January Banter 2026

[NorthArlington101]

20 minutes ago, pazzo83 said:

Mike Tomlin is stepping down.  Wow.

Not a huge fan of the choice though I get it. He's clearly a fantastic coach that has turned a 4-13 roster into a 9-8 team for the past 4 years... but the team needs a good tank. Kinda hope the Giants scoop him right up.

[caviman2201]

Pulled the trigger on a trip up to DCL Thurs-Sun... Euro calling for 6", GFS calling for 9". Need some snow in my life.

[mdhokie]

On 1/12/2026 at 8:16 AM, nj2va said:

Chargers blew that game, should have been 14-3 early. I thought the Patriots looked beatable…Houston (if they win) will be a tough matchup. I still think the winner of the DEN/BUF game are favorites to reach the SB for the AFC. 

Not sure why the Harbaugh's love Roman, but watching that game reminded me of the Raven's playoff appearances with Roman as OC. Jim must have had enough because Roman just got fired today. Maybe Herbert refused to play another season with him. 

[TSSN+]

3 things are certain in life. Death, taxes and a greyhat post about conditions in delware. 

[MN Transplant]

3 hours ago, pazzo83 said:

Mike Tomlin is stepping down.  Wow.

You have to understand that us neutrals are salivating at the thought of Harbaugh in Pittsburgh and Tomlin in Baltimore.

[pazzo83]

2 hours ago, MN Transplant said:

You have to understand that us neutrals are salivating at the thought of Harbaugh in Pittsburgh and Tomlin in Baltimore.

lol that would be hilarious

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5 hours ago, NorthArlington101 said:

Not a huge fan of the choice though I get it. He's clearly a fantastic coach that has turned a 4-13 roster into a 9-8 team for the past 4 years... but the team needs a good tank. Kinda hope the Giants scoop him right up.

He wants nothing to do with a team that is old, has no QB for the future, and is overall devoid of talent. Multiple crappy seasons ahead. He bailed and will either take a year off or land a job in a spot like Atlanta- loaded with young talent and might have a QB for the future in Penix- although he is injury prone.

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[Weather Will]

44 years ago (Jan 13, 1982), it was snowing in DC, and the late WUSA Chief Meteorologist Gordon Barnes was giving a live update on WTOP radio.  It was the way to get the latest weather and school closings before the internet.  I was 14 at the time, and knew something horrible had just happened when they interrupted him to announce two tragedies: a plane struck the 14th street bridge and there were many killed along with survivors bring pulled out of the icy Potomac, and at the same time, there was a subway derailment that killed and trapped people underground near the Smithsonian.  It was an evening I will never forget.  About 7 inches fell in DC.

[nj2va]

Great comeback win by the Caps!

[nj2va]

5 hours ago, caviman2201 said:

Pulled the trigger on a trip up to DCL Thurs-Sun... Euro calling for 6", GFS calling for 9". Need some snow in my life.

See ya there!  Going up to the house Friday - Monday.  

Good call, it’ll give you a snow fix ahead of our epic SWFE

[pazzo83]

woohoo!!!! Caps win!  Hoos win!!

[caviman2201]

1 minute ago, nj2va said:

See ya there!  Going up to the house Friday - Monday.  

Good call, it’ll give you a snow fix ahead of our epic SWFE

The 24h period between noon tomorrow and noon Thurs looks like its going to be wild... 3k Nam has 2m temps going from 41 to 10. I'm expecting 3-4" on the ground and still coming down by the time I get up there and really hoping GFS is right. 18z Kuchera showed about a foot 

[Scraff]

Let’s gooooo Caaaaps!! That was the best 3rd period of hockey they played all year. Ethan Frank is a beast! Awesome W in OT! 
 

PS—first two period I was literally booing my tv. lol. They better fix some stuff. 

[pazzo83]

4 minutes ago, Scraff said:

Let’s gooooo Caaaaps!! That was the best 3rd period of hockey they played all year. Ethan Frank is a beast! Awesome W in OT! 
 

PS—first two period I was literally booing my tv. lol. They better fix some stuff. 

Caps do this shit all the time - these mid-season periods where they look like garbage for a bunch of games in a row.

[nj2va]

7 minutes ago, caviman2201 said:

The 24h period between noon tomorrow and noon Thurs looks like its going to be wild... 3k Nam has 2m temps going from 41 to 10. I'm expecting 3-4" on the ground and still coming down by the time I get up there and really hoping GFS is right. 18z Kuchera showed about a foot 

Good summary for you by LWX - snipped the portion about Friday into Saturday:

KEY MESSAGE 3...A low pressure system may bring snow to the
Allegheny Mountains Friday through Saturday night.

