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Nick Martin
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Growing up, rural NC drivers only honked if you’re about to ram into someone/a deer, or passing by a friend’s house and they’re outside. Outside of that, you’d be considered an asshole. Such honking rules do not exist in Brooklyn. Read more

Thanks! Had the French Open on my mind. Should be updated now. Read more

From reader/former Mizzou band member Alex:

It’s not, but my diet requires too much BBQ for me to shell out for $15-20 plates all the time, so I sacrifice. Read more

Cheap, quality city BBQ is tough to find. In NC (best—only, some would say—place to get BBQ), you can scoop a sandwich/plate, 2-3 good-ass sides, and a drink for $7-8. Best advice: Try making your own. It’s not as hard as you think if you’ve got a crockpot and the right spices around. Read more

Looks fine to me, though this tweet fucked me up pretty good Read more

Milk—a drink that should be enjoyed by mutants everywhere in large quantities—should never be served with ice. You’re a monster. Read more

You are very right—updated it to reflect who I had in my bracket: Zona and UNC. Read more

I am aware—lifelong State fan. “The mountaintop,” as it relates to the perceived goals of the N.C. State athletics department, isn’t just a national title, though, it’s also consistent regular-season success in the ACC. NC State has made clear that it wants to be on the level of Duke/UNC and cease the 2-3 (or 5) year Read more

Having watched Gonzaga throughout the year, I really don’t think Arizona would be “completely happy” to see them. They’re really fucking good. And that RPI was their non-con RPI; I updated it to reflect their regular season RPI right after posting. And huh, that does read weird/wrong. The Markkanen segment should have Read more

I agree with your assessment that UCLA has had a knack for shitting its games away, but I’m not sure it applies here. Having watched the full game, Trier really was amazing, especially down the stretch when Arizona couldn’t buy a bucket. The Bruins were up by 11 with 4 minutes left and Trier reeled off 8 points just Read more

No! It’s bad, actually. Indiana and Michigan State fell off a cliff; Northwestern is a feel-good story, but it just lost to Illinois, again; Michigan will probably make the tournament and get torched on defense; and Wisconsin and Maryland have great records, but neither have any truly impressive wins against Read more