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by dirtnsnow
30 minutes ago
Forum: Big Blue's House (General Sports Talk)
Topic: An idea to fix the NBA
Replies: 9
Views: 302

Re: An idea to fix the NBA

Some very hot takes in this thread. 1) If you grant a player tenure, you're not ensuring the best players play. You're only ensuring that the same players play. If a rookie could be better, they won't know if they don't have a spot open. The problem isn't too many players, it's that the NBA is buil...
by dirtnsnow
Today, 8:47 am
Forum: Big Blue's House (General Sports Talk)
Topic: An idea to fix the NBA
Replies: 9
Views: 302

Re: An idea to fix the NBA

Some very hot takes in this thread. 1) If you grant a player tenure, you're not ensuring the best players play. You're only ensuring that the same players play. If a rookie could be better, they won't know if they don't have a spot open. The problem isn't too many players, it's that the NBA is built...
by dirtnsnow
February 13th, 2025, 10:44 am
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: I hate FS1
Replies: 46
Views: 2439

Re: I hate FS1

Is it wrong that I have not seen "Best in Show", nor do I know anything about it? Same genre as This is Spinal Tap with many of the same players. Mascots is latest? Any others or just those three? I think they've done several, but Spinal Tap and Best in Show are home runs. When it works well, it's ...
by dirtnsnow
February 3rd, 2025, 8:48 am
Forum: Big Blue's House (General Sports Talk)
Topic: Utah Hockey Club
Replies: 53
Views: 3914

Re: Utah Hockey Club

NVAggie wrote:
February 3rd, 2025, 8:30 am
Don't care.
Oh.
by dirtnsnow
February 1st, 2025, 7:20 pm
Forum: Big Blue's House (General Sports Talk)
Topic: NIL question for all those lawyers in here.
Replies: 15
Views: 732

Re: NIL question for all those lawyers in here.

Doubtful. A true agreement with a player would have limitations decided upon ahead of time. If you're donating to a collective then they have agreements in place and you don't have an agreement in place with the player. Sent from my Pixel 9 Pro XL using Tapatalk But in this case I’m not donating to...
by dirtnsnow
February 1st, 2025, 6:07 pm
Forum: Big Blue's House (General Sports Talk)
Topic: NIL question for all those lawyers in here.
Replies: 15
Views: 732

Re: NIL question for all those lawyers in here.

Doubtful. A true agreement with a player would have limitations decided upon ahead of time. If you're donating to a collective then they have agreements in place and you don't have an agreement in place with the player. Sent from my Pixel 9 Pro XL using Tapatalk But in this case I’m not donating to...
by dirtnsnow
February 1st, 2025, 12:02 pm
Forum: Big Blue's House (General Sports Talk)
Topic: Utah Hockey Club
Replies: 53
Views: 3914

Re: Utah Hockey Club

They replaced Wasatch with Outlaws as a finalist. Pretty determined to name themselves after a Colorado lacrosse team. Or a Colorado team in general with yeti. The yeti was a big part of the avalanche branding for a while. What percentage of fans do you think even knew that before Outlaws was menti...
by dirtnsnow
January 31st, 2025, 8:56 am
Forum: Big Blue's House (General Sports Talk)
Topic: Utah Hockey Club
Replies: 53
Views: 3914

Re: Utah Hockey Club

They replaced Wasatch with Outlaws as a finalist. Pretty determined to name themselves after a Colorado lacrosse team. Or a Colorado team in general with yeti. The yeti was a big part of the avalanche branding for a while. What percentage of fans do you think even knew that before Outlaws was menti...
by dirtnsnow
January 31st, 2025, 8:21 am
Forum: Big Blue's House (General Sports Talk)
Topic: Utah Hockey Club
Replies: 53
Views: 3914

