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VIKINGS NEWS – I am still sad about Khyree Jackson. Nothing else making the news lately.
NFL News – FTP
Question of the Day – Who is your “way too early” Super Bowl AFC team this year? (Obviously Vikings for NFC)
Media Selection
Gotta love Addison:
https://twitter.com/NFL_DovKleiman/status/1810787913589772291/photo/1
Lol….
Must be a Skoloholic poster… grin.
Lol…. Made me laugh. I like JA’s confidence – he’s been talking about how he’s taken his game to the ‘next level’ we’re about to find out.
Looking forward to it. We all hope he and JJ have big years.
For sure – I’m hoping for growth and production. I want Minny to be competitive but also understand we’re probably a year or 2 away from being considered ‘contenders’ and I’m okay with that – as long as there is growth, from JJ, JA and even from Jets. I believe McCarthy has all the physical tools and mental makeup to be the guy we need – eventually. He’ll have to play his way onto the field and then play well enough to stay there – a bunch of ‘ifs’, but I’m optimistic. I’d love to see McCarthy come in early and set the league on fire – but the reality is that he’ll likely struggle like most rookie QB’s do – that’s fine, as long as he learns and grows from it – I think he can and will.
Like Trevor Lawrence, McCarthy has all the tools. Also like Lawrence, he will take a few years to “get there”.
Another little tidbit – and I just got this watching the Five.
It seems at previous NATO Meetings. the leaders of other countries try to schedule meetings with Biden as they know he likes to go to bed early.
I simply find that incredible. No other President in our history could live that down.
I haven’t given this thought but some of the talk this morning about Harbaugh and the Chargers made me wonder.
Do you think Harbaugh is a better coach than KOC?
I do.
Care to elaborate?
Every football team Jim Harbaugh has ever coached has been a winner, and he took the 49ers to the Super Bowl. I don’t like him personally, but he’s a proven Head Coach.
Didn’t he inherit a team that was severely poorly coached and like four all Pro’s on defense and solid QB play. Their LB corp could go toe to toe with the Legion. But he pushed too hard and people started flaming out.
Give you college.
I’ve known plenty of leaders who burn people out on the regular. “Whip the horses till they falter, then get new horses.”
He knows X’s and O’s and gets results from the Jimmy’s and Joe’s.
I’ve known leaders like that too. But I’ve never seen a leader when told by his boss to be at the cocktail hour at six and simply tell his boss to kiss off and last very long. I don’t care how good you are.
At least he wasn’t going to clubs while his team flew home.
In college he had it easy. He had the best Michigan QB of all time.
And Andrew Luck at Stanford.
No idea…I do think they are both very good coaches…although Harbaugh cheats.
In what way?
As of now he has more clout and better results, but KOC has time to prove his worth still (especially after he turns JJ into the All Pro Super Star)
Yet despite that our owners went with KOC.
Harbaugh may be washed at this point. There’s a reason he isn’t in SF anymore. They went the younger offensive type route. It isn’t a failure yet and I’ll give KOC another year or two before I start coming to too harsh of a conclusion. He gets the team to the playoffs this year and competing for a SB next year, we’ll be getting him sized for a gold jacket.
You’re about to be sorely disappointed Bow…
I would not be disappointed at all if they are competing for the SB this year. I will relish saying I told you so every day.
“I told you so” is only used by insecure people trying to prove they’re better than others. You’ll never hear me utter such a comment.
I don’t think the Vikings will get into the playoffs this year, or next year as it stands today. If I’m wrong, I’m wrong. If I’m right, you’ll never hear me say I told you so.
I don’t use it, but I’ll make an exception on this one. They will be within a game of the playoffs this year and will make at least the divisional round of the playoffs in 2025.
Well you do you, Bow… I’ll do me.
Look, I’m a KOC fan as a coach and love his offense ( sorry NLV).
But I hear. most of the sporting world, including many here, already proclaiming all these wonderful things he is going to do with the Chargers.
And I believe he wore his time out in. SF by thinking he was bigger than the owner – like not showing up for meetings.
Just me, he could be the second coming of Lombardi but if I was an owner I wouldn’t put up with his crap.
You asked me if I thought Harbaugh was a better coach, not human being.
