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84Cat wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:26 am We still can't hit 3's

If that's even remotely true, we're in for a long slog this season. Can't do much in today's game without at least one dependable 3-point shooter. Most good teams have 2 or 3 guys who can do this.
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azgreg wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 10:23 am Top 30. I'll take it.
Right where we should be to start the year. I’m very excited to see how we stack up with Wichita St (and Michigan if we win the first one).
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IndianaZonaFan wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 12:20 pm
azgreg wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 10:23 am Top 30. I'll take it.
Right where we should be to start the year. I’m very excited to see how we stack up with Wichita St (and Michigan if we win the first one).
If we beat Wichita St and Michigan, they're going to name a campus building after Lloyd.
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Beachcat97 wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 12:34 pm
IndianaZonaFan wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 12:20 pm
azgreg wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 10:23 am Top 30. I'll take it.
Right where we should be to start the year. I’m very excited to see how we stack up with Wichita St (and Michigan if we win the first one).
If we beat Wichita St and Michigan, they're going to name a campus building after Lloyd.
Huh?? :lol:
Of the 12 coaches, Rush picked the one whose fans have the deepest passion, the longest memories, the greatest lung capacity and … did I mention deep passion?
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Chicat wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:02 pm
Beachcat97 wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 12:34 pm
IndianaZonaFan wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 12:20 pm
azgreg wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 10:23 am Top 30. I'll take it.
Right where we should be to start the year. I’m very excited to see how we stack up with Wichita St (and Michigan if we win the first one).
If we beat Wichita St and Michigan, they're going to name a campus building after Lloyd.
Huh?? :lol:
Oh I’m just poking fun at our (my own included) eagerness to see this program kick ass again. If Lloyd delivers in a major way in year one, he’ll be the toast of Tucson.
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Jedd Fisch was the toast of Tucson two months ago.

Instead of trying to lick the sphincter of whoever the next abject failure is, we should maybe venerate those who have actually won and have their programs on the right track.

Just because Tommy Boy wins a couple games with Sean Miller’s team doesn’t mean anything. If you’re looking for a coach to canonize and admire, Adia Barnes is the one who deserves it.
Of the 12 coaches, Rush picked the one whose fans have the deepest passion, the longest memories, the greatest lung capacity and … did I mention deep passion?
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Chicat wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:18 pm Jedd Fisch was the toast of Tucson two months ago.

Instead of trying to lick the sphincter of whoever the next abject failure is, we should maybe venerate those who have actually won and have their programs on the right track.

Just because Tommy Boy wins a couple games with Sean Miller’s team doesn’t mean anything. If you’re looking for a coach to canonize and admire, Adia Barnes is the one who deserves it.
Okay, guess I'll head over to the thread for the women's team, then?
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Beachcat97 wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:33 pm
Chicat wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:18 pm Jedd Fisch was the toast of Tucson two months ago.

Instead of trying to lick the sphincter of whoever the next abject failure is, we should maybe venerate those who have actually won and have their programs on the right track.

Just because Tommy Boy wins a couple games with Sean Miller’s team doesn’t mean anything. If you’re looking for a coach to canonize and admire, Adia Barnes is the one who deserves it.
Okay, guess I'll head over to the thread for the women's team, then?
Only if you want to talk about a coach who has actually won something.
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Beachcat97 wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 10:33 am
84Cat wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:26 am We still can't hit 3's

If that's even remotely true, we're in for a long slog this season. Can't do much in today's game without at least one dependable 3-point shooter. Most good teams have 2 or 3 guys who can do this.
We can hit 3s.
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Chicat wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:18 pm Jedd Fisch was the toast of Tucson two months ago.

Instead of trying to lick the sphincter of whoever the next abject failure is, we should maybe venerate those who have actually won and have their programs on the right track.

