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A three-post thread collecting all of my specific and random predictions about the SEC this season
1) How can MLB do this?
2) If there is a problem, shouldn't the limit be $0?
2) If there is a problem, shouldn't the limit be $0?
Breaking News: Major League Baseball put a $200 cap on wagers for individual pitches after two Cleveland pitchers were charged with rigging bets. nyti.ms/4o7ELdT
M.L.B. Limits Bets on Individual Pitches After Gambling Charges
Two Cleveland pitchers were accused of colluding with bettors. The league and its gambling company partners have put a $200 limit on wagers on individual pitches.
nyti.ms
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
1) How can MLB do this?
2) If there is a problem, shouldn't the limit be $0?
2) If there is a problem, shouldn't the limit be $0?
Not to get into the merits, but as someone who has been observing (and sometimes covering) politics for 25+ years, the idea that the leader of any caucus in a body that calls itself a "Senate" has control over his or her members is laughable
November 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Not to get into the merits, but as someone who has been observing (and sometimes covering) politics for 25+ years, the idea that the leader of any caucus in a body that calls itself a "Senate" has control over his or her members is laughable
There is a scenario shaping up where 5-6 Clemson visits 4-7 South Carolina and that will be fascinating
November 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
There is a scenario shaping up where 5-6 Clemson visits 4-7 South Carolina and that will be fascinating
She's the one that provides his COVID "immunizations"
November 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
She's the one that provides his COVID "immunizations"
Which Star Wars trilogy was released before your tenth birthday? That's the one you like, and all others are terrible, because the magic of Star Wars hits at that age and can't replicated. And that's fine.
Unless you like anything in The Last Jedi outside of the finale. Then you have issues
Unless you like anything in The Last Jedi outside of the finale. Then you have issues
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Which Star Wars trilogy was released before your tenth birthday? That's the one you like, and all others are terrible, because the magic of Star Wars hits at that age and can't replicated. And that's fine.
Unless you like anything in The Last Jedi outside of the finale. Then you have issues
Unless you like anything in The Last Jedi outside of the finale. Then you have issues
The takeaway from this chart for me as a South Carolina fan is that we are basically Purdue at this point
Explosives vs. Successful plays... Even the quagmire of misery that is a trip to Iowa couldn't diminish what an outlier Oregon is.
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The takeaway from this chart for me as a South Carolina fan is that we are basically Purdue at this point
In this time of massive change in college football, it is nice to see some traditions remain, like no one having any idea on Nov. 10 who is going to win the ACC
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
In this time of massive change in college football, it is nice to see some traditions remain, like no one having any idea on Nov. 10 who is going to win the ACC
This is such a colossally, monumentally bad idea www.si.com/college-foot...
Big Ten Reportedly Close to Taking $2.4 Billion Capital Deal Despite Objections
The Big Ten is reportedly on the verge of completing a $2.4 billion capital deal despite objections from USC and Michigan.
www.si.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
This is such a colossally, monumentally bad idea www.si.com/college-foot...
Alternative headline: Big Ten says USC should've been penalized for remembering that college football is supposed to be fun
www.espn.com/college-foot...
www.espn.com/college-foot...
Fit check: USC jersey-swap fake illegal, B1G says
The Big Ten said Sunday that USC should have been assessed a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for the Trojans' fake punt in which a backup QB wearing the same number as the punter threw for a f...
www.espn.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Alternative headline: Big Ten says USC should've been penalized for remembering that college football is supposed to be fun
www.espn.com/college-foot...
www.espn.com/college-foot...
I for one am shocked that Nikki Glaser's SNL monologue was offensive. It's not like her entire career has been defined by making patently offensive jokes and getting away with it for reasons passing understanding
November 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I for one am shocked that Nikki Glaser's SNL monologue was offensive. It's not like her entire career has been defined by making patently offensive jokes and getting away with it for reasons passing understanding
It's Texas A&M Hate Week, Gamecock fans! We must tap into our decade-long enmity for the terrible "Aggies" if we are to retain our honor!
November 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It's Texas A&M Hate Week, Gamecock fans! We must tap into our decade-long enmity for the terrible "Aggies" if we are to retain our honor!
The ACC Championship Game is going to end up being like Pitt-Duke with an automatic spot in the playoff on the line
November 9, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The ACC Championship Game is going to end up being like Pitt-Duke with an automatic spot in the playoff on the line
The ACC standings are now an M.C. Escher drawing
November 9, 2025 at 3:46 AM
The ACC standings are now an M.C. Escher drawing
Tell me you haven't watched South Carolina this year without saying you haven't watched South Carolina this year
LSU has the worst offensive line I've ever seen and somehow that's the coach that led to Woodward and Kelly's blowup
November 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Tell me you haven't watched South Carolina this year without saying you haven't watched South Carolina this year
ACC get a Top 12 team challenge impossible
November 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM
ACC get a Top 12 team challenge impossible
I understand very little of what UVA did on that final drive. But that's okay, because I suspect they understood very little of it as well
November 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I understand very little of what UVA did on that final drive. But that's okay, because I suspect they understood very little of it as well
Wake Forest 16, Virginia 9, 2:39 left, Virginia with decent field position.
ACC magic incoming
ACC magic incoming
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Wake Forest 16, Virginia 9, 2:39 left, Virginia with decent field position.
ACC magic incoming
ACC magic incoming
We could put together a Boulevard of Broken Teams College Football tournament this year with a pretty robust group.
Clemson, Florida State, LSU, Penn State, South Carolina -- who am I missing?
Clemson, Florida State, LSU, Penn State, South Carolina -- who am I missing?
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
We could put together a Boulevard of Broken Teams College Football tournament this year with a pretty robust group.
Clemson, Florida State, LSU, Penn State, South Carolina -- who am I missing?
Clemson, Florida State, LSU, Penn State, South Carolina -- who am I missing?
The year is 2028.
Hugh Freeze is the head coach of Baylor.
He is defeated by Kansas, led by tenth-year quarterback Diego Pavia
Hugh Freeze is the head coach of Baylor.
He is defeated by Kansas, led by tenth-year quarterback Diego Pavia
November 9, 2025 at 2:56 AM
The year is 2028.
Hugh Freeze is the head coach of Baylor.
He is defeated by Kansas, led by tenth-year quarterback Diego Pavia
Hugh Freeze is the head coach of Baylor.
He is defeated by Kansas, led by tenth-year quarterback Diego Pavia
Let's check in on LSU
Sean McDonough just called Nussmeier a coward on air and frankly, he ain’t wrong.
November 9, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Let's check in on LSU
It's not just that Florida is losing to Kentucky for what would be the fifth time (on the field) under Mark Stoops, it's that this would almost certainly be the worst Stoops team to which Florida has lost
November 9, 2025 at 2:49 AM
It's not just that Florida is losing to Kentucky for what would be the fifth time (on the field) under Mark Stoops, it's that this would almost certainly be the worst Stoops team to which Florida has lost
Florida Head Coach Mark Stoops
If they close this out, this would be Mark Stoops fifth win against Florida as Kentucky's head coach, as many as the Wildcats had over the Gators from 1957-2017.
November 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Florida Head Coach Mark Stoops