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thoughts on Oscar nominations
War Horse was by far the best movie I saw this year, though I haven’t yet seen The Artist.
I enjoyed The Help and was glad Jessica Chastain got a Supporting Actress nod.
Reality check: Bridesmaids just wasn’t that good. The movie went south as soon as the plane diverted to Milwaukee or wherever the hell it was instead of landing in Vegas.
Solid firepower in the acting leads categories and with Billy Crystal back as host I’m actually looking forward to the show.
Nearly walked out of Extraordinarily Long and Extremely Boring
CasualHoya - January 24, 2012
Two Brad Pitt movies up for Best Picture
Means it probably wasn’t a great year for Hollywood, even if they are now nominating 50 films per year. I think the Artist will clean up but Gary Oldman should get a long look for Best Actor.
Completely agree re: Bridesmaids. It’s like they were trying to decide between The Hangover and Wedding Crashers, and instead they just got the anxious build-up of the former (without any payoff) and the painfully boring “friendship/life in crisis” part of the latter.
WarmupEwing - January 24, 2012
Agree with you both on Bridesmaids
Thought The Artist was fantastic. The most surprised and enthralled I’ve been by a movie in years.
Did not see War Horse but More Like Awesome Freeman hated it.
Have heard very good things about Hugo.
wadetandy - January 24, 2012 via mobile
anyone who hates War Horse is a communist
i lost my wager of a few years ago that mclovin would get nominated for an oscar before the fat kid.
CasualHoya - January 24, 2012
CasualHoya - January 24, 2012
best fat actor
Jonah Hill or John Goodman? Clash of the titans.
bunk moreland - January 24, 2012
Hoping you're joking.
HoyaJoker07 - January 24, 2012
In terms of career? Goodman and it's not even in the same galaxy.
WarmupEwing - January 24, 2012
The Artist was astonishly good.
Not only was it interesting to put one’s mind in the place it needs to be to watch a silent movie, but the fact that they used that setup to play with the audience was pretty excellent.
Also, John Goodman was fantastic in it!
Tinker Tailor had great acting, but was pretty difficult to follow. Still, it was nice to see Bane and Commissioner Gordon had worked things out enough to be in scenes together.
The Albert Nobbs makeup guy should win.
HoyaJoker07 - January 24, 2012
tinker tailor was my favorite by far
if Oldman gets snubbed I’ll be upset
admittedly, I am also a huge le carre fan.
They even got along with that stuttering english king, for a time.
onceahoya - January 24, 2012
I think the fact that you like Le Carre might drive that.
Not saying that’s a bad thing…but you probably have a leg up on the pacing and all.
It’s a shame Mr. Ollivander didn’t use his magic to find the mole.
HoyaJoker07 - January 24, 2012
Love "tea and crumpets " mysteries/thrillers
They are so civilized.
DrTox - January 24, 2012
i've watched enough British television to not freak out if I don't fully follow a plot development
speaking of which, please tell me someone here watches the bbc ‘sherlock’
onceahoya - January 24, 2012
comment above not meant to be snarky
I just mean it in the sense that I really enjoy movies/etc. that respects (and demands) the intelligence and attention of the audience.
onceahoya - January 24, 2012
Oh for sure
But I had trouble just remembering characters by name and that made some conversations tough to engage with. I have no idea how to fix it, because I don’t want five men who know each other having a conversation where they constantly use each other’s full name, but that tripped me up.
HoyaJoker07 - January 24, 2012
Did u catch
Page 8 on Masterpiece?
I love me some Rachel Weisz…
vivanloshoyas - January 24, 2012
Page 8 was pretty damn good
I thought the love interest thing was forced. Overall good plot. And yes Rachel Weisz is amazing. Who doesn’t love a line like: “The sun will rise in the morning. I’m going to have a drink at six. That’s my faith.”
Great Vengeance and Furious Anger - January 24, 2012
Caught it for the first time this weekend.
Holy amazing.
HoyaJoker07 - January 24, 2012
wait until you see the Moriarty character
best tv villain ever, in my professional estimation
onceahoya - January 24, 2012
sherlock
is amazing!
hoyasincebirth - January 24, 2012
Yes!
A friend introduced me during the fall, and I was immediately hooked. Thrilled that they’ve made more.
Hoya Saxual - January 24, 2012 via mobile
Agreed
Sherlock Awseome. Hoping for more once they finish their sojourn with Jackson.
PerryMcDonald'sRightCross - January 24, 2012
Wish there were more than 3 episodes a season
Yes I know they’re like an hour and a half long, but still. Next season hopefully by the end of the year according to wikipedia.
hoyasincebirth - January 24, 2012
I never thought I'd see the day
When Kristen “I can only play one character” Wiig was nominated for an Oscar.
PhillyHoya - January 24, 2012
To be fair
It’s a writing Oscar…although she was nominated for an acting Golden Globe.
HoyaJoker07 - January 24, 2012
Doesn't matter
She’s untalented on most fronts
PhillyHoya - January 24, 2012
wow, sounds like someone has some severe kristen wiig hate goin' on
i can’t tell if she’s attractive or not.
i mean, she clearly is…but is she?
CasualHoya - January 24, 2012
It's not severe hate
I just don’t think she’s at all funny
PhillyHoya - January 24, 2012
I struggle with that daily
Sometimes I think she is hot, and sometimes I think she is not. Very strange.