Re: Utah Hockey Club

GameFAQSAggie wrote:
January 30th, 2025, 3:50 pm
They replaced Wasatch with Outlaws as a finalist.
Pretty determined to name themselves after a Colorado lacrosse team. Or a Colorado team in general with yeti. The yeti was a big part of the avalanche branding for a while.
by dirtnsnow
January 27th, 2025, 12:17 pm
Forum: Big Blue's House (General Sports Talk)
Topic: The funniest thing about the Chiefs winning the AFC Championship
Replies: 10
Views: 812

Re: The funniest thing about the Chiefs winning the AFC Championship

I hate the script writers. That ball was clearly on the ground. Allen had that first down. It’s not about the Chiefs The ball was secured between the offensive and defensive players, and the ground didn't cause them to lose control of the ball. There wasn't even a bobble. Simultaneous catches go to...
by dirtnsnow
January 27th, 2025, 12:09 pm
Forum: Big Blue's House (General Sports Talk)
Topic: The funniest thing about the Chiefs winning the AFC Championship
Replies: 10
Views: 812

Re: The funniest thing about the Chiefs winning the AFC Championship

I hate the script writers. That ball was clearly on the ground. Allen had that first down. It’s not about the Chiefs The ball was secured between the offensive and defensive players, and the ground didn't cause them to lose control of the ball. There wasn't even a bobble. Simultaneous catches go to...
by dirtnsnow
January 27th, 2025, 10:18 am
Forum: Big Blue's House (General Sports Talk)
Topic: The funniest thing about the Chiefs winning the AFC Championship
Replies: 10
Views: 812

Re: The funniest thing about the Chiefs winning the AFC Championship

I hate the script writers. That ball was clearly on the ground. Allen had that first down. It’s not about the Chiefs The ball was secured between the offensive and defensive players, and the ground didn't cause them to lose control of the ball. There wasn't even a bobble. Simultaneous catches go to...
by dirtnsnow
January 27th, 2025, 8:52 am
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Great & Sprinkle are big…
Replies: 97
Views: 11472

Re: Great & Sprinkle are big…

https://twitter.com/nbagleague/status/1883248975450705959 Man, what a performance—he was feeling it. His three at 2:18 of that clip was excellent. A year ago, I said that Brown looked like an NBA player. It is dumb that the NBA teams did not use a draft pick on Brown. Osobor got the hype, but Osobo...
by dirtnsnow
January 23rd, 2025, 8:54 pm
Forum: Big Blue's House (General Sports Talk)
Topic: Utah Hockey Club
Replies: 53
Views: 3914

Re: Utah Hockey Club

3 straight wins with 2 against some of the top teams in the league. Back in the wild card conversation. Still have a long way to go but those last 2 wins in particular were really big! Our team plays hard and fast, and is really easy to like! If anybody has thought about going to a game and hasn’t ...
by dirtnsnow
January 23rd, 2025, 8:18 am
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Beatdown
Replies: 12
Views: 1355

Re: Beatdown

NVAggie wrote:
January 23rd, 2025, 7:40 am
Well, since we help our team win so much, maybe ticket pricing should go down.
Are you demanding some NIL money?
by dirtnsnow
January 17th, 2025, 4:08 pm
Forum: Big Blue's House (General Sports Talk)
Topic: USU Dorm evacuated
Replies: 4
Views: 721

Re: USU Dorm evacuated

The boiler blew up in Rich Hall when I lived there. They had to put us up in the LLC with a meal plan for a couple of months while they got it repaired. That was awesome.
by dirtnsnow
January 11th, 2025, 11:07 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Designing a new jersey for every win
Replies: 62
Views: 8734

Re: Designing a new jersey for every win

tysteve20 wrote:
January 11th, 2025, 9:26 pm
Love this one. Makes me want to see a version with a topographical map of the wellsvilles.
by dirtnsnow
January 9th, 2025, 9:06 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Great & Sprinkle are big…
Replies: 97
Views: 11472

