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  1. Wombat

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    As Sean said, last month was actually Wii U's best month, though it appears to be below every December the Gamecube had. (Note that December was great for the Wii U in Japan as well; it has then collapsed in January.) At this point, the Wii U appears to do Dreamcast numbers most months...
  2. Wombat

    2014 Oscars

    Not saying anything about relative quality, but Captain Phillips' and The Butler's weak showings reinforce that Ocasr Bait-y movies should only premiere in December. And to reiterate, to a large degree the Oscars are about voting blocks, and the Brits threw everything behind Philomena...
  3. Wombat

    Archer

    Well, they certainly shut me the hell up. Yeah, the ending was awkward, but you can't blame them for thinking the audience might be left undecided, especially after the bait-and-switch of all the office-set promos.
  4. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Yeah, Butler just saved the Chargers at least three points there. Hell of a catch.
  5. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    They entirely committed to stopping the run. Also, as I've already mentioned, everyone on the defense is either injured or mediocre. Sure as hell looks like its 1-2, 1-2 next week. Just because it doesn't happen often doesn't mean you should assume it doesn't happen ever.
  6. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Guys, I don't know how to describe what I'm feeling tonight. It feels dirty, and just...wrong. I kind of want the Patriots to win tonight, because I'm not sure Brady sees another AFC Championship game again, and because Luck will see at least half of them for the next decade. Ugh, I feel...
  7. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    I've changed my mind: I don't trust the Panthers with a gimpy/no Steve Smith over the 49ers. I still don't trust the Colts without TY Hilton over the Patriots. I still don't trust the Saints to have a better run game than the Seahawks. I still don't trust the Chargers to overpower a fired up...
  8. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Err, you do realize that the Bears and the Packers only play two times a year in the regular season, right? That even if the Bears scored 1,000 points per game, that the Packers still play 14 other games? I've stopped assuming any competence when it comes to your statements, so I am legitimately...
  9. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Like I said a couple weeks back, GB and the rest of the NFC North hope Chicago overpays all their veterans. Them turning into Atlanta North (two great WRs, good but not top tier QB, and no depth after that) has been fantastic to watch.
  10. Wombat

    Justified (Season 5 - Jan 7th)

    So Dave Foley is a Canadian Mob Boss. I love this season already.
  11. Wombat

    NFL 2014 Off-Season Thread

    Please tell me the teams interviewing Jim Caldwell are just satisfying the Rooney Rule. The Manning-less season was a train wreck. Put me down for uncertain with playoff expansion as well. Frankly, this year would be pretty descriptive - you catch the rare 10-6+ team that doesn't make the...
  12. Wombat

    Should I buy a Wii U? Looking for pros and cons.

    The con is that the system sales areterrible. Nintendo will be lucky to turn this into a Gamecube-level also ran. In the short term, it means that Nintendo will have to cut the price again (though with the level of hardware you have, I doubt you care); in the long term, it means that there will...
  13. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Losing by 3 points is better than I thought that'd go. I still like every home team next week, though they should all be good games. Remember, the Chargers beat Denver in Denver a couple weeks back.
  14. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    The historic playoff formula is running game and defense. In that system, one of the best QBs in the league is Alex Smith. The larger trend that I think hasn't been investigated enough is if the NFL has turned into the NBA without our noticing - that to win, you need to get lucky at QB with...
  15. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    This going to be like a 10-7 game at halftime that turns into 42-38 final score, isn't it.
  16. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    True, the seeding rarely works out, but this year seems to be the exception. No one has gotten hot recently, and the seeds are largely as they should be. So all things equal, I am giving the win to the team without the travel and at home. E.g. I think the Seahawks and 49ers are basically...
  17. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Are we really not doing a playoff thread? Going with: WC Colts over Chiefs Eagles over Saints Bengals over Chargers 49ers over Packers DIV Broncos over Colts Patriots over Bengals Seahawks over 49ers Panthers over Eagles XFC Broncos over Patriots Seahawks over Panthers...
  18. Wombat

    Community

    That bugged the shit out of me. It was clearly stated back in thee pilot that he had a law degree (he just faked the Bachelor's required to be admitted to law school), and the whole "Graduate from community college to practice law" was clearly predicted on having the middle step (law school)...
  19. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    The hyper-democrat dinging someone for (potentially) being gay? That's our Araysar! As for the game, yeah, I'm obviously hoping the cold is a factor. With the number of defensive guys hurt, I don't think it will be enough of a factor (and am frankly shocked how many people are picking Green...
  20. Wombat

