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The key demographic wasn't even alive at this point when that league was around. There's definitely a market to cash in on, but USFL names will play no role in whether or not they can be a success. The quality of the games is the only thing that will put asses in the seats. I don't think they stand much of a chance though. I don't think there's as much desire nationally for more football. Its burned into the culture at this point that football is a fall winter thing and I don't think that's a habit that can be broken.

Why would they want the USFL names, too lazy to create new ones?

He seems like a guy who would be a very good backup for one of the young QBs out there. The 49ers always pop into my head first. Who is the backup in Indy?

They don't dare split up Philly-Pittsburgh. Another one that they would never split up would be Boston-Montreal, but I'm kind of surprised they didn't try to but the Bruins in with the NYC area teams. Since they're trying to stick to the time zone basis, the only other option I can really think of that they might have even considered would have been swapping Florida-Tampa for Columbus-Washington. Carolina is the closest team to Florida, so they belong in the same division. Columbus has no true rivalries, so moving them is an issue. The NY-NJ block needs to stay together, so you can't move any of them, just like Pittsburgh-Philly needs to stay together. Washington is the only remaining team that makes sense. They have a long history with Pittsburgh too though.

Cancer is about the only thing I could think of.

And one Pope Hilarius. That is by far the best name of them all.

I've seen that joke made about 85 times already (and I'll get it in response again to this post I'm sure). I'm serious with the question though. Why do we always switch the name to our version instead of the name they actually choose? I'm sure we have more than our share of guys named Francesco in the US.

Why do we so quickly americanize the name?

I love how they're constantly being labeled as "kids". It's almost like it is done to make them look like they're somehow innocent in the whole thing.

The thing I find the most interesting is how so many people spout off as if they know exactly how the typical conversation between GMs goes. It's one of those things I have always wondered about, especially when people start talking about trade rumors. It seems like a lot of people exact every single word between GMs to be offer/counter-offer. So for me, this call was interesting because it showed that GMs can have a far more casual conversation than a lot of fans would expect.

Was it said after the Tampa GM was trying to offer up Meridith? Isn't that just one of those go to lines when someone offers you something you're not interested in?

My brother has recently started calling it soda even though he's lived in Buffalo for his entire life (33 years). I have no clue why he does it, but he has always picked up the strangest speaking habits. When he was in high school he always talked like a Canadian. He always said he had no clue he was doing it, but I'm pretty sure he has always done these things for attention. Me, I'm out in Boston and just got some crap from the fiancee when I said pop the other day. Usually I just refer to the drinks by their brand name, but it slipped just this once.

These bathrooms are clearly designed with anatomy in mind. The presence of urinals doesn't exactly lend itself to the female anatomy. I don't see how any case against the school could be made if they take the stance that their assignment of bathrooms is based solely on anatomy. They've also given this child the option of a separate bathroom, so I don't see how they're discriminating here.

Thanks again Mark. Since I started seeing the ads way back, I've always wondered how someone can make a prequel to a dream.

Earl deserved a better fate. It was a very good concept but they quickly ran out of ideas. That show got way too weird way too fast.

Which is why I always get a good laugh when arguments about top 10/20/50 lists wind up getting so heated. It's all completely subjective. There is no such thing as the "greatest show of all time". I guess titling your list "My favorite shows of all time" doesn't draw the same amount of clicks though. If I had to put a list together, I wouldn't even dare to put numbers to it. I'd just throw shows like Seinfeld, Cheers, the Simpsons, and Married with Children out there as stuff I can watch at any time.

And he probably has lead poisoning now since the bike was made in China.

I wonder if that whole campaign to bring back Steve Holt! ever worked out.

Captain America is probably my favorite of all the Marvel movies. I'm a little worried about the second one though because it can't have the things that I really liked about the first one. Ignoring Red Skull's crazy weapons, I really enjoyed the completely different setting they had with the WWII era. Maybe they'll be able to work in some things that happened with Bucky while Cap was frozen, but most of it will have to take place in the modern day.

Sam's conquests sure would have been a lot more interesting on pay cable. Seinfeld's too, but not quite as interesting. The whole "are they real" episode definitely would have been one to watch. And as for the list, I've never understood why Parks and Rec is so loved. It's watchable, but it isn't something I absolutely have to see. Ron Swanson is great, but I pretty much can't stand the rest of the cast, especially Tom.

Well my wallet is going to take a big hit this summer. I have high hopes for Star Trek, Iron Man 3, and Man of Steel. At the same time, I expect the Hangover 3 to be pure garbage, but I'll still be stupid and go see it.

And then in terms of coach/front office types, you have guys like Lou Lamoriello in NJ (26 years and counting) and Jim Rutherford with Hartford/Carolina (29 years and counting). So there are a number of guys who have been in one place longer in pure numbers than Ruff, I just can't think of any who would up as both players and coaches there. Maybe Yzerman with his 20+ year career and then 4 years in the Detroit front office?

I think last week's attack has to snap Rick out of his battle with insanity. We have what, 6 episodes left? That's not a whole lot of time to still deal with the insanity all while building up enough people for the war with the governor. Right now they have Rick, Daryl, Merle, and Glenn. I'm not sure how much Carl, Maggie, and Carol can offer other than tower watch duty. We really don't know how many able bodied fighters the governor has either, but Rick needs to at least bring in Tyrese's people to even stand a chance here. And then of course there's still the issues with whether or not they can trust Merle. Oh, and how much does Michone offer in a gun battle? We know she's good up close, but if bullets are flying across the fences, is she useful?

How long until they figure out how to put it in a contact? I could actually see that happening at some point in my life.

It was a mostly sarcastic response, which is why I included the smiley. I realize the importance of what promo said. It does have me thinking about other guys who stuck with one team for such a long period. A guy like Gordie Howe immediately comes to mind and his ungodly amount of time with Detroit. That can never measure up percentage-wise obviously thanks to the Wings being around so long.