Comments on: Game day: Let’s get it

By: Bruce Paine

Bruce Paine — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:10:09 +0000

Use powdered sugar or baking sugar in the Tom Collins for a crisper flavor on hot tailgate days. If the weather gets chilly, and it will, switch to a white russian. Use good vodka (Stoli Gold) and switch the cream to 2% milk for a crisp finish on warmer days. Toss a pinch of cinnamon on top for an aromatic touch but don’t over do it or it is just too much like egg nog. Oh, and if you are going to an Indiana, University football game (and there is really no reason to) be sure to check out the new addition to the North end of the stadium. Say what you will about IU as a school, they have a magnificent campus. One of, if not the, best looking in the country.

By: sullivan013

sullivan013 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:04:02 +0000

How about a ‘real’ old fashioned? Single Malt Irish Whiskey, neat. Anything else is just a drink.

By: JKLK

JKLK — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:55:45 +0000

I’ve been enjoying a simpler variation on the Tom Collins: lemonade and gin, in about a 3 to 2 ratio with ice. I use Minute Maid lemonade, which is simple and inexpensive. Not the same animal as a fine mixed cocktail with real ingredients, but enjoyable nonetheless.

By: sebstokrator

sebstokrator — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:45:57 +0000

Chris, you never cease to amaze me. Not only are you football guru, you know how to mix up an excellent Old Fashioned.

@Jay

I’m not sure I’d call an old fashioned a method. I think I’d call it a classification, like a sour for instance.

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:45:38 +0000

Depends though Chris. I mean I think most Cov 2 Zone blitzes end up being a version of 1/4, 1/4, 1/2 with usually a boundary Corner playing 1/2 while the Boundary safety rotates over top to play 1/4′s with the Field Corner, while the Field safety can be brought down into the box, either playing underneath and providing an extra hat, or being a part of the game itself (Pittsburgh does this a lot when they bring Polamalu (sp) off the edge).

By: Spread Offense

Spread Offense — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:40:00 +0000

Let the games begin!!.. I’ll take two of both drinks. Just one request to the officials on the field: “Let the kids play” as I would ask them.

Keep spreading u’m!

By: Silver Charm

Silver Charm — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:34:09 +0000

Loaded DiGiornos for me.

And when I say loaded I mean extra mushrooms, extra cheese, extra pepperonis and extra sausage.

EXTRA GOOD I might add!!

By: John N

John N — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:07:15 +0000

I inherited this go-to concoction from a friend east of the Mississippi. I call it the “Nazarethine Dichotomous Gustatory Emulsion”:

1 part Jack
4 parts Coke

By: WBE Jerry

WBE Jerry — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:40:03 +0000

Chris, didn’t want to call attention to it at the other site, but CMU’s QB’s name is “LeFevour” rather than “Levour.”

I assume the mistake is because when you have more football information crammed in your head than most of us know about the entirety of all subjects, some of it leaks out sometimes.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:24:28 +0000

Brad,

Teams will do it, but not as often as you’d think. The reason is that Cover 2 is good because you can jam the underneath guys: the cornerbacks jam the receivers and funnel things inside, and the OLBs/Nickel guys can jam the slots/TEs and also run up the field with them on vertical routes. This underneath technique is integral to making it work. With a zone blitz you lose most of that, which hurts a Cover 2 defense far worse than a Cover 3. It’s a very unsound defense, and really is only used as a “game” — to fool the other quarterback.

I can write up some stuff on it though, but it’s not used for its soundness.