JGD - January 24, 2012
#firstworldproblems
SirHoya - January 24, 2012
totes, man.
i believe i wavered from ‘hot to not’ on scene by scene basis in ‘bridesmaids’ too.
very odd. hopefully she’ll show up at the Casual Extravaganza so I can make a final determination.
CasualHoya - January 24, 2012
I feel the same way about Penelope Cruz.
Rubie Q - January 24, 2012
regarding hot/not or talent/hack?
cause she’s pretty hot – but leaning toward hack.
bunk moreland - January 24, 2012
The ability to speak English
Would really help her case
PhillyHoya - January 24, 2012
Adjust your meds
DrTox - January 24, 2012
I have the same problem with you JGD
But I usually come out on the side that you’re sort of hot in an extremely untraditional way
BoatsNHoes - January 24, 2012 via mobile
I really appreciate that
JGD - January 24, 2012
Thank you!
I was afraid I was the only person who didn’t find bridesmaids funny. It really wasn’t that good.
hoyasincebirth - January 24, 2012
War horse was terrible
first hour is horse on boy porn. Felt like Forest Gump of WWI where Tom Hanks magically transformed into horse and bilbo baggins. Agree on extermely loud – no idea who voted for that. Hugo was solid. Disapointed no Drive.
Also – very casual tax returns for Romney. $42 M over the last two years — $ 6 Mil in taxes, but $7 M in tithe. Newt’s I was a not lobbyist, I was just consulting with lobbyists defense is also pretty casual – throw in open marriages and tiffany credit lines he has to be the casual republican canidate.
bunk moreland - January 24, 2012
somehow Mitt was able to create a $20 -$100 million IRA
I’m thinking, I need to stop using Taxact to do my taxes.
SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak - January 24, 2012
don't knock em
beats my crappy accountant I had to drop because he f’ed up my return. Taxact 3 years and running. Bigger refund, 1 less audit.
bunk moreland - January 24, 2012
I've been casually reading Mitt's return
On page 7 thus far (I’m a slow reader. You better be ok with that.)
Thoughts:
(1) Mitt has an IRA that makes me want to cry when I look at mine.
(2) Mitt has a Swiss bank account. Based on my History Channel viewing, I’m assuming this means he is hoarding Nazi gold.
StPetersburgHoya - January 24, 2012
mormon nazi gold
which used to be a couple wives
onceahoya - January 24, 2012
mormon underwear
is what he’s hoarding
Lord Humongous - January 24, 2012
That must be one stinky Swiss bank safe deposit box.
StPetersburgHoya - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
not sure why you have such a distaste for equine porn
CasualHoya - January 24, 2012
who doesn't like a good trip to TJ
And love a trip to the faded glory that is pimlico. But I don’t get the in love with horses thing. Maybe its because I am not a 12 year old girl.
bunk moreland - January 24, 2012
I'm a girl and I never loved horses
Except betting on them.
PhillyHoya - January 24, 2012
Already looking forward
to the Derby and the $ I will collect. Thanks to Casual!
iheartgregmonroe - January 24, 2012
TJ is for donkey shows
Get it straight
who will sex dikembe tonight - January 24, 2012
Dude, donkey is not the preferred nomenclature. Burro, please.
Lord Humongous - January 24, 2012
also, it's not going to matter who the republican candidate is
out of this group of clowns it’s like picking your favorite syracuse player
CasualHoya - January 24, 2012
+1
DrTox - January 24, 2012
+2
yaboynyp - January 24, 2012
+3
StPetersburgHoya - January 24, 2012
So much truth in that statement.
Esteban d' Amur - January 24, 2012
HOLY CRAP
Hadn’t realized no Drive!
Now I’m just sad! How could Gosling not get a nod for that? And Albert Brooks was ridiculous.
Oscar snub list reminds me of another question mark: 50/50…really liked the writing in that movie.
HoyaJoker07 - January 24, 2012
Seriously, regardless of how good you thought the movie was...
…did Brad Pitt actually play anyone other than Brad Pitt in that movie?
I’m genuinely asking…I haven’t seen it.
HoyaJoker07 - January 24, 2012
The Devil's Own
Only movie I can think of when he played someone else.
How about Denzel Washington? Same question
JGD - January 24, 2012
I feel like there are plenty
Snatch, Twelve Monkeys (from what I hear), Fight Club.
I guess it’s not fair to ding someone for playing a role straight-up…or else Johnny Depp would get all the awards…but I don’t know. Again, I haven’t seen it, but it just seems like even something like Se7en is more of an acting job.
HoyaJoker07 - January 24, 2012
Definitely snatch
I actually kinda like pikeys…
vivanloshoyas - January 24, 2012
Two more
Burn After Reading — very funny.
Troy — absolutely awful performance in an absolutely awful movie.
fijimf - January 25, 2012
Troy is a guilty pleasure of mine.
Right up there with Dante’s Peak and the new Dukes of Hazzard
HoyaJoker07 - January 25, 2012
I thought pitt was the only well cast and acted character in that movie
onceahoya - January 25, 2012
I'm always on board with Brendan Gleeson
“Could we reserve judgement on Bruges until we’ve seen the f***ing place?”
HoyaJoker07 - January 25, 2012
Maybe I'm being to hard on him...
It was probably the script. But IMHO the Achilles of the Illiad was a little more man-killing and angry than Pitt gave me.
fijimf - January 25, 2012
Come on, man
He plays Good Denzel AND Bad Denzel.
