OldSchoolSnapper
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Silver lining IMO this stinker seals McCarthy's fate. Not just a loss, but one very characteristic of all the reasons people have grown tired of him. An opening lead wasted away, a bunch of idiotic decisions and some horrible moves at the end that every arm chair coach could have predicted. He is done. -
Stupid choice to punt. Just moronic. The game is so much closer to over if you give the ball back to them with 1 timeout. You don't have the confidence to get 2 yards and now can't afford giving up a first down.
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I think they weighed the likelihood of getting the call vs. losing the timeout and decided it wasn't worth it. Not sure I disagree as we probably allow a TD anyway and this time we have a solid 5 minutes to score. Maybe too much time to score.
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Packers again will likely be trailing late in a game and have wasted 2 timeouts.
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That kind of play is exactly why I hate watching football now. Never mind that it went against us, but what, a 5-6 minute delay for something so lame and ticky tack? Then you get a stupid conversation about a "football move" which nobody really has ever defined and doesn't make sense. That is a call that needs to stand just for the sake of game flow. It's just so dumb. I have to do something else during these games or I'm bored out of my skull.
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Really can't wait until Clay Matthews is overrunning plays for some other team.
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I'm totally fine with Counsell not winning it. I think he should have, but it's not some robbery. Same way I felt with Cain and the GG. Leaving him off the ballot is lunacy. That's someone who shouldn't have a credential. It's just idiotic.
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I think this comes down to people drastically exaggerating the number of people consistently coming down from other parts of the state to go to Brewers games. Sure, that happens. But the majority of people are an hour away tops and want to go home. There aren't enough people coming down every weekend from Superior and Neenah to justify a hotel. Even if they are, they're staying in a place close to the city to get the "Milwaukee experience" and go out on Water, take their kids to Betty Brinn, or eat downtown. There's just no incentive to stay near the stadium. It is extremely easy to get there from the city where everything else is. Putting it where it is was the trade-off for continuing the tailgate tradition.
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Sort of feel like tonight dictates how things play out. If they lose this one I think we're stuck with the reality this is a .500 team. You just can't go 0-5 on the road and feel much differently. If they win, especially if it is convincing/encouraging performance on both sides, it's very plausible to see a run coming. Very winnable games upcoming if they are playing well.
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Mine was the exact amount I calculated on my own. If any funds were applied toward next year, you have to factor that in, as well as the fact that the final playoff payment was never actually made as they got eliminated just beforehand.
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Something I haven't seen brought up is the issue of entertainment spend having very set caps. This has been studied in academia for a while every time some team promises "economic growth" with a stadium and it's been pretty much proven to be nonsense. All the developments do are reallocate dollars, they don't "grow" anything. If you put Fiserv Forum in, it's great for the Bucks, but usually at the expense of something else. People will see fewer movies, but go to an extra game, etc. Those types of projects do very little or nothing to "develop" the economy; they just slice the pie differently. Which ties in to what you just said, the economic growth isn't there. If the neighborhood became Tosa 2.0 or something, that's different story. These types of projects do best in areas where the income is outpacing the options for things to do. Areas in SE WI where that is most true right now would be the Washington County area which has seen a housing boom the last 5 years but is still lacking some upscale leisure. I'm not saying build Brewers Village in Washington County, just saying that's the type of imbalance developers want when they do something like this.
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Regardless of that analysis being public or not, yes, it's been done, with 100% certainty. That is the kind of thing they are likely investigating every decade or so.
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Any award that is issued via votes (people's opinions) will always lend itself to crappy results. There could be two guys dead set on not giving CC a 1st place vote because he sassed them in a post-game once in April. When you leave it up to human decision that is the kind of scenario that can unfold. I think there was one ballot that didn't have CC on it at all. Explain that to me.
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Fully processed today.
