I’m on an airplane! Wild how these things work. Did you know that there are more airplanes in the world than water? Nuts.
Yes, on a plane, going to Georgia, got a Wake Forest second round NIT gamewatch tomorrow, except it isn’t during the game and they’re calling it an “engagement party.” Seems like a weird joke to me, but the happy couple went to Wake, and it’s possible I just don’t get southeastern humor.
Did Mason Ramsey Not Fill Out an NCA* *********t Bracket?
Mason Ramsey has, to my knowledge, posted nothing on Instagram referencing the occupying postseason men’s college basketball tournament. Is he part of our insurgency? Sympathetic to the NIT’s cause? We don’t know for sure, but this is, at the very least, not a bad sign.
Does Austin Hate Sports?
The TV’s closest to our gate at the airport were tuned to NFL Network and some other talk show, rather than Texas’s game against Virginia Tech that’s happening as this is typed (still on the plane, pretty cool, drank a couple cups of tea already but don’t have to pee yet, this is a race against time). And it was a Friday, which means the people at the airport are flying out from home, not flying out at the end of a trip to Austin. Now, yes, it’s only an exhibition game, but come on, guys. Support your Horns. They’re trying their best.
Kris Bryant: Rockie
Kris Bryant’s signing with the Rockies, and I love it for him. Gets to drop bombs, enjoy a happy city, live a bit closer to family. Wish Scott Boras hadn’t ruined his career by not letting him sign an extension with the Cubs, but given where things have gone, this is about the next-best thing.
Fargo: Enemy of the State
Ok, not the state, but we got a call from our leasing office this morning saying someone made a noise complaint last night against our apartment, which is bold because we’re pretty sure the people right downstairs are the ones venting a thick column of cannabis smoke up into our windows every night around suppertime, and is also bold because if the noise was really us, it was about five minutes of puppy romp well before midnight. We’re all in favor of those who like to toke toking up—no hate to those who partake—but it feels like a lot to ask your neighbors to both 1) tolerate you making their apartment smell like a skunk if they want some fresh air and 2) put padded floors down so their puppy can play with her ball at 11:00 PM without you crying to the authorities. If you’re going to mildly impose, let others mildly impose back at you. That’s all we ask.
Burnley Burns
Wolverhampton blew a two-goal lead against Leeds today, and it didn’t even end in a draw. Full-on loss. Leeds got the win on a stoppage time goal, things are looking a lot more grim for Burnley heading into an international break. Far from dead, but getting there.
The Sens
Speaking of dead, the Ottawa Senators host the Flyers tonight at 7:00 PM EDT on ESPN+. Don’t like that.
Weekend Notes!
If you’re looking for a game-by-game second-round NIT preview (and let’s be real, who isn’t looking for a game-by-game second-round NIT preview), check back tomorrow morning. No days off during NIT season, guys. Also, we’ll have words on the motorsports tomorrow and Sunday. All three motorsports. NASCAR, IndyCar, F1…the three. Quick preview? Well, it was rainy in Atlanta today, so NASCAR canceled some things—qualifying for the Trucks and the Xfinity Series? Might have even shortened the practice schedule. Does this matter? I really don’t know, guys. I’m not even sure what qualifying did and didn’t get canceled, and whether anything else was involved. I am on an airplane, I’m starting to feel the need to pee, my computer screen just broke (seriously—bottom right corner shattered a bit and in addition to broken glass falling onto the aisle, a screw came out), gonna have to hit up Target on the ride in from the airport, grab the cheapest computer they have, and God willing remember my gmail password so I can download the spreadsheets to get me through the next few days and probably next week back in Texas while this bad boy gets fixed. Not all terrible, I guess. We had another backup computer whose fan broke almost two years ago now and we’ve been meaning to go get it replaced as well. So it’s a good prompt to go do that. Meanwhile, IndyCar’s in Texas, which is boring, and I hear Netflix may have gone too far with manufacturing drama in Drive to Survive, and now drivers are pissed? Why does that make me happy?
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Viewing schedule tonight is the Sens. From a phone. In a Target in Atlanta.
