diamond_ace

Yeah I followed it a lot more while Pitt was good, even more than that when I was still at Pitt. We've fallen so far off the map that we're looking in the direction of the map and still can't see it

yes

Wrong sport, but even in the right sport, nothing ever needs more Lane Kiffin

Won. 63-59. A 4 point win is still much worse than we should be doing, this program has fallen off like mad since Dixon left (and especially since the days of Aaron Gray in my Intro to Performance class) but at least it's a win.

10:38 2nd half Towson 44 Pitt 38 TOWSON? I mean I could understand some of the mid majors, like maybe a Middle Tennessee St or a Northern Iowa or a Drexel... TOWSON? The fuck is a Towson even?

Sorry I didn't notice this until now, but Pablo was taken by Hedgehog 6 picks earlier @Kesler

The funny part is that before the season, I expected Saints to be easily last in the division, and under 500. Helps that Tampa never made the jump they were expected to

Hence why I'd like Atl to do us a favor and beat them. If we can take the division, we'd need either the Vikings or Rams to lose once (unlikely, but not unreasonable) to get 3rd seed. Beating Vikings gives us tiebreaker, if we can get into a tie. Rams I'm not sure where the tiebreaker lies but they're already the same record as us. More likely that we end up 4 or 5 and get Saints again. Technically not clinched yet, but a win against TB does it (or any of several other games going a certain way, even with a loss to TB - it's all but done that we're in, the seed is the debate)

To me, it means something from a player perspective. The individual guys on the team feel confident that they can beat a team they've already beaten, and might be a bit more disheartened against a team they've lost to twice. Definitely a good bit of it is coaching, I'll agree with that (evidenced by the drastic turnaround a few years back when Rivera actually started taking a few risks, as well as our trouble closing out games when Shula goes super conservative on offense late). I trust Rivera and oddly enough, I trust Wilks (or more, I trust that he picked up enough from McDermott before he jumped to the Bills). I don't trust Shula for pretty much anything. I'll give you that the Vikings are probably one of the favorites - I'd put more stock in home field for them if it was a weather-based home field (Lambeau etc) rather than a dome. Crowd noise is a factor, but for me, weather is a bigger one and a dome cuts that out. The Rams have been impressive in the regular season but I just can't shake the feeling they won't go farther than the 2nd round at best. I have no play-based evidence to support that, just what my gut tells me. South teams will cannibalize each other over the upcoming weeks, and in fact with Atl facing both the other two good ones, it could potentially take them out of the playoffs entirely - interesting scenario would be if Panthers beat Atl and Saints lose to Atl, then assuming both take care of the spare game against the Bucs, Panthers actually win the division. To the extent that playoff experience does anything, Panthers (and Atl if they make it) have more in recent memory than Saints, and all the South teams have it over the Vikings and Rams. One way or the other, NFC playoffs will be more interesting and with bigger teams across the board than AFC playoffs though

Easy has nothing to do with it, we played them twice this season and lost both. For a team that's only lost 4 games, half of them are against one team. We beat the Vikings already so can do it again (and honestly, I don't trust the Rams in the playoffs, Brees has done it before). Plus the bye isn't out of the realm of possibility either - we'd need 3 teams to lose a game each.

Go Panthers (and please don't end up the 5 vs the Saints)

Weird, I got put on the BOG at the same time you did, and I already have access

My first 2 minutes of VHL action with Hrdina! Plus he actually had a shot (lost a faceoff though)

I don't need icetime. I'll be the mascot

This is not how it works

Also, I feel like we should alert @Bushito there are only two picks remaining. Group 2 will be done momentarily

Fabio Jokinen @Green

Motherfucker Sharpe @Smarch

YES someone gets it

There was an interesting last minute addition to the VHLM draft, as Evan R. Lawson, CFO of Hank Med and administrator at Hamptons Heritage Hospital stepped down from both positions in an attempt to fulfill a lifelong dream of playing hockey. After years of being financially successful in both positions, he will be able to self-fund his career and not need a great deal of contract money. Financial control of Hank Med was given over to a 50-50 partnership between his brother, Hank Lawson, and Boris Kuester von Jurgens-Ratenicz, a wealthy benefactor who has helped Hank Med and the Lawsons out of some tight spots. Hamptons Heritage was given back to former administrator Jill Casey. Evan has had no experience at the sport of hockey but has been interested from a fan's perspective ever since he was a kid, and so with his finances being what they are, he's hired Jaromir Jagr to teach him the sport in the offseason in exchange for a nice paycheck. For his first VHLM season, Evan will be playing for the Las Vegas Aces, having been selected 9th in the VHLM draft.

VEGAS

Also, if Evan R. Lawson goes 15 picks and still isn't drafted, maybe he goes back to being CFO of Hank Med. (Yes, I know I created well after this was made)

Luca Volkov @Green

saw him go to the store 5 minutes after it closed and demanded they open back up for him - the phrase "do you know who I am" was uttered several times

Astrid Moon @Smarch