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My fav part? “ThankstracyGoBills!”

I expect you are right. The problem is if you like to play in tournaments that require a legitimate handicap, you need to use the USGA sanctioned ball. They's how they get you by the, ahem, spherical objects. I like to play in tournaments, and they all abide by USGA rules. But I would support a separate golf association that governs amateurs instead of professionals. Or something like that. Making a rule that punishes amateurs is stupid. Let's say you lose 10 yards a club. That just doesn't impact the driver, it impacts the other clubs, too. So not only do you have a longer shot because your drive doesn't go as long, your next shot will not go as far because of that rule, too. So instead of a 7, you're hitting a 5. Huge difference. Stupid rule that is aimed at fixing the problem with professionals and the courses they play, where 99% of the golfers and 90% of the courses don't have that problem. Dumb.

Yeah, it is a stupid game, and I'm addicted. But this is an awesome description. Some foul language, because it is Robin Williams:

I actually did that when they changed the groove rule. Loved those Titleist wedges, so I kept buying new old stock pretty cheap for years. Sold the ones I didn’t use last summer and this summer. Did pretty well!

I think it will matter. It impacts every club, not just the driver. I play 2-3x per week during the summer and keep an accurate handicap. Hitting a 6 iron into the green instead of an 8 is a big deal. Can't spin it as much with a 6 iron, can't hold firm greens. All because pros hit it so darn long. They could have done the same thing by making the pros hit a different ball than amateurs. Or reduce the driver club head size limit for pros. Or grow the fairway an extra 1/4 inch so it doesn't roll out as much. It's stupid. I'm 55 and can't hit it as far as I used to already, but I hit it too far to use forward tees. And not only that, forward tees were designed for REALLY short hitters in most cases. I've played the gold tees from our course before. Every hole is driver-gap wedge. Now it will be driver-pitching wedge. Not fun. So stupid.

The USGA is out of touch with amateur golfers, and don't give a poop about making the game more fun. They are more interested in applying a rule to the world because .02% of golfers can drive is 400 yards. Screw them. That is all.

I don't know if games are "fixed", but there is something going on with the way the schedule is made and the way games are officated. Remember the depths of the drought when bills had more games against teams off any type of rest than any other? It was a repeated thing, not just a one-year one-off. The league made more money when the Pats were winning and Brady had incredible games. It is pretty clear that certain players are favored, too. The NFL gets a ton of money from jersey sales alone, so it is in the NFL's best interest to have those teams with the prime players featured and winnning. So, maybe not fixed, but there are definite preferences.

My guess? Class is deep, we won't pick a WR in round one unless one of the top 3 fall. We'll go interior DL if there's one graded there. After that, BPA.

Bills used to get so screwed with schedule. I remember we used to be one of the top two teams being forced to play teams after they had a bye. Esp the Pats. That really doesn't happen any more so I think it is better now. Compared to how bad the Bills used to get screwed, I think our schedule is fair. Rarely are the bills put at a huge disadvantage multiple times a season they way we used to be.

A toe injury is nothing to sniff at, especially on the D-line when you need to push off. I love how people have no friggin clue about injuries comment on injuries.

Did Tiger Woods win every tournament he played? Did he make every single cut? I get your point, though. Expecting Josh to win every game by himself, despite sub par play by some players on offense, is a bit much. And Dorsey has called some pretty bad games at times. I think that's the reason Josh relies on Diggs so much. He's really the only one on the same level as Josh. Nobody else comes close to those two talent-wise. People talk about the great teams having triplets. Dallas had aikman, irvin, and Emmit Smith. Buffalo had Kelly, Andre and Thurman, with Lofton as a wildcard. Who is the third guy after Allen and Diggs? Nobody. It's a huge disservice to Allen to put it on him, when there's really only two stars in skill positions on offense, and then there's a huge dropoff.

An old manager told me years ago when I was enjoying the single life and was in a "casual relationship" with a coworker in a different department and also casually seeing another girl in the organization, "Don't sh*t where you eat." I was in my 20s. It was good advice.

No. Why even think about using someone who is clearly in a crisis? And I mean the word "using" in the sense that all we are thinking about his how he can help us win football games. Health is more important. Fresh air? What is this, 1875?

He's a rookie going into his 4th game, so time is clearly running out! Total bust!

It is his second year. Relax. So many people look for a negative angle all the time, and it is really stupid.

JimBob Cooter should be #1 based on his name alone.

Oy, then you ain't gettin no wing!

Good lord. The Bills are completely committed to Diggs salary-wise, and trading him would put tons of dead cap on the Bills for two years. This is pure speculation and total bullcrapola.

I agree that McD is a good coach, but it is really not cool to attack fellow Bills fans like that, even if they are wrong. Not cool, man. You should apologize.

Two great bands! I've never seen Franz Ferdinand. Saw Pixies a number of times over the years and they are always awesome.

I don't know. I think I need to create a bigger sample size. 🙂

So many! Public courses I like are Greystone. I used to like Shadow Pines before it closed. Genesee Valley is nostalgic for me because that's where I learned to play, so I'll play there any time. When I was growing up you could buy a season pass for $5 and then play $1 for greens fees as many times as you wanted to play. I like many of the holes at Durand. Bristol Harbour was very enjoyable. My guilty pleasure is Reservoir Creek in Naples. Such an odd layout but really fun! I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting, and others I've heard good things about but haven't played yet.

Oooh! Good information I did not know. Thank you!

Losing a pet is brutal. We lost both of our dogs in 2019. One was our choice. She was old and it was time. Our younger one got sick with cancer and died very quickly at the age of 7 or so. That was brutal. 4 years later and we still miss them both, but now we laugh when we think of them rather than get sad. It gets better. I'm sorry for you losing your cat.

I would love to see Frampton. Love Chicago, hate peter cetera. Regarding the guitar, Terry Kath was unreal. He actually had some amazing solos, so I kinda disagree with the whole guitar solo thing. After Kath died the guitar solos kinda subsided. Being a guitar player myself, I LOVE guitar based music with horns. The later Chicago stuff when Cetera started doing those stupid ballads can go to hell, as far as I'm concerned. Give me old-school Chicago! Terry Kath was an unreal guitar player. Jimi Hendrix though he was the best player around. Love Chicago with Kath.