Also, if you think the offense under KOC is great, that’s fine. No “offense” taken.
I think KOC is a good coach and I freely admit I like our offense – although not so much the running game.
I really don’t get into who’s the better person. But I do know in my former job, if one of my direct reports gave me a KMA, they’re gone. I like proper behavior, and I guess I like it in football coaches too – not saying that is right or wrong., just me. Believe most of the football world would chose Harbaugh over KOC.
I was just curious. Meant no ‘offense’ either.
Doocy with the dunk.
Her response is even worse than the ‘sharpness’ of the question. DEI hire for sure.
Since he was part of the Minneapolis Miracle, (if my memory is correct) this might be a move to make.
No thanks,
He has that Sean Payton stank on him.
Stank or not, we need a quality CB.
I picture a guy standing somewhere off camera realizing he’s dating a psycho.
Defense was very early Rhodes like (ow, my leg!)
Outside of JJ we don’t have a WR, TE, CB or Safety that can do that. Women’s lib – sign her up.
Since it is Kirk Tuesday and I couldn’t find any new Kirk articles about everyone’s favorite ex-Viking QB, I will take this opportunity to remind everyone that Kirk Cousins comprises the largest cap hit for the Vikings this year.
But it’s not about the money.
‘everyone’s favorite ex-Viking QB’
Joe Kapp?
Movers just called.
They are 15m out but will reach their mandatory 5 hour break time in 5m.
So they will be here in 45-50m.
We are as ready as we can be so I don’t mind, arriving safe is more important.
Being retired means not having to sweat the small stuff.
Lucky dog!
Great attitude! Much better than the alternative of you and your wife unloading the truck.
We have discussed/planned where all the big stuff is going. The rest has areas (garage, spare bedroom, great room over the garage, etc) where it can be unpacked and sorted eventually.
We figure a couple of days to get it mostly figured out and then probably the rest of the summer to get 80% or so organized. That last 10-20% may never get done, but that’s ok too.
How’s the neighborhood look now that the dust has settled? Any Vikings swag on display in the area homes?
In Nampa? I have not seen much so far.
Will have to keep a weather eye out.
Equal distance, or there about to Denver, Seattle, maybe SF and Minn at a stretch.
Guess you’re going to class the joint up.
Got my Viking gear.
We will see how well it is received.
SKOL!
Being retired does have it’s advantages. It’s like everyday is Saturday without the crowds.
2024 NOAA Hurricane season WAG:
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2023 WAG:
2023 Actual:
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My guess is that NOAA gets it wrong. Again.
some say the end is near…..some say we’ll see Armageddon soon…
learn to swim
‘Some’ are Morons.
Morans.
They’ve been saying that since 1975.
They might be right some century.
No “swim.” God gave Noah the rainbow sign, no more water the fire next time.
Excellent reply to Freezey
What a TOOL…..
They should have gotten me do to that study for them. I would have done it for $2 million and saved the taxpayers $2 million.
I’m generous that way.
You would have to be a DEI hire.
Least we get too giddy, the great people of Missouri not to long ago elected a dead man ( three weeks dead) as their next Senator.
Correct.
I will maintain that Trump will NOT be sworn into office in 2025.
Not a chance. Even if he gets more votes than the fake ones they stuff the ballots with, the Dems will not let him take power. We must suspend democracy to protect democracy. The test run was done in Ukraine and was successful.
They might just push Biden out and after a false flag of some kind in October the election will be suspended and not even happen.
Likely.
He will find new Presidential powers to suspend the election in the name of democracy.
I said it months ago. They showed their hand when they started screaming that Trump wouldn’t give up power if he is re-elected. They always say what they are going to do by saying the right is going to do it.
FTP!
FT*!
Sean Payton wears shortsleeved dress shirts…..
Skol!
Look at that old NES controller!
It’s awesome! Currently playing a season with the Chiefs and Okoye – just running over MF’ers…
Wait, what’s the lighter for???
So I can burn stuff…..
Good to see Goose not asleep.
Oh No! Biden Starting To Turn Blue After Aides Forgot To Include His ‘Remember To Breathe’ Card
https://babylonbee.com/news/oh-no-biden-starting-to-turn-blue-after-aides-forgot-to-include-his-remember-to-breathe-card
Sadly, not too far from the truth.
that is funny
Like NoDak said, it is so close to the truth that it is funny.
