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https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019/06/06/days-of-play-deals-hit-playstation-store/

You just had to know this thread was coming. 

So imagine waking up a little after 6:15 in the morning for no reason at all, like I did - kinda grumpy because no one wants to wake up that early on their day off. Since I crashed out, I didn't plug in my phone either; but since it was right by me I decided to check Twitter just in case I had the chance to laugh at the Moron in Chief and any things he to say about the report that completely exonerated him. Twitter had other plans, however...
https://twitter.com/DetroitRedWings/status/1119181933970432000

Naturally, I calmly typed out a quick RT with the hopeful message that I was looking for.
https://twitter.com/TheNorm41/status/1119184764685180928

Found my answer a little bit later.
https://twitter.com/GMillerTSN/status/1119182088761221120

Again, I typed out a couple of calm, measured tweets in response to this bit of good news.
https://twitter.com/TheNorm41/status/1119189288095297536
https://twitter.com/TheNorm41/status/1119192203757330432

The rest of Red Wing twitter however was not as calm or in control as I was.
https://twitter.com/RyanHanaWWP/status/1119216905691099138
https://twitter.com/ChrisVannini/status/1119307423875878912
https://twitter.com/jjthomas06/status/1119192229153787905
https://twitter.com/HammerFox2/status/1119234688873316353
https://twitter.com/iyer_prashanth/status/1119221532432191490
https://twitter.com/ron_fournier/status/1119186072968355843
https://twitter.com/ThatDanHasty/status/1119227434677735426

A few hours later, around 3pm, a press conference happened to confirm what was made public hours earlier.
https://twitter.com/DetroitRedWings/status/1119317926761443334
https://twitter.com/HammerFox2/status/1119316628607467522

Once again, I kept my cool and sent a response of general approval.
https://twitter.com/TheNorm41/status/1119321716084346880

I think this covers the emotions of the moment.
https://twitter.com/HeleneStJames/status/1119328479542165504


I'll have more to say in the days and weeks ahead, but this simply is awesome. Take the Harbaugh coming back to Michigan response and multiply that by 1000. My idol's home and things are starting to look bright in Hockeytown once again.

Knocked out of the hunt for a win in the pick'em thread by last October? Here's a second chance for you then. Rules for this giveaway:

1. Predict the score and winner
2. How many touchdowns will Brady and Mahomes combine for in this game?
3. Total combined yards for this game (10 yard buffer)
4. The leading rusher will run for how many yards (2 yard buffer)?
5. Will Brady/Mahomes win MVP of this game, or someone else?

Enter by 1/20 2:00pm ET to qualify, tie goes to the first reply, not following the rules are subject to disqualification.

Winner gets...to be determined. You'll know by the end of the week. 

It was on sale for cheap last week on the Playstation Store and I haven't played it in a couple of seasons, so I thought now would be a good time to pick the game up. Not disappointed. I always felt this game rivaled the MLB series in regards to atmosphere, and the MyCareer mode (think Road to the Show) with the story and immersing you into that life is something RTTS should aspire to.

This time the MyCareer mode starts off with a prelude of sorts, where your created player decides to leave school a little too early and ends up starting his career in the Chinese league.

Still getting used to the controls since it's been awhile, but the game plays a great game of basketball. Worth a look if you're needing a hoops game and can find it at a discounted rate.

[Favorite Movie]

This is self explanatory: what are some of your faves from this past year? Can be the usual (books, movies, shows, songs, whatever). Rank 'em if you want, or just list your best: totally up to you!

Favorite Movie: I'd rank them but to be honest I haven't seen enough this year to do that. Either way, Black Panther tops the list for me with Avengers: Infinity War a close second.

Top Songs: According to what I listened to most this year on Spotify, my Top Ten (and further proof that dance stuff pretty much consumes my listening habits now):

1. Shawn Mendes - Nervous
2. The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar - Pray for Me
3. Ed Sheeran - Perfect
4. Niall Horan - On the Loose
5. Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes
6. Bruno Mars & Cardi B - Finesse (Remix)
7. Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still
8. Charlie Puth - We Don't Talk Anymore (feat. Selena Gomez)
9. Maroon 5 - What Lovers Do (feat. SZA)
10. Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song

Favorite Sports Moments

1. This one (sorry Crewe)

2. Michigan Football's Revenge Tour - It didn't end like I'd hoped and once again we're into another offseason with parts of the fanbase getting ready to meltdown, but for a couple of months things were a ton of fun. Brighter days are ahead too if Harbaugh can make the necessary adjustments.

More to come later...

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjBqLPg-o3fAhWL5oMKHShzApgQzPwBegQIARAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fnhl%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F25451216%2Fnhl-votes-give-expansion-franchise-seattle&psig=AOvVaw2dMj3MuyEcOO5HgRKgl-Zd&ust=1544280353298929

About time. Congrats Thai and Buc! I'll let you know when I'll be there whenever the Wings come to town. 👍🏽🏒🥅

With RDR II dropping in just a few short days, here's a pretty decent read about the voice of John Marston from the original.

https://www.polygon.com/red-dead-redemption/2018/10/22/18010610/red-dead-redemption-john-marston-rob-wiethoff-rdr

I'll just leave this here, I've laughed at this more than I should 

https://twitter.com/ItsAntWright/status/1052183188271960067

This, right here, is how I feel every league should announce a suspension going forward. The NHL has been doing this right for a few seasons, back to the days when Brendan Shanahan was in charge of the Department of Player Safety.

https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1047574135436656640

After seeing this, Tom Wilson's lucky he didn't get suspended indefinitely because he deserved it. 20 games is not an insignificant number by any stretch and I have no problem saying he deserved more.

