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Jock Cartier @jockcartier.bsky.social · 5m

Yeah, I'm kinda amazed the IOC lets FIFA get away with it and doesn't just boot men's soccer out. But I guess FIFA is one of the few sports feds that makes it's own money, and could probably do more damage to the IOC than conversely.

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Jock Cartier @jockcartier.bsky.social · 15m

Not if you take out the 2-3 rows of temp seats

Jock Cartier @jockcartier.bsky.social · 25m

I suppose it's something easy enough to verify... yes, u23 with up to three "overage" players

I'm not sure too many huge stars have taken advantage, I think Neymar played in Rio 2016

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Jock Cartier @jockcartier.bsky.social · 32m

I think the Olympics is u23 plus two or three ringers of your choosing

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Jock Cartier @jockcartier.bsky.social · 33m

Interesting.

But if they start requiring tv talent stay sober while on location, that will be the end of on location broadcasts 😂

Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 40m

Could Fox have potential liability in the Mark Sanchez case? Mike Florio laid out the possibility.

Mike Florio details Fox's potential liability in Mark Sanchez case

Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio explains how Fox could potentially by liable in the Mark Sanchez attack lawsuit.

dlvr.it

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Jock Cartier @jockcartier.bsky.social · 37m

They're way beyond that now... we need carbon dating or something. Crack open a femur and count the rings

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Jock Cartier @jockcartier.bsky.social · 39m

Now, if they sent their U23's, that would be worth mentioning lol

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Jock Cartier @jockcartier.bsky.social · 40m

When we argued about the benches a couple months ago you were also vehement the rationale they stated wasn't utter bulls***... but keep telling yourself that

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Jock Cartier @jockcartier.bsky.social · 41m

You know @tsnofficial.bsky.social, when you say it's the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup, we generally assume that Mexico and Argentina sent their U20 teams... but that's for really hammering that home in the listings

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Jock Cartier @jockcartier.bsky.social · 49m

It did strike me as strange they did order it to end... if anything, I would have expected they go the other way and make all teams do it at home, cause, anything for a buck

I guess when they narrow the field next, they can add back the temp seats in Ott/Tor and then some on the other side too

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Jock Cartier @jockcartier.bsky.social · 52m

If a team were smart, they could probably game plan for when they were the closer bench and take advantage of that.

Not sure any CFL coaching staff is deep enough thinkers to do that... well, actually, O'Shea probably does. But knowing him, he'd overthink it.

Jock Cartier @jockcartier.bsky.social · 59m

Would think one team having their bench 30 yards closer to scrimmage half the night would be a bigger competitive concern than their proximity to athletic tape

But that would be assuming it was meant to be grounded in reality, and not just a flimsy excuse the masses will swallow unthinkingly

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Jock Cartier @jockcartier.bsky.social · 1h

I missed that too. And BC Place always looked/felt like it had gargantuan sidelines even when they were on opposite sides.

Jock Cartier @jockcartier.bsky.social · 1h

Montreal has an entire track around it, lots of room... and you know it has to be centred of the endzones would be totally jacked up

Lets not just parrot some paper thin rationale cause we figure the teams can't just be being that shallow ... they are absolutely that shallow

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Jock Cartier @jockcartier.bsky.social · 1h

Toronto and Ottawa have so much room, they actually added multiple rows of temporary seats... again, reiterating what it was really about

Just think about it for a minute. You really think they're not going centre the field and have half the stadium waaay closer to one set of stands than the other?

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Jock Cartier @jockcartier.bsky.social · 1h

Hamilton... tons of room on both sides

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Jock Cartier @jockcartier.bsky.social · 1h

Old Ivor Wynne may have been too narrow, but all the current stadiums have ample room for benches in both sides

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Jock Cartier @jockcartier.bsky.social · 1h

They do so. Just look at the overheads, both sides are basic the same

They just say that cause they needed an excuse. It was always about the ad board revenue, but they wouldn’t admit it

The only surprise is that the league made them change

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Jock Cartier @jockcartier.bsky.social · 4h

If you look deep enough into the abyss, you can see the Big East

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 4h

ACC replay center inception

ACC replay center small box bottom left, referee top right, larger box has replay views but is showing the full screen inside itself half a dozen times

Reposted by Jock Cartier

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 18h

When this game started vs when this game ended

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Jock Cartier @jockcartier.bsky.social · 18h

That will do... but still

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Jock Cartier @jockcartier.bsky.social · 18h

Can the Big Dumper lay down a bunt? He should

a man in a suit and tie is dancing on a game show while a group of women are standing behind him .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is dancing on a game show while a group of women are standing behind him .

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Jock Cartier @jockcartier.bsky.social · 18h

This is the kinda game that ends with the number nine hitter hitting a walk-off homer

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Jock Cartier @jockcartier.bsky.social · 18h

Just leaving all those Rider fans jokes hanging out in the ether like that. I think they're trying to torment me.

3DownNation @3downnation.bsky.social · 18h

Saskatchewan Roughriders clinch first in West as Corey Mace refuses Gatorade shower

3downnation.com/2025/10/11/s...

#CFL #Riders #RiderNation #Riderville

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