♬When Black Friday comes...♬
This Friday is Black Friday! Whatever that means to you. 
Bargains?
Crowds?
Leftovers?
Yardwork?
Blue movie marathon?
Sleep?
Probably television for many of us. For the college football enthusiasts in the G:TB crowd, we have this slate:
- Noon: Oklahoma State at Colorado (ABC)
- Noon: Navy at East Carolina (ESPN)
- Noon: Minnesota at Wisconsin (CBS)
- Noon: Oregon State at Boise State (Fox)
- Noon: Ball State at Ohio (ESPNU/CBSSN)
- Noon: Miami-Ohio at Bowling Green (ESPNU/CBSSN)
- 3:30: Mississippi State at Ole Miss (ABC)
- 3:30: Liberty at Sam Houston (CBSSN)
- 3:30: Utah State at Colorado State (FS1)
- 3:30: Texas State at South Alabama (ESPN+)
- 4:00: Stanford at San Jose State (CBS)
- 7:30: Georgia Tech at Georgia (ABC)
- 7:30: Iowa at Nebraska (NBC)
- 8:00: Utah at UCF (Fox)
Plus a couple of NBA games on ESPN (many more for NBA TV hounds).
And a ton of college hoops. No big showdowns, unless you count those founding fathers George Mason versus James Madison. True story: George Mason and James Madison met at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, where Madison drafted the Virginia Plan and Mason was an enthusiastic participant. Mason initially supported Madison's Plan, but later changed his mind and went with the opposition. These two men just don't like each other these days, and you should see what happens when they hoop it up.
♬When Black Friday comes...♬
Yes, the Steely Dan song. One with Jeff Porcaro playing drums on it. You know, Jeff Porcaro. Of the Porcaro brothers? In Toto?? His brother Steve also wrote the Michael Jackson tune "Human Nature," and both brothers played on the track. But you can learn all about that here.
Both Steely Dan and Toto have recurring roles in the gritty, unflinching, true-life rockumentary series Yacht Rock. That cinematic masterpiece sprang to life in 2005 and nothing was ever the same ever again ever.
For those readers saying to themselves, "Huh. I've never seen Yacht Rock," I have four words for you.
You. And. I. Aren't. Friends.
Five. Five words. Okay, well, there's a quick way to remedy it on Black Friday. Watching every single episode of Yacht Rock (there are 12) will require the following time to binge:
64 minutes, 34 seconds.
Bingeclock says it takes 6 hours, but maybe that's if you watch it in super slo-mo. That's egregious. The episodes are 5 minutes long! They're wrong. Perhaps trying to scare people away from it.
An hour, basically. There's no excuse not to watch it! Or watch it again, if it's been a while. Let's get you started:
But.. wait a minute... holy... what the... could it be??
Premiering on HBO on November 29... Black Friday...
Somebody call Hollywood Steve!
Yah mo' be there! Can Greg, Teej, Marls, and I have a watch party?
ran my first 5k in a cow's age this morning. slow and steady...finishes the race.
ReplyDeleteMcRib is back
ReplyDeleteLots of disparate topics here. black friday, yacht rock, mcrib, 5ks, etc...
ReplyDeleteI think that's called range.
sadly, i think ohio state's got too much for the fightin' cignettis.
ReplyDeleteGators!
ReplyDeletestrong uniform contrast in colorado/kansas. sko buffs.
ReplyDeleteHow bout them Gators.
ReplyDeletejayhawks came to play
ReplyDeleteGamecocks stumbling out the gate. Get your shit together, lads.
ReplyDeletebuffs have been poor mentally, physically, and coachally. tough combo.
ReplyDeletewe've secretly replaced your colorado defense with last year's colorado defense. let's see if anyone notices.
ReplyDeleteBuffs hanging in there.
ReplyDeleteCocks are so sloppy today. Halftime won’t be fun for anyone in that locker room.
to be down only 9 with the ball to start the second half after that debacle of a half is damn near a miracle. reilly got a millisecond of screen time after the incompletion on 4th down on the last drive.
ReplyDeletewhy run a 5k when you can play pickleball? you've only got so much life left in those knees. also, it's surprising how many people have not seen those yacht rock videos-- i don't even bring them up any more in conversation.
ReplyDeleteit's annual tradition here in town. a cross-country race in a beautiful park walking distance from the house. feel like i gotta do it.
ReplyDeleteappears that the colorado defensive coaches spent the halftime break eating orange slices as opposed to adjusting to how kansas has smashed them in the face all game.
ReplyDeleteprops to kansas. hit the buffs in the mouth early and often.
ReplyDeleteChaos in the BigXII!
ReplyDeletepour some out to no more dating women on tv with the help of chuck woolery.
ReplyDeleteA couple that’s one of our best friends are, respectively, LSU and Ole Miss grads. Been a couple good weeks for your boy.
ReplyDeleteyour tribe in boone to take on app state at 1:00
ReplyDeletetribe down as much as 19 in the second half, tied it on a pair of noah collier free throws with 19 seconds left. lost on a made three at the buzzer. again.
ReplyDeletejoel made a knee-knocker for par on 18 on friday to make the cut on the number. and he just did the same thing on his 18th hole of his day today to close out a six-under 64 that looks like it'll put him on the right side of the top 125. zoinks.
ReplyDeleteAt the Washington - Dallas game. Losing to a shitbird team. Yep. Feels like fucking home.
ReplyDeleteOh. No.
ReplyDeletego on...
ReplyDeleteJoel!
ReplyDeleteOn first pass I read that as bingecock.
ReplyDeleteWill commit to Yacht Rock doc by Black Friday. If not I’m gonna dig myself a hole. Gonna lay down in it til I satisfy my soul.
Bingecock is a different movie.
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