Wish I’d caught him as Brutus in Julius Caesar
HoyaJoker07 - January 24, 2012
In True Romance...
he plays a stoner and is pretty funny, but generally Brad Pitt plays a variation of Brad Pitt.
Esteban d' Amur - January 24, 2012
My mancrush on Eamonn Brennan continues
As he is also upset about Drive
Also, he talks about basketball some. Whatever.
HoyaJoker07 - January 25, 2012
Why is there not a seperate category for Comedies
Seems like there should be a separate oscar for best comedy.
Comedies and Drama are completely different and should not be judged against each other.
hoyasincebirth - January 24, 2012
I completely agree with this
would rather drop some of the dramas for a new comedy category.
Also Tintin and Arthur Christmas should have been in best animation. ahh growing up – seeing more of the best animination nominations than best picture nominations.
bunk moreland - January 24, 2012
NO! Gest Actor goes to the Boeheim that has been stalking the sidelines for years
DrTox - January 24, 2012
While I agree with you premise
That would break the Internet. Picture all of the snark and complaining that goes into the Oscars already, and then multiply by a million and you have an inkling of what would happen should anybody try to get an official “Best Comedy” award going. Most people like funny movies; “fans of comedy” are the most insufferable people of all time. Plus it would just spawn another brood of unnecessary “other” award shows.
WarmupEwing - January 24, 2012
Bridesmaids...
is a meh. Not great, not terrible. Wiig isn’t that funny in general. She’s what you’d get if you crossed Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, but left out the funny.
Esteban d' Amur - January 24, 2012
Joe Nocera is on a tear against NCAA
Northeast Corridor - January 24, 2012
I have a hard time
Not backing the NCAA when its them v. UConn
TBird41 - January 24, 2012
agreed
look Boatright isn’t playing right now because if the NCAA finds something than they’d have to forfeit games he played in while under investigation. In theory if Uconn truly believed the Boatright’s had nothing to hide then Uconn could say we believe in our player and play him.
Of course it’s very easy to violate a NCAA rule and the NCAA might take such a move as hubris and maliciously try to find a rule he had broken so not to look bad.
That being said the rules are there for a reason and I don’t believe that the NCAA is evil or doing things wrong. I do believe that a) they need more people to make sure they catch all these rule breakers b) when they do catch groups breaking the rules actually punish them severley un like what they did to Uconn this last time.
The NCAA is an agreement among colleges. They agreed to all these rules and regulations and yet they cry foul when they’re enforced. The NCAA can have whatever selection and exclusion criteria it chooses. It’s also ridiculous that the author acts like going to college to play hoops is the only option for these kids. It is possible to go to Europe of the NBDL and start your career that way. It’s not the best way, but no one is forcing these kids to go to college.
hoyasincebirth - January 24, 2012
The NCAA is evil
Doesn’t mean that schools should cheat. But pretty much everything about the NCAA is meant to screw over players (See, transfer rules, 1 year scholarships, Chris Weinke/Jeremy Bloom hypocrisy, etc). Nothing like making billions off the backs of 18 year olds.
TBird41 - January 24, 2012
NCAA is legislator, judge, and jury.
Possible conflict of interest there??
DrTox - January 24, 2012
There's no conflict of interest
The NCAA serves its own interests, regardless of the role it is playing
TBird41 - January 24, 2012
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band have joined the roster of the 2012 New Orleans Jazz Fest as a last-minute addition. Springsteen and company will close out the Acura Stage on April 29, the fest’s first Sunday.
CasualHoya - January 24, 2012
come to see the Hoyas win the National Championship...
stay all month to catch the Jazz Festival. Sounds pretty good.
SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak - January 24, 2012
Bruce's DC tour date
interferes with Final Four weekend. Supremely uncasual.
hoyachick - January 24, 2012
They're all Sunday or weeknights
Not cool Bruce
PhillyHoya - January 24, 2012
Monster lineup
indeed
I’d like to see a Trombone Shorty/Florence & the Machine mashup!
vivanloshoyas - January 24, 2012
Yes Please!!!
iheartgregmonroe - January 24, 2012
Is anyone a Ravens fan on here?
If so, are you more pissed at Cundiff or Lee Evans?
CasualHoya - January 24, 2012
Not a Ravens fan
But I’d be more pissed at Evans. Cundiff wouldn’t be kicking if Evans could hold onto the damn ball.
PhillyHoya - January 24, 2012
Omar comin
for Billy Cundiff
who will sex dikembe tonight - January 24, 2012
Joe Flacco
For missing the wide open fullback that was a few yards in front of him and instead forcing it into the endzone.
[Clearly not a Ravens fan because I have no idea who their fullback is]
hoya ghost - January 24, 2012
I was too upset to even yell at the TV
I had multiple non-Ravens fans watching the game at my place who were too afraid to say anything to me for the next hour. I feel dead inside.
HoyaParanoia85 - January 24, 2012
a terrible night
I didn’t talk to anyone for the rest of the night. When it happened, I fell to the ground with my head in my hands face down.
ABSOLUTELY HEARTBROKEN.
GeorgetownCuddler - January 25, 2012 via iPhone app
what about the officials?
onceahoya - January 24, 2012
Not a Ravens fan..
but the coach for not calling a timeout. These guys usually blow timeouts early in the 3rd Quarter to save 5 yds, but he actually had one and didn’t use it.
