NoiseInsideMyHead

Any thoughts about TGL, now that we’re in Week 2? Some fascinating tech, and some malodorous cheese. ESPN guilty of some artificial hype, and some broadcasting gimmicks. Far from perfect, but isn’t some golf > no golf?

First Nations artwork. Unique designs for each game so far.

Happy New Year! Somebody had to start the game day thread.

Will never not think of DU's Jesse Martin when Brad's name comes up. This hit is seared into my memory, as is the silence that ensued in the Ralph. So glad he recovered.

Good call.

Just don’t call them frigid.

Si, si. Para margaritas y cervezas. Ah, but if you are short, or he is tall, you may need a stool.

This may be a little hard for some to swallow.

Right, "confirmation bias." As in, this article lists many closures and highlights an old stalwart (Blue Moose), but does not mention a single opening. Don't need a fancy, high-priced consultant to confirm that. Is this bad journalism, or bad consulting?

Doubtful because he needed a mercy whistle while the puck was still very much in play and he was down in the paint trying to cover the goal mouth.

There will always be the predawn flight to the hub in the hub-and-spoke system, but the problem at GFK is that there are now only three daily flights, so if you don't take the earliest one, you are effectively missing a ton of flights out of the hub to your ultimate destination. Bring GFK back up to five flights, and those who want or need to get out early still can, but there will be midmorning options for those who don't. The key is flexibility, which is sorely lacking.

I don't usually rag on the Pairwise, but depending on where UND ends up...it will be way too high given their performances the last several weeks. Feature, or bug?

Where is the other evidence of growth, though? Traffic? No. UND avoiding the enrollment cliff, but higher ed trends seem flat. Entertainment, retail, dining...still seem to be closing at a faster rate than opening. Manufacturing and industry? (crickets) And can't new rooftops/housing just be a lagging indication of pent up demand? Existing residents leaving upscale apartments for homes, former mid-level renters upgrading, older areas slowly being gentrified, redeveloped? Population shifting southward generally? Does anyone honestly get a growth or boomtown vibe?

Maybe switch browsers just to rule out that as a cause?