Winter 2025/26 Banter Thread

[Chicago Storm]

3 hours ago, DocATL said:

A lot of my ATL buddies feel the same way. TBH I thought Rah was good down the stretch and would have given Zac Robinson another shot. The offense dominated my Bucs anyway.

raheem was a terrible hire in the first place. he was mediocre in tampa as hc and was mediocre as interim hc for the falcons.

i had high hopes for zac robinson, but he was a complete flop.

[Chicago Storm]

3 hours ago, Stevo6899 said:

Bellichik?

significantly pass.

his time has come and gone. 

[Chicago Storm]

3 hours ago, Powerball said:

Provided they get a good OC.

oops.

[Chicago Storm]

1 hour ago, Chicago916 said:

Shame it's forecasted to be cloudy and dangerously cold since there's a great northern lights opportunity tonight. 

there *may* be a window early, right after sunset, before the more widespread clouds move in.

possibly another window late, after 1am, if the cme effects are longer lasting.

[OrdIowPitMsp]

Looks like the CME has arrived at G4 levels. I’ll step outside once it gets dark. Feeling pretty blessed to have caught vivid light shows in my backyard multiple times this solar cycle.  

[Powerball]

4 hours ago, Powerball said:

 

The Lions do have a 4th place schedule to look forward to.

Provided they get a good OC and can managed to stay healthy (Lions + 49ers have both had the worst luck with injuries for multiple season), things can only go up.

 

Nvm...

[DocATL]

Gonna be chaos in here when we go from subzero highs to upper 30 rains at the end of the month.


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[Chicago Storm]

indiana?

[OrdIowPitMsp]

No hate on Miami but go Hoosiers. 

[Stevo6899]

I have so many annoying irish fan friends and they've been whining for a month on how they should've gotten in over miami so for that reason I'm rooting for miami.

[DocATL]

As a long suffering Florida St. fan I’m absolutely rooting for IU.

[A-L-E-K]

10 hours ago, Stevo6899 said:

I have so many annoying irish fan friends and they've been whining for a month on how they should've gotten in over miami so for that reason I'm rooting for miami.

worst fans in sports, hope they suffered watching the in state basketball school do what they'll never do again

[Chicago Storm]

worst fans in sports, hope they suffered watching the in state basketball school do what they'll never do again

this might be the most hate i’ve ever seen leave your keyboard.

[Brian D]

If your interested in watching local school sports, you may wish to use this service. I watch my gson's games (football, basketball, etc). It's free, unless the school charges a fee. Here in N MN, webcams have been set up in schools over the last couple years or so, which is so awesome! I think colleges are in the mix too. 

https://www.hudl.com/

[Brian D]

January 20

1982: Just over 17 inches of snow falls in the Twin Cities. Amazingly, it was to be outdone two days later.

 

1917: 16 inches of snow falls in the Twin Cities.

For Tuesday, January 20, 2026
1937 - The wettest Inaugural Day of record with 1.77 inches of rain in 24 hours. Temperatures were only in the 30s as Franklin D. Roosevelt was sworm in for his second term. (David Ludlum)
1943 - Strange vertical antics took place in the Black Hills of South Dakota. While the temperature at Deadwood was a frigid 16 degrees below zero, the town of Lead, just a mile and a half away, but 600 feet higher in elevation, reported a balmy 52 degree reading. (David Ludlum)
1954 - The temperature at Rogers Pass, MT, plunged to 70 degrees below zero to establish a new record for the continental U.S. (David Ludlum)
1978 - A paralyzing "Nor'easter" produced a record 21 inches of snow at Boston, 15 to 20 inches in Rhode Island, and one to two feet of snow in Pennsylvania. Winds along the coast of Connecticut gusted to 70 mph. (David Ludlum)
1987 - Gale force winds lingered along the northern Atlantic coast in the wake of a holiday weekend storm. High winds along the eastern slopes of the Northern Rockies gusted to 67 mph at Livingston MT, and high winds in southern California gusted to 70 mph near San Bernardino. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - A storm in the Upper Midwest produced heavy snow and gale force winds. Up to 27.5 inches of snow was reported along the Lake Superior shoreline of Michigan, with 22 inches at Marquette. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - The temperature in the Washington D.C. area warmed into the lower 50s for the Presidential Inauguration during the late morning hours, before gusty northwest winds ushered in colder air that afternoon. (National Weather Summary)
1990 - While heavy thunderstorm rains drenched the Central Gulf Coast States, with 4.23 inches reported at Centreville AL in 24 hours, unseasonably warm weather continued across Florida. Five cities in Florida reported record high temperatures for the date. Tampa FL equalled their record high for January of 85 degrees. (National Weather Summary)

[Chicago916]

Comparing the GFS to all other models for this upcoming storm might be the worst gap I've ever seen. We really need to retire it and invest more into our modeling here ... Oof. Unless it wins a coup and is correct but doubt it.

[DocATL]

Comparing the GFS to all other models for this upcoming storm might be the worst gap I've ever seen. We really need to retire it and invest more into our modeling here ... Oof. Unless it wins a coup and is correct but doubt it.

It’s been remarkably steadfast. But yeah it’s 4th and long for the GFS. If it somehow pulls this out it would be epic.


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[A-L-E-K]

will start baby stepping to the euro at 18z like usual

[Stevo6899]

2 hours ago, Chicago Storm said:

this might be the most hate i’ve ever seen leave your keyboard.

Lack of big dog frustration along with him not getting laid since Thanksgiving.