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Brewer

2024 NFL Draft Quarterback Rankings

Two types of NFL teams exist: Those currently employing a franchise quarterback and those looking for one.

21 min read12 hours ago

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The Chicago Bears, owners of the first pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, are shown making a selection in a previous draft.

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Brewer

Wednesdays with Brewer, part 17

This is Wednesdays with Brewer, a Road to Glory save on EA Sports FC 24 that follows in the footsteps of last year’s Yellow and Blue…

9 min read1 day ago

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Sheffield Wednesday’s team bus arrives at the stadium before a Premier League match.

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Gibby

Lentils and Football Part 250: Vandals Brush Off Yellow Jackets; Cruise to National Title Game

For those hoping that this would be the week that the high-powered Idaho Vandal offense would finally meets its match, this had to be a…

7 min read3 days ago

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Melvin is gonna be a problem for some people

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Gibby

Lentils and Football Part 249: Vandals End Sooners’ Title Hopes Behind Myrick, Swinton

There was plenty still left to play for at the Kibbie Dome on Saturday night, but an overpowering Idaho offense was able to knock the #4…

9 min read6 days ago

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i believe i can fly …… i believe i can touch the sky …. i think about it every night and day … spread my wings and make one-handed catches (not an R. Kelly endorsement)

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Grizzzlay

Let’s Watch: Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)

The most “we have Star Wars at home” film of all time

8 min readApr 18, 2024

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Dagg and his fembot show you just how bad a star wars knockoff film can be. Sure, they’re just standing in front of a not-star-wars-ship, but still.

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Brewer

Wednesdays with Brewer, part 16

The stakes have been raised.

8 min readApr 17, 2024

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Sheffield Wednesday manager Josh Brewer welcomes central midfielder Tommy Doyle to the club after transferring from Manchester City.

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Erin

Drink in a Box — Lemon Drop

Pucker up

2 min readApr 16, 2024

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A lemon in clear liquid in a martini glass

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Gibby

Lentils and Football Part 248: Vandals Stay Perfect as Myrick Runs Circles Around Longhorns

The #3 Texas Longhorns came into Saturday’s game against Idaho well prepared and ready for anything the Vandal offense would throw at them…

9 min readApr 15, 2024

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huge mistake by Texas not tackling Kellen more often. gotta have a better plan than that.

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Gibby

Lentils and Football Part 247: Myrick-Novak Connection Chases Off Texas A&M

To say the long-awaited return to the Kibbie Dome for the Idaho Vandals from their three-game road trip was well-received would be an…

10 min readApr 12, 2024

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hang it in the Louvre (or maybe like, the men’s bathroom of an unusually upscale Hooters restaurant)

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Brewer

The war between Tony Khan and CM Punk is over

… and AEW is left to suffer the consequences

7 min readApr 11, 2024

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A tweet from Fightful Wrestling shows a graphic from the April 6, 2024 edition of AEW Collision. It says “The Young Bucks present backstage footage from All In and will discuss for the first time,” a segment that would take place on the April 10, 2024 edition of AEW Dynamite.

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