Re: Great & Sprinkle are big…

Playing away at a great Michigan State team, but down 42-13 at half. Osobor 1 point Aggies got the deal of the century. Sprinkle’s buy out + Osobor’s NIL + Coach Calhoun hiring all to end up in a better situation as a program than we would’ve been if Sprinkle stayed. It's bizarro world, or the twil...
by dirtnsnow
January 8th, 2025, 1:35 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: SJSU seating question
Replies: 38
Views: 2458

Re: SJSU seating question

Did you hear the post game comments....? Sounds like they forgot to sweep the floor prior to the game as well. Nothing screams class about that arena. A few more seat than that local Stake Center, but otherwise much the same. Sounded like it was worse than just a dusty floor. Calhoun said he almost...
by dirtnsnow
January 8th, 2025, 11:19 am
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: opponents' results thread
Replies: 123
Views: 12444

Re: opponents' results thread

Worster might be the biggest example I've seen of a guy who never really improved during college. His freshman year stats at USU vs his career averages: USU: 9.1 ppg, 3.5 apg, 3.8 reb, 28.4 3P%, 48.1 FG% Career: 8.7 ppg, 3.9 apg, 4.2 reb, 28.6 3P%, 47.5 FG% Just found it pretty interesting and thou...
by dirtnsnow
January 8th, 2025, 10:34 am
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: SJSU seating question
Replies: 38
Views: 2458

Re: SJSU seating question

I counted 135 in the crowd in that clip. And that was being generous.
by dirtnsnow
January 1st, 2025, 5:28 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Any updates on possible Spectrum expansion?
Replies: 58
Views: 5331

Re: Any updates on possible Spectrum expansion?

As @bwcrc highlights above, I think we are unfortunately going to have to totally replace the Spectrum. However, I think this could ultimately be a major net positive. Here would be my wishlist for a NEW Spectrum: 1. I would build it to connect with the East Stands at Maverik Stadium, and build up ...
by dirtnsnow
January 1st, 2025, 12:39 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Steve Alford
Replies: 18
Views: 1964

Re: Steve Alford

I listened. I didn't think it was as bad as portrayed here. He started out by saying that we're good, but then focused on his team and what they need to do to be better. He mentioned turnovers a lot, especially in the second half. The band thing felt more like a shot at Nevada being small time than ...
by dirtnsnow
January 1st, 2025, 12:11 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Steve Alford
Replies: 18
Views: 1964

Re: Steve Alford

ProvoAggie wrote:
January 1st, 2025, 11:54 am
Think our band could learn the Nevada fight song before the 22nd and play it a few times...just so he can't complain after that game that they didn't have a band.
Followed up by a chant of "No excuses" from the student section.
by dirtnsnow
December 31st, 2024, 5:18 pm
Forum: Merlin Olsen Field (Aggie Football)
Topic: Alabama, snubbed playoff team
Replies: 64
Views: 5217

Re: Alabama, snubbed playoff team

Alabama's offensive line got worked in that game.
by dirtnsnow
December 29th, 2024, 7:10 pm
Forum: Big Blue's House (General Sports Talk)
Topic: UNLV club hockey beats NCAA Denver
Replies: 6
Views: 750

Re: UNLV club hockey beats NCAA Denver

QuackAttackAggie wrote:
December 29th, 2024, 12:15 pm
Yossarian wrote:That is a huge win. Denver is a traditionally solid program at the D1 level. Kudos to the Ice Aggies.
They're the defending national champs


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They have the most national championships of any school.
by dirtnsnow
December 22nd, 2024, 11:03 am
Forum: Merlin Olsen Field (Aggie Football)
Topic: Pac-12 News Timeframe
Replies: 73
Views: 8760