One, possibly two low pressure centers will meander through the
Great Lakes Friday into Saturday as a series of shortwave troughs
result in amplifying long wave troughing into the eastern US. There
may be some light snow showers along the Allegheny Mountains on
Friday, but the higher chances will arrive Friday night through
Saturday night as the main trough approaches. Temperatures may
attempt to rise above freezing Saturday in some of the valleys
before the cold front pushes through, but profiles will be cold
enough for all snow for most locations along and west of the
Allegheny Front. Accumulations resulting in travel disruptions are
possible. To the east of the Alleghenies, there are mixed signals
whether any precipitation falls, but it will be related to the
push of warm advection Saturday morning and/or the cold frontal
passage Saturday afternoon/evening. Some snow or a mix could
occur depending on the timing of any precipitation, but at the
moment, impacts appear limited at the lower elevations. For
temperatures, Saturday is expected to be the warmest day of the
weekend before the cold front pushes through.

[nj2va]

2 minutes ago, pazzo83 said:

Caps do this shit all the time - these mid-season periods where they look like garbage for a bunch of games in a row.

It was like I watched two different teams for periods 1/2 and period 3 tonight.  

[Scraff]

1 minute ago, pazzo83 said:

Caps do this shit all the time - these mid-season periods where they look like garbage for a bunch of games in a row.

Though it’s not easy without 6,34, and 43. They should all be back soon

[aldie 22]

I personally think we will get another shot at snow this winter but mother nature certainly has shown her hand. If nothing happens in January this place will be beyond readable...should be fun

[aldie 22]

17 minutes ago, Ji said:

The eps ensembles took a severe snow map
Hit last night

And how does that make you feel? Your internet followers are getting kind of obnoxious and disrespectful and disruptive to your page. That must suck huh?

[Chris78]

17 hours ago, TSSN+ said:

3 things are certain in life. Death, taxes and a greyhat post about conditions in delware. 

And getting a weenie from a certain someone for stating what ensembles show 

If it ain't unicorns and rainbows some people can't take it. 

[Paleocene]

@SnowenOutThere @dailylurker moving the rain hike discussion to banter. I second this idea. We stayed somewhere near Luray in late September 2022 on a weekend that was a total washout. Took the kids out for a rain hike anyway. Can't remember where exactly. It was fantastic, stumbled across small waterfalls that clearly only exist during rainstorms. Felt like we were in the prehistoric cloud forest!

[dailylurker]

5 minutes ago, Paleocene said:

@SnowenOutThere @dailylurker moving the rain hike discussion to banter. I second this idea. We stayed somewhere near Luray in late September 2022 on a weekend that was a total washout. Took the kids out for a rain hike anyway. Can't remember where exactly. It was fantastic, stumbled across small waterfalls that clearly only exist during rainstorms. Felt like we were in the prehistoric cloud forest!

Thanks. I didn't want to clog the main thread but didn't know how to move it lol. I appreciate the great idea. I never really considered a rain hike up there. I do rain hikes a lot at my local spot (Bacon Ridge). It's so peaceful during a spring rain hike. 

[EastCoast NPZ]

3 hours ago, aldie 22 said:

I personally think we will get another shot at snow this winter but mother nature certainly has shown her hand. If nothing happens in January this place will be beyond readable...should be fun

There's no better forecasting tool than persistence. 

[pazzo83]

Nats are moving away from MASN and having their own "Nationals.TV" - you can stream it via the MLB At Bat app, and it says they are making deals with cable providers.  NO BLACKOUTS!!

[ravensrule]

3 minutes ago, pazzo83 said:

Nats are moving away from MASN and having their own "Nationals.TV" - you can stream it via the MLB At Bat app, and it says they are making deals with cable providers.  NO BLACKOUTS!!

Thank the lord, now the O's can have MASN all to themselves and not have 80% of their games moved to MASN 2. LFG. 

[pazzo83]

15 minutes ago, ravensrule said:

Thank the lord, now the O's can have MASN all to themselves and not have 80% of their games moved to MASN 2. LFG. 

yep - better for everyone.  I have youtube TV which doesn't have a deal with MASN, and then the games had been blacked out on MLB.TV.  So I couldn't watch any games unless they were national broadcasts (which wasn't often the last few years lol).

[nw baltimore wx]

18 minutes ago, bncho said:

I'm definitely thinking about it... I've still got three years until college, though, so I'll see where life takes me and reassess throughout the next 36 months

No judgement, but wondering how are you able to post so often during school? Are you on a phone or laptop?

[nw baltimore wx]

5 minutes ago, bncho said:

It's a fair question. I'm often on my school-provided laptop, so when I finish my work I usually pop in here.

I’m surprised it’s not a site your jurisdiction automatically blocks. As a recently retired math teacher, I wouldn’t have a problem with it, but if I needed assistance helping other students, I might ask for your support. 

[WxWatcher007]

8 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said:

I’m surprised it’s not a site your jurisdiction automatically blocks. As a recently retired math teacher, I wouldn’t have a problem with it, but if I needed assistance helping other students, I might ask for your support. 

Retired already? I’m getting old.