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I take it the Iron bowl is some sort of pregame entertainment for the basketball game. Pretty cool they do that.

Auburn date is set for Sunday, 11/27. Thanksgiving weekend, day after the Iron Bowl. What an incredible 11 days of sports we have waiting for us in November.

I've always found New Yorkers to be some of the nicest and most knowledgeable people I know. Angelenos? Not so much. When I lived in LA, I can't tell you how many times people responded with "I've never been to Louisiana" when I told them I was from St. Louis. It was odd. Many Chicagoans i've encountered come off as overly defensive d bags. Not sure if it's just insecurity or bitterness for playing second fiddle to the coastal giants. Of course there are also some great Chicagoans, many on this board in fact. Chicago is a fun (and convenient) city to visit but it doesn't come close to touching New York. Not in terms of history, not in terms of culture. New York truly has been the "world's laboratory" since the early 17th century. Massachusetts had the Puritans, Pennsylvania had the Quakers, Virginia had the Anglicans, New York had entrepreneurial spirit as its foundation. Taking the kids to NYC 3 weeks from today in fact and cannot wait. Taking the Amtrak up from DC. By the way, one of the best documentaries i've ever watched. Written and directed by Ric Burns, the brother of Ken Burns: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/new-york/ Well worth the 14+ hours.

I’ll be spending Tksgiving in ATL w/daughter and family. Thinking I’ll make it to the game.

I just checked, the Iron Bowl will be in Tuscaloosa this year. Therefore should make it easier for hotel accommodation in Auburn/Opelika and tickets for the game. Will try to make that trip down I-65 to catch this game. I did go to the game they played in Birmingham back in 2019.

I’m not sure how old “dogs” kids are, but the Cloisters is very boring for kids and for most adults for that matter. He is probably not renting a car when he gets to NYC, but if he does, and the kids are age appropriate, the world’s largest Legoland is in Goshen, NY, about 60 miles north of Manhattan.

I thought it had already been announced somewhere a while back that Lee was staying in the draft. This is the most recent thing I'm seeing on Twitter about it, but I recall seeing something even more concrete:

If you are taking the kids up to NYC, I would highly recommend going to visit "the Cloisters". This is an old well preserved monastery of some kind up in a bluff overlooking the Hudson with what used to be lovely grounds, and if I remember correctly a lovely meddioeval museum inside the buildings, a perfect spot for a picnic. Well worth it. If you are going to be in DC with the kids, you should visit Dumbarton Oaks (used to be free). This is a massive Harvard owned mansion with English and French Gardens. Each garden has sculpture and a theme which is different, many have fountains and pools. It is incredibly beautiful particularly if the gardens are in bloom. The property houses the Harvard center for Bizantine and Pre Columbian studies and has a small museum which is also lovely. It is located at the upper end of Georgetown. This is not a place that is widely known by tourists or even by locals. I highly recommend visiting Dumbarton Oaks if you are in DC. As far as your (plural you) preference for NY over Chicago, all I can say is "De gustibus non est disputandum."

I have worked in Chicago; New York and LA. Chicago is the worse for unfriendly people. However when I am doing a show at McCormick Place on the company’s expenses it the most fun probably since I have been there a lot. I love the New Yorkers accents and attitude and had a lot of fun with the workers in the factories I work in. The food is great and it’s nice to be on the company’s expense account. LA was not as laid back as I thought it would be especially when driving the speed limit on the highway. Trying to cross the street on a LA cross walk is scary and if you see a car even though the pedestrian has the right of way don’t cross the street. I have had the walk sign and people making rights on reds would not stop.

At least you didn't triple troll a double troll.

Interesting. Kind of thought the opposite. For a long time I had never been to NYC, and I always thought how massive Chicago was. Once I visited NYC and went back to Chicago, it was completely different. Seemed like just another city to me. And Also not sure I agree on the people too. NYC people are rough folks, but Chicago people are overly - snobby.

New coaches are improving the conference.

Coach Tillett continues to round out her staff. Guess where this one came from? A. Longwood B. Longwood C. Longwood D. All Of The Above

Next stop Lincoln Park outdoor basketball courts.

oh how the turntables.....

I would be really surprised if we don't play them twice every year, like Dayton.

That seems like unnecessary conflict but you do you.

I think the A10 for the most part has seen a net benefit. It has definitely been helped be the influx of some new coaches that have done well in the portal.

Noticed that too. Big offseason board drama. The bad post/troll post was a really good feature

Two Men and A Garden is helping us giveaway some salsa. Also, episode bump because the interview is really really good.