Just because Tommy Boy wins a couple games with Sean Miller’s team doesn’t mean anything. If you’re looking for a coach to canonize and admire, Adia Barnes is the one who deserves it.
I think the bball program and the FB program are way different, and so are the coaches.
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Olsondogg wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 5:33 pm
Chicat wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:18 pm Jedd Fisch was the toast of Tucson two months ago.

Instead of trying to lick the sphincter of whoever the next abject failure is, we should maybe venerate those who have actually won and have their programs on the right track.

Just because Tommy Boy wins a couple games with Sean Miller’s team doesn’t mean anything. If you’re looking for a coach to canonize and admire, Adia Barnes is the one who deserves it.
I think the bball program and the FB program are way different, and so are the coaches.
Anyone hired by Booby Bobbins is automatically assumed by me not to be able to coach their way out of a wet paper bag.

Tommy Boy is going to get his shot to disabuse me of my prejudice real soon.
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Chicat wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:23 pm
Olsondogg wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 5:33 pm
Chicat wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:18 pm Jedd Fisch was the toast of Tucson two months ago.

Instead of trying to lick the sphincter of whoever the next abject failure is, we should maybe venerate those who have actually won and have their programs on the right track.

Just because Tommy Boy wins a couple games with Sean Miller’s team doesn’t mean anything. If you’re looking for a coach to canonize and admire, Adia Barnes is the one who deserves it.
I think the bball program and the FB program are way different, and so are the coaches.
Anyone hired by Booby Bobbins is automatically assumed by me not to be able to coach their way out of a wet paper bag.

Tommy Boy is going to get his shot to disabuse me of my prejudice real soon.
I get that, and I can respect your stance.

I have a buddy who is a huge Zags booster/fan and he said that he’s an official Arizona fan as well now, just cause of Tommy. He said he loves Few, but that it is a huge loss when Tommy went to Tucson.

“You are gonna enjoy the hell out of this season” was his quote this weekend.
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Well we've been abused enough already so it is officially time for the disabuse to start!!! Nov 1 starts the Tommy Lloyd disabuse campaign and hopefully we will enjoy the hell out of the season.
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Reasonable goals for season:

-top 3 Pac finish
-NCAA tourney bid
-beat Wichita St in Vegas

Greedy goals for season:

-top 2 Pac finish
-5 seed or better in NCAA tourney
-beat Michigan in Vegas
-beat UCLA and Oregon at least once
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Add to greedy goals:
win all home games
Sweep ASU
Finish road trips with split or better
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IndianaZonaFan wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 9:11 am Add to greedy goals:
win all home games
Sweep ASU
Finish road trips with split or better
I like it. Super greedy. Come on, Tommy!
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This is a key year. If Tommy has success (not championship contending success, but shows he can coach and win games), it will stabilize some of the unknowns in terms of perception from a recruiting standpoint, and should open the door to Arizona caliber players once again committing to the program.
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azgreg wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 1:21 pm
He lost me when he said Omar Ballo could be a monster for us this year. Other than that, they seemed to do their homework and solid analysis.
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gronk4heisman wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 2:16 pm
azgreg wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 1:21 pm
He lost me when he said Omar Ballo could be a monster for us this year. Other than that, they seemed to do their homework and solid analysis.
I loved when T.O. said that Pelle Larsson is a PG who didn't turn the ball over last season.

But generally I really like what Dauster does and think he deserves more eyeballs.
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Clearly they had no idea on the second pod cast. Saying Omar is a monster and Pelle does not turn it over was completely inaccurate. I have higher hope down the road for Omar simply because if he learns the game he is physically a monster. I do think he can play spot up minutes for Koloko and we better hope Koloko isn't a foul a minute guy like he has been in the past.

As I have said over and over style of play will be critical for recruiting.