Esteban d' Amur - January 24, 2012
How does one become a weatherman?
Seems like a casual job and I’d gladly draw at least one intentional dong per week to ensure that I showed up on Deadspin
itsallthatmatters - January 24, 2012
Spend a lot of time on the pavement, thinking about the government
Also drop a lot of acid
who will sex dikembe tonight - January 24, 2012
in 6th grade i took some career aptitude test that told me id be happiest as a meteorologist.
Hire Esherick - January 24, 2012
al roker seems very happy all the time
CasualHoya - January 24, 2012
When I was a kid in Chicago, we had this weatherman who was a terrific cartoonist.
My favorite was the “Vice-President in charge of looking out the window”.
DrTox - January 24, 2012
My childhood weatherman
was Harold Taft – Dude made the call that the weather’d be good for D-Day. That’s a Casual Weatherman.
PerryMcDonald'sRightCross - January 24, 2012
Jeff….
http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4688812/jeff-green-visits-celtics
yaboynyp - January 24, 2012
love that he is finishing up his degree
next is monroe
Hire Esherick - January 24, 2012
good for him, and happy to see the school supporting the part time finish
onceahoya - January 24, 2012
Awesome to see him
at the Rutgers game last Saturday. Although the C video people kinda messed up the time to put him on screen. Lumpy got a much bigger O…
vivanloshoyas - January 24, 2012
+1
DrTox - January 24, 2012
anyone care about navy to the big east?
Hire Esherick - January 24, 2012
It's three years off, so theoretically the whole system could implode by then
Without any offense to the Naval Academy or Annapolis, which is a pretty nice town, it’s just another sign of the league’s downward spiral. They are a mid-tier football program in their good years. As far as basketball goes…they are, at best, an average Patriot League team that probably couldn’t cut it in the A-10, much less the Big East.
If anything, having to play Navy at least once a year should at least force us to play a stronger non-conference schedule.
WarmupEwing - January 24, 2012
I wonder
How Navy does rating wise? I feel like they’re more interesting to national viewers than most BE teams (especially w/ the Triple Option).
Also, they’re only coming for football, which is nice.
TBird41 - January 24, 2012
They're football only
not playing other sports.
They’re now reverse Georgetown Football in BE and everything else in patriot league.
hoyasincebirth - January 24, 2012
Ah, right
Well then I suppose my answer to HE’s question is now “No”.
WarmupEwing - January 24, 2012
a shame
ThunderBarge down the Potomac and up the Chesapeake would be most casual.
SirHoya - January 24, 2012
thunderbarge seems super casual
Went to Army – Northwestern football and NW alumni organized 4 ships up the hudson. It seems like an awesome time. Bus<Train<Barge<AIRPLANE (once a blog member wins lotto)
hoyabballownsall - January 24, 2012
sure, boats are very casual...
until you hear the cry of, “man overboard!”
isn’t the goal for these trips to start and end with the same number of casualties?
Hoya Saxual - January 24, 2012 via mobile
Not really a goal
More of a bonus if it shakes out that way
WarmupEwing - January 24, 2012
The way I see it
We’ve created a brilliant nickname for ourselves that hides our losses…or makes for some terrifying headlines.
“50 casualties on boat ride to Annapolis”
HoyaJoker07 - January 24, 2012
also now questioning the wisdom
of going toe-to-toe on the open seas with a fan base able to call upon the resources of the US Navy. A parking lot of our siblings at Nova and a Johnnies train conductor we can handle. A fully armed and operational destroyer…mebbeh not
SirHoya - January 24, 2012
You'd pass up the opportunity to command your own personal Trafalgar?!
Though I suppose that you couldn’t be too excited with the result for your personal health.
Anyway, gonna be plenty of disappointed Hoyas when we have to regress back to Thunderbus next year.
WarmupEwing - January 24, 2012
SirHoya Expects That Every Fan Will Do His Duty
HoyaJoker07 - January 24, 2012
amazing
SirHoya - January 24, 2012
As awesome as ThunderBarge sounds, I don't think anything we could do would be less than a ThunderBooze(Cruise)
Moose#10 - January 24, 2012
Don't forget Melo Watch!
Decision supposed to be made today about whether Melo will play again. Might not find out till tomorrow, but good chance we find out today because his appeal is supposed to happen today.
hoyasincebirth - January 24, 2012
I've spent the last 24 hours listening to a Cuse fan...
complain that they aren’t no. 1 anymore. Wah, wah. Melo was out. Like losing to an unranked team on the road wasn’t going to drop them out of #1. Whiny bitches.
hoyachick - January 24, 2012
Publish his SAT's
DrTox - January 24, 2012
And the guys name who took them for him
Moose#10 - January 24, 2012
Old Dominion
Has this been discussed? Who the hell stole all the jerseys and what is that person going to do with them? Shorts and shoes I understand but the jerseys?
http://goo.gl/CCPUA
itsallthatmatters - January 24, 2012
Oh god
I blacked out last night and woke up next to a smoldering pile of Monarchs unis…did…did I do it?
HoyaJoker07 - January 24, 2012
Yes.
jwallobjects - January 24, 2012
You to can get ripped with Doug Gottlieb..
http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/p90x.do?code=RDIO_DOUG_P90X&page=75606962&ad=251059218&creative=45974912
Major HDC Squared..
yaboynyp - January 24, 2012
*too
yaboynyp - January 24, 2012
Casual note
I was filing up on gas at my local Sunoco. They have the TVs abve the pump that show quick clips regarding news, sports, and the incredibly unspecific forecast (note: I do not live on the entire Eastern seaboard). Gottlieb does sports commentary on the gas station TV. I think that he’s finally found his niche.