I haven't played this series seriously in a very long time, and I think the only reason I picked up NHL 17 a couple of years back is because the PS Store had it on sale for less than $10...and after playing that for a little bit I felt like I overpaid.

This year's version, though? Plays a good game of hockey and the various game modes are fun. Haven't even dived into franchise mode yet simply because the others have been a blast. Not sure this will have staying power for me since Spidey's still a blast, RDR2 is coming out, and I still want to check NBA2K19 at some point...but this gen might finally have a hockey game worth playing.

To be continued...

https://twitter.com/DetroitRedWings/status/1040607853634117632?s=20

Damn. Knew this day was coming for a little while, but still a bummer just the same. Z was one hell of a captain and hockey player for the Red Wings, and his leadership will be missed.

Damn...so far this game is impressive. Still getting a bit used to the controls and combat (similar to Arkham), and I'm getting a kick out of web-swinging through the city. Story is pretty good but I feel like I'm just scratching the surface on what this game will do.

[Detroit Lions]

Exactly what the title says: what four players from your favorite team would be on their Mt. Rushmore?

Detroit Lions

Barry Sanders - no brainer
Calvin Johnson - also a no brainer
Lem Barney - all I've ever seen is highlights, but this guy was one hell of a CB.
Billy Sims - this guy was incredible to watch, just a bummer injuries cut his career short.

Really hadn't planned on picking this up, but since it was a gift...I'll play.

Played through the Longshot: Homecoming story, and not as enjoyable as the first one and also kind of sappy. Some of the playcalling stuff is just aggravating too. For example, you'll be set with parameters to score on a drive, and even if you get to a goal to go but don't hit the endzone when a FG would also suffice it counts as a failure and you need to start the drive over. Happened a bunch of times and it's really annoying. Multiply that annoyance x1000 if you get to 4th & inches and have to start the drive over instead of going for it.

As for the gameplay, though: pretty solid so far and the graphics are top notch. Will try to get a couple more games in before this gets derailed by Spider-Man and RDR II in the next couple of months.

[must]

This will be the official thread for picks this season. The rules:

1. Each week will be a selection of 10 games, evenly split between college and pro. In weeks when one or the other is not in session, 10 games will made available from the active league.

2. Each game will be worth one point, with the exception of the Spotlight Game, which will be worth two points.

3. Picks must be highlighted in bold. Picks for each game are due before the kickoff of that game. Picks can also be changed up until that time as well. Not really worried about any of you going back and changing picks, so cheers to all of you. 

4. I will update scores each week...but I am human and make mistakes from time to time, so if your score and mine doesn't match let me know.

5. Tiebreaker is currently a work in progress, but one tiebreaker may include most spotlight games guessed correctly.

6. Winner will receive a PS4/XB1/Switch game of their choice (standard edition, nothing super rare either lol).

Questions? Concerns? Comments? Now's the time to ask.

Other than that...games for Week 1 will be posted later tonight or tomorrow morning. Best of luck to all of you. 


Overall Standings (through Week 11)

1. rigg44/cflnut - 74
3. tider - 73
4. Bucfever - 72
5. Crewe/Norm - 62
7. thai - 60


Spotlight Wins (through Week 11)

Bucfever - 9/11
rigg44 - 9/11
cflnut - 8/11
Norm - 8/11
tider - 8/11
Crewe - 6/11
thai - 5/11

Alright, so the system I used last year (CBS Sports) wasn't the greatest. That's okay, it's a learning process. So my thought this year is a combined college/NFL pick 'em, with 5 games from each side for each week of the season. For the weeks when one or the other isn't in session (Week 1, post-conference championship week), you'll have your choice of 10 games. Straight picks, no spread. Hosting in-house so the only place you have to go to make your picks is here.

Prize other than bragging rights TBD.

If you're interested please feel free to chime in here...same if you have anything you'd like to add. I am mulling the idea of adding in a Spotlight Game for each week that would be worth 2 points, but not sure about it.

So...out of curiosity, when browsing this site on mobile what do you use? The phone browser? Or have any of you tried tapatalk?

Anything we can do to curb this a bit? Wiped out a bunch yesterday, only to see a bunch more pop up today.

https://twitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/status/1024661186976141312
https://twitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/status/1024677720918294528
https://twitter.com/WatchStadium/status/1024690700217200640

Look, if he lied about it (and by all indications he has, there's no way his wife doesn't tell him something like this), the university can and should fire him.

Damn, this game looks like it could be fun.

Closed beta signup for August on their website.

https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/12/17562418/override-mech-city-brawl-release-date-announcement