What no one has ever asked is about the secondary break our coach that worked with Roy may have brought with him. No mention anywhere and if you are going to run it is a great weapon to have.
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Beachcat97 wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:39 am Reasonable goals for season:

-top 3 Pac finish
-NCAA tourney bid
-beat Wichita St in Vegas

Greedy goals for season:

-top 2 Pac finish
-5 seed or better in NCAA tourney
-beat Michigan in Vegas
-beat UCLA and Oregon at least once
To me, your “reasonable goals” are minimums. Those are things I expected of Miller this season and he was fired so we could have better on court results.
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Postmaster wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:24 pm
Beachcat97 wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:39 am Reasonable goals for season:

-top 3 Pac finish
-NCAA tourney bid
-beat Wichita St in Vegas

Greedy goals for season:

-top 2 Pac finish
-5 seed or better in NCAA tourney
-beat Michigan in Vegas
-beat UCLA and Oregon at least once
To me, your “reasonable goals” are minimums. Those are things I expected of Miller this season and he was fired so we could have better on court results.
Fair enough. If your reasonable goals are different, let's hear em.
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My minimum goal for any coach hired by President Bobby Fuckface is to win one game.

Just one fucking game.

So far that’s been a tall order…
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Chicat wrote: Wed Oct 20, 2021 8:43 am My minimum goal for any coach hired by President Bobby Fuckface is to win one game.

Just one fucking game.

So far that’s been a tall order…
Gonna go out on a limb and say Tommy can make that dream come true for you, Chi.
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Chicat wrote: Wed Oct 20, 2021 8:43 am My minimum goal for any coach hired by President Bobby Fuckface is to win one game.

Just one fucking game.

So far that’s been a tall order…
Our soccer coach has won 3 games so far so there is that. Although we have are having our worst season since at least a decade which seems to be a theme.
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Postmaster wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:24 pm
Beachcat97 wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:39 am Reasonable goals for season:

-top 3 Pac finish
-NCAA tourney bid
-beat Wichita St in Vegas

Greedy goals for season:

-top 2 Pac finish
-5 seed or better in NCAA tourney
-beat Michigan in Vegas
-beat UCLA and Oregon at least once
To me, your “reasonable goals” are minimums. Those are things I expected of Miller this season and he was fired so we could have better on court results.
This "if he doesn't achieve right now what Miller could have maybe achieved" mentality is a great way to stay mad.
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YoDeFoe wrote: Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:28 am
Postmaster wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:24 pm
Beachcat97 wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:39 am Reasonable goals for season:

-top 3 Pac finish
-NCAA tourney bid
-beat Wichita St in Vegas

Greedy goals for season:

-top 2 Pac finish
-5 seed or better in NCAA tourney
-beat Michigan in Vegas
-beat UCLA and Oregon at least once
To me, your “reasonable goals” are minimums. Those are things I expected of Miller this season and he was fired so we could have better on court results.
This "if he doesn't achieve right now what Miller could have maybe achieved" mentality is a great way to stay mad.
Glad someone said this. I've never seen this degree of angst from AZ fans.
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Arizona fans are the best and the worst at the same time.
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When every coach these clowns have hired has fallen flat on their face, the realistic thing to do is expect the same until proven otherwise. In fact it is insane to think otherwise based on history.
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Olsondogg wrote: Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:41 am Arizona fans are the best and the worst at the same time.
I understand the angst with football. That situation feels hopeless.

But we've got a new coach and a solid roster. I'm so ready for some college hoops.
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oh good god stop the in-fighting.

Miller did so many amazing things at Arizona its natural for die hard fans to still be a little perturbed at the way he was let go, and annoyed at the almost comical way the administration has ignored all his tremendous accomplishments as if he didnt exist, filling his void with a career assistant coach....sorry HOF career assistant coach.

ive said on here many times im excited for the change, excited to watch a new style, and generally excited for a new voice, its time, IMNSHO.

however, i fully appreciate and understand the wait and see approach - the one thing im most happy about that was caused by the departure of Miller is the subtraction of James Akinjo.