Not sure what day it is yet.
But it’s must see TV.
Damn, this is bad. Even for Dems.
FJB needs to be in a memory care facility. Now.
Yep.
But Jill and Hunter want the power, so the country is stuck with them.
Hunter needs his pardon. If he gets it now and then Biden is deemed unfit for office, would the pardon be void? What about his executive orders? How many of those are void if he is proven to be mentally incapacitated?
I would be shocked if he is removed via the 25th amendment.
My guess is after the Dem convention, the media will go back to normal and forget all about this stuff.
The problem is though that he is not going to miraculously get better.
Correct. He will get worse.
They will just do the basement campaign and simply stop covering bad Biden.
Media isn’t about to let Trump win.
They just have to get past the convention for the money to transfer to Kamala. Not sure how that works for ballots though since there are impending deadlines for the candidate to be officially nominated if they want some states’ ballots.
Rules Schmules…..
You think the communists care about rules?
Communists, Democrats, Raiders all have the same rule “just win baby!!”
Problem is Kamala is actually a worse candidate than even a half brain dead Biden. They are in quite a pickle.
Yeah, but I heard if she is not on the ticket all of the donations get returned.
And that makes there pickle about the size of my house.
They made their bed….. screw em.
I’ve heard the same, which is the problem with the “swing a bright young star with little dirt into the candidacy” theory.
Think they will try this – not sure it will work.
People have seen what they saw and hiding him is not going to erase that image.
Now the bar is low, not even presidential, but they need to present a ‘coherent person’ who isn’t stumble, fumble and fall. Can Biden even do that – not sure.
I saw a snap poll said 32% of people would vote for JB today. 32% of people disagree, and think he will be better not just tomorrow but in January of 2029. Hahahahahaha. I call them Minnesotans, the perpetual blue state.
Our country is doomed. The only hope for Montana now is secession.
Tough but fair.
They mean that the ‘training wheels’ will be off for it.
No teleprompter and taking live questions.
I have no doubt that they will do whatever they can to ‘control’ it and have a long list of excuses afterwards.
‘Mean Right Wing Cheap Fakes’
If there is any way to ” cheat ” about this, you can bet it will be done. Would guarantee there will be plant questions.
Of course.
They have ‘priors’ for days.
Not like they have been ‘trustworthy’ so skepticism is warranted.
Humpty Dumpty has fallen from the wall and all…………..
If they brought out an AI Robot, would anybody even notice the difference?
Yes because you would be able to understand what the robot was saying and it would walk more like a normal human than Sniffer.
But they could program it to have random Bidenisms like his uncle being eaten by cannibals.
It would be too obvious. You couldn’t program the level of randomness and stupidity that Biden has and even a robot would know better than to skip the black people when shaking hands and to not sniff the kids.
I think they realize the gig is up. They wanted to band-aid their way to November 5th and then figure out what to do after he was elected (how any voter can think he can run the country until January of 2029 escapes me), making excuses etc, but now they know they are approaching a constitutional crisis. If he falls flat on his face (almost literally) at the conference they will have damning evidence to confront him to step aside at the Convention lest they invoke the 25th Amendment.
I know what they mean.
It’s just hilarious that they refer to it as a Big Boy press conference.
Which means everybody knows he isn’t capable of handling the office of the Presidency.
That and likely dementia.
Sad part of all of it, is the media is only concerned about Nov 5th, and not about his ability to run the country day to day.
Most if not all Parkinson patients will develop PDD (dementia), usually starting about a year after diagnosis of the movement symptoms.
I love watching KJP stew in her own juices at the WH press conference, after telling us JB can get more done in an hour than normal people get done in a day.
Not only her, but all of the dem operatives have had to do that.
Not that that will stop them from ignoring it all in 2 months.
Where are all the whistle blowers?
The whistles only blow one way.
Yeah and there are probably a couple at the bottom of the Potomac.
Wow.
People have been saying this for a long time. Now the Dems want him gone and are finally saying it publicly (the Dem leaders have known for some time, too).