StPetersburgHoya - January 24, 2012
They are both
Sources of credit card fraud
PhillyHoya - January 24, 2012
Nice
WarmupEwing - January 24, 2012
LXR
More meth at Georgetown!
CasualHoya - January 24, 2012
I hope they put
Kima on the case, maybe Herc. Also shout out to the Supremes for providing abosolutely zero guidance on whether tracking a cell phone’s location is permissable without a warrant. Just gives McNulty more room to operate.
bunk moreland - January 24, 2012
LXR is the new Towers
CasualHoya - January 24, 2012
It was DMT in Harbin, not meth
The investigative reporting on this blog is horrible
onceahoya - January 24, 2012
Georgetown really needs to find a better way to pin this
If students are going to persist in making drugs inside the dorms. Perhaps by stressing just how well the science departments are doing at providing students a solid understanding of applied chemistry.
Hoya Saxual - January 24, 2012 via mobile
*better way to spin this
Hoya Saxual - January 24, 2012 via mobile
going to cuse for the game in two weeks
any recommendations for signs, things to bring with me other than body armor, appropriate ways to spear that stupid orange they call a mascot?
bleeding blue, painted gray - January 24, 2012
If you don't have good medical insurance
I’d get some.
jwallobjects - January 24, 2012
don’t worry, they have universal health care in canada
jmflyers111 - January 24, 2012
make sure the camera on your mobile device works and document the shit out of it
other than that, i suggest memorizing the menu at burger king so you’ll be able to communicate with the syracusians
CasualHoya - January 24, 2012
Ideally, you should be fully equipped
Casual: x1 headband
x2 armband/cousy
x1 anti-Syracuse t-shirt
That should shield you from harm. You should also bring a box of Chipotle burritos to distract the Cuse players/fans just in case. And don’t forget to be really snarky and ironic. They love that.
WarmupEwing - January 24, 2012
Lie low and keep your mouth shut
Even cheering for the opposition will get crap thrown at you.
PhillyHoya - January 24, 2012
I was on the road trips in 2008 and 2009
and my friend had dip spit poured on her after we lost in OT in 2009 in addition to the raining of water and beer bottles. I unfortunately know all about the dangers… yet I’m going back there anyway. Not sure what that says about me
bleeding blue, painted gray - January 24, 2012
I was on both trips as well.
The worst thing I got thrown at me was a towel filled with coins and other heavy objects and some soda. No reason to ever go back. Even outside of the Carrier Dome, Syracuse is the worst place I have ever been to.
PhillyHoya - January 24, 2012
Don't rub your facepaint on anyone's sweatshirt
HoyaJoker07 - January 24, 2012
We're talking about an arena full of Syracuse natives
I don’t think the temptation to nuzzle any opposing fans will be too overwhelming
Hoya Saxual - January 24, 2012 via mobile
Oh it was hardly affectionate.
I was upset that we lost and didn’t appreciate the guy in question pointing into my painted face and laughing.
HoyaJoker07 - January 24, 2012
That makes a whole lot more sense...
And I’m now picturing myself wielding lipstick in self-defense. That stuff does not come off easily.
Hoya Saxual - January 24, 2012 via mobile
Roughly around that time
I switched from a cross to the joker look. More because I loved Dark Knight, but I like to think it’s a safety precaution as well…he was bigger than me and very unhappy.
HoyaJoker07 - January 24, 2012
Probably a wise move then, for self-preservation purposes
Plus, it looks sweet (and I totally support paying homage to Dark Knight)
Hoya Saxual - January 24, 2012 via mobile
Camoflauge: wear a Syracuse 20-0 shirt
Northeast Corridor - January 24, 2012
there's a 50/50 shot i'll be there as well
depending on when exactly work tells me I need to be in upstate NY. if anything gets thrown, i’m grabbing whoever’s beside me and using them as a human shield.
Hoya Saxual - January 24, 2012 via mobile
well there will be about 15 of us up in the nosebleeds somewhere with binoculars and umbrellas to fend off the inevitable barrage. if the game is close, I’m highly considering asking whatever security is there to surround our row and escort us out. not that they will care or actually help, but it’s a nice thought
bleeding blue, painted gray - January 24, 2012
Umbrellas
Actually a pretty genius prop to bring
Any students who are going should swarm the bookstore for them.
HoyaJoker07 - January 24, 2012
After the dip spit incident
I actually suggested that we put together another road trip and have an entire block of students ready to put up umbrellas and cause all kinds of entertaining line of sight problems for Cuse fans as soon as things got thrown at them.
And then I think that was the last ’Cuse roadtrip that was possible for the next couple years, and it never happened.
J-Wall's Mom's Broom - January 24, 2012
Umbrellas are a triple threat...
1. Defense – great shield
2. Offense – closest thing to a weapon you’re probably allowed to bring into the stadium
3. Element of surprise – if it has a button that pops it open I’m sure you could stun them for long enough to run away
bleeding blue, painted gray - January 24, 2012
Any idea what section y'all will be in?
It’s a huge place, but it would be nice to know where to look for the faces that don’t want to break mine!
