Oh, I forgot! Boston College Has Bill O'Brien

O'Brien arrives at Boston College as the most qualified coach in the school's nine decades of football. He led the Houston Texans to four playoff bids -- and two wins -- in seven seasons and went 15-9 in two seasons as Penn State's coach.

He's worked under the two modern GOATS -- Bill Belichick in the NFL and Nick Saban in college football. He's called plays in the Super Bowl and for both a Heisman winner (Bryce Young) and an NFL MVP (Tom Brady).

They play Half Ass U tonight in Tally. Semiholes are -16.5. No, I don't think so and I'm gonna put my money where my pie hole is. A nickel on the Pigeons to cover.

Bettors Move Against Kamala 49.5%-49%

Caitlin Clark

This gal is the Taylor Swift of women's hoops. Her team, the Indiana "Fever" had not been over .500 for even a game in five years...Pause. Think about that. 1-0, no. 2-1, none. That is unbelievable. Unpause. Last night the "Fever" chilled Dallas in Big D to go over .500.

The "Fever" leads the WNBA in attendance this season with 17,000 ppg at home. Last season: fo'.

She raises all boats, too. Last season's attendance leader was Las Vegas at 9,500 ppg. This season 9,500 would rank seventh. There are six franchises, including Indiana, who are averaging more ppg this season than the league leader did last season.

Phucking phenom, man.

I have profiled this camera-artist, Robert Gauthier, of the Los Angeles Times before, all previous I believe, NBA basketball.

"USC defensive end Lorenzo Cowan (37) makes a confetti angel on the field after the Trojans’ win Sunday."

Swine Airlines

In the 1960s it took five hours to fly from New York to Los Angeles, and just 45 minutes to hop from New York to Washington, DC. Today, these same flights now take six-plus hours and 75 minutes respectively, although the airports haven’t moved further apart. 

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Padding is the extra time airlines allow themselves to fly from A to B. Because these flights were consistently late, airlines have now baked delays experienced for decades into their schedules instead of improving operations. 

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“By padding, airlines are gaming the system to fool you.”--Captain Michael Baiada, president of aviation consultancy ATH Group citing the US Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report.

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...this global trend poses multiple problems: not only does your journey take longer but creating the illusion of punctuality means there’s no pressure on airlines to become more efficient, meaning congestion and carbon emissions will keep rising. 

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“Padding drives higher costs in fuel burn, noise and CO2..."--Baiada

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/why-airlines-make-flights-longer-on-purpose?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us 

 We ought to nationalize them.

Man, I just watched 18 and a half minutes of highlights of the SC-LSU game and boy I'd be pissed if I was Brian Kelly too. Number 2 for LSU got two personal foul penalties, the first after he made a TD catch to tie the game 7-7. I didn't see what he did. Must have been a celebration penalty. That foul was enforced on the kickoff and did allow, as Kelly said, USC to get a field goal. They got a great runback on the kickoff that set them up because of the penalty. The second though, again, also on number 2, was crucial. It was on SC's final winning drive. The pass was complete for a first down and then number 2 hit the receiver in the head with his helmet, clearly targeting. That moved the ball half the distance and SC got the touchdown. Argh!

In terms of game play LSU got enormous, sustained pressure on the quarterback, who was outstanding, also as Kelly said, but the "Tigers" D was thus vulnerable to the run and SC made them pay again and again with runs right up the gut. SC's sterling QB play was complemented by their tremendous receivers. LSU definitely had the advantage in smash-mouth, but SC had the superior players at the skill positions. Kelly underestimated both quarterback and receivers and his defense was unprepared. And then the costly, costly big penalties just killed the "Tigers". Exasperating game for Kelly and LSU fans, who really should have won the game. And Kelly was really, most sincerely exasperated afterwards.

Ooh boy. You have to see the whole press conference to get full meaning out of the fist slam. That is one frustrated coach.

 

Hoo Doggie! Yeah, Brian Kelly knew he got out-coached

 

Kamala--WITH POJO!--in Pittsburgh today for Labor Day rally

This campaign never rests and plays all the right notes.

My first thought after the game last night was, "Brian Kelly got out-coached", a first for me. That was not a Brian Kelly team. Brian Kelly teams do not lose games in the fourth quarter, much less with eight seconds left. 

It was also not a Lincoln Riley team. Oh, the big offensive plays were there. But the defense! The Olé defense, the swinging gate defense, the sieve defense, the last-team-with-the-ball wins defense. Poof! LSU's first drive told. Marched right down the field. SC's D stiffened at the 3. Kelly knew his O would score against the la-la softies from SoCal. Stopped on 4th down. Kelly knew that even if, inexplicably, they didn't get the touchdown they'd have SC so pinned down that they'd get the ball back at midfield, heck, maybe even get a safety! But Miller Moss, SC's QB, stared Death Valley in the face, and game out slinging. Nine yards on the first play, eight on the second, both passes. They got respectable field position and then BOOMED a punt all the way down to the "Tigers" 17. Well. Not yesterday's USC!

Kelly didn't know his opponent for once. Lincoln Riley knew his opponent better and the "Trojans" got a signature win and Kelly an unusual, dispiriting L. He got out-coached.

I have never heard Miami Beach so utterly QUIET, much less at 9 am. I know it's Labor Day. I didn't know we had so much labor.

K-64 to the New Way FORWARD

FT in a barnburner in Vegas USC (23) 27 LSU (13) 20

Touchdown SC!!!!

 

I didn't go to bed. SC 1st down LSU 12, :18 Left!!!!

20-20, 1:47. Night-night Tigers and Trojans

Huge SC defensive stop. 4th and 8, SC 14, 1:56. Kelly is smart, he will kick the FG to tie (And I will go to bed.)

3rd and 8 SC 14, 2:00

2nd and 7 at the SC 13, 2:34

LSU's QB is due for an INT

Predict LSU will score TD on this drive...

1st and 10 at the SC 16, 3:09!

2nd and 10 SC 28

BIGGG PLAY!!!!! LSU 41-yard pass to SC 28, 3:51

3rd and 4, 31, 5:12

2nd 7 LSU own 28

Offside penalty USC. Back to original 1st and 10 at LSU 25

ANOTHER PENALTY ON LSU! 1st and 15 at own 20.

They kicked the PAT. 20-17 SC