8 AM here and the AC is already kicking on.
105 today and the movers should get here around noon.
4 of them so hopefully they can get the trucks unloaded quickly and not melt.
Our ac runs 24/7 and will do so until early October. May get a break when a hurricane blows through, but that’s another problem.
Same here.
Even on our 110+ days in SoCal our A/C never ran 24/7.
About 1/2 the time we could even open our doors and windows at night and get the house cooled down that way.
Mayhaps the humidity has more to do with it.
Night may get down to 78 – 80 but humidity is always very high.
We are considering getting a heavy screen security door at the new house. Don’t need it for security like we did in SoCal but it was nice for leaving it open overnight to cool the house down in the summer.
We see a few houses in the neighborhood have them. Have not cost them yet as the old house came with one.
You must have low humidity and a pretty good temperature drop when sun goes down.
Sort of like high desert weather?
Low humidity, absolutely.
High Desert weather, yes indeed.
Only on the hottest nights do we need to keep the house closed up over night. A few weeks a year.
Enjoy it while you can…I heard that if the lefties win, they are going to mandate setting your temperature at no lower than 78 degrees….have to save the planet you know..
If that happens, ND here I come.
O.K. I think they are also suggesting 65 degrees for the maximum setting for the furnace in the wintertime, but you can always wear a light jacket around the house.
Give them time. The next thing they will say is that winter jackets cause climate change.
Sounds like a good reason not to install a smart thermostat to me.
All they need is electronic currency.
Will they count the number of old people that die like they did during Covid, or will they conveniently ignore it?
A/C or minisplit? We have three of the latter…love them! So cheap to run, although we only typically use one at a time. Still cool enough at night here that we open windows at 9 pm.
Had to look up ‘mini split’ as I had never heard the term before.
We had to replace the house A/C/central air/heater a few years ago when it went out while the we were leasing the house. The property management authorized it and we were too far away to investigate options and it was considered an ’emergency’ as it happened during a Dec cold snap.
So now we have a brand new set up and the whole thing was write off and the lease was high enough that still made money on the place.
Sorry, I should have said air to air heat exchanger.
We have one unit in the initial shouse, with the exchanger mounted on the wall outside of the unit. That one only heats to 0 degrees Fahrenheit but works for taking the chill off most winter days (we keep the radiant floor at 70), but works great in the heat of summer. The two newer units in the addition are connected to a single exchanger mounted on a stand – they heat to -30, and were only slightly more expensive. Technology continues to advance, I guess most new homes as well as many retrofitted older homes in Scandinavia as well as much of BC and the Maritimes in Canada are using/converting to these as a sole source of heat.
I like moving heat, not using energy to create heat or cold.
Sounds good.
We have a list of changes/upgrades we want to do. Most of it is minor but first make the place ‘home’ then prioritize the projects.
AC/Heating will be low on the priority list as the current system is only a few years old. Once it gets old we can start looking a smart options for replacing/upgrading it.
I’m a prince and the pea kind of guy. I don’t open the windows anymore because of the humidity and we have these tiny bugs that come through the screens. I hate those nasty bugs.
In Montana our pests are bigger. Deer flies the size of a quarter and grasshoppers the size of your little finger. No-see-ums are rare in these parts, I guess I should count my blessings I can have windows open.
Speaking of pests we had something raiding the pots and succulents around our deck, even pulled out some mouse poison from a trap. Couple of days later dogs were sniffing around a table with elevated base out on the patio. I yanked the table away and there was the felon, a packrat. Tuck grabbed him in a split second and it tried to wriggle out of his mouth. Tuck shook his head and bit down (a no no with birds but I’ll allow it with rats), top of the rat flew one way and the bottom the other. Prognosis for survival very grim. To think the dogs let me jam my fingers in their mouths to use a dental pick…but can bite a rat in half like a piece of cheese.
Did another $15 bet on Underdogs last night, had an 8 pick Parlay, again…had 7 hit and was one more Miranda hit, run, or RBI away from winning it all. All of this, when he was standing on second base with no outs late in the game….AND THEY DIDNT BRING HIM AROUND! Sigh, oh well…but..wait…no, were going into extra innings, he gets another at bat, theres still a chance, 3-2 count annnnnnnd strikes out. Oh well, still won $150..but man I one strike out and one hit/run away from an extra $2k this weekend.