Hoya Saxual - January 24, 2012 via mobile
section 317 row X
just follow the trajectory of the water bottles. or hopefully we’ll get a megaphone into the stadium so everyone will know we are there and then we can piss off the greatest amount of people. recipe for success? i think so
bleeding blue, painted gray - January 24, 2012
definitely a solid plan
and will make you very easy to pick out!
Hoya Saxual - January 24, 2012 via mobile
Flip Saunders was fired
God the Wiz are bad.
PhillyHoya - January 24, 2012
Nobody beats The Wiz
StPetersburgHoya - January 24, 2012
If I were Flip
I’d be stoked! Get away from those numnuts, collect your cash and enjoy life.
iheartgregmonroe - January 24, 2012
I felt bad for the ushers
During the lockout but now I feel worse cause they have to watch that every night. Flip definitely got the good end of the deal.
PhillyHoya - January 24, 2012
hey! we numnuts suck but you share the phonebooth with us.....
Ronny Thompson's Forehead - January 24, 2012
and Ryan Saunders wasnt
AWK
Ronny Thompson's Forehead - January 24, 2012
Think Tiger wins this weekend in Dubai?
“Tiger Woods acknowledged Tuesday that being paid an appearance fee played a significant role in deciding to open his 2012 season in the Middle East instead of California, where he had traditionally started his golf year”
I am shocked
brandonbowmansfootistoobig - January 24, 2012
Is actual content too much to expect from a blog?
Gone are the days of interviews with former heads of state, pulitzer winning investigations, and gourmet cuisine documnetation.
The world is doomed.
hoyabballownsall - January 24, 2012
I agree, we need to get rid of Thompson
WarmupEwing - January 24, 2012
Then someone could start
a blog called “Hire JTIII”, then Causal Hoya could splinter from casualhoya.com and ogether they could start a SBN blog called causalhoya.com #bizarroworld
vivanloshoyas - January 24, 2012
Badbye.
HoyaJoker07 - January 24, 2012
Man hands
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bizarro_Jerry
vivanloshoyas - January 24, 2012
Lotta Seinfeld on here today.
HoyaJoker07 - January 24, 2012
Gary Williams supports a Maryland - Gtown game
See below. Best part of the quote was using “the II” to describe JT Jr. and admitting their conflict over the US Air Areana game was the main reason a game has not happened.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/post/gary-williams-on-maryland-georgetown/2012/01/23/gIQADRyULQ_blog.html
bunk moreland - January 24, 2012
Philly plays an annual round robin among their "Big 5"
I find it hard to believe that something similar at The Phone Booth wouldn’t draw terrific crowds and make for wonderful rivalries. How about Georgetown, Maryland, James Madison, James Mason, and VCU? Maybe even Richmond too.
DrTox - January 24, 2012
I woul think it should be
Georgetown, Maryland, GW, George Mason, and Maybe American.
VCU and Richmond already have their rivalry game they play every year and James Madison is far away and not relevant.
hoyasincebirth - January 24, 2012
id like to see some GMU-Gtown rivalry
Ronny Thompson's Forehead - January 24, 2012
Nothing to gain from exposing yourself...
to a possible loss to Mason from time-to-time
I’m fine with playing Maryland…
Don’t really feel compelled to play anyone else locally on a yearly basis
VictorPage'sLeftEye - January 24, 2012
Agree with this lineup
You should probably have all 5 entrants be from different conferences, and Mason/Madison/VCU are all CAA. Plus makes sense to keep it an all DC-ish thing. GU, UMD, GW, GMU, and AU is a good mix of schools. I would definitely put American in there as they seem to have a small-but-lively crowd.
WarmupEwing - January 24, 2012
Throw in the Bison
and we have a nice DMV6>Philly5
vivanloshoyas - January 24, 2012
how much attendance do you think the big 5 actually draws?
because a lot of the games are played in small arenas and it’s been losing it’s draw outside of traditional rivalry games a bit with the strengthened conferences.
a lot of what makes the big 5 viable is that they play on-campus at arenas that are all either within the city and on a SEPTA subway route or a 20 minutes train ride away.
DC heads oversell the big 5 idea. Better to just have an annual game against MD and maybe GW, but be prepared to have more MD and GW fans than G’town fans at “home” games if it’s at verizon.
thejerseytornado - January 24, 2012
we probably don't want/need to play all 4-5 every year
But perhaps some kind of modified BB&T – everyone plays on Saturday, then winner vs winner and loser vs loser on Sunday? Plus you could rotate the “first round” games so it wasn’t the same opponents every year. We could use ticketing arrangements to encourage the others to see VC as “neutral” territory (plus as has been noted, I don’t think it’ll be tough for other schools to achieve parity of support or better vs us).
SirHoya - January 24, 2012
can only play in one "tournament
thejerseytornado - January 24, 2012
stupid accidental return...
only one tournament per year. shouldn’t waste that on a small, local thing. need to be national.
I do hope we see a regular rotation of facing local teams. I think JT3 sees the advantage in that too, but not too many in a year and there are a whole bunch of financial issues to clear in regards to payout for the game, etc.
It’s time to play a home-and-home with maryland, bottom-line. The last game was in 93. let bygones be bygones, no admission of guilt on either side—just play the damn games.
thejerseytornado - January 24, 2012
All I want to see it Gtown Maryland
Gtown GMU – maybe. Gtown AU/GW/Howard is ok, but we played two of those this year and it aint no thing.