his vacancy immediately ups the overall vibe and provides tremendous opportunity for Mathurin and Tubelis to take the team over - their style and personality fits the new head coaches system much better than the aforementioned.
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Beachcat97 wrote: Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:32 am
YoDeFoe wrote: Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:28 am
Postmaster wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:24 pm
Beachcat97 wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:39 am Reasonable goals for season:

-top 3 Pac finish
-NCAA tourney bid
-beat Wichita St in Vegas

Greedy goals for season:

-top 2 Pac finish
-5 seed or better in NCAA tourney
-beat Michigan in Vegas
-beat UCLA and Oregon at least once
To me, your “reasonable goals” are minimums. Those are things I expected of Miller this season and he was fired so we could have better on court results.
This "if he doesn't achieve right now what Miller could have maybe achieved" mentality is a great way to stay mad.
Glad someone said this. I've never seen this degree of angst from AZ fans.
We were told this change was to help us improve and reach our potential. That is how it should be judged. I like the way Tommy dealt with Goodwin and I am hopeful but the proof is in wins and losses as well as style of play.
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97cats wrote: Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:58 am
however, i fully appreciate and understand the wait and see approach - the one thing im most happy about that was caused by the departure of Miller is the subtraction of James Akinjo.

his vacancy immediately ups the overall vibe and provides tremendous opportunity for Mathurin and Tubelis to take the team over - their style and personality fits the new head coaches system much better than the aforementioned.
Not a popular opinion around here, but I like the reasoning.
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Beachcat97 wrote: Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:32 am
YoDeFoe wrote: Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:28 am
Postmaster wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:24 pm
Beachcat97 wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:39 am Reasonable goals for season:

-top 3 Pac finish
-NCAA tourney bid
-beat Wichita St in Vegas

Greedy goals for season:

-top 2 Pac finish
-5 seed or better in NCAA tourney
-beat Michigan in Vegas
-beat UCLA and Oregon at least once
To me, your “reasonable goals” are minimums. Those are things I expected of Miller this season and he was fired so we could have better on court results.
This "if he doesn't achieve right now what Miller could have maybe achieved" mentality is a great way to stay mad.
Glad someone said this. I've never seen this degree of angst from AZ fans.
agreed, it's pretty remarkable...the boards are not fun places to go to right now, feels like half of the posters have already made up their (feeble) minds on Tommy being a bad hire...season can't come soon enough. it was very clear to any rational Arizona fan that Miller's time had come and gone, and imo Tommy was the best realistic hire we could have made this offseason - Onward!!
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goslingswagg wrote: Wed Oct 20, 2021 12:23 pm
Beachcat97 wrote: Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:32 am
YoDeFoe wrote: Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:28 am
Postmaster wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:24 pm
Beachcat97 wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:39 am Reasonable goals for season:

-top 3 Pac finish
-NCAA tourney bid
-beat Wichita St in Vegas

Greedy goals for season:

-top 2 Pac finish
-5 seed or better in NCAA tourney
-beat Michigan in Vegas
-beat UCLA and Oregon at least once
To me, your “reasonable goals” are minimums. Those are things I expected of Miller this season and he was fired so we could have better on court results.
This "if he doesn't achieve right now what Miller could have maybe achieved" mentality is a great way to stay mad.
Glad someone said this. I've never seen this degree of angst from AZ fans.
agreed, it's pretty remarkable...the boards are not fun places to go to right now, feels like half of the posters have already made up their (feeble) minds on Tommy being a bad hire...season can't come soon enough. it was very clear to any rational Arizona fan that Miller's time had come and gone, and imo Tommy was the best realistic hire we could have made this offseason - Onward!!
Totally. And I may be in the minority here, but I think it's exciting that this new coaching staff is comprised almost entirely of key figures in Gonzaga's rise to elite status over the last couple decades. Few is clearly the main piece, but it takes a team of coaches to really build an elite program. I'm excited to see what Tommy and his guys can do.
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97cats wrote: Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:58 am oh good god stop the in-fighting.

