2024-25 'I'm not going to jinx it' thread

[LasVegas]

You sure ask a lot of questions for someone named Las Vegas

I just can’t figure out the rules!

 

[DoubleBlue]

I just can’t figure out the rules!

As Coach K once said, "just watch."

 

[NYBri]

I just can’t figure out the rules!

Rules? Rules? We don’t need no stinkin’ rules!

 

[MChambers]

It’s surprising to learn that eagles love wine and cheese. ACCN.

 

[brevity]

Narrator: "Watching this group of Penguins attack the Orange, we are reminded that placing tropical fruits in Antarctica is not part of the natural order." (ACCNX/ESPN+)

 

[brevity]

The Empire State Strikes Back? New athletic director Ed Kull: "Now fulfill your destiny, Richard, and take your father's place by my side." (FS1)

 

[CrazyNotCrazie]

The Empire State Strikes Back? New athletic director Ed Kull: "Now fulfill your destiny, Richard, and take your father's place by my side." (FS1)

If this is what I think it is, the game just started? I thought the point of this thread is games in progress where the favorite is in grave danger of losing? This game is really early and wouldn't be a huge upset in either direction?

 

[brevity]

If this is what I think it is, the game just started? I thought the point of this thread is games in progress where the favorite is in grave danger of losing? This game is really early and wouldn't be a huge upset in either direction?

Eh. This thread is designed to draw attention to a game in progress, and at the time the son had an early lead. Now the father (whose team is ranked) is up by 11 at the half.

I guess I could have put this in a general basketball thread, given that I don't feel very strongly about the outcome, but I had an interesting way to describe it, and these circumstances -- father, son, Empire State -- are unlikely to come up again.

 

[MChambers]

Bulldogs ruled the streets of Laconia in Ancient Greece. (Peacock)

 

[OldPhiKap]

So why can’t we just post the information as is and not put it into a riddle? Why are we avoiding the jinx?

Why do you never mention the number seven at the craps table?

 

[trinity79]

Why do you never mention the number seven at the craps table?

Same reason you don't say anything when a guy has a no- hitter going.

 

[sagegrouse]

So why can’t we just post the information as is and not put it into a riddle? Why are we avoiding the jinx?

This thread is unique in the sports world and, so it seems, attracts attention from all over.

 

[Tappan Zee Devil]

So why can’t we just post the information as is and not put it into a riddle? Why are we avoiding the jinx?

Because this is a lot more fun

 

[AZLA]

Why do you never mention the number seven at the craps table

 

[AZLA]

…because, Don’t Pass Line. Come to the Dark Side. The payouts are better here (until they’re not).

 

[brevity]

Owl bet that super-frosh Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey weren't expecting such a rude road awakening in Kennesaw, GA. (CBSSN)

 

[Billy Dat]

On a archipelago in the Pacific, a jungle cat is threatening to devour a decorated dog.

 

[brevity]

On a archipelago in the Pacific, a jungle cat is threatening to devour a decorated dog.

"Dainja is my middle name." (ESPN2)

 

[Billy Dat]

Damn, we may have poked the canine

 

[brevity]

I’m going to take a Flyer and post here in the hopes that someone can appreciate this late night luau. (ESPN2)