Has to be at verizon, split the tickets. Never go to comcast.
bunk moreland - January 24, 2012
It's more like...
the Big 1 and the little 4.
Esteban d' Amur - January 24, 2012
with penn being the big 1?
I am just playing. Can you guys invite temple to BE though? Jay wright is good enough of a recruiter to not have to worry about sharing the conference
hoyabballownsall - January 24, 2012
No...
Had Temple not had the worst football program in Div 1 football which got them kicked out for football then I would agree. They had their chance. It is a huge recruiting advantage.
Esteban d' Amur - January 24, 2012
but now they are better than half the teams in the BE
Hire Esherick - January 24, 2012
Yeah it's like dumping a partner
Then they pick themselves up, get in great shape, become successful, and suddenly you just look resentful of their success by denying them happiness. Water under the bridge man…time heals all wounds…
WarmupEwing - January 24, 2012
Yes...
a team that has never won the MAC. Temple has had about 2 1/2 seasons of semi-mediocre football. Congrats to them.
Esteban d' Amur - January 24, 2012
you say this every year
And you’re always wrong
hoyafan03 - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
the big one is temple.
it is, though, right now a big two and three others. but that changes.
thejerseytornado - January 24, 2012
Yes, the big one...
is the team with one NCAA tourney win since 2001 and not the team that has been to a final four, an elite 8, and two sweet 16’s in the same time frame. My bad.
Esteban d' Amur - January 24, 2012
with a coach/cheater that is no longer there?
Hire Esherick - January 24, 2012
Who was the cheater?
Esteban d' Amur - January 25, 2012
nevermind
i thought u were comparing temple to memphis for purposes of BE inclusion.
Hire Esherick - January 25, 2012
At least I'm consistent.
Esteban d' Amur - January 24, 2012
I'm not saying another team is the big 1
Just that setting nova way ahead, even when temple has who the big five as frequently since 2001, is a bit
Of a stretch. Temple and nova are a class above. St joe should be kinda close behind, they are not
Thats on them. Nova Kids with inflated sense of ranking is not surprising.
hoyafan03 - January 25, 2012 via iPhone app
whoops
“Temple has who” = “temple has won”
hoyafan03 - January 25, 2012 via iPhone app
I'm a Nova..
adult with an inflated sense of ranking. Sorry, but Temple is a level below Nova. Nova’s won or tied for the Big 5 win 5 times in 10 years. Temple 3. I’ve noted postseason success above. Where, exactly, is Temple comparable to Nova in the past decade? I don’t think Nova is better than Temple based on some inflated sense of ranking. I think Nova is because they are.
Esteban d' Amur - January 25, 2012
right today? by being better than nova this year
and being a much bigger draw in the city, imo, than nova. and I’m about to become nova faculty, so I should be pro-nova. but temple’s better this year and if both teams got to the tourney and faced each other, philly would definitely root for Temple over Nova.
thejerseytornado - January 25, 2012
Yes this year...
and of course Philly loves Temple more than Nova. Many more Temple grads in the Philly area and the whole class issue/dynamic. It’s that way regardless of record. Doesn’t make them a better program.
Congrats on becoming a member of the facaulty.
Esteban d' Amur - January 25, 2012
I also can't see being "loved by Philadelphians"
as being grounds for supporting anything other than a particularly good steak and cheese. Eagles/Phillies/Flyers/Sixers??
HoyaSmacksYa - January 25, 2012
so nice of vernon macklin to wish dajuan summers a happy bday today
vernonmacklin @vernon_macklin
Happy Birthday to my bro @dsummers_22
CasualHoya - January 24, 2012
big east raises exit fee penatly from $5mm to $10mm with the addition of navy
SNOOZE.
CasualHoya - January 24, 2012
How bad will the line be at the Casual extravaganza this year?
WIll there be VIP tickets offered?
If we lose again, will I go through with throwing myself down the stairs as I had planned last year post Cuse?
So many questions…
brandonbowmansfootistoobig - January 24, 2012
Real, real bad
JGD - January 24, 2012
win or lose
certainly feel free to take a plunge down the stairs.
perhaps we’ll have some sort of human plinko game where casualties can wager on where you’ll fall and win casual prizes like headbands they already have.
CasualHoya - January 24, 2012
If you lose
Is your headband taken back?
HoyaJoker07 - January 24, 2012
lain over the grave
onceahoya - January 24, 2012
See you in Greensboro
CasualHoya - January 24, 2012
So excited for that Atlanta Regional and the Final Four next year
Moving at just the right time.
Also…moving.
HoyaJoker07 - January 24, 2012
Damn
I might be moving soon, but I can set you up with some good Atlanta folk
Coach K's kneepads - January 24, 2012
Hoping for
Pittsburgh and then Boston. That’s the dream right there.
hoyasincebirth - January 24, 2012
What kind of soup do you all like?
I would literally bathe in roasted butternut squash soup
CasualHoya - January 24, 2012
crab bisque
specifically the appetizer version served at Ray’s the Steaks. So much lumpy crabmeat. So rich, so creamy. Mwah.
SirHoya - January 24, 2012
not a big bisque guy
i do enjoy a nice black bean soup
CasualHoya - January 24, 2012
I dream of that bisque.
Soooooo goooooood.
PhillyHoya - January 25, 2012
Does stew count..
as soup?
Esteban d' Amur - January 24, 2012
is it a warm liquid-based substance that you are eating out of a bowl with a spoon?
