2nd String Stories

Philly, I feel you. Being bad stinks. Being bad is worse when your crowned jewel turns into a raging doucher.  Sixers coach Doc Rivers threw Ben Simmons out of practice today and the suspension came shortly thereafter, sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 19, 2021   Man, I feel bad for Philadelphia fans. Imagine branding and rationalizing your entire rebuild as “The Process” imagine putting all your faith into being complete fucking dog water for 5 years, because “The Process” of being ass will pay off and in turn, make you good. Imagine diving headfirst into the process...

Today is the day. Today is the day that our Swedish Superstar nets his first career NHL goal. Today is the day, that Lucas Raymond announces himself to the hockey world. I gotta be honest, I’m not sure if this is just pathetic or if it means I’m as die hard as it gets, but seeing Raymond get his first is going to be on par with kissing the first girl I kissed. Butterflies, happiness, achievement, patience paying off… really the Mount Olympus of feelings. Imagine kissing a girl WHILE Raymond scores his first? I’d have to figure out a...

The days of pushing around the Detroit Red Wings are over. I had a blog, podcast, TikTok you name it, last week talking about how this season is the start of the renaissance for the Red Wings. Well, the boys must be big fans of the brand because they fulfilled my prophecy. Both games they've played against Tampa and then Saturday against Vancouver have been WWE Hell in a Cell cage matches. If you come to Detroit and don't have any interest in getting cracked in the face at least once, you might wanna tell coach you got the stomach...

What the fuck is the Big Ten thinking? Two of the biggest brands in your conference and not only are they squaring off in what should be an undefeated top 10 matchup with literally everything on the line, but they are ALSO bitter, mortal, arch rivals that fucking hate each other, AND THE GAME IS SLOTTED FOR NOON!?!?!? Where is the logic there, why would the Big Ten ever allow that to happen unless they got mixed up with some cronies on Wall Street and somehow shorted the Big Ten as a business. That really is the only explicable reasoning...

Every day I wake up and honest to god, other than world domination, my first thought is about how incredible it is that Michigan State football is 6-0. My next thought is more of an inner dialogue asking myself whether or not Kenneth Walker being the legitimate Heisman front runner is more incredible. Not exactly sure what that says about me or about my mental house or whatever, all I know is, I fucking love MSU football and I love K9. I almost forgot from 2015 to now just how much better the fall is when your college football team...