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    Nightmare College Professor Stories you have

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    I had one professor for Econometrics that was really mean and condescending Was afraid to go to his office hours.  It was a hard class as is. Wound up failing it had to retake it.  Aah.  Don’t hold bitterness toward the man though today.

     

     

    One professor I had for Personality Psychology was still one of the biggest crackpots I’ve come across in my life.  I needed a certain amount of 300 level courses and stupid me I took his class because he was rated highly on Rate My Professor.  I like Psychology though.

     

    The class was just him talking about his life like 100% of the time.  He would tell weird stories as well like his friend burning himself to death as part of psychological studies or some clients of his that abducted their children.  Creepy stuff.  Only like 25% of the class attended his lectures usually.

     

    His final was a nightmare as well as it was all based upon book readings never gone over in class.  Wound up with a D in the class.  

    Suggested ways to make the NBA better

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    24 minutes ago, May Day 10 said:

     

    This is a problem with the nhl too.  Too many meaningless games.

     

    Oddly, I'm ok with the 162 game schedule in baseball.  It's more of an individual sport and effort doesn't shine through as much.  

    While not perfect, I give the MLB a lot of credit for at least trying to switch it up with new rules.  The time to throw the pitch helps tremendously with the on the field product.  

     

    I really think the NBA commissioner could learn a thing or two from that league . 

    52 minutes ago, BillsPride12 said:

    This 100%

     

    The modern era lacks true rivalries and the passion/physical play that we saw in the 80s and 90s.  These guys all bounce around to different teams way too frequently now.

     

    Haven't paid any attention to the NBA since 2016 and don't see myself ever going back at this point

    Golden State/Cleveland had a little juice for a while in the 2010s for me.  I mean it still wasn't the 90's ball or Knicks/Bulls back in that era but at least got me interested in it.

     

    Was not even aware Karl-Anthony Towns is on the Knicks now.  He went to the same high school as me (he's 12 years younger than me).  Even that does extremely little to nothing for me to get interested in him.  

     

    Suggested ways to make the NBA better

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    I know there are some basketball fans that use the site.  But even since last year their ratings are down.

     

    https://www.outkick.com/sports/mainstream-media-finally-agrees-outkick-nba-ratings-can-not-defended
     

    I say :

     

    Make the rim at least 1 foot taller

    Make a slam dunk 3 points

    Make a shot behind half court 4 points 

     

     

    I haven’t known what’s gone with the NBA since LeBron left Cleveland the 2nd time.

     

    But no way the league can go in like that without evolving a little 

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    Wow that game sucked

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    I actually very much enjoyed this as it felt complete role reversal from 2001-2019 Patriots games.

     

    There were many games those years the Bills came and gave strong efforts for those teams but the Patriots eventually would rise to the top as they were the better team.

     

    Ditto Buffalo now.  

     

     

     

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    Are the Patriots still the NFL team you dislike the most?

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    The Chiefs are the more annoying team today but a little surprised overall at these results.  I thought it might be closer to 50/50.   It still doesn’t make up for 20 years of butt whippings at the Patriots hands the fact that they are having a bad season now.  Plus their was always the posts here about them being cheaters, Brady wining and getting every call under the sun, the hit by Gronk on Tre White, and Kraft and sex trafficking.

     

     

    Surprised too how many here don’t like the Bengals.  Granted I’ve only known one big Bengal fan in my life.  But they ended the drought. Plus I thought they handled the whole Damar situation with class.  
     

     

    Are the Patriots still the NFL team you dislike the most?

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    1 minute ago, RangerDave said:

    As someone whose formative years were the 1970s, I am forever scarred by the "0 for the 70s".  I loathe the Fish.

    That rivalry is almost .500 throughout the Bills/Dolphins history though now.

     

    I certainly understand your sentiment though.

     

    I thought that's why there might be a little more Patriots dislike on this thread here now......  we'd have to see the Bills dominate them for like at least another 15 years to get the all time rivalry back to .500.  And that's not even counting Super Bowl wins.  

    Are the Patriots still the NFL team you dislike the most?

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    It's a couple years removed from Belichick and Brady both being with the Patriots.  And now they are having a 3-11 season without either one of them.  So it seems Bills fans got their wish during the drought years that the Patriots would go back to being irrelevant again.

     

     

    However, for obvious reasons the Chiefs might have taken on the #1 team the fanbase dislikes the most.  

     

     

    I still would like to see the Bills dominate the Patriots for another 15 years (and win some Super Bowls along the way) to even that score.  But yeah I probably dislike the Chiefs more at this point.  

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    Where would Jim Kelly in his prime rank amongst todays QBs?

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    21 minutes ago, RangerDave said:

    I think the fact that Kelly called many of his own plays while in the no-huddle adds some points to his score as well.  How many of today's QBs can or do call their own plays?  Shows what a field general he was.

    That's why I'm not sure how well he would do as an offensive coordinator.  Especially in this league today where there's a much more sort of analytical/number approach/memorize all the plays versus react directly to what he saw on the field.  

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    Buffalo Sabres and NHL 2024-2025

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    30 minutes ago, May Day 10 said:

     

    First, I don't expect pegula change his stripes at this point.  He believes he has a great management structure, loves the communication and trust between him and adams.  If they have to make a move, it'll be a russ brandon shuffle where everyone just changes job titles.  Seth appert is overtly being groomed to be the head coach and will take over sooner or later, again with no coaching search for the 3rd coach in a row.

    There is a tapestry of bad decisions and mismanagement.  These results are going to continue into perpetuity, well after appert's replacement is groomed and takes over.

    The absolute ceiling is snaking a wild card spot (16th of 32 teams) one year and losing in the first round.

     

    If pegula changed, and put someone with credibility at the top who was free to do as he pleases, with a more open budget, I would sign up for another rebuild in a second and be excited about the team acting and being structured as a professional franchise.

     

    This existence is no existence at all and the Sabres are nothing to me as an entertainment product. My hockey loving kids couldn't care less about them (which is sad).  

     

     

    Let this be a cautionary tale for bills fans who want to turf McDermott and/or beane.  We better hope their tenure here out-lives terry.

    I’ve complained about McDermott but then I think of Tomlin in Pittsburgh.

     

    People seem to think of him as this God but he’s actually only won 1 Super Bowl.  Plus his teams every year seem to have a few games they play down to the competition.

     

    My point is McD is a pretty solid coach.  Based on the Sabres I wouldn’t expect the ownership group to get it right if they replaced him.  

    Onside kick

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    2 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

    How long have you been watching football? 

     

    You've never seen a pooch onside kick up the gut? It's always been one of the more successful ways to do it

    Yeah.  I think Steve Christie's recovery of the onside kick like that in the Comeback is one of the most underrated plays in Buffalo Bills history.  

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