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The peak profit occupancy rate for a hotel is between 75 and 85%. The rate at which they turn any profit period, varies greatly from place to place. But this hotel would not be anywhere near 85% about 90% of the year. The main draw of the location would be the proximity to the stadium, which frankly isn't a really great draw as the rest of the things hotel clientele would want to do are located in the city. There are a thousand hotel and bar shuttles that take you right to the entrance. This idea simply is not addressing a big need for any significant number of people, and there is a major bias toward its actual need on a website like this. It would have to be drawing people during the offseason, like the thing Packers have going on, and it's just not going to do that. As far as my general analysts comment, I'm just telling you that I can promise you real estate analysts and developers have explored this idea, likely two decades ago, and came back with the conclusion that it didn't make sense. Now, if that area of West Milwaukee "gentrified" and became full of young people and trendy restaurants, you might have a different situation.
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Actually noticed the other day in the MKE airport the shirts were priced really well. $15, can't remember which version it was. I think Defend MKE but not 100% sure. They were soft though and felt decent quality.
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You would get too many idiots investing in penny stocks. A portion of the population is too dumb to be trusted with any amount of money so the best way to keep them barely alive is giving them a monthly allowance to buy food at the end of the life. Brutal, but true.
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Nailed it. Believe me that there were countless analysts who worked on this idea and concluded it not make sense. You are a stone's throw from the city. That hotel would be deserted any time there isn't a game, and the dining areas would get zero foot traffic during those times as well. Even game days are not a huge draw a lot of nights. I'm guessing the Brewers would also not be fans of losing precious dining dollars they get with the current captive audience situation they have going on. Closing it for part of the year doesn't bring expenses down to 0 either. If this were profitable, it would have been a long, long time ago.
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Yes, I said it will be there. But I would advise against counting on it to supplement much of anything. Retirement age could very well be 75 or something 30 years from now as well. Plan as if it won't be there at all, the same way one should live a life beneath their means with the expectation that your income could be cut out from under you at any time. If you do those two things you will be very happy when you decide to kick back. At least it will be your decision and not the accounting department's.
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I will likely stay in current job/industry until kids are through college (if they go), I will be about 50 at that time. I will likely be able to stop then, but will switch to something I enjoy more, like coaching or part-time retail. I travel frequently and love that sort of thing, but without any obligation at all I get a little stir crazy. We also plan to downsize our home when kids leave high school, even though our home is already very modest, we will go to a ranch home type deal when space allows. Millennials need to plan as though SS won't be there. I'm not doomsday and think it will be there, but you need to plan as if it won't be.
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I think you're reading a bit too much into things and I highly doubt Rodgers is willingly saving his knees for a better team next year. You don't become the best QB in football by tossing away entire seasons because you're pouting. I agree on the NFC though and 9-6-1. I think that's a playoff record. I wouldn't be surprised to see Washington to fall out completely, that is not a good team. I don't buy the Bears either. That team could have 7 losses in a month. It will be another interesting finish. Likely the Packers are pushing for a final spot into the last game, and they have already competed tightly with some of the best teams in football. If they get things gelling, who knows.
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I posed this question in the World Series thread but since have a follow-up. I asked my rep about this yesterday. All the playoff strips were refunded by the Brewers on 11/6. He sent me a receipt as proof. The process is slow, but they should be reflected on your card/bank acct by Wed. or Thurs. Maybe a bit longer as they do state a 10-day processing time.
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That all balances out. They are a ticky tack call away from at least OT with the 49ers and could have just as easily lost the Vikings game as won it. Same with Bears. Their identity is a team that competes and pulls it out ~ half the time. It matches their record.
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The Packers have done this for so many years now. Sputtering offense until midway through November/start of December. There is no reason for it. I don't have a clue for the reason. I've just come to expect them to fart around and then start scoring 35 a game the 2nd half of the season. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if that starts to happen. There is plenty of skill position talent on the offense.
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I doubt two loses is "curtains." There are a ton of common games on the schedule between contending teams. The Bears and Vikings haven't even played each other once yet. The Panthers and Saints play each other Weeks 15 and 17. Many other scenarios like that. Some of those teams that appear locks right now will fall apart. I can't see the Packers sitting at home at 9-6-1. That would probably mean both Minnesota and Chicago finish better than that, which I don't envision. These things are so hard to project, 8-7-1 cutting it wouldn't be a big shock either. Either way the Packers are totally in the thick of it. If they play very well down the stretch they will get in.
