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You beat me to it.

I always look forward to your Thoughts (as well as the Rockpile Review) and the calm, analytical manner in which you and Shaw summarize each game. Opening day can't come soon enough!

Devin White.

My son graduated from CU in May and when in Boulder I saw that Alfalfa's had closed since I was there in early 2020. Not sure if it was a Covid victim or closed for some other reason.

Aj Epenesa on defense, Moss on offense.

Nice story, hope the kid makes it.

Man, that never gets old. Thanks for posting OP!

Congrats Alphadawg, you're going to have a great weekend! I grew up in OP but haven't lived in God's country for over 30 years so I can't really make restaurant recommendations other than to agree with those who said to get a beef on weck sandwich. That is a Buffalo specialty you can't find elsewhere (at least a good one). My wife was a vegetarian at one point but always made an exception and had beef on weck when we visited Buffalo.

Randy Smith was my favorite Brave as a kid. I was ecstatic when he won the MVP at the NBA all star game (don't remember the year).

Agree with most here regarding Kelly and Perrault. Don't follow baseball so can't really venture a guess there. McAdoo or Adrian Dantley for basketball.

There is a misconception that Miami is a lower-level party school. My youngest daughter graduated from high school this year and looked at Miami. The acceptance rate is around 30%.

Fred.

Always liked him as a player and person but his injury history is less than ideal. I have some really good friends who live in Dallas and know Rex personally from their church and say he is an exemplary person and role model.

Though not a play, I'd add Thurman not being able to locate his helmet against the Redskins.

Thanks for mentioning the "Embedded" video OP. I watched it earlier this afternoon and recommend it for those who haven't seen it yet. I was struck by two things: 1. how psyched Beane, Shein, and McDermott were they were able to grab Basham and 2. the clip where everyone was goofing around in the draft room eating treats that Kim Pegula made. She sees McDermott on the side of the room and asks him if he is eating ice cream. With not a trace of humor he says, "no, Raisin Bran." They then show Beane who laughs and says "I try to get Sean to live 2 days a year." The man is all business.

Enjoy the visit USCGBILLSFAN. I haven't lived in the Buffalo area in over 30 years (grew up in OP) so I hesitate to offer foodie suggestions, however I saw Mammosers on a list for wings. They were always one of my favorites. Also, for the locals, does the Canadian ballet still exist in Ft. Erie?

RIP Rick. For some reason my dad preferred to watch Channel 2 with Ed Kilgore. Before remote control devices existed (yes there was such a time for the younger members of the board), I would get up and change the channel to Channel 7 after the weather to watch Rick. More often than not my father didn't feel like getting up to change the channel so we watched Rick's broadcast. He was fantastic.

Agreed, however as many have said on different threads, there may have been a different outcome had the referees called a tight game like they did the in Superbowl.

I watched the much-hyped USC vs UCLA game when Rosen and Darnold were Seniors and came away unimpressed by either.

Interesting point, OP. Similar to Chris Drury joining the Sabres.

Dogs in a pile.

I agree with what others have said, the turning point was before the game, when the referees made the decision to call PI/defensive holding against a Chiefs' secondary that had been getting away with it all season.

He seems to be a great teammate as well. Did anyone else notice he made a beeline for Diggs toward the end of the KC game and kept him from doing something he would regret?

Wow, that's crazy. Heart of a lion.

^this. I was talking about this with my wife last night and used Marino as an example. He went to the big dance once early in his career and never made it back.