Nice. I find all those parlays fascinating.
Its fun, its going to be my preferred way of “gambling” once the NFL starts again as well. In the 6 months iv had under dog Iv won more money consistently on parlays than I ever did making day of fantasy line ups on Draft Kings. Again, this is only putting in between $5-$15 at a time. Im out barely anything and whatever smaller amounts I win im keeping in and playing with that house money until I get something bigger.
FYI – State Farm is
Neighbors directly east and west of us have State Farm, got complete roof replacement from July 3 storm last year. We have had 2 different inspections, and they approved soft metal damage, including the valley, but actually told us to re-use the shingles on either side of the valley. There is not a roofing company I know of that is willing to do that, as it would void the MFG warranty.
We paid for a 3rd party inspection, still got denied. Options are 1. Go to court (3k)and probably lose or 2. whine like a bitch and pay for the roof myself, while complaining to all who will listen.
I am filing a report with the Department of Commerce, and will complain foever.
Remember, I still avoid the NHL since the North Stars moved. I will hold on to a grudge.
That sucks!
…and fuck Norm Green!
Believe home insurance is regulated at the ‘state’ level. Perhaps contact your state regulator and file a formal complaint and also they may advise of other means to pursue.
He’s in Minnesota so unless he claims to be an illegal or other minority he will be ignored. If he calls the state and claims to be a refugee that is getting harassed, he’ll probably get a while new house.
Yep, that is the MN Department of Commerce. I am gathering all the paperwork since 2000 regarding our various claims and rejections and partial approvals with State Farm. Every issue has been a battle.
A question or perhaps a thought. Early on I used to shingle houses to make money on the side.
Are thee asphalt shingles? If you pull them up to change the metal valleys, not sure how you could reuse the same shingles. The seal on back of shingles will be broken and not sure it would reseal.
ow, it has been a while since I have done this.
That is exactly why no roofer will do what State Farm told us to do.
Ruins the seal, plus with the extreme temps in MN, you would most likely break several shingles while peeling them off.
Just unreal they can get away with this crap.
And then there’s the problem even if they were to replace the shingles, they won’t match and it will look like hell.
Insurance companies can run you through the wringer, that is for sure. My wife fights them all the time, like ALL the time. I don’t know how she can stand it.
She just went through a whole to-do with medical insurance over a chiropractor bill that included an irate office manager, collection agencies, HIPAA violations, insurance advocates and the Minnesota attorney general office stepping in.
She won, but I would have just paid the $250 on that one. It’s not worth the mental taxing to go through all of that crap. My time is also worth money.
Yeah, 27k for the roof. So I will do what I can. Not really excited about paying for court/arbitration out of pocket since there are no guarantees, and State Farm has good lawyers.
I will hit up the AG as well if I get no traction with Dept of Commerce.
Got to fight it out for that much, I reckon.
We also had a $30,000 medical bill insurance refused to pay at one time, but she managed to beat them on that one, too, eventually, but it went down to the wire and going through a ton of processes.
Sounds like the Wifey should open a business helping people with insurance claims. You gotta have the fight gene in you to keep at it.
Yeah, the wife will fight tooth and nail to the bitter end. On one way, it can be good. On the other hand, she doesn’t know when to quit…especially when I’m the one she is fighting!
I normally switch companies when something like that happens.
Not giving my $$ to anyone I can’t trust to not screw me over.
Long story there, but my wife worked as a receptionist for her local agent from state farm in high school, so we went with him when we got married. When he retired we should have moved on, but she HATES change.
Finally will be moving on, once this issue is done.
just to add a little salt to your surly wound…
but i can’t believe how simple/easy my roof replacement went 4 years ago. insurance company treated me really well, even threw in $2000 for the shed in my backyard that is not even close to worth $500.
farmers insurance is who i am with and i have loved them. I even went to them this past winter, told them i need cheaper rates, and they worked with me and saved me over $1200 a year on homeowners and auto.
so….in your face i guess?