    2014 Show to start again when thread...

    Err, you do notice that between Jan 25 and Feb 26 there are a total of two things on the list - and one of those is just on the internet! But for your larger point, its a no-win situation, as its the end of sweeps. From what I've seen, most networks are taking a grab bag approach, with new...
  21. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    I read an interesting stat, with the Ravens out of the playoffs, the two teams with the current consecutive playoff runs are now the Patriots and... the Packers (at 5 each). In regards to the Packers, the Bears changed their head coach last year, and the other two teams in the division are...
  22. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Whoa, Romo can possess other QBs now!
  23. Wombat

    NFL 2014 Off-Season Thread

    It's $17.6 Mil cap hit if they keep him, only $7.2 Mil if they get rid of him. $10.4 Million savings is nothing to sneeze at, when the cap is essentially flat again.
  24. Wombat

    NFL 2014 Off-Season Thread

    Given how incestuous the Patriots/Chiefs/Browns management has been, and how likely no one else would hire him, McDaniels is an entirely plausible candidate there. Edit: With the Jaguars at 3, Browns at 4, Raiders at 5 (though I would bet it gets traded away), and Vikings at 8 before the Rams...
  25. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Where's the Playoffs thread, so we have something to talk about. Of course as I type that, the Cowboys get virtually guaranteed points.
  26. Wombat

    NFL 2014 Off-Season Thread

    The Browns brought in Mike Lombardi as effective, then actual, GMafterChudzinski was hired. This is less egregious than, say, Lovie Smith.
  27. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Suck it Bears, the Packers win!... the chance to get killed next week. (Though honestly, if we get the Saints, so Brees, on the road in ugly, cold weather? I think the Packers have a fair chance to win that game.)
  28. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    The Steelers are actually going to make it into the playoffs. What in the fuck.
  29. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Also, the Green Bay Packers went 15-1 in 2011 after winning the Super Bowl. (They then got stomped by the Giants.)
  30. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    When I picked the Dolphins, I thought "The entire season is on the line. Of course the Dolphins will fuck this up!" I shoulda listened to myself.
  31. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    I gotta admit, I was so wrong on him. I thought Rivers was flat out done, but instead McCoy and Whisenhunt have turned his career around. I'm not even salty about the lack of Packers players on the Pro Bowl. All the good names spent significant time on the injury report, except Lacy, who is...
  32. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Okay,nowthat's the game of the weekend. Sorry Orton! Wow, jimmies rustled. You know, 21 other teams could have drafted him before the Packers got to...
  33. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    This is the closest thing to a bye week the Chiefs have. This is the only game with a possible playoff team where the outcome does not matter (at least until we see some of the early results). Plus Reid hasn't been around long enough to hate the rest of the division. Forget second stringers...
  34. Wombat

    X-Men: Days of Future Past.

    She ain't my damsel. Both my questions were legitimate - I was actually wondering if there was some incident that explained why she was still on that terrible show, and really wondering if Kreug knew Paquin didn't have anything that would sway Singer.
  35. Wombat

    X-Men: Days of Future Past.

    1) Is this some reference I don't get? 2) You do know Singer is gay, right?
  36. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Don't count on it, now we hear that Rodgers wasn't remotely close to being cleared (which makes this weekend doubtful), Lacy looks to have aggravated his ankle injury, Matthews reinjured his thumb, and one of the linebackers left early on. It is entirely possible, even likely, the Bears win next...
  37. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Congrats Shea McClellin on single-handedly winning the NFC North*. And it feels like I've been saying this for six months now, but how do we still not have any idea who the 6th seed in the AFC is? It could still be 4 out of 11 teams! *P.S. Chicago, please overpay to keep all your veterans...
  38. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Pretty sure if Lions lose either of their next two games everyone is fired. Also pretty sure I will have nightmares tonight of Lovie Smith taking over and getting to work with those defensive players.
  39. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    God dammit, Clay Matthews really is turning into the White Polamalu - great half the time, injured the other half.
  40. Wombat

    2013 NFL Season

    Newton hurt? Not that it will slow Seattle's march to NY down, but 49ers beating them in divisional is suddenly possible.