Miller did so many amazing things at Arizona its natural for die hard fans to still be a little perturbed at the way he was let go, and annoyed at the almost comical way the administration has ignored all his tremendous accomplishments as if he didnt exist, filling his void with a career assistant coach....sorry HOF career assistant coach.

ive said on here many times im excited for the change, excited to watch a new style, and generally excited for a new voice, its time, IMNSHO.

however, i fully appreciate and understand the wait and see approach - the one thing im most happy about that was caused by the departure of Miller is the subtraction of James Akinjo.

his vacancy immediately ups the overall vibe and provides tremendous opportunity for Mathurin and Tubelis to take the team over - their style and personality fits the new head coaches system much better than the aforementioned.
Agree with most of this, but I will miss Akinjo who had no fear when playing and taking the big shot. I hope that someone steps up to take over that role, and I can see Kerr being that guy.
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I don't think anyone has made up their minds that Tommy is a bad hire, it would take someone with a feeble mind to take that from what has been posted. Questioning the motives of the move, the awful recruiting so far, the ability of this administration to make a decent hire, etc. is normal with a move like this when there has been little good news to silence those questions since the hiring. The season starts in a few weeks and at that point people can start making real opinions on the hire.
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I’m hoping we can get to the postseason as the last two “what if” seasons were so deflating
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Re: The 2021-2022 Season Thread

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Olsondogg wrote: Wed Oct 20, 2021 12:35 pm I’m hoping we can get to the postseason as the last two “what if” seasons were so deflating
I think the NCAA tournament is a reasonable expectation for this team. It's always a little dicey with a new coach, especially one with zero HC experience, but that doesn't change the expectation, imo.
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Re: The 2021-2022 Season Thread

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YoDeFoe wrote: Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:28 am
Postmaster wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:24 pm
Beachcat97 wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:39 am Reasonable goals for season:

-top 3 Pac finish
-NCAA tourney bid
-beat Wichita St in Vegas

Greedy goals for season:

-top 2 Pac finish
-5 seed or better in NCAA tourney
-beat Michigan in Vegas
-beat UCLA and Oregon at least once
To me, your “reasonable goals” are minimums. Those are things I expected of Miller this season and he was fired so we could have better on court results.
This "if he doesn't achieve right now what Miller could have maybe achieved" mentality is a great way to stay mad.
You aren’t the first person to call me mad.
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Re: The 2021-2022 Season Thread

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gronk4heisman wrote: Wed Oct 20, 2021 9:20 am
Chicat wrote: Wed Oct 20, 2021 8:43 am My minimum goal for any coach hired by President Bobby Fuckface is to win one game.

Just one fucking game.

So far that’s been a tall order…
Our soccer coach has won 3 games so far so there is that. Although we have are having our worst season since at least a decade which seems to be a theme.
Bad voodoo for hiring Dukies?
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Re: The 2021-2022 Season Thread

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Beachcat97 wrote: Wed Oct 20, 2021 8:27 am
Postmaster wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:24 pm
Beachcat97 wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:39 am Reasonable goals for season:

-top 3 Pac finish
-NCAA tourney bid
-beat Wichita St in Vegas

Greedy goals for season:

-top 2 Pac finish
-5 seed or better in NCAA tourney
-beat Michigan in Vegas
-beat UCLA and Oregon at least once
To me, your “reasonable goals” are minimums. Those are things I expected of Miller this season and he was fired so we could have better on court results.
Fair enough. If your reasonable goals are different, let's hear em.
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Re: The 2021-2022 Season Thread

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One month til the Vegas trip!!!!!!!
Got confirmation that I will have help with deliveries that week, which was a hurdle!

Thank God for Ron bailing me out again.

Now all we need is to not get Covid'd out or have something stupid happen.

Got a bunch of new bright red shirts for the games.

Been since the Stanley Johnson year since I've been to a game.

So excited!!!!!!!
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