The one reason I am not with Farmers, is because my parents were, and we lived near Minehaha creek during the 1987 “super storm”. basement floor and foundation buckled, over 30k to repair, and they would not cover since it was not a “flood” (they had flood insurance rider) but it was considered “rising water”.
Truly hate insurance companies. Right up there with Politicians and Pedophiles in my book.
Nothing surprises me with roof replacement any more.
We paid extra to install hail resistant shingles after getting our roof replaced during the first big roof destroying hail storm in Billings. They cost quite a bit more but it gave us a small amount of relief on the cost of insuring. Two years later another hailstorm came through, many of the homes around us with hail resistant shingles were fine, ours were not. Shingle company analyzed a couple of shingles, said they were not at fault…their warranty was about as valuable as a piece of toilet paper.
Sorry to hear you are going through that.
As long as the winning QB Mahomes is on the field, it’s the Chiefs or bust in the AFC.
No, they don’t really need Mahomes. It’s all about Andy Reid. Jaren Hall would be able to take that team to the SB.
Is this like the Brady vs Belichick debate?
I think Brady proved he was not the weakest link there.
I think is was a perfect fit, but Bellicheck needed Brady more than the other way around.
Now Bellicheck just needs viagra to keep up with the cheerleader.
These things are seldom black and white. Would say early on Brady needed Belichick, late on roles reversed.
That’s one theory out there.
I don’t buy it though.
That’s a ‘strange ‘ comment.
That aside, Reid even without Mahomes has a record better than most anyone else in the league.
QotD:
LA Chargers, still feels weird typing that. Harbaugh will lead Herbert to the SB and all of Skolland will be pissed we didn’t hire him.
I’m still pissed we didn’t hire Harbaugh, even if he hasn’t won the SB with the Chargers yet 😊
Good call though, Chargers it is.
It should be weird to type since that is not an NFL team.
LA Chargers are not an NFL team?
They sure seem to think that they are.
https://www.chargers.com
I definitely read that as SD Charges. PSA- don’t skolhole before coffee.
I have also learned to re-read any post I write 2Xs before clicking on ‘Post Comment’.
I often also read the comment again after it is posted and ‘edit’ it a time or 3.
Wankers here are excellent at pointing out mistakes and typos and I am excellent at making those same mistakes and typos.
Yep, it seems like I have to edit my posts 3 times to fix all the typos and grammar issues. I suck.
I have been known to notice errors even after someone replies and I can’t edit anymore, then I cringe at my own post.
And before I ‘correct’ someone else I google/check the facts first. I made sure about LA Chargers just in case they became the SoCal Chargers or some such when I wasn’t paying attention.
I thought about deleting the post when I realized my mistake, but I figured as it is my one error per 6 months I would just own up to it and leave it be.
That’s what I get I guess since I thought I was being smart and pointing out an error. As it turns out I just had a Biden moment.
I would love it if the Chargers make it.
QotD: I’ll go with Baltimore. I think they finally get their act together and defeat KC.
Then, they are crushed by the Vikes in the SB!
SKOL!
Good morning, SKOL!
FTP!
Chiefs in the Super Bowl unless Mahomes gets injured. Also, Chiefs in the Super Bowl next year unless Mahomes gets injured. And so and and so forth…
I reviewed a real movie, lest I forget how…
Quite a movie, especially at the time. Wu Fat on Hawaii Five O fame was a great character.
Angela is the best. She was only three years older than the guy who played her son, but she always looked way older than her actual age.
I was surprised that she only just died in 2022. It seemed like she was 75 years old in the 1980s.
I vaguely remember being required to read that book early in HS.
I remember even less about the story however.
I was thinking about reading the book. It looks like it follows the general plot of the movie pretty closely, just has more character development.
Nice review. Very good movie, but I have not seen that in a long time. Made me want to rewatch it.
Still no review on your site for Battle Beyond the Stars, starring John Boy Walton
I actually watched that one a couple of years ago for the memories.
I can remember it being on network TV every year or so when I was a kid. I loved the lizard monster.
I should have loved Sybil Danning more, but I was a weird kid, I guess. I will put it on my list to review in the future.
Just make sure you get a pic of the scene where one of the “clones” (they are different heights, I loved that) has his third eye peeling off.
I think it also has about the only spaceship with boobs, since it was a “mothership…”