/realizes just opened can of worms to those with heads in gutter
CasualHoya - January 24, 2012
then I'll take homemade..
beef stew with a side of fresh Italian bread.
Esteban d' Amur - January 24, 2012
pasta e fagioli, escarole w/ white bean, pho, udon
Lord Humongous - January 24, 2012
Sounds like we're not the only ones who have had a problem this season
It’s an epidemic
HoyaJoker07 - January 24, 2012
was just going to post that
instead ill link to this clown that has gtown at 16.
http://rushthecourt.net/2012/01/24/top-25-snapshot-01-24-12/
Hire Esherick - January 24, 2012
Indiana at 12 makes sense
but only if that team starts to coke up for teams not ranked in the top 3
hoyabballownsall - January 24, 2012
I blame Congressional Republicans.
They don’t seem very casual.
StPetersburgHoya - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
Determined
may be a better description of the House guys
RepublicansWearNikes2 - January 24, 2012
Sure.
I suppose when playing Mad Libs anything is possible.
StPetersburgHoya - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
where's republicanswearnikes2 at?
As this is an open thead..shameless plug Coming— i helped organize this FB townhall with Paul Ryan where you can submit questions. It’s half an hour and starts at 7 est – if you’re interested can watch here:
www.facebook.com/prosperityfuture
TheMidRangeGame - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
Here
Thanks to a bit of prodding by Casual.
Mr. Ryan is my boy. I plan on asking him about how the P90X is going
RepublicansWearNikes2 - January 24, 2012
marquette - USF
who do we want?
either way, we get a full game lead on the loser and are for 2nd with winner
Hire Esherick - January 24, 2012
i'd like marquette to get another loss
usf is a surprise early, but should fade. marquette should be battling for a 1st rd bye in BET.
CasualHoya - January 24, 2012
Seems like both have tough schedules left
Gotta think MU is a better team though, so root for USF to win. Plus might help them get in the NCAAs, while MU’s gotta be a lock
TBird41 - January 24, 2012
agreed Go Bulls
Sorry Rubie.
hoyasincebirth - January 24, 2012
USF
I am afraid we will lose to them and would like that to be less of an upset. I feel like we tend to choke in between major games and they hit us at that perfect moment between UCONN and Syracuse…
Great Vengeance and Furious Anger - January 24, 2012
Does anyone else read the USF SB Nation blog?
It is very good, and they may have the best non-Casual feature out there with that game-by-game mixology.
WarmupEwing - January 24, 2012
King's Court on ESPN
“Despite falling at Notre Dame on Saturday, Syracuse is still the class of the Big East. But after its first loss of the season, and with Marquette and West Virginia surging, it’s not out of the question to think the chase for the conference championship could turn into a three-team race.”
.. Apparently we’re not even in the race for the BE crown. As if he wasn’t shitty enough with his ripoff of the Forde Yard Dash, now Mr. King can’t even be bothered to look at league standings before he posts bullshit.
sanityonleave - January 24, 2012
also, grammar
“Connecticut has lost four of its last six games, to unranked opponents (Seton Hall, Rutgers, Cincinnati and Tennessee).”
Yay comma splices. That’s not even an easy mistake to make — that’s just retarded.
sanityonleave - January 24, 2012
also from that UConn paragraph
“The schedule only gets tougher from here. Two of UConn’s next five games are against Top 25 teams Syracuse and Louisville.”
What are we dude, chopped liver?
Leave this stuff to Brennan, Winn & co.
SirHoya - January 24, 2012
HDC
’nuff said
onceahoya - January 24, 2012
Coooooooool .. We do well under the radar...
We play like we can and they won’t be able to ignore us anyway..
yaboynyp - January 24, 2012
agree
i enjoy the haters. just no gottleib.
Hire Esherick - January 24, 2012
So, an important political question:
Between the first Presidential Address to the Joint Session of Congress and the three subsequent State of the Unions, how many times did Joe Biden meticulously button & unbutton his suit jacket?
Hoya Saxual - January 24, 2012
does this include all the days inbetween as well?
Hire Esherick - January 24, 2012
no, i'm pretty sure it breaks into the four-figure realm based solely on those four speeches...
(realizing now that “between” was a poor choice of wording)
Hoya Saxual - January 24, 2012
New Espn rankings for 2012…
http://espn.go.com/college-sports//basketball/recruiting/playerrankings/_/view/espnu100/sort/rank/class/2012
Arizona’s class is ridiculous…
yaboynyp - January 25, 2012
what no Brandon Bolden?
I kid, I kid…. oof.
SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak - January 25, 2012
what is the scoop here?
isn’t he top 100?
thunderbus - January 25, 2012
No scoop. He might be a top 100 forward yet.
Clearly the staff either sees something special in him or Brandon’s dad owns JT3’s favorite casino.
HoyaSmacksYa - January 25, 2012
At least he’s tall… 6’11 now
He will indimidate the chit out of the other team until they realize he never takes his warm ups off..
yaboynyp - January 25, 2012
I wana talk about Mascot Porn. I'm in the right place right
Iwillpaytheway!! - January 25, 2012
Can't believe it took this long for someone to post on the mascot porn
Also, just out of curiosity…what is Sporno? Entire site dedicated to mascot porn? Looking forward to Rutgers-caliber SWTE photos from here on out if that’s the case.
J-Wall's Mom's Broom - January 25, 2012
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