GumBro Jackson

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Best thing about a Friday win is we get to troll all day tomorrow with no recourse.

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It is so fun for Auburn to win and to then get to watch other teams play!

WDE!

I'm mixed on this. I think MLB needs to be very careful to protect historical rivalries, but getting things more geographically focused makes a lot of sense.

Adding teams means it is tougher to win a championship, but population has grown a ton since the last expansion.

It is kind of crazy that North Carolina doesn't have a team. I think Charlotte or Raleigh/the Triangle could support one.

Charlotte is slightly larger but already has NFL, NBA, and MLS. The Triangle only has NHL (plus three major universities).

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Duke didn’t win a title until 1991

Is their blood really blue?

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While it is true that Duke didn't win the tournament until 1991, they had eight final four appearances (starting in 1963) and four runner ups (starting in 1964) before that season, so they had a lot of history and success for decades before.

I live in Raleigh and am a casual Hurricanes fan. I didn't grow up watching hockey, but it is a lot of fun, especially live. I usually go to a couple of games and year.

With your user name, I think you should gravitate towards the Hurricanes.

I love Camden. I've been to 13 MLB parks, and my two favorites are Camden and San Francisco/Oracle with Wrigley in third.

I think Camden is more important than Oracle bc it kicked off the whole retro movement. Oracle's waterfront location is more spectacular. Both are great.

I haven't been to Fenway, PNC/Pittsburgh, or Petco, all of which i want to visit.

I've always loved the water, and I think as you get older it makes sense to have easy access to medical facilities etc. I would choose a beach house.

The rising insurance costs and chance of hurricanes do make me second guess that, and I would consider a mountain place.

I saw Hideo Nomo throw a no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles in 2001. It was the first no-hitter ever at Camden Yards

Great cities. This is probably obvious, but the variety of temples is amazing.

In Kyoto I particularly liked Fushimi Inari (thousands of orange gates) Kiyomizu Temple (on a mountain top), and Kinkaku-ji (The Golden Pavilion).

The food is amazing. I went to the old fish market which was really cool, but I know the have relocated to a new one.

In some ways I'd say my mid-twenties to early thirties. I was in good health, reasonably fit, making solid money, and having a ton of fun as a single guy.

In other ways I would say now. I'm older, but in decent shape for my age, still make a solid living, have a great wife and amazing kids, good equity in my house and savings/investments. I have a lot more responsibilities and life may be less "fun" but is very fulfilling.

Awesome to have a pair of American men in a semifinal of a major. Been waaayyyy too long.

I think Fritz has looked more consistent this tournament, but he has never been this far in a major.

Hope we get good Tennis but that is isn't a marathon so whoever wins isn't gassed for the final.

USA!