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  1. gnomesayin

    2026 Chili Bowl

    Sounds like he already decided to go back to NZ for a big race there this weekend.
  2. gnomesayin

    2026 Chili Bowl

    Hahn was flying. Good racing in the second half of the race. Timms made it back to 11th after getting punted and Beason made it to 12th.
  3. gnomesayin

    2026 Chili Bowl

    Impressive recovery by Beason, hopefully he can continue it in the main.
  4. gnomesayin

    NFL Pick ‘Em 2025-2026

    Can we get a do-over on last week's bonus questions? :D Divisional Round (3 points each) 1/17 @4:30 ET Buffalo 1/17 @8:00 ET Seattle 1/18 @3:00 ET New England 1/18 @6:30 ET LA Rams Tie-Breaker/Bonus: Which team will score the most points this week? LA Rams
  5. gnomesayin

    NFL 2025-26

    The only coach who survived the 2025 AFC North is Zac Taylor, and most would probably consider him the worst coach of the four.
  6. gnomesayin

    so what is going to be the new points system?

    This canard persists more than two decades later. No, there is no "renewed interest" shown in viewership or other metrics when whatever version of the playoffs they are using that year starts. NASCAR interest and viewership have always followed the same path through the season. Highest for the...
  7. gnomesayin

    so what is going to be the new points system?

    They ran tens of bajillions of simulations to come up with a system in which the top performing driver through most of the season will finish at least in the top five at the end. Er, most of the time. The genius at work here is something to behold.
  8. gnomesayin

    NFL 2025-26

    That escalated quickly. Moved over to Chili Bowl and did a double take when I saw the final score.
  9. gnomesayin

    2026 Chili Bowl

    Nice charge by Danner in the closing laps.
  10. gnomesayin

    2026 Chili Bowl

    Larson is on cruise and doesn't look like he has to drive it very hard. McIntosh has had a strong night but may be fading.
  11. gnomesayin

    so what is going to be the new points system?

    Mark Martin (and Dale Jr. with his more diplomatic posture) deserves enormous credit for forcing the progress that was made. I don't fault him for giving his public blessing to this. He didn't need to force himself out on an island if this was the best they could accomplish. That said, the...
  12. gnomesayin

    so what is going to be the new points system?

    Maybe, maybe not. This is a pretty significant retreat. They're touting "no eliminations" as a big selling point after more than a decade of promoting nothing but eliminations. High HP then low HP then higher HP again. Leave the Brickyard oval only to return again. Try to get off as many...
  13. gnomesayin

    NFL 2025-26

    ESPN wants their wild card game there, and the priority on the big regular season finale goes to to NBC over them. I don't really mind it. But I do mind having to watch this Steelers team in the playoffs. The Ravens were a hot mess, but at least they would have been entertaining in one way or...
  14. gnomesayin

    so what is going to be the new points system?

    All else aside, the increase to 55 points for the race winner is an unmitigated improvement. Could have gone even higher.
  15. gnomesayin

    so what is going to be the new points system?

    NBC claimed they were hands off and letting NASCAR decide. The latest excuses going around have to do with their being driver and sponsor contracts that contain clauses relative to Playoffs / Chase performance. As if we're supposed to believe for a single second that Jim France is constrained...
  16. gnomesayin

    so what is going to be the new points system?

    Yes, the data shows that's been working like a charm.
  17. gnomesayin

    so what is going to be the new points system?

    Remember when the new marketing was going to be all about how bold and strong NASCAR is about knowing who they are? Instead we get a fence sitting committee who think they've found just the right middle ground between two polar opposites.
  18. gnomesayin

    so what is going to be the new points system?

    I like how they're trumpeting "No eliminations" when the main feature of a Chase cutoff is to "eliminate" two thirds of the field from mattering "Hey everyone, we got rid of most of the unpopular changes you hated. We've struck the right balance!" This is the equivalent of Coca Cola reacting...
  19. gnomesayin

    so what is going to be the new points system?

    Tossed off joke, not to be taken seriously. I just don't think I can take another decade of that clown explaining why the latest set of tweaks is the "right balance".
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