Re: Pac-12 News Timeframe

I believe Wichita State has the 2nd best attendance in AAC for basketball and one of 50 something schools that have over 1000 fans show up per baseball game. The Koch brothers support Wichita State. I suggest having Wichita State due to the lack of baseball schools in the PAC. I'm curious why baseb...
by dirtnsnow
December 20th, 2024, 6:22 pm
Forum: Big Blue's House (General Sports Talk)
Topic: Sim Racing
Replies: 14
Views: 1211

Re: Sim Racing

Someday I'll do a multi axis setup that can do both racing and flight simulations. Probably not anytime soon though.
by dirtnsnow
December 17th, 2024, 11:51 am
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: GAME REACTION THREAD: USF
Replies: 20
Views: 2106

Re: GAME REACTION THREAD: USF

Tucker is this year's Max A. Max did have better defense, but he also was lost to injury. Tucker needs to find his groove. We could use his shooting. We don't need another Nick Hammer. Statistics say that we would be better off with Templin taking the threes. I know, I know, sample size, and we'll ...
by dirtnsnow
December 17th, 2024, 11:48 am
Forum: Merlin Olsen Field (Aggie Football)
Topic: USU/CSU Lawsuit
Replies: 31
Views: 3221

Re: USU/CSU Lawsuit

Look at this years football conference winners. This sets back the entire argument of the 64 team league etc. years. With only one team in from the Big 12 they are not going to invite UNLV because of $$$. I think that UNLV saw that the ( University of) Utah was unhappy being in the Big 12 and would...
by dirtnsnow
December 16th, 2024, 10:15 am
Forum: Merlin Olsen Field (Aggie Football)
Topic: Names on the Stadium
Replies: 10
Views: 903

Re: Names on the Stadium

I support adding any All-American of NFL hall-of-gamer regardless of college achievement to the “ring of honor”. I don’t think we should retire any numbers though. I don't understand retiring numbers. I think it should be the opposite- a player should earn the right to wear that number. Best linema...
by dirtnsnow
December 11th, 2024, 9:45 am
Forum: Big Blue's House (General Sports Talk)
Topic: Aggie Merch
Replies: 41
Views: 3641

Re: Aggie Merch

I thought about starting a separate thread about this, but this seems like as good a place as any. For those in the know, what's the deal with not having a ton of licensed merchandise? I find cool stuff all the time and they have a bunch of college teams, but not USU. Is it a lack of demand? Licens...
by dirtnsnow
December 10th, 2024, 12:06 pm
Forum: Big Blue's House (General Sports Talk)
Topic: Aggie Merch
Replies: 41
Views: 3641

Re: Aggie Merch

I thought about starting a separate thread about this, but this seems like as good a place as any. For those in the know, what's the deal with not having a ton of licensed merchandise? I find cool stuff all the time and they have a bunch of college teams, but not USU. Is it a lack of demand? Licensi...
by dirtnsnow
December 10th, 2024, 12:01 pm
Forum: Merlin Olsen Field (Aggie Football)
Topic: @Vanderbilt 2025
Replies: 42
Views: 3698

Re: @Vanderbilt 2025

Bullnamed_gus wrote:
December 10th, 2024, 11:49 am
bwcrc wrote:
December 10th, 2024, 11:46 am
Bullnamed_gus wrote:
December 10th, 2024, 11:43 am
We will beat vanderbilt
Temple would like a say about that :bangwall:
We have a coach this year
We don't have a roster yet
by dirtnsnow
December 5th, 2024, 10:47 am
Forum: Merlin Olsen Field (Aggie Football)
Topic: The next football coach of Utah State - prediction
Replies: 2300
Views: 180491

Re: The next football coach of Utah State - prediction

cval wrote:
December 5th, 2024, 10:14 am
aggies22 wrote:
December 5th, 2024, 10:10 am
ViAggie wrote:
December 5th, 2024, 10:01 am
I bet he doesn't interview in person, Sabau knows about the flight tracking stuff, she's going to keep everyone guessing LOL
Bronco is here.
But how did he get here? We need to know ;-)
Greyhound overnight. Gotta stay incognito.