buttoned up Matt Patricia https://x.com/PeteThamel/status/1889734491930865736

Paul is only taking off the crimson glasses because he's had to eat crow for the last two years and Alabama is number two in basketball while Auburn is one.